Everyone knows (or should know) that the best search engines and directories are the ones that deliver fast, relevant results to search queries. But which ones are the best to submit your website to to gain the best one way links?

Below are my recommended Australian search engines and directories. They are worthwhile because they have high traffic and some pass on links and Google PageRank to your site. Some are free, and others are low cost paid inclusion directories or search engines.

N.B. I haven't mentioned the Yahoo directory as it isn't Australian or low cost at $US299, but it does give you lots of relevant links to your website.

http://www.adelaide-city-directory.com.au Recommended full page listing is $132 inc GST (Annual Fee). Also have standard listing at $33. PR 3

http://www.anzwers.com.au/suggest_site.html Free listing

http://www.aussienow.com.au/add-listing.html Paid inclusion @ $49.95 pa. Great value for a PR 3 link over 12 months

http://www.brisbane-city-directory.com.au Recommended full page listing is $132 inc GST (Annual Fee). Also have standard listing at $33. PR 3

http://www.clickfind.com.au Lists up to 500 products and services completely FREE for a month. Then pay just $19.95. Recommended newcomer.

http://www.directoryaustralia.com/account/register Free listing with featured site option. Featured listing isn't worth it in my opinion.

https://www.gtp.com.au/gtp/gtplist/listing/addAListing.jsp Free listing

http://www.hotfrog.com.au Free listing. Large amount of traffic, has Alexa ranking of 25,248. Passes PR 2 and allows press releases.

http://www.infolink.com.au Free listing for building trades. Large amount of traffic, has Alexa ranking of 86.700. Allows press releases with PR 2.

http://www.insurancehq.com.au Free listing with high traffic, no PR passing.

http://www.kangaroo.com.au/content/suggest.html Free listing

https://www.lookle.com/lookleadsorder.htm Used to be free. Not a lot of traffic. Listings aren't PPC but have a system where you pay for keywords shown at 3 keywords = $75 per year 6 keywords = $125 per year 9 keywords = $195 per year. Gives PR 2 on URL

http://www.mortgagehq.com.au Free listing with high traffic, no PR passing.

http://www.mysearch.com.au/cgi-bin/add_free_listing.cgi Free listing, reasonable traffic, no passing of PR

http://www.melbourne-city-directory.com.au Recommended full page listing is $132 inc GST (Annual Fee). Also have standard listing at $33

http://www.ozebiz.com.au/cgi-bin/add.pl Free listing reasonable traffic, no PR passed on.

http://www.ozengine.com/addurl/index.html Has DB problems. Free listing gives URL link, Featured listing @ $45 pa gives URL & logo bolded

http://www.perth-city-directory.com.au Recommended full page listing is $132 inc GST (Annual Fee). Also have standard listing at $33. PR 3

http://search66.com/add_url.php Free listing with option to submit to lots of other free directories. Don't use your primary email address unless you enjoy spam!

http://www.search-the-world.com/form/listing $6 for permanent paid inclusion. Good traffic but no PR passed on

http://www.sydney-city-directory.com.au Recommended full page listing is $132 inc GST (Annual Fee). Also have standard listing at $33

http://www.thestreetsnetwork.com/forms/advertising-order-form.php Free listing gives PR 4 URL link! Haven't tried 10 Pages Featured Website for $236.50 Including GST, but it could be worth it, as Alexa Ranking is under 68,000

http://www.vicnet.net.au/cgi/events/index.cgi?addEventForm=1 Free PR 5 links for events in Victoria

https://trans.webwombat.com.au Australia's original Search Engine. Has huge traffic, over 1 mill unique visits per month. Has waiting list for Premium Links which give you a PR 6 link. Expensive, but worth waiting for.

http://www.websearch.com.au/cgi-bin/submit.cgi Free Listing. Good traffic, human editors, no PR passing

http://au.search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html Priority listing is NOT recommended and my opinion, not good value for money. Go for the free listing

This article was written by Bruce Gow, the owner of http://www.searchengine-guy.com.au Bruce is a member of S.E.M.P.O., the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization. Bruce has gained Advanced Search Engine Optimization accreditation and has worked in the SEO industry for the past six years. This article is sponsored by http://www.clickfind.com.au

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This was written by Bruce Gow, the owner of http://www.searchengine-guy.com.au Bruce is a member of S.E.M.P.O., the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization. Bruce has gained Advanced Search Engine Optimization accreditation and has worked in the SEO industry for the past six years. This article is sponsored by http://www.clickfind.com.au