Directory submission is a service to submit a website and it is done manually.

Canada (Press Release) April 2, 2008 -- wmhaven.com, 2 April 2008 ( Free-press-release ) - - Directory submission is one of the most important steps in web site promotion. This method helps to obtain a great number of incoming links leading to the promoted web site from the related pages. However directory submission is rather hard and routine work. And this is one of the reasons why many webmasters avoid this method to increase Google Page Rank and improve SERPs. However the method under certain consideration has proved itself as an effective one. That is why we offer website directory submission at quite democratic prices on the global net. All you need is just to order directory submission and we will take of the other.
Manual directory submission: We suppose that nobody will doubt the fact that directory submission is one of the most effective and important ways to promote your web site, it increases the Google Page Rank and etc. Moreover there are many online agencies providing such services and many of them offer Automatic Directory Submission. However, submitting a web site into this or that directory doesn't mean that those directories will surely submit your web site. When the submitting is done automatically your chances decrease dramatically. That is the reason we gladly introduce you to manual directory submission service. Ordering it you can believe that your portal will be surely submitted. We own or have agreements with at least 800 directories. Therefore our manual directory submission service turns to be an effective service compared to Automatic Directory Submission. The added advantage of using the Manual directory submission over Automatic Directory submission is that many web directories may want to manually submit the website as the automated website submission can be considered as a spam. If there are any errors in the website or if any changes are to be done, it is easier to make changes in Manual Directory Submission. The website link should always be put in the right category. Placing it in the wrong category may lead the directory administrator to reject the submission. It is always more beneficiary and appropriate to use the Manual Directory Submission as it involves more of human work and less automated The Automated manual Submission is prone to lot of mistake and definitely may bring in difference among the business arena.