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Generally speaking, if you’re launching a new project what are the downsides of posting to lots of these? Thinking about seo, wouldn’t Google downrank duplicat
by geuis 7y ago
Generally speaking, if you’re launching a new project what are the downsides of posting to lots of these?
Thinking about seo, wouldn’t Google downrank duplicate submissions across multiple disparate sites as spam?
Would it be better to try and shoot for the top 5% of these sites with unique submissions (different text descriptions)?
- endothrowho333 7y agoYes, to both statements. However, duplicate submissions are starting to become shadowbanned (if the intent is to manipulate SERP), while having your site link on spammy sites is simply a downrank in relevant metrics. The other corollary is that these sites will likely not have substantial enough metrics -- owing to the amount of outlinks they have to all sorts of low-ranked content -- and so posting your site on them for purely SEO purposes is misguided. They're better used for organic traffic.
- jeremysizle 7y ago^ This. These links/directories are best used as a 'set and forget for a while' tool so help drive organic traffic over time, definitely not a silver bullet.
- wisty 7y agoThe opportunity cost would be better targeted and more thoughtful posts in verticals, "startup" is kinda a demographic but it's not always a great target market.