Razzle
10-03-2007, 07:20 AM
Hi guys,
I've been doing the whole search engine optimisation thing on a site of mine for quite some time and it's been going reasonably well. However, a recent backlinks check has shown lots of iffy looking links from similar looking "directories" (for want of a better term - they look closer to link farms tbh).
Now I have no memory of submitting the sites to them (I know enough about SEO to know what a massive no-no this is) and I don't think anyone else involved with our site has, so my only conclusion is they details must have been lifted or sold by another directory.
Anyway, my question is - is there any way out of these? My suspician is that the owner of an unethical directory is unlikely to be moved by me not wanting to be a part of their project. And what about search engines - will I be punished for this, or will they accept that such instances are beyond my control?
To give you an idea of the spammy looking directories in question (and how suspiciously similar they seem) here's a couple for your perusal (www's taken out because I haven't posted enough to post links...)
softwareandbeyond.net/links/business_and_industry%5B39%5D.htm
ultimatetattoodesigns.com/directory/business_and_industry%5B3%5D.htm
ultimategolftips.com/directory/business_and_industry%5B3%5D.htm
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I've been doing the whole search engine optimisation thing on a site of mine for quite some time and it's been going reasonably well. However, a recent backlinks check has shown lots of iffy looking links from similar looking "directories" (for want of a better term - they look closer to link farms tbh).
Now I have no memory of submitting the sites to them (I know enough about SEO to know what a massive no-no this is) and I don't think anyone else involved with our site has, so my only conclusion is they details must have been lifted or sold by another directory.
Anyway, my question is - is there any way out of these? My suspician is that the owner of an unethical directory is unlikely to be moved by me not wanting to be a part of their project. And what about search engines - will I be punished for this, or will they accept that such instances are beyond my control?
To give you an idea of the spammy looking directories in question (and how suspiciously similar they seem) here's a couple for your perusal (www's taken out because I haven't posted enough to post links...)
softwareandbeyond.net/links/business_and_industry%5B39%5D.htm
ultimatetattoodesigns.com/directory/business_and_industry%5B3%5D.htm
ultimategolftips.com/directory/business_and_industry%5B3%5D.htm
Help me Search Engine Roundtable!