Maintaining a quality web directory is harder than most people realize. Even with a nice software script to help automate some things, the actual review and editing process is hard to keep up with. Uber spam submissions don’t help either.
Right now Zindexica is running a 8% approval percentage. That’s 92% rejection. Its not because its SO difficult to get approved. We do have standards and do review every single site that comes our way, but the truth is – the main problem is – all the spamy crap submissions. If you have ever ran you own directory you’ll know exactly what I mean. You want to publicize more and more, but it attracts more and more spamsters.
What to do? Well I have this system if skimming through the queue and looking to obvious crap. Like all Spanish words. Nothing against Spanish, its just that the editors here only speak/ read English, so we can’t really review the site… ju no maeng? Or, a list of keywords for a title, or a description that starts with, “looking for the best…” — no I’m not, thank you very much.
The system eliminates the unconfirmed emails automatically after a couple days, so that helps. Right now I made some changes and I am working to get this thing running smooth again. So, have fun with it.
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Today I rejected a boat load of links without even looking at the site. The reason? The submitters had a list of keywords in the title or description.
The reason this is a no, no is that it looks trashy. You may have a site that covers a lot of different products or services and you may feel that to properly describe the site you need to list them all in your description, however, doing so does not help your site for SEO purposes. The description of a link is simply text on the page and will, along with the other links in that category, help aggregate a certain theme or relevance for the page. But, this will only be helpful when much of the page has similar themes, keywords, etc. One description listing everything you sell is just nonsense and serves you no purpose. What’s worse is it looks really trashy and degrades the site and your link.
To be effective with your description you should include the keyword phrase that is your title, in the description in a natural language sort of way… not a list! This particular phrase will generate “SEO Credit” being on the page in a natural way. For true optimizing, focusing links on one primary phrase is far more effective than jamming a bunch of key terms together. This is what I have found to be true in my experience an is documented throughout the Internet by other pros. Good optimization considers both search engines and human interaction for ethical, long term success.
Later…
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I thought I would change gears and write something positive for a change.
uhh. I’m still thinking.
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Yep. Fun. Its fun to just skim through the queue and realize that most of these submitters did not read the rules or even the advice at the top of the submit page. They just blindly send their trash. I discovered the banning tool for the real jerks. I can ban by IP, email, domain… whatever I like. Fun I tell you!! Fun!
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Some think its OK after receiving an approval email to send me some advertisement for their website. I really hate spam, and do not like anyone sending me unsolicited offers. Especially after I approved your link. Well, guess what? If you do that, I just as quickly reverse my decision and delete your link from the directory. Think about it. Why would you possibly irritate a directory admin who just approved your link? Dumb.
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I was reading over my previous posts here and noticed that I have been progressively “speaking” in a harsher tone in each subsequent post. I guess, I could be nicer. Naaa.
Its just these darn idiots wasting my time and theirs submitting trash to my directory. Sometimes the sites are reasonably good, but the crap they send me in the link submission form disqualifies it immediately. Its like people trying to write their own ad-copy that sounds like complete horse-sh*t. And how hard is it to properly capitalize a title? ” The Nice Website”, not, “The nice website” — hello, third grade? How much work is it to get the category right… or even just close to right? Some can’t find the “Web Services” category and insist on using “Computers” for their crappy web design company. Do you sell computers, or computer parts? Maybe you offer tech information about computers? Oh… you do web design? So why the heck do you submit to the computer category?
This is a free web directory, so let’s make it “hard” to get in! I think I am going to get WAY tougher on submissions. I want to see if having a directory which is considered “tough” to get into will be more valued. The joke about that is, this one is not really that tough at all… just RTFR!! (Read The Freakin’ Rules). I think I will just go to the queue, and reject every single submission that needs ANY editing. That will clear them out faster and make the approval time faster. Yeah… lets start up the meat grinder.
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I got about 80 links from the same person in about a 45 minute time span, with the same description, similar title, different URLs and the same WRONG category. All for Flower delivery in India. Do you really think I would approve ANY of those? Its all just spam. All were rejected. Don’t waste your own time with that kind of stupidity. It took that person 45 minutes to do all those bad submissions. It took me 5 minutes to delete them all. Hmmm.
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…I owe you nothing. If for any reason I don’t like your site or your link, in two clicks your submission is vaporized into e-Blivion! I love that part. And whining about “why didn’t I get accepted, waaa” – doesn’t help. Maybe if you read the rules you would have a better chance… wow! Genius!
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Approved – 5
Rejected – 84
Good people, fear not! This is reflection of the spamy SEOs who can’t play it straight, no matter what. Good sites, who’s links follow the rules here, you will be accepted!
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Cleverly including your desired key phrases within your description may work — if done right. The key word here is ‘cleverly’! (like that pun) Listing a boat-load of repetitive crap that only means something to you– is spam, and it gets you rejected instantly. I won’t edit it and I certainly won’t even look at your site. I scan the queue for this trash and poof… your link is gone in an instant. So, try and follow the rules please.
Later.
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