How much % of directories are punished?

[nyanainc]

Hi

I was checking a site and I found lots of directory listings. 70% of the directories are punished in the list which I created (pagerank 0). Except from the directories which are listed here in seomoz, how much % of the others outside are punished?

Also I noticed that this punished directories with pagerank 0 have most of them authority 30-40 according to the seomoz tool bar.

I should bother to put a link or not?

Why  I see this difference?

Thanks

[RobertFisher]

You are looking at two different measures. One is PR which is a Google product and the other is domain authority/page authority which was developed by SEOmoz. As such, they are not comparable. Just because google chooses to "punish" a site/directory does not mean that it impacts the way in which moz looks at it.

I hope this assists,

[nyanainc]

Thank Robert for your time to give me an answer. You have absolutely right. But you can tell me also the difference on the seomoz toolbar? Why is still showing me high authority for this punished directories? Or judge them in other way? Thanks

[RobertFisher]

For me, when it comes to directories, I am very careful not to overdo directories for links (very few period) and with what you are describing, I would not place a link from punished directories. The reasons are obvious. Think of it this way:

If I know you and see you with someone who many say is "not a good person," I may ignore them because I see nothing wrong with you. But, if I then see you with a second or third or fourth person described as not good, I begin to draw a conclusion. I think the links to "not good directories" works the same way in the eyes of search engines.

Good Luck,