Guy at Google told me Yes, Paid Directories DO LOWER the rankings of a site

Even if your listed in a Paid directory, how can you be sure money was exchanged? How did you get talking to someone in a bookstore?

 

LOL,

I can't believe this.

I think fun zone is the best place for this thread.

 

@OP

Hmmmm

Very interesting--

You are registered on 9th September.

Has nothing to do with directories.

Suddenly comes up with some very very very mad negative posts about directories with some fictitous information/facts which says opposite to what Google guidelines and Matt Cuts says.

Guys - do you smell something fishy??????? I certainly smell something. Might just be one of those old boys wh tried their best to destroy the industry - but had to leave DP. Mods might wanna look at the IP- or system configuration of this account.


If you have posted this information with valid proofs- I would have certainly accepted in my stride. But you can not put the whole industry online wth fctitous facts. So RED all the way for you. My dear colleagues- what are you waiting for?

 

I met a guy down the pub who said Google were actually the CIA on a mission to know everything about everyone.

Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you hear from random guys in pubs(and bookshops?)

 

And Workshop (s)

Hahaha-- good. But I have already given red to the OP - for un-necessary negative speculation.

 

Do Google employees really engage in spreading FUD to random webmasters they've just met? Say it isn't so!