Google knows it all

[obj]

Did a search on Google to find out who links to my website. Guess what, a thread from this forum came up. So anyone concerned not to be found out to be a reseller better never posts their URL.

[Silverbug]

yeah the googlebot seems to run through here quite frequently.

[Brangwyn]

Yup I've asked before for the forum not to be indexed for just that reason unfortunately Brad says they get too many referals from those same links, though I think some serious log analysis would show its not the forum threads hes getting referals from but rather genuine "searchs" for webhosting instead.

Might just start posting in the restricted forum only that way I don't get indexed and Brad still gets his referals.

[obj]

The only post I found was one where I listed my URL. But this one many time over. So I guess for the most part you'll do ok if you post under a synonym and don't post your URL. As far as I am concerned, I tell my customers that I am a reseller and I sell it as an advantage. That works quite well.

[Brangwyn]

The reason is actually not to do with being a reseller or not (I'll tell any customer that asks as well), it just seems completely pointless to me if Vortech go to all this trouble to provide anominity with server names/registrations etc yet the forum remains a rather large searchable list by way of google or other search engine of many vortech resellers

If I look up my service domain on Alexa, This forum is the 2nd listed link to my service domain, and it actually bloomin links straight to my profile here on the forum lol, and I've posted my link here maybe only a handfull of times, yet on a forum where I've posted it hundreds of times, its 3rd ranked .. lol go figure !

[pbradley503]

It looks like everyone is listed since google searches the "post here for access to client-only forums" - everyone had to post their domain there to get in...

[nelsonke]

Originally Posted by Brangwyn

The reason is actually not to do with being a reseller or not (I'll tell any customer that asks as well), it just seems completely pointless to me if Vortech go to all this trouble to provide anominity with server names/registrations etc yet the forum remains a rather large searchable list by way of google or other search engine of many vortech resellers

If I look up my service domain on Alexa, This forum is the 2nd listed link to my service domain, and it actually bloomin links straight to my profile here on the forum lol, and I've posted my link here maybe only a handfull of times, yet on a forum where I've posted it hundreds of times, its 3rd ranked .. lol go figure !

100% agree. I am very open that I work with someone else who maintains the computers in a data center, BUT, I don't disclose the identity which I consider proprietary information. I only recently discovered that I had a google listing through this forum, and I was not pleased.

It seems to me that Vortech (who is my vendor of the year ) might as well ask us to put their logo on each of our web sites. Hopefully Vortech will find a better balance between protecting our anominity and their marketing needs. It seems that with all the server and traffic growth business is booming.