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nsmchris
January 25th, 2007, 09:19 AM
I've been trying to spend $XXX on GAF for 3 months. I want XX links of X PR for a site of mine. The first guy accepts all of my requirements and then proceeds to do his own thing. 100 directory submissions later I tell the guy he is crazy if he thought he would get $XXX for 100 directory submissions. Argh. cancel escrow start over. 2 weeks later the next guy promises the world and complains that I'm not serious because it took 2 hrs to respond to a question. I award the job and then get nothing but excuses for 3 weeks why he hasn't started. Argh. cancel escrow start over. I just posted the job for the 3rd and final time.

Has anyone else found GAF to be a huge waste of time? I could have gotten my XX links in the time I waste PM'n these ppl trying to get the work done or my money back. :mad:
fryman
January 25th, 2007, 11:42 AM
What the hell is GAF?
Helios
January 25th, 2007, 11:53 AM
getafreelancer maybe? not sure...
nsmchris
January 25th, 2007, 12:24 PM
yeah its getafreelancer or getafreeloader the last two times I tried.

chris...
MKInfo
January 25th, 2007, 12:31 PM
A bit off topic ....I use a service over at DP from Dotcompals.For $20/month he submits your site to all the new directories with diff anchors and descrips.
Very good service.I know directory links aren't what they were but hey.....a link is a link.Also supplies a spreadsheet with submisssions and I get lots of emails every day from the dirs submitted to.Over 150 so far this month alone.
fryman
January 25th, 2007, 01:18 PM
Why do people even submit to directories? Seems like a total waste of time
silentsummit
January 25th, 2007, 01:31 PM
I agree with fryman.. You can get the same traffic from regular text links than you can from directories.
nsmchris
January 25th, 2007, 01:34 PM
Directories aren't really for traffic, they are a cheap way to boost your SERPs for a particular keyword phrase. And when you can buy 200 submissions on DP for $10 that doesn't hurt. On getafreelancer, I'm not looking for submissions. I'm looking for quality backlinks from real sites.
fryman
January 25th, 2007, 01:44 PM
Hmm.... you get listed on a page with 50 other links... I don't see how that could boost your serps at all

Directories are a myth. The only one worth submitting to is DMOZ and maybe a few other big ones like business.com or yahoo, but those miracle packs of 500 submissions for 5 bucks won't help.