Whitey - 11:57 am on Apr 16, 2007 (gmt 0)

Matt didn't address paid directories. Yahoo directory & BOTW (and maybe a few others) charge for submission reviews not inclusion. Not every site is accepted. The reason those directories are regarded as quality resources is because of their strict editorial policies.

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Pay-for-blogging and pay for bloglinks is the main focus of Matt's comments.

Kirby replied

I'm not sure it's safe to assume anything specific with Matt's comments.

I second that.

Matt is saying "all paid links" except those that provide no influence to results. To me it's black and white.

[edited by: Whitey at 12:03 pm (utc) on April 16, 2007]