Directories to replace Twans for submitting?
 

Please shoot over any directories worth submitting to in lieu of twan being gone.

all current directories suck...

see sig?

If that's the case then what do you advise one do in order to get indexed and start ranking in G?

Matt Cutts just told you https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1109564

I wouldn't touch any more free services now after how much effort went into building thumblogger domains. Once bitten, and all that.

Buy your own domains and do it yourself bro!

LOts of them listed in linkspun.com help forum.