Tag Archives: directory listings

Reciprocal Linking and the nofollow trick

By Dave | Published: December 30, 2008

I read an interesting discussion on the Lay My Hat forum about the pros and cons of reciprocal linking today, and thought it might be useful to share some thoughts on the matter here. There are two reasons why directories want you to link back to them.

Directories should just tell the truth

By Dave | Published: December 8, 2008

I’ve had a lot of feedback since the launch of Mental About Rental, both in forums and privately on email. One of the recurring themes is directory statistics. There seems to be an accepted view that directories are under no obligation to divulge their traffic data, and some people believe that the statistics are useless [...]

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Listing your gite in free and paid directories

By Dave | Published: November 10, 2008

There are thousands of directories out there on the internet, set up to help guide users around the net and find sites in specific interest categories. These range from massive directories such as Dmoz, to the ultra niche which focus on a very specific segment. The idea of directories is that you find the directory [...]