dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
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Posted: 07/26/2007 11:33 pm
Name of Site/Business: Go Add Site Search Engine Friendly Directory
Site's Main Purpose: Ecommerce/Sales
Please Review the following:
Does the home page sufficiently convince people to go further into the site?
Does/can the site achieve its main purpose?
Navigation. Is it clear and easy to understand?
Appearance/Attractiveness
Typos and grammar
Images failing to load
Search engine marketing. Can the pages be reasonably well indexed by search engines?
Additional Comments/Notes
Hi it will be interesting to see your opinions
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webdrops
Joined: Aug 01, 2007
# Posts: 4
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Posted: 08/01/2007 02:27 am
It's a pretty neat site with perfect page layout... very easy navigation and the look and feel is attractive too... Optimization needs to be taken to the next level though...
you might want to read this...
highrankings.com/metakeyword.htm
[ Message was edited by: OAC 08/01/2007 03:46 pm ... Reason: No links in posts, as per forum rules. ]
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 08/02/2007 12:55 am
Hi webdrops,
Thanks for your comments. We are really glad to see that people like our navigation, design and structure.
The next step will be meta keywords optimization as you suggest.
Thanks
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jaeent
Joined: Aug 11, 2007
# Posts: 6
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Posted: 08/18/2007 05:02 pm
I just submitted 2 of my sites to your directory so I got real familiar with it quickly. As someone who is still learning, I wasn't sure how to write a good article so I looked at some others to get ideas.
I thought your site was clean and crisp. I like that light blue. It's calming and pretty.
I think you have a really nice site and the Latest 6 submissions is what made me submit my sites. I also found myself wanting to take advantage of the 50 days left for the 3 months free submission to see if the backlink will help my site and if it does, I'll be really tempted to pay for some time.
Good Job!
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 09/18/2007 05:53 am
Hi Jaeen,
Thanks for you comments!
We are really glad to hear that you appreciate your efforts for building one really nice seo friendly directory.
You can expect new features and tools soon.
Thanks again!
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proson
Joined: Sep 22, 2007
# Posts: 4
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Posted: 09/22/2007 06:42 am
you can "borrow" articles from some articles directories e.g. goarticles.com or employ free lance to write good articles for you if you don't want to write it yourself or buy so called "private label articles"
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mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
# Posts: 711
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Posted: 09/22/2007 11:36 am
just did a quick look at your site.
so, people can buy links,
google is not going to like this.
once your site is identified by google, you will be devalued as per google TOS on paid links, they even have an exclude this link tag for paid links.
as for the articles, there may be duplication issues for people who take articles from thier site and post it on yours, the articles need to be original.
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 09/24/2007 01:54 am
Hello Guys,
Thanks for your time and comments. Actually we don't think that we make something bad about Google TOS, just because a lot of websites have similar business model. Business.com, yellowpages.com. We just give something more to our clients ... little space for article about their business or website and for this service we take a small fee.
All the best!
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freeadlists
Joined: May 30, 2007
# Posts: 14
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Posted: 10/15/2007 08:09 am
/usr/dt/bin/dtstyle,
The site was much better than I had expected. The layout was logical, soft on the eyes, and easy to navigate. I noticed special care was also given to spelling and grammar. The latest 6 submission is a good idea IMHO.
On the home page, I didn't particularly care for the term "delicious." Also, I could barely see the contact form. For the submissions page, there's 0 days left for free. The zero link doesn't go anywhere (dead). Does that mean you're not accepting free submissions anymore?
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 10/29/2007 09:03 am
Hello Freeadlist,
Thanks for you comments. Free submission was only for 90 days, so now we have only small fee for inclusion by other types of submission like Go Add Site 3, 5, 7. The amount of money is really small for a Directory with PR 4 and it is only administration fee.
All the best!
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Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989
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Posted: 10/29/2007 09:37 am
But it isn't really a directory, is it?
It's designed to help webmasters with Google serps, not to help individuals find useful sites.
the proof (if proof were needed), is the give-away phrase "search engine friendly".
While I doubt sites signing up will suffer any immediate harm, they'll get no benefit once Google downgrades the site for selling paidlinks, which is exactly what it's doing.
Even before Google's latest tightening up, "SEO-friendly" directories were of little value to webmasters or surfers.
Now, it's not a sensible investment - and in time will serve as an indicator of people who buy links. Which could, of course, be fatal.
There is still a place in Google's heart for a genuine directory. But not a link sales site.
My advice to webmasters would be "You Gotta Be Joking, Right?".
Avoid; reread Google's TOS; and avoid.
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 10/30/2007 01:35 am
Actually the idea was something like cssbeaty.com + directory + article directory.
So people add their websites for small administration fee and we build a category with nice websites where every site is categorized like in directory and every webmaster can write a simple article. That's the idea!
About the title search engine friendly directory. You are right may be people think that we are only directory. So we will change this slogan.
Thanks for your comments!
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Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989
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Posted: 10/30/2007 04:28 am
Changing your slogan will not fool a sophisticated algorithm - or a sophisticated webmaster.
Your link-selling service is a link-selling service, and selling paidlinks is deprecated by Google.
Sure there are other search engines, who may or may not care ... but you could change your slogan to "The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music", and that will not affect the form and function of your service, or the ease with which it can be recognized.
There are many significant differences between a Quality Directory and what you are providing; it would be worth an hour or two of your time to investigate them. Google's engineers made that effort a couple of years ago, and it shows in the serps - and in the diminishing number of new link-selling services. Remember when there were new ones on a daily basis? Why do you think that stopped?
While you are free to offer whatever service you wish, if you trouble to learn what a Quality Directory is, you might be able to expand your options for the future.
If you do choose to continue on your present path, you'd be well advised to rewrite your TOS to state specifically that there will be no refunds when toolbar PR disappears; I know of a couple of 'directories' who were forced to give refunds.
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Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989
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Posted: 10/30/2007 04:38 am
Ouch!
"Site's Main Purpose: Ecommerce/Sales"
I couldn't find any TOS, or a privacy policy.
Just this suicide note: "our no risk guarantee".
And with US registration and IP, that means US jurisdiction.
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dtstyle
Joined: Aug 23, 2005
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 10/30/2007 05:38 am
Thanks for sharing with us your knowledge and experience!
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treat_cancer_nl
Joined: Aug 28, 2007
# Posts: 33
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Posted: 11/07/2007 12:07 am
Yes it looks great. The pictures are great. I wish I had a website that is just great as yours. I like the reviews. There is nothing more I can comment.
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