Web and business directories
General directories that sort websites by topic, plus bookmarking and curation sites. A few are well run; many are thin pages full of links. We list the ones with a free route and say plainly when one looks low quality.
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Sorted by link type, how easy it is to get listed, check date and site popularity.
- FollowedInstantThe website link on your business listing, in its category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
Jayde is a business directory and B2B search engine sorted into about 500 categories. Anyone can add a site with a short description.
Good to know: Listings go live without review, so quality varies. Some category pages include download-site spam. Profile pages are marked nofollow, but the listing link on the category page is followed.
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- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in the category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory with thousands of listings in business, blogs, computers and other topics. Part of a network of near-identical directories.
Good to know: The submit form shows only one link type. Sister directories are listed in its footer. Mixed quality: some category pages list adult sites.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe website link on your listingChecked 1 Nov 2026
A business directory sorted by industry. Its submit form offers a regular link for free and upgraded link types with more placement.
Good to know: The checked link is on a category page. The free regular link is the one described on the submit form; upgraded listings sit above it. The site rejects gambling, adult, weapons and similar categories.
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- FollowedReviewedThe title link on your category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A link directory with topic categories. A regular listing is free; upgraded tiers get faster review and extra fields.
Good to know: The regular tier is labelled free with no guarantee of review or approval. Upgraded tiers add priority review, a logo and extra links.
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- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in a category, and on your own listing pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory sorted by topic, with a free submission form and a separate featured-link option.
Good to know: The submit page says links stay up for at least one year and are not removed during that time. A separate featured-link option exists. Spam signals: casino, gambling and carding-style listings on the top pages.
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- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in a category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory. Its free link type asks you to place a reciprocal link back to the directory.
Good to know: The free route needs a reciprocal link placed before you submit. Same operator family as other phpLD directories. Featured links are offered separately.
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- FollowedReviewedThe link on your listing's detail pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general web directory with categories, plus a separate section for short articles. It accepts sites from any country.
Good to know: The submit page says regular review takes about 2 to 3 months, reciprocal review 2 to 3 days (the reciprocal link must be on your homepage), and featured links are reviewed in 24 to 48 hours. Regular links are free. Rel may differ on featured listings; we read a listing page only.
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- FollowedReviewedThe visit link on your listing pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A human-curated search engine and directory founded in 2004. Volunteer editors review each submission.
Good to know: The site says about 3.2 million of 3.8 million submissions were rejected. Listing pages also have a plan page for upgrades.
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- Not checkableReviewedSearch results for your pages in the Active Search Results engineTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
A small independent search engine. You add your site address and an email, and the site is scheduled to be indexed.
Why not checked: The site is a search engine with no listing or profile pages for members, so there is no page where we could read a link type.
Good to know: The submit form asks only for a URL and an email address. It's a small search engine with unclear reach.
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What these links do for you
- A handful of human-edited directories still send real visitors in their niche.
- They take minutes and give a new site its first links.
- Topic directories put your site next to others in the same field.