Reported for selling links?

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  1. guidyy

    guidyy Active Member

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    #41
    Well, In the last two month I submitted a new site to 744 free directories.
    So far I got 18 and i say 18, mail back with approved link, 3 rejected, and all the rest are still pending.
    When surfing dirs, I saw some with more than 1000 links pending and i did not bother to submit.

    Sometimes, a featured/sponsored listing is a must if you do not have a year to waste for backlink building.
     
    guidyy, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  2. akhilesh243

    akhilesh243 Active Member

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    #42
    Paid directories r not for Google anymore, stop wasting my money on them.
     
    akhilesh243, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  3. cdx

    cdx Peon

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    #43
    I never paid for links. I don't believe in anything other than natural links.
     
    cdx, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  4. ferret77

    ferret77 Heretic

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    #44
    Do your sites rank well?
     
    ferret77, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  5. Notting

    Notting Notable Member

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    #45
    Directories are boring.......


    Notting
     
    Notting, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  6. blade007

    blade007 Peon

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    #46
    I think it can be a case of some people selling links based on the PR value of the site, i.e. I've got a PR5 directory and it's $20 a link.

    I remember that sometime ago now, there was a case of someone having a PR8 site (not a directory, it was before PHPLD) and had an idea of selling links from there for a lot of money. Broadcasting it around the net to get publicity and money .. and they were dreaming of millions of dollars. What happened ? Big G stepped in and stripped his PR to 0. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the site and person behind it.
     
    blade007, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  7. lorien1973

    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    #47
    expecting people to find you and link to you of their own volition is a recipe for failure.

    Everyone pays for links; just how the money is exchanged my differ. Some pay for the link outright, some offer free samples, some buy a television commercial which gets people talking/linking to a product, some do press releases. Everyone pays for them.
     
    lorien1973, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  8. blade007

    blade007 Peon

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    #48

    SearchKing .. I'm sure it was SearchKing vs Google

    http://www.news.com/Judge-dismisses-suit-against-Google/2100-1032_3-1011740.html
     
    blade007, Sep 22, 2007 IP
  9. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #49
    Nonsense. Like cdx, I have never, ever paid for a link. And yes, my sites do rank well for relevant search phrases, and they have done so consistently now for a long time (top 5 to top 10 in Google) with the exception of a couple of months during the Big Daddy fiasco.
     
    minstrel, Sep 27, 2007 IP
  10. reapr

    reapr Peon

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    #50
    Paid links are dying. I saw a few of my sites get a penalty due to paid that others that had no such links did fine. I have only paid for a few links but lesson well learned!
     
    reapr, Sep 27, 2007 IP
  11. ferret77

    ferret77 Heretic

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    #51
    well that good for you, but in general basing the success of your website on whether or not strangers link to it is not a real sound business plan
     
    ferret77, Sep 28, 2007 IP