Since .info domain is much cheaper, I am thinking to use those domain for link directories. But I heard many people say that .info has lower ranking than other domains in google. Some people even do some experiments to verify that. i just wonder if that is worth to try .info domains.
My .info sites do fine in google. The folks telling you dot info sites incur a penalty probably are the same folks who aren't capable of getting .com sites to rank
The general consensus is that: .info directories = spam directories Prime example: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1869461 Tip: Don't start a .info directory.
I don't think because someone used .info to create spam directories makes .info spam. Believe me there are much more .com SPAMs. Today it is not easy to find good .com name, while .info gives you more options to find good available name. From search engine point of view, it doesn't matter, just content does. But people used to more for .com
Haha yeah, pretty crazy not to think its the actual spam directory and not the domain extension which may be the root of the problem