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Originally posted by aspwm
Thanks for the reply Nite.
On my first question, I wasnt referring to linklist, just to general linking between pages. Have you noticed any penalizing from this sort of linking? Since the pages Im inquiring about have rich content themselve, Im assume that they would not be penalized.
Let's keep this rolling... Some reports say that google is taking into account directory listings as part of their relevancy when a query is made. Have you noticed (other than yahoo, ODP, etc.) any directories that google accepts? Im wondering what criteria does a site has to meet for it to be a "directory" and for it to be included into the relevancy check.
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1- I've not yet seen penalizing from interlinked content rich sites. Only from link lists, so you're probably not doing anything wrong there.
2- Google always likes links that come in from directories. They don't necessarily have to be a mainstream one like ODP (although if you get ODP linkage you're almost guaranteed to do better than other pages that don't have it) or Yahoo's, they can be adult ones as well. When gaining links from a directory that is not a link list, but a real content rich directory with meaning it always adds a positive rating to that page. There has always been a lot of speculation on this matter as well, so nothing is 100% proven, it all comes down to you and your methods of what works and what doesn't. I don't think there is a set criteria for a site to be considered a directory, but if you look at a list of 20 or 30 different directories they all usually have the same things, such as a search tool, a categorized list of websites pertaining to a specific category, and a generalized theme. As long as you have those on your site, I guess anyone can consider it a directory.