Can we submit our website irrelevant directories and resources?

[Sizmic]

Hey,

Can you tell me if it is a good practice to submit our website to a "quality" but an irrelevant web directory? For example, i run article writing service, so it is good to submit my website to a directory that's not about article writing services?

Thanks in advance!

Mohd

[Dekoda_Jones]

Rand talked about spammy links the other day.  His thoughts were that Google probably doesn't penalize them per say, or you could easily link bomb your competitor.  Rather they just ignore them, so they are really not worth your time.

Your efforts are better spend making wicked content and syndicating it through a combined communication and marketing strategy, that will generate a much higher ROI

[LukeyJamo]

Good question.

Why would a quality web directory (say, fishing tour directories), one that is human edited, approve a listing about an article writing service?

The honest answer is to say dont waste time on directories that arent relevant to your niche. Spend your time (and money) on directories that are in your niche (or in the general business theme).