Why Doesn't Angies List Show Reviews In Search Engines?

Discussion in 'Directories' started by throughnathan, Jan 22, 2013.

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    Of course if you Google'd Angies list you would get to the home page, but if you google for a plumber in Washington DC you won't see any Angies list directory listings. Does Angies list not put it's reviews in Search engine?:confused:
    -Nathan
     
    throughnathan, Jan 22, 2013 IP
  2. YMC

    YMC Well-Known Member

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    I would assume since you have to pay to see the listings on Angie's list that they have programmed the site so that Google and the other search engines do not index those pages. After all, why would anyone pay to access the listings if they could simply Google them instead?
     
    YMC, Jan 22, 2013 IP
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    Nima Well-Known Member

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    YMC is right. Because Angies list charges users (not business owners) to see the reviews
     
    Nima, Jan 31, 2013 IP
  4. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    This should be your first clue: www DOT angieslist DOT com/robots.txt
     
    Mia, Jan 31, 2013 IP