Dear all, I found most of webmasters are making big "?" with instant approval directories. Some of buddies are saying Instant approval directories are poor, bad etc. etc. Is really instant approval directories can hurt your PR or Google doesn't give anything to any of the websites which found into the instant approval directory. Plz tell me the exact reasons why some of us don't like to use instant approval directories. What are the bad things on it? thanks ASPMachine
Instant approval "directories" are really nothing more than link farms. If you aren't familiar with what a "link farm" is, then read the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_farm
All directories are link farm. The main motto of directories is to giveaway backlink and nothing. So I think, it doesn't meant that only instant approval directories are link farm and others are who take 10-20-30 days to approve link are genuine or Google likes those directories how keep lots of pending for days, weeks, months etc. Some webmasters are approving website quickly and some are taking lots of time.. but at the end, all are displaying likes of other websites. So, who can tell me how Google becomes know whether a directory is approving website quickly or not to put that directory into their sandbox as a link spamming website.
IMO, it doesn't matter whether directory approve links quickly or delay them. The important thing is the quality of links being approved. Worth of directory will be less if it has high number of apammy looking links.
The owners of these obviously don't give a damn what makes it in or they are just to lazy to do a proper review of the submissions hence instant approval. These type directories basically will accept any kind of crap site with any kind of crappy, spam-filled description. Do you want your site listed with who know what kind of garbage on the same page?
that kind of directory owners approve instantly any submission, I think you don't want to have any bad or poor neighbor on the same webpage.
Instant approval directories are set up so that the moment a site is submitted they are instantly approved through automation. There is no review. There is no editing. There is nothing to ensure the listings are not spam bots pouring out more drugshop submissions to top level categories. Instant approval directories are nothing more than unmonitored link farms filled with spam and owned by people who have no business running a directory. Quality directories on the other hand are monitored by editors to ensure the sites, the descriptions, anchor text and category chosen all meet acceptable standards for admission to the directory to ensure that visitors to the directory can find the high quality resources they are seeking when searching the directory. Quality directories take the time needed to actually review submissions to keep spam and low quality sites out. Of course that is just my $.02
If you have a way to review submissions instantly and decide if a link should make it to your directory or not then there is nothing wrong with your directory. (of course this is not possible instantly ) If you think that "review" = "approve" then your directory is a link farm.
Wrong......... Instant approval directories are link farms. General directories that have proper editorial guidlines and DO NOT approve any old website are far from being link farms. I suggest you look up a video that Matt cutts did about directories and you will see what he had to say on the matter.
i long for the day that directory scripts are not offered for free so we just might start seeing less crappy ones popping out every minute.
Many social bookmarking sites could be treated as instant approval directories, but they have a good moderation in place and bury submissions that are not 'cool'. If you are going for instant approval you must still have good moderation in place or go the 'nofollow' way.
I also agree that instant approval directories are not bad but yes the quality of that site does matter. Actually the link farming is basically related from those sites which are having no content or the content which are not useful but they only on the net with so many links on their site. I dont think directories are link farms. Your link should be crawl by Google and there should not be any scripting in the directory that's it.
I am also confused about the Instant Approval of sites in being submitted in the directories.. When it takes too much time before they approved your site that is quite terrible... I can't wait for an approval BUT I HAVE TO TAKE THE PATIENCE
I thinks Instant Approval directory will Increasing our sites SERPS if our sites is trustworthy and have some quality behind it and if you can able to submit in proper category it's can able to increased your SERPS. and i don't thinks it's bed idea to submit sites in instant approval directories.
What you meant from this one? Let me know what you know about Instant approve directory...but not about me OK If you don't know what exactly I'm asking here, plz don't buzz this thread. I exactly want to know why some people don't like instant approve directories and that all. By saying lacking of knowledge to others, you can't prove your self as brilliant..
The quality of website in instant-approve directory is less if you compare with human-reviewing that Google will give the lower score for those links.
A good directory need a editorial review for a link to check whether the link posted in correct category or not. But instant directory does not do that. So it is not tat much worth compare with review having directory.
If i submit to a directory and it gives me an immediate message and i see my site listed within seconds without even leaving the directory then that clearly means no one looked at anything. Sometimes ive accidentally submitted to an instant approval directory, you only find out once you have submitted, unless they have a notice on the homepage or your friends have told you its instant approval.