Directories penalized by Google

[richromo]

Perhaps you have read the seomoz.org post on directories penalized by google. I know that submitting to reputable directories can benefit you by passing on link juice, and getting you "some traffic", but it seems that Google has decided that the sites listed have "Attributes of Obviously Manipulative Directories". It seems that one has to look very closely into what makes a directory reputable in Google's view, and while I am not in a position to determine what constitutes manipulative attributes, I, for one have a lot to learn when it comes to linking, and the target just keeps on moving.

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-makes-a ... f-bad-ones

[guinanie]

Thanks for links of Directories that are penalized by Google .

[ben_tambling]

very interesting post! directory sites should follow the rules or else!

[richromo]

Google- ie Matt Cutts is apparently trying to make the search engine more relevant and take away the ability to "cheat" the system by getting any link. The problem is how many webmasters are really on top of it, as the climate is changing regularly. That is not to say that Google and other search engines have made it clear that bad neighborhoods, irrelevant links, ....... are bad practices, but there is a trap here. The list that I found on seomoz is not exhaustive, and thousands of web sites are linking in, not knowing the details of what Google is "exactly" determining to be "apparent deceptive practices". Many of you, and I say you, because I am very concerned that I need to learn this at a very rapid pace, while many of you are already ahead of the curve. That is the reason I joined this forum, to get smarter- Ahhhhh, the ever evolving landscape of seo. The more I read, the curiouser I get.

[weblaunchphxx]

Thanks for this information.