Why don't backlinks from AvivaDirectory show up in SERPs?

What's up with that? No site with a link on that directory has a backlink from it on yahoo serps. Why?

 

I find that hard to believe what URL are you using to check please post
Thanks

 

It does look like right now that Yahoo has not fully indexed the pages in Aviva. It is easy to check with Yahoo's site explorer. Give it some time.

 

Hey,

Pick any link on the directory...and type this in Yahoo:

Linkdomain:www.linkondirectorygoeshere.com site:www.avivadirectory.com

That always works for backlinks. Even try it on links that have been on Aviva for months, and still no backlinks on Yahoo.

 

Here is a example how you should check - http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...in&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&x=wrt

Seems some problem in indexing which may be a temporary problem - http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.co...y.com&bwm=p&bwms=p&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=seo-rd-se
Only some pages are indexed.

 

Find me a backlink coming from Aviva. Who can do it? I bet noone.

 

If you say you checked every link and none showed up with backlinks from Aviva showing up on Yahoo, I haven't got reason to doubt you. But I fail to see the point of it. Aviva tends to be a good clean directory and the owner promotes it so I feel good about spending my money there.

 

They have a good amount of traffic as well as an excellent pagerank.
I would not hesitate in recommending Aviva.

 

the pagerank alone would be good reason...

but i not too sure about the traffic...

 

Good point John we agree with you as when a directory is well promoted and managed that gives the directory a lot of credibility after all the owner has no direct control on the search engines irrespective if he does everything possible to ensure his backlinks are indexed

 

Hey yall...I'm NOT trying to say anything about Aviva....I just want to know why the backlinks don't show up. Trust me...I know all about backlinks, and how to look them up, and I can't find any sites on Aviva that show a backlink coming from Aviva. I know this is one of the top recommended dir around, so that is why I am all the more stumped. I just want to know why no BLs are showing up? I mean, the whole point of buying a link on a directory is to get a backlink, and I can't find anyone who is getting a BL from Aviva in the Yahoo serps.

 

Please excuse me for my ignorance on this subject but as you seem to know the answer perhaps you can explain why the backlinks are not showing?

I have never seen a guarantee that a search engine will include all backlinks from any given URL, search engines have unique spiders,bots and algorithms but I have yet to see an assurance from a search engine that it will include every backlink to a given URL.

I think the thread needs to be generalized and get into the mechanisms of search engines and backlinks as opposed to referring to a given URL

 

Just a heads up here.
I've rebuilt and resubmitted my sitemaps for 1 of my sites recently and today I have 1 page indexed...
Maybe something like this happened, dunno.

** Come on Lazy Bots...move your arses **

 

I see your point, indeed a bit strange that Yahoo indexed 45 pages of aviva. When performing the search for my directory with lets say the link to directory of v7n. it does show the link. http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...&y=Search+the+Web&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&x=wrt

More important for those how are listed in aviva is that Google does show some information, see this search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=www.forplex.com+site:avivadirectory.com&btnG=Search which shows that google has found the link to in this case forplex.com.

Avivadirectory is recommended high quality web directory. I'm sure that in time even yahoo will properly index aviva.

 

I've looked into this and the issue is that Yahoo! doesn't seem to have indexed most of Aviva Directory.

Backlinks are showing fine in MSN.

Both Google and MSN seem to be indexing the site fine and the backlink would count in these search engines.

I've contacted Yahoo! about this.

My understanding is that Yahoo! is pretty fickle but that it's really just a matter of time before this issue corrects itself.

And of course, I'll continue to build quality backlinks to Aviva.

 

The problem of Yahoo failing to index well promoted sites such as avivadirectory is not uncommon. I'm sure they will pick it up eventually.

 

My listing at Aviva to Ask is working fine on google.

Google Cache

 

The whole point? Honestly, I could care less about a backlink on a single search engine; it's just one link.

The traffic I've received for our general web directory from our listing in Aviva is what I expected and has converted pretty well (thanks Jeff). And it's just a Standard Listing. I should have ponied up and bought a Featured Listing (my mistake).

Bottom line - it's given me a good ROI and I've been listed there less than 3/4 months I believe - I can't confirm as the "date added" for our listing isn't displayed.

Seems the other top search engines don't have a problem with the directory. I tend to look at the overall picture when deciding the value of a listing as opposed to just the PageRank or backlink.

Some directories have had a problem with Google in the past and I've still bought listings there for the other SE's.

 

Hey guys...thanks for all the replies. The reason I noticed, is because Yahoo is the main SE we target for SEO, and since the BL wasn't showing, well...I thought that was weird, because MSN and Google do show the BLs. I figured a site with this much exposure would surely be indexed properly by Yahoo. I find it strange that Yahoo hasn't picked up more pages from Aviva.

 

yes this is definatly stange, i submitted to aviva v7n and alive at exactly the same time, months ago, and alive and v7n is showing in yahoo, there must be a exact cause why aviva aint showing?