What many SEO engineers
don't realise is that directory owners are also actively involved in
SEO, the successful ones have been around for several years and
understand exactly what they are doing. They are fully aware that
their directory is at least in part an SEO machine. I'm one of "Them", I own and run
over a dozen directories, listed at http://www.hosted.co.nz/links/Internet/Directories/, that accept public site submissions; my oldest directory has been running since late 2006, my newest ones have been running just over a week.
You and the directory
owner both want to get quality links into their directory and as long
as both sides play by the rules, you are allies and not adversaries.
This article is to explain the real rules and why those rules exist.