....and will set up a directory on that and start from scratch. This is not a promotion thread or something. Just need some help and suggestions. Feedback on here is much appreciated. I am adding "deep links mod" on my directories and got an idea to start a new directory on a domain related to that, also deep links. How will Google react to a domain called extradeeplinks.com? Or it is ok? I know they are out after people selling links, so if I sell reviews or listings in my directory I can "get caught" because of the domain name? Is extradeeplinks.com a good domain name for a directory?
Yes, it is my directory. Have implemented deep links there too, but not so sure about pricing. Have invested a "fortune" in that directory and must have some money to invest. There fore paid listings from today 8free links until yesterday, almost 10k), but pricing structure is just temporary. There will be some changes, more deep links per listing etc. Ok, I hope that extradeeplinks.com is a good buy.
"Seriously google wont punish you for your domain name" I agree. It is the content that counts. If you are going to own multiple directories, I'd be careful about linking them all to each other. I can not say for sure that it will cause a problem but if it does, all could go down the tubes. Link from A to B but don't link back. Don't link in a way that comes around full circle: A to B, B to C, C to A.
judgejudy & BOOMie; thanks for your feedback and nice words about my main directory. extradeeplinks.com will I set up soon and love the challenge to start from scratch.
Looked at your eSky directory - if you are truly serious about building a directory, why would you want to start by using a dropped domain that had nothing to do with directories and everything to do with Jewish artwork? Your new site at least has a domain that matches the purpose of the site.
Deep links have nothing to do with whether you site gets penalized due to it having them installed or not and surly wont penalize due to domain name... thx Malcolm
I totally agree. When I bought that site I was dumb, newbie and naive! I have run some forums, nut never a directory. i wanted to buy a directory which was somewhat established and see how is it then start from scratch and buy some domain names. I was not so in to that with related domains and staff. This was PR5 and I paid 850 usd, only to see it drop few days later to PR3. WOW, so much money for a PR3 site which is not directory related domain. I found everything about this problems thanks to malcolm1 and few others. I did not checked before I bought domain, and that was my big mistake. I was then very angree on my self and wanted to buy a new domain and set up that database and all to that domain and drop eskyartwork.com, lose backlinks, pr and directory listings. I talked to people which are long in directory business and they said that I have paid so much money for that site so I must continue to work on it. I then redesigned the site, wrote to all webmasters (including Yahoo listing) to remove everything related to Jewish artwork, submitted site as directory in thousands of directories, blogs, commented in blogs and created many good backlinks as directory. Still I am not so comfortable with this domain and want to buy a super domain which is related to directory (expensive, few thousand) and set up that database on this new domain. At least I have done everything to promote this site as directory and invested much money so I just can not trow it away. Even I hate my self for buying this domain. It was not my intention and I have people which are in business like that and buying dropped domains and sell to us dumb people. At least I have learned now! I gave my own directory lowest rating here. It was me after I realised what I have done (after pagerank dropped, I begun to be active here and all). Check here and look at the rating. If I was forum owner or admin here I would have banned all these people which buys dropped and not directory related domains and selling at high prices to naive and dumb people.