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                    articles Is 
                    your site being penalized for low link popularity? How 
                    to jumpstart your link popularity by "spying" on 
                    your competitors Quick tip: Get started increasing 
                    your link popularity now...
 One of the easiest ways to quickly improve
                    your link popularity and drive visitors to your site is to
                    list your site with certain well-established directories.
                    Search engines heavily weigh links from these directories
                    and in many cases these links can count more than tenfold
                    towards your link popularity. If you haven't done it already,
                    we recommend submitting your site to... 1.
                    Best of the Web - This directory has been online
                    since 1994 and is heavily weighted by the major search engines.
                    Due to an extensive network of volunteer editors, quality
                    of listings is very good. Site uses direct links so visitors
                    are brought directly to your site (and link popularity is
                    properly passed). Adds listings with 3 days using its expedited
                    listing service. Also offers a lifetime listing option. 2.
                    Yahoo Directory (not to be confused with Yahoo's
                    main search engine). Expensive
                    ($299/year) but very heavily weighted. Added benefit is that
                    listings are often syndicated to other country specific Yahoo
                    directories and can provide additional incoming links. Important:
                    BE careful to optimize and choose your site description carefully,
                    since Yahoo commonly uses this description for all Yahoo searches
                    (search and directory). Also note that listing fee is non-refundable
                    and will be charged even if your listing is declined. Tools we 
                    use and recommend... 
                    
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