[thelist] Search engine submission and url pointing

[deke]

On 27 Nov 2001, at 21:18, Peter Kaulback posted a message which said:

> I have a client who has their site on their ISP provided web space and
> is utilizing url pointing to mask this fact.  Will this interfere with
> search engine submissions in any manner?

Yes. Some will see it as an attempt to spam the search engine, and 
some will simply rank the site lower because amateur sites tend to 
be transient and of questionable value.

A decent web page represents $200+ in labor, and static hosting is 
only about $10/month.  Tell your client that it's sinful to waste your 
skill by using gimmicks instead of a decent web host, and you 
wouldn't want him to end up in Hell.

deke

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