I'm going to be putting together a dating directory. I own the following domains in .com site-dating or site-free-dating I haven't done anything with either however site-free-dating is already listed on google w/ a valid page rank of 0. site-dating I added a link here and there but still not listed anywhere. I owned another dating domain and it's sandboxed so I"m abandoning it and making a dating directory on one of the domains mentinoed above. This is my dillema. If site-dating isn't on google I'[m scared it may fall under the sandbox effect of the other site. Frankly I'm terrified. I put TONES of time on the first one and it got sandboxed. So I'm scared to put alot of work and effort into a site that ma never gt picked up. Especially if I put it online close to site-free-dating which is listed and site-dating isn't. Know wht I mean? Basically I can't go through getting excited and never having it get listed b google I'll be destroyed With all this knowledge what do you think is best. This directory will ALWAYS be free as I want it to be massive. I will only charge for sponsors and stuff like that. I think site-dating is smaller and slicker; the other one looks long but at the same time it does have the FREE keyword which helps bring in more traffic. Let me know your thoughts. Your input is much appreciated.
Sandboxing will not be an issue if you promote the site and have all unique content and regular new original content But with a free site that will be almost impossible to regulate and keep unique Having a free site that is massive will to quote Shakespeare "Hoist by my own petard" http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_295b.html That may be your fate be careful
Why would it be impossible to keep it unique if it's free? Are you saying that most general directories aren't unique and the will suffer the same fate as you quoted. Not sure what you mean exactly. Thanks for the reply though.
You will be for ever re-working text to make it original content and the volume of listings to edit and the time involved will send you insane And who is going to pay you for all you time ? Hundreds maybe thousand of directories are free templates with 'like for like' categories and the same sites do the rounds submitting to them all They then become 'scraper' 'copy' sites ugh you are then sunk
LOL I hear you so in other words most of these FREE general directories are basically just scraped sites themselves with NO inherent worth. Thing is if the directory gets popular you can put dating bannders ads in all the sponsor spots. I do see what you are saying though.