Matt >> I just noticed your question from above about the directories and now you are in a buying mindset because nobody answered. I say what I do below as an informed webmaster as I have done submissions (manually & paid) and own a directory.
I would suggest against it for 2 reasons.
1> directory submissions should be a good compliment to a link building campaign, not a replacement for one. They really are not that effective for a site that was just launched.
2> by the time the links get approved and indexed, it will be after the 30 days of this noob event.
If you want to do directories, I suggest getting a deal where 25+ links go to 4 different target urls. Build hubpages, squidoo, etc pages that link to your site and get the directory links pointed there.
This helps you out because the free pages get all the link power (not much) that 25 directory links give to it. It then gives some "honda accord" content and passes links to your multiple deeper pages in the site. This would work MUCH BETTER than 100 crappy links pointing to 1 page with the same anchor text ... that smells of spam.
If anyone participating in this thread wants a link in a directory, PM me and I'll give you a free featured one. But don't expect too much from it :]
About your site ....
- Work on your title tags. Remember they are the name of your page and the <H1> text. Across your site they really need to do a better job containing your keywords.
- Work related keywords into your body for both similar but not exact search phrases and the
LSI factor. For instance your "least expensive hybrid" article should contain long-tailed keywords related to a main word.
HTML Code:
Main Keyword: Honda Hybrid
Complimentary keywords: honda hybrid car,honda hybrid civic,honda hybrid canada,honda hybrid prices,honda hybrid sedan,honda hybrid batteries,honda hybrid models,honda hybrid auto,honda hybrid autos,honda hybrid announcement
Those keywords above were
scraped from google suggest which just places the most popularly typed next word after "honda hybrid". I built that tool the other day that will does this for you, it's built for a programmer but humans could use it too.
As for your main keyword phrase ...
HTML Code:
Main Keyword: Honda Accord
Complimentary keywords: honda accord 2008,honda accord coupe,honda accord wiki,honda accord hybrid vehicles,honda accord models,honda accord colors,honda accord canada,honda accord uk,honda accord wikipedia,honda accord invoice
GREAT JOB on the "Make Model Year Part" section on your site. Drop a paragraph above the ebay links talking about car repair, car parts, etc with the "Year Make Model" strategically placed throughout. You might get some searches for "1996 honda accord camber kit" if you play your cards right. Fix title tags here too.