Blog Directories and Free Hosts

[BadWolf]

Originally Posted by walrus

Initially when I had my blog directory I accepted them. After a couple of months and a back link check I changed my rules and wouldn't accept them.

The reason being is that if thumblogger finds a site it doesn't feels meets its T&C it disables them. Fair enough but they then put up a sales page, do not carry the links over from the site they disabled and make no attempt to notify the trade partners of what had happened.

I think the only ones that still accept them are either owned by the owner of thumblogger or those that are poorly maintained.

I'd have to agree. I recently stopped accepting such submissions. I had wanted to be fair to newer webmasters but what I ended up with is a lot of splogs instead of quality blogs. Don't get me wrong, splogs have their place (in my book as feeder blogs) but at some point you have to draw a line in the sand.