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Originally Posted by AVC
Do we need tests Neo ??
Just search on Google de-indexed web directories - Google Search 
DEEPSAND, your continued silly posts are making you look silly, wake up man and figure out that you are on a webmaster forum making a major joke out of yourself.
Your vain attempts at trying to moderate this thread and your reporting posts is not going to help someone like you who has no idea of what staying on topic really means. |
So because a lot of the directories got hit last August... and got de-indexed that means that you shouldn't have links in directories anymore?
I disagree... Of course there's stipulations to my disagreeing...
If your submitting to directories purely for the IBL then YES I agree = WORTHLESS!
If your submitting to directories because they drive traffic to your site, and you see the value in getting as many eyeballs to your site as possible = DO IT!
Plain and simple, every webmaster is going to have to make this decision for themselves when they get to the bridge... do we cross it or not? I've bought links for clients.... do I try and talk them out of it? Yeah... we've had some win's and some losses - what's more important though? Short term success or long term growth and building authority? It's all dependant on your paradigm.
So to answer the threads original question -
Can inbound links really hurt you?
I say no...
Can paid links hurt you?
you bet your a$$!
.02
DB