YMC - They actually are pretty full on about you doing link removal first before using disavow. They even state that disavow isn't a fixing tool....
@Nima - You are correct, Google is favouring branded/paid results. They've trialled wide banners across the top, and they also now place PLA ads...
There's been some good points made. The scene will never be the same before, because the search landscape has changed. Anyone that's been in...
First off. The thread you point to is 6 years old. What was true then, or even suggested, certainly isn't today. No - site links are not an...
How do the 2 lawyers links on the front page of the directory relate to travel? Really kills the relevancy straight off the bat.
what happened exactly? I noticed the site was offline for a while, but that isn't unusual. There was some chatter on Twitter about it all, but I...
Hopefully someone that does their own can answer that for you.
They are? I can tell you that before-during-and-after any word from Google I have never tended to link using the "name of the site" as an organic...
I totally agree with you. I can't add to what you've said without writing an essay, so I may as well write a blog post, and that's what I am doing...
@YMC - I agree they are misappropriating the tag. It was designed for blog comment spam. It was never supposed to be about telling a search engine...
I wonder how they work that out. Most reputable directory owners seed their own listings. Those aren't paid for. I think extrapolating to that...
There's a few around, Shrink the web and pagepeeker are another couple. Some people do their own as well...
Finally Directory Times is published gosh darnit! Now I am off to take a swig off moonshine! X X X
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