Backlink Collection

Directories, sorted by what they are for

Search for directory submission sites and you get general web directories, local citation sites and product launch listings mixed into one list. They have different rules, different readers and different payoffs, so a site that suits a local plumber can be useless for a software launch.

Pick the category below that describes your situation, rather than the one with the biggest count next to it.

Which kind of directory do you need?

  • Web directories

    Sites that list other websites by category, from the general set that takes any website to the industry sets that only take one kind of business. Start here if you are not sure which you need.

  • Agency directories

    For marketing, design and development firms. These directories rank you on reviews from your clients, so you cannot finish the listing on your own the way you can with a form.

    27 entries22 free0 dofollow

  • Ecommerce directories

    For online shops: shopping feeds, classifieds and deal sites where buyers can find your products.

    24 entries24 free14 dofollow

  • Healthcare directories

    For clinics and practitioners: practice finders, patient review sites and the official registries your details already sit in.

    27 entries26 free9 dofollow

  • Home services and trades

    For plumbers, electricians, builders and other trades: the platforms homeowners use to compare and hire.

    27 entries22 free20 dofollow

  • Local citations

    For businesses with an address and a phone number. Covers the global platforms to claim first, then every country we list.

  • General directories

    Directories that will take any legitimate website, with what each one costs and whether its link passes ranking credit.

    24 entries20 free6 dofollow

  • Global platforms

    The profiles every business should claim wherever it trades. Other services read your details from these records, so get them right first.

    26 entries26 free13 dofollow

  • US citations

    The national platforms plus the directories that only cover the US, with what each one asks of a business.

    20 entries14 free9 dofollow

  • UK citations

    Yell, Thomson Local, FreeIndex and the trade directories, and which of them check your details against Companies House.

    29 entries29 free4 dofollow

  • Canadian citations

    The national directories plus the regional ones, and which of them are bilingual.

    27 entries27 free1 dofollow

  • Australian citations

    The established Australian directories and the trade platforms, where checking your ABN keeps most spam out.

    25 entries25 free6 dofollow

  • Articles, products and blogs

    For something you made rather than a company you run, such as an article, a product or a blog. The thing you submit is what gets judged.

  • Guest post sites

    Instead of filling in a form, you write an article and a person decides whether to publish it.

    29 entries29 free12 dofollow

  • Product and startup directories

    Launch sites where the link matters least. The biggest names here pass no ranking credit at all, and people use them for the visitors a launch brings.

    16 entries14 free5 dofollow

  • Blog directories

    An older format that has mostly faded, and the page is upfront about it. Worth an afternoon if nothing links to your blog yet, and not much after that.

    28 entries28 free10 dofollow

If you came looking for a list of "DA 50+ directories", use the Authority filter on any table instead. Domain authority (DA) is a third party score that estimates how much ranking strength a site has, and a page of sites above DA 50 would only be a shorter copy of the full list. The filter lets you set the cut off yourself, on every table.