by wahmjennie » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:03 pm
ok. I know smart pages are generated by software for the sole purpose of boosting traffic. I also know these pages are automitically generated "directory" pages based on a keyword phrase.
So I guess my next question is this:
when do "directory" pages cross over from legitimate to illigitimate?
for example, smart pages are a little like directory pages, meaning they provide a list of other websites related to a keyword (much like a google search does).
many of you and me and even google consider these automatically generated "directory" pages (based on a keyword) as illigitimate. Yet aren't google pages just that? automatically generated pages based on a keyword phrase?
Interesting.
But, if you want to get traffic from google you have to play by their rules which are rather vague, thus this discussion.
Am I running around in circles yet? I'm good at that!
So the name of the game if I'm reading this correctly is not that directory pages are not valuable to the visitor (since google itself is a directory and is very valuable to many people) but to be sure if you do choose to build a directory keyword page that you do it with the right intent?
So again, back to this question: If you are building a directory page, when does it cross over from legitimate to illigitimate?
I really don't stress over this question, and it really only matters if you are building directory pages that you feel are of interest to your visitors, but it makes for an interesting discussion any way.