Oh... I just meant the "prediction" there (worth what is worth), but most specially the ammount of credited links that rocketed in the last 2 weeks.
One problem with sulfi is that the owner broke a contest rule by placing the kkeywords in the footer. http://www.sufidirectory.com/ At least, I think that was one of the rules listed on the contesst blog.
Can someone quote the current contest rule that makes the sufi directory disqualified? I see the link on that guy's directory footer does not point to directorycontest.com, but to the directory itself.. and so with the current rule set, I'm not sure whether this link qualifies as the contest "listing."
Romow, I think he just means that that page just has the title and a link but not an actual directory listing.
The sufi directory has a directorycontest.com listing in one of its internal category, and the directory shows up with google search with keyword "directorycontest.com." So I don't see anything written in the official contest site that would disqualify this guy's google ranking. If this is not the intention of the contest (which I would think so), the rules need to be made more clear so that people will not waste their effort this way.
Hi, I have sent pm to owner of sufi directory on v7n.Hopefully he will remove link As he is thinking that he is on top Saad
Right, but the page that is showing up is not the listing or detail page and I think (that is if I understand the rules myself) that is why that page does not count. ????
The contest is meant to show which directories benefit the LISTINGS within them, as has been stated many times by Blogmaster. I do not think it takes much to realize that sitewide links to either the contest site, or to the actual listing itself is not something that is normally done within a directory for their listings. Backlinking was ONLY allowed because it would be too easy for people to sabotage another directory and too hard for anyone to regulate, otherwise, it would have also been something that directories do not normally do for their listings.
Yes, the sufi directory has the directorycontest.com listing in one of its internal categories, so it satisfies this rule. And the homepage footer link is not pointing to directorycontest.com, and so may not be considered as "contest listing." So if I'm not mistaken, I think this guy seems to judiciously escape any possible rule breaking (according to the currently written rules).
That's your interpretation, and the owner of the sufi directory (or others) may think differently, simply by relying on the current rule set. My point was that the official contest rules will probably need to be made more clear so that people will not waste their effort only to find that their entry does not qualify at the end of the day.
Dont worry about Sufi Directory guys i've pmed owner of Sufi Directory .I am sure he will read rules and remove sitewide links Saad
This is a very interesting comment, probably we are seeing results that don’t take in account the age of the domain, and the directories listed on the 1º page are very strong if you forget about the displayed PR and look at the backlinks.
Anything to stop us having sitewides in the leadup and removing them on the judgement day? Or does the site have to be clean throughout?
I'm sure this is not Mike's intentions, so I will get with him and work on putting up rules that are a bit clearer.
What I like about this contest is that it is very proactive it has a 'real time experience feedback' meaning that the data and stats change daily this adds to the excitement Expect twists and turns in this contest so keep your eye on this thread for updates