Comments on: Business.com gets competitive with nofollow attribute http://www.johnon.com/4/businesscom.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Sarah http://www.johnon.com/4/businesscom.html#comment-130946 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:26:59 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/4/businesscom.html#comment-130946 Thanks for posting that update, because at first I was getting worried. They only have the PPC listings tagged with no follow, and not the actual directory listings themselves. I just checked the page source to be sure, and the listings are indeed DO follow. So I think it is still good for SEO value it provides (as well as any incremental traffic). Google has stated several times that the top quality directories with strict editorial guidlines (BOTW, Business, and Yahoo), are trusted sources to have your site listed. In addition, it does not count as a "paid link" because you are only paying for a review, and not the link itself (although webmasters only list in them for the link in most cases). Great article though. Thanks for posting that update, because at first I was getting worried. They only have the PPC listings tagged with no follow, and not the actual directory listings themselves.

I just checked the page source to be sure, and the listings are indeed DO follow. So I think it is still good for SEO value it provides (as well as any incremental traffic).

Google has stated several times that the top quality directories with strict editorial guidlines (BOTW, Business, and Yahoo), are trusted sources to have your site listed.

In addition, it does not count as a “paid link” because you are only paying for a review, and not the link itself (although webmasters only list in them for the link in most cases).

Great article though.

]]> by: k r i s http://www.johnon.com/4/businesscom.html#comment-68645 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:33:50 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/4/businesscom.html#comment-68645 In the paid links game, i think everyone is going to stick to their positions. If google is able to identify paid and unpaid links, then, game is up. But, is this possible ? Not for every small link seller. But, definitely yes for all those who sell links in large numbers. Google may come up with a kind of cut off for this. Getting listed in a directory like yahoo.com and business.com is like any advertisement - you may or may not get results. As google gives importance to the number of backlinks, yahoo and business rank up on top. Otherwise, considering the overload of information and listings, it is not wise to expect too much traffic from these two directories. A search on google for 'yahoo directory listing' and 'business.com directory listing' throws up many negative comments regarding traffic. Given this, if you are able to get your own backlinks, then paid listings may not be of much use. But then, business.com and yahoo.com do give backlinks ! In the paid links game, i think everyone is going to stick to their positions. If google is able to identify paid and unpaid links, then, game is up. But, is this possible ? Not for every small link seller. But, definitely yes for all those who sell links in large numbers. Google may come up with a kind of cut off for this.

Getting listed in a directory like yahoo.com and business.com is like any advertisement - you may or may not get results. As google gives importance to the number of backlinks, yahoo and business rank up on top. Otherwise, considering the overload of information and listings, it is not wise to expect too much traffic from these two directories.

A search on google for ‘yahoo directory listing’ and ‘business.com directory listing’ throws up many negative comments regarding traffic.

Given this, if you are able to get your own backlinks, then paid listings may not be of much use. But then, business.com and yahoo.com do give backlinks !

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