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11 years ago

Anybody know about this one? Would having 3-different URLs from my site in 3-different categories on a directory devalue the links?

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menj

11 years ago

If it has inner PR, then the directory will be good enough. Perhaps around 5 - 6 listings in a category would have enough link juice to pass it on to your site.

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danielthomas

11 years ago

How can you determine the number of listing on an external page? There may a little amount of OBL when you check. If people start adding their links to that category page, the editor of the directory will approve it. The number of OBL will be go on increasing.

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kaytav

11 years ago

The best thing would be only the domain should be allowed. So every site will be included once.

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himanuzo

11 years ago

For it, you need to acquire a lot of backlinks from high PR sites. There is no a certain formula for getting a PR6. If a person find the technique, it is not necessarily working for you. You need to do trial error yourself.

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mexabet

11 years ago

PageRank doesn't play a role in helping a linked site to rank high on search results pages. What matters is the editorial discretion on the directory. Submit your site in the most relevant category, even if that category doesn't have PR. It would be a big mistake to chase PageRank and submit your link in a totally irrelevant category.

You can measure accurately the OBL of a given web page. Since linking out to other sites is the main thing web directories do, OBL will most likely increase over time. Many directories maintain about 10 to 20 links per category page. To make sure your website maintains priority listing, you can purchase Featured Listing after your link review has been approved.

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ryshark

11 years ago

Originally Posted by mexabet

PageRank doesn't play a role in helping a linked site to rank high on search results pages. What matters is the editorial discretion on the directory. Submit your site in the most relevant category, even if that category doesn't have PR. It would be a big mistake to chase PageRank and submit your link in a totally irrelevant category.

You can measure accurately the OBL of a given web page. Since linking out to other sites is the main thing web directories do, OBL will most likely increase over time. Many directories maintain about 10 to 20 links per category page. To make sure your website maintains priority listing, you can purchase Featured Listing after your link review has been approved.

What if there are 3-categories which are fitting all in the same directory, for example
Dog
Cat
Fish
And for sake of discussion my 1-site had these 3-categories too. Does it devalue the links back if you put a link to your category page in all 3, compared to just 1?
For example
Dog > mysite/dog.com
Cat > mysite/cat.com
Fish> mysite/fish.com

Or more value in just choosing one. If it was a high traffic directory, I would definitely go for all 3-categories. But I'm asking in a pure SEO perspective.
By some of the other responses above, I can see I'm not explaining this well.

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mexabet

11 years ago

Even if a directory has many dog categories, only one is best-fitting for your site's content. Your site is an e-commerce one, and so, it should be listed under "pets" or "animals" or "dogs" subcategory of "shopping" category. If the directory accepts deep links, you may as well submit other sections of your site in relevant categories.

If your site is an e-commerce site selling cat food or even cats, it makes no plausible sense to submit the link in "Recreation >> Hobbies >> Cats". However, you can still get some link juice out of it, since the theme of your site is about cats. But the link juice would be greater, if a shopping category is linking to you.

Coming to your last question, you can surely go for all three categories.

Originally Posted by ryshark

What if there are 3-categories which are fitting all in the same directory, for example
Dog
Cat
Fish
And for sake of discussion my 1-site had these 3-categories too. Does it devalue the links back if you put a link to your category page in all 3, compared to just 1?
For example
Dog > mysite/dog.com
Cat > mysite/cat.com
Fish> mysite/fish.com

Or more value in just choosing one. If it was a high traffic directory, I would definitely go for all 3-categories. But I'm asking in a pure SEO perspective.
By some of the other responses above, I can see I'm not explaining this well.

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PerformanceMan 11 years ago

Originally Posted by mexabet

PageRank doesn't play a role in helping a linked site to rank high on search results pages.

Really? So Google IGNORES PageRank now? Come on
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- mexabet 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by PerformanceMan
  
  Really? So Google IGNORES PageRank now? Come on
  
  That wasn't what I meant. What I meant to say was that PageRank alone cannot give you high ranking on SERPs.
  
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  brchap 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mexabet
  
  What I meant to say was that PageRank alone cannot give you high ranking on SERPs.
  
  Totally agree. PR is not what it used to be. But, it still seems to be the one that most people focus on (due to the fact that Google allows you to actually see PageRank). It's one of the very few metrics that Google makes public.
  
  There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of other metrics that Google uses to predict your site's placement in the SERPs... and I can guarantee you that PR isn't even in the top 5 most important metrics to worry about. Personally, I think that Google keeps PR around as a red herring... a number to throw people off the trail of real metrics they use to determine a site's position.
  
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danielph

11 years ago

Submit only on relevant directory, and pr don't means good ranking, maybe google update your news with more speed, and also help you to sell links, but nothing more.

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Lena Williams

11 years ago

I think, PR is nothing but determining the quality of a webpage. It has got nothing to do with traffic. Even a new website with low or no traffic can have good PR.

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monsur

11 years ago

A very educative thread,thank you

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R E D

11 years ago

Some directories will remove all the entries of your site if you submit the same domain twice or more and about categories .. the editors have the last word and [in case they accept the website] they will move it to the right category anyway.

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monsur

11 years ago

Originally Posted by R E D

Some directories will remove all the entries of your site if you submit the same domain twice or more and about categories .. the editors have the last word and [in case they accept the website] they will move it to the right category anyway.

Did you tell me?If so,none is applicable to me,for your kind information

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