OCDIR Link Policy for Business Listings
Learn how OCDIR handles business website links, user-submitted URLs, Featured advertising, and link corrections.
How Business Website Links Work on OCDIR
OCDIR is an independent Orange County business directory. Business profile links help visitors reach company websites, but a listing or paid subscription is not a search-engine backlink service or an endorsement. User-supplied outbound links are generally marked with the `ugc` and `nofollow` attributes to describe their origin and treatment.
Directory Links and Editorial Independence
Does an OCDIR listing mean the business is endorsed?
OCDIR is an independent directory. A listing is not an endorsement, a ranking benefit, or an affiliation with the listed company.
What are business website links provided for?
A business website link helps readers navigate to the company's own website for service details or contact information. Visitors should confirm important information directly with the company. Link appearance is not a guarantee of website safety, quality, or search placement.
Why OCDIR Uses UGC and Nofollow
How are links on unclaimed business listings treated?
Links supplied through submissions and research listings are qualified with ugc and nofollow by default. Company ownership verification does not automatically change link treatment.
What do ugc and nofollow mean?
The HTML link relationship value ugc identifies user-generated content, while nofollow communicates that the linking site is not offering a conventional editorial endorsement through that link. These are link-qualification signals and should not be marketed as search-ranking benefits.
Does claiming a listing make its outbound link followed?
No. Company ownership verification does not automatically change the treatment of user-submitted or research listing links.
Optional Paid Plan and Search Ranking Claims
Does the $29/month subscription sell followed backlinks or Google rankings?
No. An optional $29/month listing refresh renews automatically until canceled. New advertisers can create a listing and subscribe without business verification; existing listing billing controls remain protected. Business listings and submissions remain free. No external submissions, ranking benefits, or search engine placement are sold or guaranteed.
Where are the subscription details?
Review the Featured Business Plan guide or official Plans page for the Featured badge, rotation, monthly reports, listing refreshes, cancellation and billing terms. Paid advertising is separate from ownership verification.
Requesting Link Changes
How do I report an incorrect website URL?
Business owners and readers can request corrections or removal through the contact form. Changes are reviewed before public updates. Include the business profile URL, the incorrect destination, and the correct official website when known.