Just curious on the thing that google is spying and tracking cookies of Google accounts for paid links etc etc So do you guys will submit your directory in Google Webmasters Tool and will submit a sitemap? Do you think it really matters I was confused so thought taking some opinions. Thanks
I have actually submitted and it does help a lot. My site had started getting indexed without www and www too hence to avoid supplementary I played with .htaccess. But then google started de-indexing all the pages. I created a sitemap and submitted to google and within 3 days google came back and started indexing me the right way.
Agreed G knows about this market. But i saw some one said beware when you use link:www.yousite.com you are looged out of your G account. Also G has started a tool for reporting any site for paid links but i think this is rediculous practice
i submit my site maps regularly to Google webmaster How many more times is some one going mention paid links and directories when it has been posted loads that directories are ok when it comes to paid links
Look lets be realistic about this G use the web everyday right, of course, they know all the parameters, but there is absolutely no point, in worrying or speculating Its business as normal, G is such a minor component of the Directory Market the market is all about creating a business with or without any reference to G, so just concentrate on building your business and your traffic Don't abuse G and they will not abuse you
yes we all know what is the paid links throry. But also this is ture that Google is also doing things to control paid links. So there is a kind of myth in the minds that strongly hits you mind again and again.
What is with people and paid links, seriously did anyone read the whole post that matt cutts made, seriously william go read, then come back, I have all my sites submitted, and I maintain and tried to fix any errors that google spits out for me, I have had not problems, as I do NOT sell paid links, I sell website REVIEWS!
I will not provide sitemap xml file. It is wasting of my time. I don't see any use from this feature for now. May be in the future Google will increase PR for providing sitemap xml then I submit!
If you dont think it provides any results then why bother submitting to directories, buying links, or even owning a website? GO READ UP on what it provides
I don't see any reason why one should not submit his directory to G sitemap. It's such a useful tool that will give you insight of how G-boot sees you. I have corrected a lot of errors that I might not ever know otherwise. Regarding all the fuss with google catching up on Paid Links. Well let me say it loud and clear. WE are not selling link. WE charge a small review fee. Secondly, if G ever thought of doing any mess with directories and all that stuff, it will not matter if you submit a sitemap or not as G is a little more intelligent. (Sitemap does help but G used to crawl sites even before sitemap existed)
Thats it in a nutshell... If most webmasters would take 5 minutes to fully read whats going on then most off these questions wouldnt asked over and over again. Yes i have half my stock thier and am experimenting to see if giving them 100% complete access is worthy of the results i get in PR thx malcolm
when i launched a directory on my website! google gave me the fast crawl option! google wants to crawl my directory completely, and is doing that at a faster rate now! if you have content on your directory, you will never face problems!
Its very cool tool, I have submitted my directory already 6 months ago. You can manage you sites, view 404 pages etc... in one work: cool!