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To this day I haven’t seen any issue with purchasing links on web directories. I have been following several websites with ten plus paid directory submissions, the results have this site with a PR of 1 or at least in the top 10 with the other pages. Further, this one site has links in several areas pointing to affiliate programs, though not many. A terrible design and loose information exist on this site-the sole purpose seems to be top ranking only and no product to sell. They got 8k of hits last month, so they’re doing something well. After further investigation, I discovered a technique of 3-way linking.

3-Way 
Let’s say I have 2 websites: A and B. You have website X and want a one-way link from me. I will link A to X and require you to link X to B. I must not link A to B, otherwise the whole setup will be labeled as a webring and can be detected by Google. Speaking of Google, how about paid links?

Paid Links
Supposedly, Google doesn’t like paid directory listings. However, this technique of purchasing directory listings works well. MY CONCERN is the attempt to snitch to Google on innocent web sites. The fact that anyone can report, specifically on a competitor, is concerning. Do me a favor, read the comments to get an idea about the situation. Yes, controls should be in place, but the SEO industry is concerned. As for your general directory listing, it seems to be fine. To get a web site up fast with decent ranking will take some time if you want to skip the Adword route. What’s more, a paid directory offers a listing with a price-this will build backlink relevance to your PR, it works people. Just keep you white hat on and all will be fine.

The response from Google is nothing new really, I and many others have know the limitations when pairing Flash and search engine optimization techniques. Rule of thumb is the best policy.

If your going to integrate Flash, be sure the follow the usability route. Rather, always put on the users eyes when developing the web site navigation and content. Flash is great and has a huge benefit to bringing a web page to life.

Read the response…

Just in case you wanted to know, visit this web site on robots exclusion.

So, if your still paying the $35 annual fee or got suckered into a long-term contract with a better rate, keep in mind that you CAN buy affordable domains for cheap. I can’t imagine how some registrars are still getting away with a high annual fee. Well, it’s nice to see they have a customer base willing to pay, that’s good news for the domain business. However, I’ve accumalated many domains and need to keep the cost at a minimum.

Here’s a list of many ways to save on cheap domains.

I’ve recently posted information regarding backorder domains. The domain I have in auction currently was released from a registrar who had a relationship with Snapnames, however the domain was picked up by Pool.com; this points to the assumption that even if a relationship exist with a registrar, it does not necissarily mean the preferred vendor will get the  name. I would like to emphasize that if backordering deleted domains is a strategy, you must submit to a handful of companies (i.e. enom.com, pool.com, snapnames.com) as long as there service is free until the domain is purchased. A paid backorder attempt, such as Godaddy.com, has proven to be insufficient at times. You lose the fee even if the company loses the backorder attempt. The domain game is fun, but be ready to play hard. There is no room for back seat drivers.

Update: The domain I WAS bidding on is hearings.com. After careful consideration and until the U.S. patent office search is back online, I’ll refrain from bidding more for this domain. I don’t see any value for this other than the existing traffic and backlinks associated with it, which are MANY. The top bid as of now is $875.00 with 15 bids placed!