Greetings, I have a few questions regarding link farms. 1. Is there a way to tell which websites have been declared linkfarms by the major crawlers? Google says do not link to them, but I can not find the information as to which sites this pertains to. 2. Could somebody please explain to me what a link farm is exactly? I mean I see many open directories out there that will list you if you provide a reciprical link back. Could somebody clarify this? Thanks in advance! Sincerely, Travis Walters
Hello again, Here is one last question about the following URL: http://www.lukebouman.com/links.cfm If I keep everything real-estate related, I am assuming this would not be a link farm. From my understanding, I can also get related items to real-estate like moving boxes? How does a crawler know if you go so far off topic that it is considered a link farm? For instance, could a clothing store be an acceptable affiliate? For instance, you could sell clothes before you move to a new property. To me, that is a gray area. But what would the crawlers think? Sincerely, Travis Walters
There is no standard tool to check if the site is declared as a link farm. However. following are the tips to check before linking your site : # The amount and quality of the neighbouring link. # If the page is even linked to the main domain at all. # True directory has criteria, considerations about the quality of sites it links to. They do not beg people to be in. # The page looks like a farmer's field, nicely arranged rows of links to hundreds of sites which are not logically organized . # No one reviews the site and they just link....... Hope this will help you to avoid linking to the link farms.
Hey there, I was just wondering, is that why people create organized open directories? For instance, you could create a directory that has multiple categories to organize links. Then, people could pay you to have their link added, or put a recipricol link to your site for free. If this is true, why doesnt everyone create an open directory for massive SEO linking? Sincerely, Travis Walters