PR4 Directory Free with reciprocal Link

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    You're charging $5 for a regular link and its not even SEO friendly? If you quit using redirects, someone might consider it, but a redirected link is worse than useless.
     
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    What's with the subdomain?
     
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    What is wrong with a re-direct? Are they really that bad Tim?
     
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    The main thing to being search engine friendly is NOT having redirects. In other words, make sure you are providing me with a direct link to my site. for instance:

    (1) http://www.mysite.com (good)
    (2) http://www.directory.com/dir.cgi?id=1431434817612. (very bad)

    Redirects won't count as a backlink in search engines, after all, the directory is not actually linking to YOUR site. To check a directory to see if it's using redirect links, simply place your mouse over a few listings. If the status bar in your browser shows a url that belongs to the directory (like ex. 2 above), then the link is a redirect, and being listed is of no value.

    One word of caution. I have found a couple directories in the past that use redirects, but use javascript to deceptively show you your address in the status bar, to make you think it's SEO-friendly.
    OW links on a page.
     
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    I found my directory www.hotdir.biz is not friendly too,
    How to make it friendly ?

    Thank you

     
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    Not only do they not count in SE's, if done with a 302 redirect, SE's may attribute your site's assets to the directory meaning the directory will effectively steal your traffic.

    Vilesilencer has a real good tutorial on SEO Friendly directories and why redirects are bad. It can be found here: http://info.vilesilencer.com/main.php?rock=redirects.php
     
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    How did you find that your directory is not friendly too ?
    I haven't found anything wrong with it. ;)
     
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    That directory uses PHPLD and should be fine if you have mod rewrite enabled and aren't adding any "nofollow's" to the listings.
     
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    Does that even count as a friendly URL? With the two slashes like that?
     
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