While doing directory submissions prepare titles, descriptions differently with the keywords which you have chosen from keyword research. Titles should be unique and it should be meaningful and understandable in user point of view. Then search different web directories from different blogs,forums through web and make a list of them. Now create a mail id like name@domain.com. Instead of using free mail id use name@domain.com. Because it helps in getting links.

Now start doing submissions in all the directories. Prepare a report in excel sheet that when you have submitted,whether it is approved by the directory owner or not, if it is approved take that approved links also. Once you finish with all submissions daily check the mails from which directories you are getting. And also make a list of that directories which are rejected and not approved.

Read the terms and conditions for all the rejected directories and then change the title, descriptions as per their requirement and submit again. And also for the directories which are not approved from the date of submission wait for 6 months and then submit again. If you got approval from good page rank directories then you will get increase in your page rank in the next Google page rank update.

If you think that your page rank is increased start submitting again your site in the un approved directories. Few directories will approve only the sites which have good page rank. Now you just check search engine rankings for the list of keywords which are used in the submissions. obviously you will get your site in the search results for those keywords. This is effective way of doing directory submissions in the correct manner.

Do's:

* Search Engine Rankings
* Good Traffic
* Increase Page Rank

Dont's:

* Less approvals
* Less standard directories
* Long time for approval


Important Points to remember:

* Use domain mail id
* Submit in the right category
* Submit in the directories which have page rank more than Zero
* Don't submit in bad directories even they have good page rank


If you are following this process that's so good. Keep doing the same. If not change the way of doing to get good search engine results and as well as good page rank. If i am wrong please correct me. Please feel free to comment your views, questions and thoughts.