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Free Backlink Sites: Which Directories Still Give a Followed Link
mxverify read 195 directories' pages: 50% of 13,548 outbound links were followed, and 77 of 134 directories linked out mostly followed. But 51% of the links our audits found placed on directories were no longer on the page. A directory link is worth a median $56 to rankings; a forum or profile link is usually priced a tenth of an editorial one.