The directories are all general directories.  The guidelines by which I chose the directories were:

-          Popularity of directory

-          SEO statistics

-          Quality

-          No cost for site submission

Here are the Top Web Directories:

1)      www.dmoz.org: Open Directory Project is the largest human-edited directory of the internet.

2)      http://www.google.com/dirhp: It is Google – what else can I say?

3)      http://www.jayde.com/: Directory since 1998.

4)      http://www.mavicanet.com: Multilingual large directory.

5)      http://www.worldsiteindex.com/: Good design and great categories.

6)      http://www.directoryworld.net/: Good design, random listing in front.

7)      http://www.littlewebdirectory.com/links.asp: It is free.

8)      http://www.illumirate.com/: Nice design.

9)      http://www.pegasusdirectory.com/: High rank for free directory.

10)   http://www.somuch.com/: Good design, indexed by Google.

 Why should you submit your website to general directories?

Each time you submit your page, you create a backlink to your website.  Google ranks websites also by how many links they have.  So, with each additional link, you work towards a higher Google ranking.  Additionally, you gain online visibility by having the possibility to be found by more people.  You get your website out there and you work towards a better ranking in Google – two very good reasons to submit to directories.