http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum Info Vilesilencer is the free directory list forum for discussion of the latest SEO friendly and free web directories. en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:29:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/images/styles/VileSilencer/misc/rss.jpg http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:34:43 GMT I was reading this interesting article a few days ago which proposed the question: Is it time to give the world language (i.e. English) a new name? *article:* http://bit.ly/19oMSuq I thought it was interesting for a number of reasons. The internet, the affordability of travel, and... I was reading this interesting article a few days ago which proposed the question: Is it time to give the world language (i.e. English) a new name?

article: http://bit.ly/19oMSuq

I thought it was interesting for a number of reasons.

The internet, the affordability of travel, and multiculturalism are making the world a much smaller place. Traditional national pride and boundaries are being eroded. The world is slowly and surely moving to a place of "I own" to "We belong". If you fast forward, the notion of something being "English" or "Indian" or "African" or "American" seems ridiculous. This whole idea of race is also ridiculous. People are people. A better name for English would be Global. I'm sure the wikipedia entry would always say "founded in England" but it has now been adopted by the world and should be updated in name to reflect that. It's not a brand!

The dialects they speak of, are probably always going to exist. The author of the article talks about Australian English, and there are definite slang terms I could go into that Americans wouldn't understand (and vice versa). However, particularly in the written form with the lack of tone and more formality introduced into writing the language IS universal. Even accounting for daft things like color and colour.

What do you think? ]]> The Comfy Lounge Dan http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11402 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:56:35 GMT So found this today, for those that have not seen this and want a good laugh it follows all the wrong ways to get some likes on Facebook. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/facebook_likes Enjoy :) So found this today, for those that have not seen this and want a good laugh it follows all the wrong ways to get some likes on Facebook.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/facebook_likes

Enjoy :) ]]> Humour and Jokes drwebs http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11400 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:21:00 GMT When an SEO company or website owner requests for a link to be removed, some provide the email, name, date etc, which was used whilst submitting the listing. What about the ones which do not have this info because they may have taken over from the previous seo company or have just forgotten? How... When an SEO company or website owner requests for a link to be removed, some provide the email, name, date etc, which was used whilst submitting the listing.

What about the ones which do not have this info because they may have taken over from the previous seo company or have just forgotten? How do you determine their not competitors? ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11398 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:16:54 GMT Hello

Since the Google update, i have had a few seo companies contact me asking for submissions to be removed along with, "if you don't remove the submission we will have no choice but to use the disavow tool, which will be no good for both parties".

What do you do with such requests? Seems like more of a threat then a polite request :) ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11397 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:09:46 GMT Hi

Does anyone heavily use Facebook or Twitter to further promote a web directory and have a fan base.

I have been considering setting up a page but when thinking about it, it's not going to be very interesting. I have seen a few pages and it's just updated with new listings submitted to a directory.

Thoughts? ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11396 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:02:32 GMT Hi Do you think adding additional content to a directory is a must to stay in search engine good books? When i mention additional content, i mea, such as articles, a blog etc. Or could a directory contain no such content but still be a good directory. For example, DMOZ has no additional content... Hi

Do you think adding additional content to a directory is a must to stay in search engine good books?

When i mention additional content, i mea, such as articles, a blog etc. Or could a directory contain no such content but still be a good directory.

For example, DMOZ has no additional content and is a database of categories and listings.

What do you think? ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11395 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:47:25 GMT Hi When a new update is released from the developers of your directory, do you update straight away or do you wait for others directory owners to update and ensure no issues or bugs are reported. Hi

When a new update is released from the developers of your directory, do you update straight away or do you wait for others directory owners to update and ensure no issues or bugs are reported. ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11394 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:43:18 GMT I know of a few directory owners who have not backed up their directory database/site for a few weeks, experienced an issue whilst doing some maintenance work and lost content including customer listings. Have you experienced such an issue? or do you always backup your databases? Setting up... I know of a few directory owners who have not backed up their directory database/site for a few weeks, experienced an issue whilst doing some maintenance work and lost content including customer listings.

Have you experienced such an issue? or do you always backup your databases? Setting up automated backups is a way but if you don't keep track you'll end up taking up large amounts disk space. ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11393 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:39:26 GMT Hello Most directories will send out an email to the submitter when a website/url is submitted to a directory. The same may apply when the submission is approved or rejected. Do you use these notification emails to advertise other products/services? Hello

Most directories will send out an email to the submitter when a website/url is submitted to a directory. The same may apply when the submission is approved or rejected.

Do you use these notification emails to advertise other products/services? ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11392 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:14:27 GMT I recently released a *top 50 strongest directories list (http://info.vilesilencer.com/blog/?p=442)* which was based on a number of criteria. *Eligibility Criteria:* * Must have been operating as as directory for at least 7 years. * Must have at least 1 citation from the list of 12 directory... I recently released a top 50 strongest directories list which was based on a number of criteria.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have been operating as as directory for at least 7 years.
• Must have at least 1 citation from the list of 12 directory sources.
• Must have a non-zero pagerank, and not be currently penalised.
• Must be online, indexed and available.

Literally 2 or 3 directories didn't make it because they were under penalty, and/or had zero pagerank; and quite a few fairly strong directories didn't make it purely on age (there's literally 2 that will make the list next year as they hit that 7 year age requirement).

One interesting directory that didn't make the cut was searchinq (formerly UncoverTheNet). It had quite a few citations (6 - some as UTN, and some as searchinq), but it had a 0 pagerank due to it's recent name change in 2013. I *may* consider this one in future under UTN's age, depending on what happens with it. It does have a weak OSE score, whilst UTN has a strong OSE score.

Unlike other strongest directories lists created in years gone by (and even recently) I've done more than just rank via the SEOMoz Open Site Explorer (OSE) metric or associated data profiles.

I find the metric lacks the balance required to rely on it, because it gives weighting where weighting shouldn't exist. One example is romow.com which no longer exists, but which has a strong domain authority of 71, despite being offline for several years. I find that incredibly weak, and it's not an isolated example by any stretch.

Metrically the OSE is good for what it offers, but it also gives weighting to paid link schemes that are working, and also for strong but non-relevant links. This is where I had the most trouble with it. Effectively sites gaming the system were given big weighting; as were non-relevant links.

In order to provide much needed balance I seasoned the OSE metrics (and dampened over-inflated scores) by including editorial citation data from relevant and credible directory sources and also included the directory's age. This took an incredible amount of time to research and apply the criteria. Age is such an important consideration when it comes to directories, and OSE data seems to ignore it completely from the in-depth results I've obtained (Over 1000 URLs).

So, the OSE score is used as a baseline signal instead, and then built into that with greater weight is the citation data, and then on top of that to level out the old from the young is the directories age. The OSE is a little less than a 3rd of the signal in the final ranking criteria, and the citation data represents about 40% leaving the age amplification to fill in the rest.

This provided a much more accurate reflection of a directory's strength than OSE alone. It was interesting to see the cream rise to the top, even with a weak OSE base-point, some directories are heavily referenced and cited and deserved their additional weighting and rank. I don't think anyone would disagree with the final results, putting before-and-after's side by side. Since the list is essentially 12 lists distilled into 1, it really is the ultimate strongest directories list bar none. ]]> IVS List Development Dan http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11391 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:43:36 GMT Before Google started to penalise directories, there were lots of spammy directories popping out every day, owners buying a domain with PR and then selling links! Do you think directories are still being created at the same rate as before Google started to penalise? Is it the same, reduced or has... Before Google started to penalise directories, there were lots of spammy directories popping out every day, owners buying a domain with PR and then selling links!

Do you think directories are still being created at the same rate as before Google started to penalise? Is it the same, reduced or has it increased? ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11390 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:46:57 GMT Dan Know what you mean when you mentioned you had a spamming problem on the forum. Can see all types of dodgy usernames trying to register :mad: The guys need to get a life. Hate spammers :mad: Dan

Know what you mean when you mentioned you had a spamming problem on the forum.

Can see all types of dodgy usernames trying to register :mad:

The guys need to get a life. Hate spammers :mad: ]]> gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11389 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:36:39 GMT Hi all

Joined the forum today.

I'm from the UK. Started my directory in the year 2007 and been running with it since. Like all webmasters i also got carried away and built a few more sites. I work in I.T so one of the sites was an IT Blog.

I have moderated on a few webmaster forums so know how important it is to keep a forum free from spam and discussions going. Wont mention the forums here :)

Located the forum via a signature from another forum, browsed the forum and decided to join. ]]> Introductions gkd_uk http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11388 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:50:46 GMT Looks like there has been a registration issue with the forum, which times out before the signup can occur. I've run some diagnostics and it should work now. If it doesn't you can use the [contact us] link at the bottom of the forum to let me know. ]]> Dan http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11387 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:01:48 GMT One of my directories has 300+ listing under the category SEO and I really think it would be beneficial all the way around to break down the category further but I am having trouble coming up with suitable subcategories. I get lots of submissions claiming to be or using geographical titles and... One of my directories has 300+ listing under the category SEO and I really think it would be beneficial all the way around to break down the category further but I am having trouble coming up with suitable subcategories.

I get lots of submissions claiming to be or using geographical titles and descriptions so I am considering maybe breaking the category down into locations. What do you think? ]]> lakecountry http://info.vilesilencer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11386