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Google Directory Penalties

Sites that appear to have been hit by the September 2007 Google Penalties


September 2007 - Until further notice, we are not recommending the directories listed below. These directories are not banned by Google but they do have a definite penalty. Please see the analysis at the bottom of the page.

First Round Penalties - as observed Sep 21 - Sep 24, 2007

Paid Web Directory PR Script Site has Links to other sites on the list Do directory pages have unique Title, Description & Keywords? Other Notes
       
Title
Desc.
KWs
 
123world.com
5
custom? None found
Y
Y
Y
a lot of additional content
aerospect.com
5
PHPLD 3.2 Yes, sitewide links + directory listings
Y
N
Y
 
alltopsites.info
4
hand coded? None found
Y
N
N
 
AliveDirectory.com
6
PHPLD 3.06 Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories.
Y
Y
Y
** same owner
AvivaDirectory.com
6
PHPLD 3.06 Yes, directory listings. Most of the sites are linked on their strongest directories list.
Y
Y
Y
Feb 2008 - Aviva has emerged from the Google's penalty box.
bakie.com
4
PHPLD 3.2 No
Y
N
N
 
bestofthewebs.com
1
PHPLD Yes, sitewide links + directory listings
Y
N
N
 
bestinternetresource.info
6
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
bigweblinks.com
7
Custom Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories.
Y
N
N
** same owner, bid for position
cbravo.com
5
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links + directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
cdhnow.com
6
Custom Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories.
Y
N
N
** same owner, bid for position
deluxdirectory.com
4
   
now parked
directorydream.com
6
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, directory listings
Y
N
N
 
directorydump.com
6
  Yes, directory listings
N
N
N
 
dirspace.com
6
SiteSift Yes, directory listings
Y
N
Y
 
elegantdirectory.com
6
PHPLD ?  
Y
N
Y
 
eonte.com
6
PHPLD 3.2  
Y
Y
Y
 
ewebpages.org
6
PHPLD Yes, directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
forplex.com
5
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links + directory listing
Y
N
N
 
freewebindex.com
5
PHPLD 3.02 Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
frogengine.com
4
PHPLD No
Y
N
N
 
haabaa.com
5
SiteSift Yes, directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
linkbook.org
4
PHPLD Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
LinkForever.net
5
PHPLD 3.2 A couple
Y
Y
Y
Good content
LinkLister.co.uk
5
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links + a large # of directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
linksarena.com
6
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
linksfactory.net
6
PHPLD 3.2 Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
linksholder.com
4
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
livelydirectory.com
4
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, directory listings
Y
N
Y
 
mingleon.com
6
SiteSift Yes, directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
premiumdir.com
5
PHPLD 3.06 Yes, sitewide links + a large amount of directory listings
Y
N
N
 
rdirectory.net
5
PHPLD 3.06 Yes, sitewide links
Y
Y
N
Free + Paid options
rlrouse.com
5
  No
Y
Y
Y
 
searchmonster.org
5
? Yes, some regular directory listings.
Y
Y
Y
They offer automatic listing in 75 of their directories.
submission4u.com
5
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links + directory listing
Y
Y
Y
 
submitdotcom.com
5
SiteSift Yes, homepage + directory listings
Y
N
N
 
trincas.org
5
SiteSift Yes, sitewide links
Y
N
N
 
techtoplist.com
5
PHPLD 3.1 Yes, sitewide links + directory listing
Y
N
N
technology/Internet related niche directory.
theorangepages.com
4
PHPLD Yes, some directory listings
Y
N
Y
Mar 25, 08 - Site not penalized.
uncoverthenet.com
6
SiteSift Yes, directory listings
Y
N
N
Penalized before Sept 2007?
webdirectorylist.com
4
Custom Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories.
Y
N
N
** same owner, bid for position
webverve.com
5
PHPLD 3.06 Yes, directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 
wezp.com
4
Custom Yes, 1 homepage + directory listings
Y
Y
Y
 


Second Round Penalties - as observed Sep 25 - Oct 1, 2007 (note: some of the directories may have been penalized in the first round but were only found after the second round)

Web Directory
PR
Site has Links to other sites on the list Other Notes
2listnow.com
5
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing.  
2searchsmart.com
5
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing.  
addyoursitefreesubmit.com
5
Yes, many directory listings + a list of separate directory list.  
allthewebsites.com
3
Yes, directory listings. Free + Paid options
alookwebdirectory.com
4
Yes, a couple of sitewide links + directory listing.  
biz-dir.co.uk
6
Yes, directory listings.  
biz-king.com
6
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing.  
dirsurfer.com
5
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing. Also sitewide links to its own group of directories. *** same owner
dirsensei.com
5
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing. Also sitewide links to its own group of directories. *** same owner
ecommerce-directory.org
3
Yes, directory listings. Free + Paid options
hotproduct.info
6
Yes, directory listings. Mar 25, 08 - Site no longer penalized.
iconcave.com/partners
3
No advertising. Directory listings? Free submissions only
indexwide.com
4
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing. Also sitewide links to its own group of directories. *** same owner
jimac.co.uk
4
Yes, 1 sitewide link, directory listings? Free (reciprocal) + paid submissions
littledirectory.com
6
A couple of directory listings.  
magx.net
5
Yes, homepage (highest bid) and internal listings. bid for position
mrktcity.com
5
Yes, homepage (highest bid) and internal listings. bid for position
onlineaddirectory.com 4 Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories. ** same owner
premiumdir.com 5 Yes, cross-linked sitewide links to its own group of directories. ** same owner
seodir.org
3
Yes, directory listings. Free submissions only.
sponspot.com
4
Yes, many homepage (highest bid) and many internal listings. bid for position
submit4backlinks.com
5
Yes, sitewide links + directory listing.  
zorg-links.com
0
Yes, many homepage (highest bid) and many internal listings. bid for position


Penalties - as observed Oct 3- Oct 14, 2007 (note: some of the directories may have been penalized in the first round)

Directory
PR
Site has Links to other sites on the list Notes
addurl-free.com
6
Yes, 1 sitewide link + over 1800 directory listings Free + Paid submissions
agreatdirectory.com
4
Yes, sitewides + many directory listings  
bestwebdirectory.info
4
Yes, many sitewides + directory listings  
clarib.com
5
Yes, directory listings. Free + Paid submissions
directoryking.info
4
Yes, sitewide links + many directory listings  
elira.org
5
Yes, 1 sitewide link + many directory listings Paid
purple-directory.com
4
Yes, 1 sitewide link + directory listings Free + Paid submissions
       
sincrona.com
6
Yes, many directory listings. 100% Free
smartlinklp.com
3
did not check Bid for placement.
Mar 25, 08 - Site not penalized.
smarturl.co.uk
0
did not check Bid for placement.
Mar 25, 08 - Site not penalized.
textlinkbid.com
1
did not check Bid for placement
textlinkindex.com
0
did not check Bid for placement.
Mar 25, 08 - Site not penalized.
topwebdirectory.net
2
did not check Bid for placement
urlindexing.com
3
did not check Bid for placement
webdirectory.co.in
5
Yes, 1 sitewide link + directory listings Free + express paid submissions
zorg-links.com
0
did not check Bid for placement

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