Zorg links de-indexed!

Ok, lets look and see what wiki says link farms are

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_farm

 

Okay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_farm

Isn't that exactly what I and others have been saying is one of the reasons for Google penalties against directories? Excessive interlinking with their buddy directory owners?

Sound familiar at all?

 

Well trust me that ive looked into your "theory" and have made changes on one directory
to reflect everything YOU and others have made concerning "sitewide links" and inter breeding such.

I will post my results after i have "definitive proof" that it was indeed what happened...

thx
malcolm

 

It was not just one thing, Malcolm. You need to understand that. It was several things, including interlinking, promoting directories as PR sources, lack of quality control, emphasis on payment as a way of ranking and/or endorsing sites, etc., etc. The bidding directories were and are the worst offenders because they combine just about every factor common to crap directories that violate Google's guidelines.

Fixing just one of those factors won't help you a whole lot. You must understand and pay attention to all of them.

 

A couple of weeks ago I ask for reinclusion but before that I made sure I fixed what and what is needed to be done. Some knows it as I cancelled all the advertisings I have in their site. Made sure that everything goes smooth all along for the re indexing and recently I got it and most of it are coming back now and I sure will add more resource listings. Hopefully it comes back all together soon. If anyone needs any assistance I will be happy to share.

Listing 1
Listing 2
Listing 3
And for the latest its now ok.

 

Good for you, popotalk! You obviously get it. I find it dismaying that so many directory owners still have their heads in the sand (or are just clueless).

 

Those "other" factors are already accounted for this one (which isnt a bidding directory) and being implemented in all soon enough
I had accounted for several but had missed 1-2 crucial ones.. and i humbly admit that

Well as for the bidding directories go...
They are still young and have much to be desired.. this without a doubt
Owners will undoubtedly have to think off better ways to bring visitors other
then the "price tag" scenario but like with anything... it takes time.

thx
malcolm

 

Well done popotalk, hope everything gets sorted out for you.

 

Thanks. It is really moving bit by bit or at a slow pace now so I guess it is much better. Traffic has decreased for a lot of the 'penalised directories' and that is a fact. One directory was below in the 10,000 mark and now in it the 20,000's. Mine was in the 50k and have dropped to 70k but is now crawling back a bit. A penalised directory owner even told me that submissions dropped liked a rock and I believed him.

As for bidding directories I still believe them as gambling and that is how I feel. During its early introduction I was asked why don't I build one for myself. I just said no thanks as I don't really like the concept to own myself one.
Pork Chops are .35 cents a pound and I dont gamble in order to consume 2 slices for lunch.

 

The directory is still having a lot of problems but keep at it and you will get it going again.

 

Yes and trying my best here. Thanks again.

 

As much as I like to read your comments (minstrel) about directories and your knowledge of what you think is happening ("big crash")

You're missing what's really happening with the world wide web.

Directories owners are too obsessed with rankings, penalties, guidelines and a bunch of other no-relevant topics.

So far, both sides of the issues have not discussed the real "problem", not a single thread is concerned with the great changes that will occur with the internet.

If you like you can keep talking about Google or other search engines or keep playing like children. But if you really interested about your directory, I suggest to start thinking outside of Google because the internet is no where near of what it is today.

Has anybody actually studied all the regulars members of this forum and come up with some basic traits? I might someday provide this information, but for now it too early to for this.

Go ahead, start replying to my comments, not that it will make any difference! Meanwhile, I will do what usually the "Pinky and the Brain" do ehehhee.

.

 

why there is no pr for Zorg links? hmm strange
it shows pr not available.....

 

Read Minstrel's posts and you will hopefully understand. These Directories aka Pagerank dealers are a real thorn in Google's site, and the whole business model has had a serious knock on the head.

Look at BigWebLinks who's the highest bidder on Zorg at $1,460 they went from a PR0 to PR7 last update and now are PR4 with no Pagerank subpages i could find.

When you spend $xx,xxx on building Pagerank and wind up with a PR less than a site i spent $35 on for domain name and script that's gotta hurt.