Are most directories "NOFOLLOW"?

Just wondering if there is a general concensus here ...

I mean, isn't the purpose of directory links to provide you with backlinks?

I've noticed that any site I have entered into a directory has generated me zero traffic, no backlinks, and a whole lot of effort apparently for nothing.

 

Dear Friend!

Never expect to get back link from directories. Google considers only anchor links as a backlink. All the directories has their on database and they stored the records. When any user starts browsing the directory site, it's implement user interface action and we can see the results. But actually Google can read it clearly that it's not a anchor link. A simple anchor link is look like "<a href=http://borolook.com>Free Directory<a/>" and it's permanent on the pages. But all the directories are retrieve records from database and the retrieving link looks like "http://abcd.com/list.php?cate=money&action=list". This hyperlink indicates that the urls on the page "list.php" included both anchor and non anchor links.

This type of pages need to crawl by both side "User Interface" and "Non User Interface" to determine whether any urls on that pages are a anchor link or non anchor link.

An anchor link can be read from both "User Interface" and "Non User Interface". When a robots index a website from "Non User Interface", they only able to read permanent placed contents and hyperlinks. In this conditions if your website link is found under "Non User Interface", your link will be a anchor and you will get a backlink for it.

Directories use database retrieve system. So, your link can't be read with "Non User Interface" action. This is the reason why you don't get a back link from directories.

For note:
User Interface = Can be read both Database retrieve contents and permanent contents and links.
Non User Interface = Can be read only Permanent contents and link


Thanks

 

No, web directories are there to provide you with backlink. But it has to be quality, relevant and seo friendly directory. What's the point of submitting a link to a web directory which it self has less or no linking support.

 

I never new this...
At least, mine is not.

My directory is to collect usefull sites and articles, to give my visitors information.
Mayby you submitted to the wrong directory... Look for high visited directories...

 

Im aware that the no follow for general listings is quite rare.

 

Only the crappy directories add Nofollow.

 

Dear Lexiseek!

I understand CRAPPY, but let me know what is the meaning of NOFOLLOW? Is it only a English word or something extra than it?

Thanks

 

No Follow is a simple webcode that stops a search engine spidering your web pages.

No directories aren't there to provide backlinks, if all a directory is doing is giving backlinks away, then it's been built for the wrong reason and will be low quality. Decent directories have a true, honest purpose and provide a top quality service eg: targeted traffic, link presence and value, possible branding value (if directory is built that way).

Most webmaster directories won't give you anything and it's a waste of time submitting to them. Various issues might be:

They will just take your money
Provide nothing of value eg: low PR, untargeted traffic, no link value
Sell your contact details, thus send you spam
Be part of bad neighbourhoods
Directly spam you to death
Very poor design (amateurish & child-like)
Very low fees are part of the scam
They likely aren't interested in giving any service to you
They will predominantly be one-man shows and not run by organisations

it can take some experience to tell the good from the bad, as some are cleverly designed to fool the novice submitter. But once you pay them, expect to lose your cash and get zero return.

 

Event King gave a good answer. Nofollow was invented by the search engines a few year to stop blog comment spam. If a webmaster added the tag to a link it meant: "I didn't put this link here, I don't trust it". Later, the search engine shills changed it to mean: "this link should not pass PR".

Directories were always a place where you could submit a link, and expect a straight-through link. Now, you can't be so sure. To find out if nofollow has been applied, simply view the source and look at the links.

 

A directory doesn't have to give you anything at all. The few quality niche ones are established businesses, and all they are doing is providing a service. But just because they offer a service doesn't mean everyone gets listed.

Even on payment of a fee, that's no guarantee of being listed.

 

Nofollow is one of the ways to conform to Google guideliness for paid directory listings. I also use it in my blog in order to maintain better PR and SERP.

Rich

 

I think Matt Cutts created some of this confusion in his video about removing URLs from Google's index. Apparently it is a weak method to protect against indexing, but just one follow link pointing to the page will get it indexed. And the other SE's may index the nofollow anyway.

Between the noindex meta tag and robots.txt exlusions, that is the preferred way to prevent indexing.

 

So nofollow means the engine won't follow that link, thus won't read what's on the page and therefore will ignore it - resulting in certainly not spidering or indexing.

Same difference as noindex then right

 

Say what? Google guideliness for paid directory listings

Link please? (On Google.com only).

 

The only phrase dumber than "Nofollow" is "Dofollow" which now means the "absence of Nofollow", or, in simpler terms, what links were before the Nofollow talk was introduced.

 

Ahh, see I got that highlighted definition from a forum. Just goes to show the amount of bs on the web.

Thanks I'll check that out.