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August 28 by Jeff Kershner -

Top Online Directories for Car Dealers

Get your dealership website listed these main online business directories.

Do yourself a favor and take the time and the small amount of money to get your dealers business information and dealers website listed in these top business directories (especially if you are publishing a new website with a new URL). It can help prevent your website from being sandboxed in the beginning and can help with your overall dealerships website (SEO) search engine indexing.

UPDATED: Sept 3rd 2009

Google Directory – Powered by the ODP
Submit: http://directory.google.com/

Yahoo! Directory
Paid submission review $299.00 (Renewed Annually)
Submit: https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/express/intro/

Best of the Web
Paid Submission $99.95 USD (Renewed Annually) or $299.95 USD (One Time Fee)
Submit: http://botw.org/helpcenter/submitcommercial.aspx

GoGuides
Submit: http://www.goguides.org/info/addurl.htm

ODP – Open Directory Project – dMOZ
Submit: http://dmoz.org/add.html

Don’t forget to submit and optimize your dealer listings on Google Maps as well!!

Remember, when you are listed in a top directory, the directory is ofcourse linking to yourdealers website. This is considered high-quality link and is very good for your overall link popularity or Page Rank, which is an influential factor when it comes to ranking in the search egines.

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Jeff Kershner
I’m the founder of DealerRefresh. I got my start in the dealer business when I was 18. From there I've worked throughout several departments within fixed to variable ops. Whether it’s managing the desk, perfecting sales process or studying online marketing and media trends, I absolutely love this business and the challenges it brings. On top of keeping up with DealerRefresh, I consult with dealerships and key industry businesses. My passion has been and continues to be helping dealers leverage new media to sell and improve customer service.
Alex Snyder
Alex was born into the car business. His family owns a group of stores in Virginia where he held a multitude of positions since he first cut the grass there in 1989. DealerRefresh caught his attention in 2006 and he has been a part of the community ever since. In 2010 Alex joined Dealer.com to help put a dealer's spin on products; where he got a front row seat to converse with over 13,000 dealers and watch 2 acquisitions totaling over $5 Billion. Today, Alex lives in Vermont and works to make DealerRefresh amazing!