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Some Free Directories Go Missing From Google, Some Paid Directories Doing Well
There some discussion going on in the webmaster/SEO community that Google may have de-indexed some free web directories. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable points to a WebmasterWorld forum thread on the subject. The thread begins with a post from user Sunnyujjawal, who says: While checking some sites links I found 50% free submission directories are out of G now.
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Some Free Directories Go Missing From Google, Some Paid Directories Doing Well
Google Penguin Update Punishes WordPress Theme Creators?
James Farmer at WPMU.org wrote a very interesting Penguin-related article , which doesn’t make the update look too great, despite its apparently honorable intentions. The update hit WPMU.org, sending it from 8,580 visits from Google on one day pre-Penguin to 1,527 a week later. Farmer shares an Analytics graph illustrating the steep drop: Farmer maintains that WPMU.org engages in no keyword stuffing, link schemes, and has no quality issues (presumably Panda wasn’t an issue)
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Google Penguin Update Punishes WordPress Theme Creators?
The Blurry Lines Of Google’s Paid Links Policy
As you probably know, Google isn’t a fan of people paying for links that pass PageRank. It’s considered to be a manipulation of search results and a violation of Google’s quality guidelines, which are the focus of Google’s Penguin update. It’s interesting that there seem to be exceptions to the rule, such as a directory like Best Of The Web, which has users pay for their sites to be considered for links
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The Blurry Lines Of Google’s Paid Links Policy
