Comments on: The History of Paid Directories http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ronnie T. Dodger http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-4054 Ronnie T. Dodger Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:58:08 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-4054 Paul, wasn't the reason for UncoverTheNet being wiped from the index because of MyWebNews, who allegedly hijacked their pages? MyWebNews is now defunct, but a look back into the Archives reveals that they were scraping the UTN website: http://web.archive.org/web/20070309160412/http://mywebnews.net/ Paul, wasn't the reason for UncoverTheNet being wiped from the index because of MyWebNews, who allegedly hijacked their pages? MyWebNews is now defunct, but a look back into the Archives reveals that they were scraping the UTN website:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070309160412/http://mywebnews.net/

]]> By: Paid Surveys http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-4006 Paid Surveys Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:06:35 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-4006 This is exactly why I hardly ever use paid directories. If I have paid $50+ for in a link in one of these, only to fine its been hit with a Google ban I would be very frustrated. I only ever do a few free directory submissions, and apart from DMOZ, Yahoo, BOTW and Joeant I don't really bother. Unfortunately its too hard to say whether they really do have an impact on your websites Rankings so people continue to pay for it anyway. This is exactly why I hardly ever use paid directories. If I have paid $50+ for in a link in one of these, only to fine its been hit with a Google ban I would be very frustrated. I only ever do a few free directory submissions, and apart from DMOZ, Yahoo, BOTW and Joeant I don't really bother. Unfortunately its too hard to say whether they really do have an impact on your websites Rankings so people continue to pay for it anyway.

]]> By: Paul Teitelman http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3912 Paul Teitelman Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:57:15 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3912 @Blanca... No worries, best of luck to ya! @Ted... Wow you really have some objections to this post eh? I'm sure you could show me a bunch of high PR directories that are of low quality; there are plenty of them! If you want to reveal them be my guest, in terms of offering an explanation I don't think that's necessary, I'm not Google nor did I write their algorithm. All I can suggest is that these directories will continue to get penalized going forward, so although they currently have a high PR they won't be able to MAINTAIN it like the higher quality directories that I mentioned in the post do. Hopefully you now see the point I was trying to make about PR and directories; the hard part is maintaining the high PR over a long period of time. @Blanca… No worries, best of luck to ya!

@Ted… Wow you really have some objections to this post eh? I'm sure you could show me a bunch of high PR directories that are of low quality; there are plenty of them!

If you want to reveal them be my guest, in terms of offering an explanation I don't think that's necessary, I'm not Google nor did I write their algorithm.

All I can suggest is that these directories will continue to get penalized going forward, so although they currently have a high PR they won't be able to MAINTAIN it like the higher quality directories that I mentioned in the post do. Hopefully you now see the point I was trying to make about PR and directories; the hard part is maintaining the high PR over a long period of time.

]]> By: Ted http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3875 Ted Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:47:57 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3875 Well, I can show you more counter-examples than yours, where directories which accept crap sites have good PR. Can you offer explanation for those cases if I reveal them? :-) The point is, PR is useless when it comes to measuring the quality of a directory. So, your statement vouching for the relationship between PR and site quality is simply baseless. Well, I can show you more counter-examples than yours, where directories which accept crap sites have good PR. Can you offer explanation for those cases if I reveal them? :-)

The point is, PR is useless when it comes to measuring the quality of a directory.
So, your statement vouching for the relationship between PR and site quality is simply baseless.

]]> By: Blanca http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3825 Blanca Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:05:28 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3825 thanks for your reply to my post. I will continue to focus on content. thanks for your reply to my post. I will continue to focus on content.

]]> By: Paul Teitelman http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3824 Paul Teitelman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:37:50 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3824 @ Singapore... Good call as there are much better ways to spend that $300! @ Utah... I've never dismissed the importance of submitting to directories, in fact it's quite the opposite. You just need to ensure you are submitting to quality directories that's all. @ Ted... These are simply examples of powerful directories that have maintained their PR, if you've got a better explanation as to why they've maintained their PR as opposed to other directories who have lost theirs I'm all ears. @ Blanca... content is king! Focus on providing great content and the links will come. If they don't, then syndicate the article and socialize it as well. It's still all about the backlinks though so you were right the first time around. @ VM... you're right about the traffic but I was just referring to their effect on the SERP's and rankings. @ Pushkar/web hosting/eva/sean... Agree with everything you all said; building and maintaining a quality directory is very tough. Especially going forward as Google continuously strives to try and penalize directories. @ Singapore… Good call as there are much better ways to spend that $300!

@ Utah… I've never dismissed the importance of submitting to directories, in fact it's quite the opposite. You just need to ensure you are submitting to quality directories that's all.

@ Ted… These are simply examples of powerful directories that have maintained their PR, if you've got a better explanation as to why they've maintained their PR as opposed to other directories who have lost theirs I'm all ears.

@ Blanca… content is king! Focus on providing great content and the links will come. If they don't, then syndicate the article and socialize it as well. It's still all about the backlinks though so you were right the first time around.

@ VM… you're right about the traffic but I was just referring to their effect on the SERP's and rankings.

@ Pushkar/web hosting/eva/sean… Agree with everything you all said; building and maintaining a quality directory is very tough. Especially going forward as Google continuously strives to try and penalize directories.

]]> By: Matt http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3819 Matt Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:51:42 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3819 Its a hard time for directory owners, thats for sure. Its a hard time for directory owners, thats for sure.

]]> By: SeanM http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3743 SeanM Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:21:49 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3743 Great information to help decide on whether to pay to have your site listed on a directory like that or not. Great information to help decide on whether to pay to have your site listed on a directory like that or not.

]]> By: Eva White http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3736 Eva White Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:40:41 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3736 Building a good directory and then maintaining its pr has to be one of the toughest jobs today. Specially when people are trying to push their web pages into search engines. Building a good directory and then maintaining its pr has to be one of the toughest jobs today. Specially when people are trying to push their web pages into search engines.

]]> By: Web Hosting Coupon Codes http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3718 Web Hosting Coupon Codes Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:19:42 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-history-of-paid-directories.html#comment-3718 The alive directory thing was the worse. Many people spend hundreds of dollars on links from that directory The alive directory thing was the worse. Many people spend hundreds of dollars on links from that directory

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