With all the pounding that the paid directories are taking from Google, there's something I do not understand, if you search G for the term "paid directories" look at the ads they still run. They do not want you selling links, but yet they still run ads promoting sites that do.
Most if not None of our paid review directories where affected yet im seeing fluxs in indexed pages and other factors like traffic ect ect.. like some others and one off my best seen as high as 11,600 indexed pages and then a drop off 6,500 and now its at 9800+ so in effect its going back up. My long tail searchs are great if not getting stronger daily so im not understanding where your coming from about when you say "pounding" As for the results "paid directories" term... whats wrong? Most of the sites listed within are good examples of good directories that evidently chose that keyword and the adwords is doing its "thing" so im not understanding where you coming from?? If your "selling links" then i guess you would be affected... If your doing your job as an editor and doing "reviews" then i guess you dont have to worry about google coming after you for "selling links" or buying PR links in an effort to manipulate it. thx malcolm
google has started to become multiface. i totaly agree with you. if they are selling links, it will not be a problem but you are not allowed to sell links
Nothing is wrong with the search term nor the sites listed within, and I know AdWords is doing its thing. Where I'm coming from is the directories running those ads, they are paid directories and since a lot of pay-for-inclusion directories have suffered a penalty in Google for so called "selling links", I guess I just do not understand why Google is promoting something that they are against?
It does seem a bit two faced. Google appears to some penalize directories yet doesn't have a problem promoted them through adwords. Just shows Google doesn't have a problem with paid links as long as they are the ones getting paid.
I believe from some previous readings that Google does not have any issues with Paid Directory listing provided the "nofollow" tag was used. The advertising Paid Directories may be following that rule. Hope that clarifies things.
I believe google is two faced but not for the reasons you stated, It would seem their is the adsense/adwords part of google and then everything else, Since the money is in the adsense/adwords part of google that part also happens to be the "eviler" side.
Google created the monster, now they can't control it. That's why they suggest the nofollow and want people to report paid links.
Well , any thing happens i dont think it will hurt medium and small sized paid directories , and any thing serious which i dont think will happen , will come to huge directories. Regards Ace.
Exactly! Google's core algorithm, relying (too) heavily on links, is the source for a lot of problems Google is trying solve now.
if you have a better algo, then go create your own search engine....remember google's audience is not webmasters
Maybe but without webmaster creating websites there would be much to search for or much demand for Adwords.
If you don't have a better algo, you can't criticize Google? If you are not a better quarter back, you can't point out his mistakes?
All I'm saying is that the all the moaning is not going to get us anywhere. All google cares about is if the end user is satisfied.....we come a distant second in terms of importance
Exactly. Google has a great algorithm, but it also is flawed and they haven't been able to find a creative solution to this flaw. Instead, they are asking users to report anyone who might be exploiting the flaw, even though this exploit was something that was around before Google even existed and is a common practice on the web.
I here 'ya, I spent all night going through 2 of my directories and dumping the sub categories "Paid Directories" and "Bid Directories" and moving sites around.
Yeah for the time been Google is the best search engine no matter what they are doing with there algo and no body have a better algo than Google.