You want to submit your site to a web directory that is well-trusted, with a great history for getting you the best results. There are many web directories, but here are some that are tried, tested, and have come up with good results for you and your site. Make sure you look around and determine which web directory is best suited for your needs as some web directories have very specific guidelines.
Starting Point is a good one to look into. They charge $99 annually for you to submit your site to them, and they are well-known for their sub pages getting increases in PageRank, and this is imperative as this is where your site will be listed at.
Another one is Best of the Web. While it’s a bit pricier than Starting Point is, they are personable and sensitive to the needs of a directory. They also have a quick turn-around,usually within a week of being approved by Best of the Web, it is linked in Yahoo. Their fees are $79.95 annually, or you can pay a one-time fee of $239.95 which is a better deal if you are considering doing a long-term project of over two years.
Business.com is $299 a year, is another web directory to consider that has had positive feedback.
While there is a chance that you might not be able to get listed in the DMOZ: The Open Directory Project due to the fact that it is free, it’s still possible and you will increase your chances of getting your site submitted to their web directory by submitting it twice, once in the main category, and then again in the local category. If by chance you are not listed, check back again at a later date and try again.
Erase.ws is another to consider submitting your site to. Here listings are billed yearly, and this is for both standard and featured listings. You are able to subscribe for automatic billing. Payments are made through Paypal which is very convenient.
If you do a featured listing, it will be listed within twenty-four hours after payment has been made. Reciprocal listings may be added within one week, and free listings can take up to four weeks or more.
DirMania Web Directory is a web directory and they are guaranteed to have your site reviewed within one business day. Sometimes sites are submitted within in minutes. They have a low listing cost of $10 and it will be refunded if your site doesn’t meet editorial standards, and they offer free listing of non-profit .org and .gov sites.
Romov web directory has a featured listing of an annual price $90 and a regular listing of $45. They have certain guidelines to abide by, and you can see those on their website. Payments can be made through Paypal or 2CheckOut.
Viesearch has been around since May 2006 and they have over 12,000 listings and they have a fast approval rate.
Another free web directory is Wikidweb which has instant approval time and although it might take a little bit of extra work, you get to have your site listed the way that you want it to be listed.
Web World Index is a well designed web directory that will list your site for only $25 a year. They also have fast approval time.
Pegasus Directory has an average approval time but was ranked number one in google for "free directory" term.