How many Directories to submit is still under debate

Web directories play an important role in building back links and giving more visibility . When we start submitting our site to web directories the first question that comes in our mind is how many directories shall we submit in a day because people have a misconception that too many links at a time can severely harm the reputation of a site and can be subjected to Google's slap by penalizing the site in terms if is ranking . This is not true when it comes to directory submission because directories take some time before they approve any inclusion . It varies and depends upon various factors . For example a paid inclusion will be listed with in 2-3 days as compared to non-paid or free submitted links.

So now back to the question on what is a reasonable number of directories that one can follow as a guideline . For me even 500 links in a day will not harm your site because not all those 500 links will be accepted by the directories the same day as they will have different approval durations with they will follow . The other factor is the most important one and it is when those 500 links will be indexed by search engines . So you do not need to worry much about the numbers unless they are growing at an alarming rate because not all the links will be indexed the same day . Many webmasters might be thinking by now that how the heck are we going to submit to so many directories in a day . Well I so far have not used any automatic directory submission tool because I do not trust them at all . Instead I use RoboForm which does remarkably great job when it comes to manual directory submission. You better get one free copy for yourself since it is a much needed tool if you are going for safe directory submission.