Free inclusion - Are you biased?

[temi]

There are some sites that when I see in my free submission site this days I don't even bother to review them, I just delete them straight.

The two kind of sites I have a crusade against at present are:

Loans websites
Facts websites

Both types of websites seem to be made for AdSense , most of the time they use a free blog service, put one page of information online and plaster the pages with AdSense code

Do you encounter sites like this and what do you do about them?

 

[gkd_uk]

I receive these types of sites daily. I normally have a quick look and if they are quality sites I approve as long as the rules have been followed.

If they have adsense pasted all over them with a bit of information, I reject.

Some loan sites are quality sites but are let down by other loans sites who are there for adsense revenue.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Linking to sites that are obviously MFA or have excessive pop ups will get you penalised as THESE are the sort of sites googlerefer to as bad neighbourhoods.

 

[gkd_uk]

How do you recognise the MFA sites?

 

[temi]

You cannot miss MFA (Made for AdSense) sites, you will see more adsense adverts than substance on them

 

[gkd_uk]

Thanks Temi

I'll be honest, I did not know MFA was Made For Adsense. Doh

 

[temi]

That is what I thought hence writing out the full meaning

 

[bochgoch]

It's the sites that don't resemble their link text and description that I hate ... I've had a whole load of traveltoXXXXX (where XXXXX is a city name) submitted to my directory ... all the sites have a slight variation in content, but in the main contain the same, non-city specific content ... junk !

 

[gkd_uk]

That is what I thought hence writing out the full meaning

Thanks for being helpful Temi

Would have given you some rep but you already have too much

 

[temi]

Thanks for being helpful Temi

Would have given you some rep but you already have too much

Hahaha, okay, I will give you a rep for thinking of giving me a rep

 

[gkd_uk]

Thanks Temi

After your post, i decided to give you some rep for being so generous.

BUT when I clicked on the rep icon I received a message stating that i must spread some rep around before I can give you some more.

I think the system thinks you have too much rep aswell and does not want you to have anymore.

 

[temi]

That is so unfair but hey hey, just mouse over my rep and it says "It says I am some cool guy to behold or something like that" I think that is enough rep for me for now.
Maybe I should reset my rep to Zero and see how quickly people will rep me back to where I am now

 

[maldives]

I reject MFA istes and it is in mentioned in my guidelines.

 

[gkd_uk]

I reject MFA istes and it is in mentioned in my guidelines.

I don't think no one reads my rules. They just submit their URL. I guess this is the same with all web directories apart from the paid ones.

 

[temi]

I hate people not reading the rule (as a web directory owner)
I do not read the rules either (when submitting my sites)

 

[maldives]

I hate people not reading the rule (as a web directory owner)
I do not read the rules either (when submitting my sites)

Completely agrred with the first part but, as for the second part I slightly take look into guidelines.

 

[mrcrowley]

I hate people not reading the rule (as a web directory owner)
I do not read the rules either (when submitting my sites)

I hate it too. I think the best thing you can do is make some effort with your submission guidelines. Too many directory owners use the default guidelines that came with there script or template. These are almost sure to be completely ignored which makes directory owners as much to blame as submitters. In my directory i have do's hilighted in green and don'ts in red.

I reject a lot of finance/loan sites too they suck! But info sites are ok aslong as they are interesting factual and not too overbloated with adsense.