Hi All, I am wondering what folks opinions are on the following: During my normal "scrubbing' of directories (looking for dead links, expired links, etc). I have come across several listings where the domain has expired, etc. Normally I just mark these sites inactive. However, I realized that some of these listings have detail pages with PR2 or PR3 . What do you think about offering a new listing for placement on that specific link ID and that detail page? Obviously it would be best to keep the sites similar in topic. I am curious as to everyone's opinion. Morty
You would need to make many checks not least to check whether still indexed or now supplemental Needs a lot of time, hardly looks like there is a financial return here
Not a good idea, imho of course. That is why all of my urls are specific to the site. Once the listing goes, so does the page. My urls ensure that there is no funny business, because I can honestly see people swapping ID's and furthering the corruption we are already enduring these days.
Interesting idea, but consider a few things. The original site's information is what has been indexed by the search engines. How long would the SERPs take to change the descriptions it uses in the results? It could potentially lead to a listing in your directory being associated with a page that is older than the site itself which could reflect poorly on the listed site. I understand the idea and like the concept generally; but I agree with BritishGuy that the returns may not equal the risks and investment of time.
Hi Anon, Can you elaborate on why you think this would be corrupt? I am not discussin g about just randomly swapping ID's, only putting aged pages to good use for our customers instead of just deleting them. The detail pages are titled detail-xx.html . None of the previous listing information would exist on the page. I look at it as a content change, just as you would change content on any other page. Again, this would only be for expired domains, etc. There really wouldn't be any funny business, we want to be squeaky clean britishguy: The checks to me would be quite painless. As it would be just one more step we do when we review our directory for dead links. YMC: Can you elaborate on how/why this would reflect poorly? I am not so worried about the cached b/c once google recrawls it, that is when the new info would be updated. Just like any other content change. Thanks all, I value your opinions. Morty
I suggest the just replace the existing listing with new one, and if detail page has PR etc then sell it for more $$$ ?
What I was thinking was with so many folks purchasing expired domains and the funky business that often follows, if a site is listed on a details page that is 2 years old and the site is only 1 year old; it might make the site listed look somewhat spammy or suspect. Details pages are details about a particular site, most folks would rightly assume that the page was created specifically for that site. So, how could a details page be created before the site was? I don't really know if anyone would check on that per se. But, it might be a bit suspect if my brand new PR0 site had an associated details page that was PR2 or 3. It could prove to be a neat way to realize a bit more profits on your site - I was just thinking out loud what the potential downfalls could be.
Sure, I don't mind at all. Remember though, this is just my own personal opinion, nothing more, and nothing less. We have to think here as to what exactly is the basis of the directory. Are they trying to sell pagerank(thats a big NO NO), or are they a true through and through directory, where pagerank is on not a concern, and traffic is. So... we have a listing that had the id link-12345 and it resided in a directory for a year and has attained a healthy PageRank 5. Why would someone want to edit this listing as it has expired? Should it not just 'go away' as it is not being promoted and/or re-reviewed for again? Is the basis of the directory selling PR? Why is the directory selling PR if the previous is the case, and not trying to focus on traffic? Lots of questions... So many scenarios to think about...