I don't think directory submission provide any traffic on your website, its only for backlinks, What do you think, Is Directory Submission Useful for Traffic?

well as far as my knowledge is concern the directories are only for back linking and help in promoting the keywords rankings.

Directory submission basically used for getting backlinks. But of course you can generate traffic from directory submission. Choose high pr and good traffic’s website for link bulding. If that site has a good traffic then you can also get backlink quickly and generate more visibility for your website. Also check for approval rate for sites you use for directory submission and eliminate all the sites which don’t approve even if your site has good quality.

If at all there is any directory you should submit your site to, it is DMOZ.ORG. Google usually trusts sites on this directory and can really help your site get exposure.A website review site, www.woorank.com used by many usually recommends that site owners should endeavor to get the site listed there.

As you get backlinks to your site through the directory submission then these backlinks are in the form of traffic to your site. So indirectly you can get traffic through the directory submission but it is up to you that how you can convert that traffic into user engagement and daily visit to your site. And you can get engagement of the user to your site just by providing the unique and useful content to them and by making conversation with them.

Directory submission are useful for ranking but its some also considered traffic.

I think directory submission is useful for ranking
If ranking will be in top 10 than ultimately search engine traffic will be increased.

I dont think they are useful for traffic because people nowadays search on various search engines.But directory submission can be useful for getting backlinks.

Directory submission is a traditional but effective link building techniques. not only for build a backlinks but directory submission are also helpful to increase your website traffic.

Directory submission is one of the effective method of seo, which helps in getting both traffic as well as in building backlinks too..