If you’re thinking about paying for submission into a link directly, you’ll want to think again. Link directories were largely popular in the late 90s and early turn of the century. As you can deduce from the name, link directories are a cumulation of links to different websites organized by niche. Truly junky directories are referred to as link farms. Many people bought links or submitted links to these farms in hopes of easily improving their SEO. Google has cracked down on this as it is seen as essentially buying your way to the top. Google wants sites that deservedly belong at the top, not sites that paid to be their. Some directories such as dmoz.org help in ranking, but submissions must also be approved by an editor and often take weeks to pass or fail.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008How Much is “Maintenance” Costing You?
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Many website designers and seo websites quietly include a maintenance fee in their final prices, but what exactly does maintenance give you? Usually, the only benefit to you is your website is hosted on that person’s server. Typically, a server’s cost is about $10/month. Unless your website is extremely well trafficked, your server should cost no more than $15. Visit San Antonio SEO for a local company which does not charge continual fees to “maintain your website.”