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Some take the other route and submit their blogs on as many websites as possible, skipping the directories. You will end up spending a lot more money on submissions by doing it yourself, a lot of sites are free, a lot of sites are not, in the end you are spending more than you should. Online directories employ many people to do all the work for you, you do not have to go to individual sites, you do not have to pay all the submission fees, online directories are the all in one package. There is the obvious benefit of online directories, you get to have your blog on hundreds, if not, thousands of different websites. Your blog will be viewed by thousands upon thousands of people, all for under a quarter, per submission.