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Directory Submissions for Success

pittfall — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:31:54 +0000

Welcome to the third post in my latest series, Holistic Link Building 101. When it comes to building a website for SEO success, link development is an extremely important part of an effective online marketing strategy. Two important questions about link development regarding directory submissions: 1. Are directory submissions still a relevant tactic and worth [...]

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Directory Submissions for Success

The DMOZ Blog Opens

pittfall — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:15:44 +0000

Can the Open Directory be back? Just yesterday I posted on the fact that the index page of the open directory, also known as DMOZ, had fallen from Google search results and I mused about the idea that the directory may have died or at least in the eyes of Google. No dice! It reminds me of the [...]

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The DMOZ Blog Opens

Did Google Drop the Open Directory

pittfall — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:46 +0000

Just about four weeks ago I posted about the plight of a fellow blogger named Shoemoney and an alleged extortion attempt by a proclaimed editor of the directory. Now, I have not been exactly defending the open directory in its value with the major search engines like Ask, Google, MSN and Yahoo (in alphabetical order [...]

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Did Google Drop the Open Directory

DMOZ – Still Sucks and Now with Extortion!

pittfall — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:19:04 +0000

In one of my most popular posts in the short existence of SEOpittfall.com “Why DMOZ Sucks and Wikipedia is Nothing More Than a Blog”, I had some very direct comments regarding the Open Directory Project: DMOZ is a wonderful idea, however, it is inherently flawed. I must say that I would have to rephrase some of the [...]

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DMOZ – Still Sucks and Now with Extortion!

Balanced Link Building

pittfall — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:23:35 +0000

A link is not just a link, they are much more than just a simple way to move from one page to another. Rather, Links are the glue of the Internet! Yeah, yeah, yeah… you’ve heard this before, haven’t you? Then, in the next breathe, you will hear, “content is king!” Right? Really, links are the glue [...]

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Balanced Link Building

Why DMOZ Sucks and Wikipedia is Nothing More Than a Blog

pittfall — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:53:42 +0000

As I have researched over the years on search engines and the value of directories and “valuable resources” on the web, I have found two things that are self-evident. DMOZ is a wonderful idea, however, it is inherently flawed. Wikipedia is a collection of information that is biased and should carry considerably less value than is given. DMOZ [...]

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Why DMOZ Sucks and Wikipedia is Nothing More Than a Blog

The Marketing in SEO

pittfall — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:08:59 +0000

I have covered the three most important aspect of organic search results: Link Popularity Content Age I have also said that Search Engine Optimization is a function of Marketing (not IT). The other important aspect that I follow and live by, focus on the user and the search engines will follow! Google’s Webmaster Central has even posted about this topic. So, [...]

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DMOZ Submissions Are Functioning

pittfall — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:52:52 +0000

DMOZ, also know as the open directory project, after a long needed holiday vacation has opened up to receive new submissions for inclusion. What is so important about ODP? 1. DMOZ data is used across many domains, many of them are extremely important to building value to your website. These sites include: AOL Google 2. DMOZ is published in 17 [...]

Wikiasari Community Search

pittfall — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:02:00 +0000

Wikiasari Community Search “Search is part of the fundamental infrastructure of the Internet. And, it is currently broken. Why is it broken? It is broken for the same reason that proprietary software is always broken: lack of freedom, lack of community, lack of accountability, lack of transparency. Here, we will change all that. There have been [...]

Microsoft bCentral is Changing

pittfall — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:31:00 +0000

Microsoft bCentral is Changing I found out about the closure from Andy Beal in my reader last night, and I would have to concur with him that this does pose a dilemma. The most important part of bCentral from my perspective is the directory. I would place this as the most bang for the buck when it [...]

Asleep at the Wheel – The Demise of the Open Directory

pittfall — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:42:00 +0000

Asleep at the Wheel – The demise of the Open Directory DMOZ.org was created as a way of human editors to indexing the world wide web. Great idea, but a monumental task for computers… especially considering they employ a global community of volunteer editors!?! So, where are all of these editors? According to their monthly report*, there was [...]