With so many different ways to get backlinks these days, people often wonder why they should do a site submission to a URL directory these days. They wonder just how much SEO benefit there is by clicking on the add URL button on a directory. While it's true there are many different ways to get backlinks these days, from blog comments to putting up a Squidoo page, URL submission to directories remains one of the best and easiest ways to get quality backlinks and targeted traffic.

For starters, site submission on a URL directory is straight forward. It takes just a minute or two to fill out the URL submission form. You enter the information about site. This includes the free URL you want to add along with a site description. Depending on directory, you can choose to add tags and add the category that you feel your site best belongs in.

If you used the add URL on a quality link directory, you will usually wait a few days or longer for a human to review your site submission and ensure that it meets the requirements before the link is publicly visible. Some directories offer a paid service where you can speed up the review process. You are not paying for the link, rather you are paying for a quicker review of your submission.

Once your link is public, you can begin benefiting from all that a URL directory offers such as increased traffic to your site and a better position in the search engine results. A paid or free URL submission is truly one of the easiest ways to get quality backlinks to your site.