He’s right. Any tool that humans use, from tire irons to golf clubs to guns, can be misused. It’s all about intent. And my opinion is that a power web tool like MW shouldn’t be penalized or banned from SERPs just because some people misuse it. That’s like saying we should ban cars because a few people every year misuse them to run over others.
It's up to the user as to how they use MW. You could churn out pages using the advanced tools in Dreamweaver if you wanted to. That doesn't mean that Dreamweaver is bad software. Anderson feels that he is "empowering the masses with something that circumvents the SEO."
Chapter 9: Additional Web Page Creation Software
If you’re skittish of what TE and TH create and MetaWebs just isn’t in your budget, here are a few other options. These tools don’t break the search engines’ SEO rules as long as you use them right.
In a larger sense, this advice applies to most any content creation tool. You can use those tools in an honest and ethical way—which is what we recommend—to create very interesting and compelling content, or you can use them in an unethical way to lure users to a site that turns out to be not what they thought it was.
Even though the latter approach will draw more traffic, we don’t recommend it. And not just because it’s wrong, either. Think about it: if you went to a site and it wasn’t what it had claimed to be, you’d suspect the site owner cheated the search engines. And then you wouldn’t stick around long enough to click on any of the ads, would you?
Nope, neither would we. It’s called “backlash.”
And now, on to the wonderful tools that represent some of our top picks for compelling keyword-rich content creation.
9.1 Directory Generator
As the name implies, Directory Generator DirectoryGenerator.com works on directories, also know as portals. The creator of DG noticed that many of these directories and portals have been quietly driving thousands upon thousands of visitors to their own sites on a daily basis year after year.
To appreciate how DG works, you have to know a bit about directories—there are two types.
1. General Directory - A General Directory contains listings of just about anything on the planet. It is not targeted in any way, shape or form.
2. Specific Niche Directory - These directories are vertical in nature and they focus on just one industry or topic. Everything on this type of site is about one topic, so it’s all very relevant.
DG focuses on the specific niche directory. However, it wasn’t easy. Creating a directory has always been a tough job: time consuming, complicated, and frustrating. The big online directories contain thousands of links and resources which can take a live person thousands of hours to create. If one person did it, it would take years. But DG’s found a way to automate the process.
Some of their features include:
* Photo Shots of Websites - Each resource Directory Generator creates contains a Photo Shot of the Website itself.
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