Comments on: Why The Debate About Paid Links Was Over Before You Knew What PageRank Was http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html Website Development and Internet Marketing Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: JamesThoenes http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-30310 JamesThoenes Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:10:08 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-30310 <p>RT - I'm glad you like the quotes. I don't think many people realize that Douglas Adams was a real leader in authors on the internet and using computers.</p> <p>Mrs. Mecomber - It depends a lot on the way the link is sold. Some of the paid post systems required no no follow in the posts - this is why Google is hitting authors that participated in it. Advertising used for traffic and not pagerank has no need for a no follow link.</p> RT – I'm glad you like the quotes. I don't think many people realize that Douglas Adams was a real leader in authors on the internet and using computers.

Mrs. Mecomber – It depends a lot on the way the link is sold. Some of the paid post systems required no no follow in the posts – this is why Google is hitting authors that participated in it. Advertising used for traffic and not pagerank has no need for a no follow link.

]]> By: Mrs. Mecomber http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-30300 Mrs. Mecomber Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:09:08 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-30300 I was slapped with Page Rank demotion (more like elimination), but I didn't know about "no follow" until later. Don't paid links businesses forbid you from adding "no follow" to their links? I thought so. I was slapped with Page Rank demotion (more like elimination), but I didn't know about "no follow" until later. Don't paid links businesses forbid you from adding "no follow" to their links? I thought so.

]]> By: RT Cunningham http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27944 RT Cunningham Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:11:52 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27944 Well, Mr. Fancypants, some of us weren't blogging back when this all started. :-) Thanks for the article. I enjoyed the quotes and they really do apply. Well, Mr. Fancypants, some of us weren't blogging back when this all started. :-)

Thanks for the article. I enjoyed the quotes and they really do apply.

]]> By: Is Google The New Terrorist? | Snoskred - Life in the Country http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27895 Is Google The New Terrorist? | Snoskred - Life in the Country Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:18:04 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27895 [...] Engine Optimization Company Penalized for selling text links? Google, What Do You Want Me To Do? Why The Debate About Paid Links Was Over Before You Knew What PageRank Was Sweeping Everything Under the Rug Alternatives To Google Staying Alive In The Google Game. How To [...] [...] Engine Optimization Company Penalized for selling text links? Google, What Do You Want Me To Do? Why The Debate About Paid Links Was Over Before You Knew What PageRank Was Sweeping Everything Under the Rug Alternatives To Google Staying Alive In The Google Game. How To [...]

]]> By: JamesThoenes http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27890 JamesThoenes Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:03:52 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27890 Michael - Thanks very much, it means a lot. Mig - I did not know Matt Cuts and Google were the creators of nofollow just that they were an early supporter. All I could remember from back then was that there was an agreement among the SE's to use nofollow to help clear spam sites from the indexes. It hasn't worked and I do not think paid links completely responsible. About the comment spam, you are completely right. That is why so many blogs are using dofollow now. Michael – Thanks very much, it means a lot.
Mig – I did not know Matt Cuts and Google were the creators of nofollow just that they were an early supporter. All I could remember from back then was that there was an agreement among the SE's to use nofollow to help clear spam sites from the indexes. It hasn't worked and I do not think paid links completely responsible.
About the comment spam, you are completely right. That is why so many blogs are using dofollow now.

]]> By: Mig http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27880 Mig Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:01:43 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27880 A very good article, as usual, but I have to add somehting to it. The no follow attribute was created by GOOGLE (Matt Cuts and Jason Shellen to be more exact) so what does that tell you? About comment spam... spammers couldn't care less about the nofollow attribute. They know that people FOLLOW so it really doesn't matter whether the link has the attribute. A very good article, as usual, but I have to add somehting to it. The no follow attribute was created by GOOGLE (Matt Cuts and Jason Shellen to be more exact) so what does that tell you?

About comment spam… spammers couldn't care less about the nofollow attribute. They know that people FOLLOW so it really doesn't matter whether the link has the attribute.

]]> By: Michael http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27879 Michael Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:44:53 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27879 Very well explained. And good use of quotes too. Your articles are well written and very informative. Keep it up, it keeps me coming back for more. Very well explained. And good use of quotes too. Your articles are well written and very informative. Keep it up, it keeps me coming back for more.

]]> By: JamesThoenes http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27866 JamesThoenes Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:57:58 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27866 Thanks Alex :) Thanks Alex :)

]]> By: Alex http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27863 Alex Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:28:33 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27863 James, This is an awesome article and I like your start :) Great attention grabber! Thanks for dropping on my blog and let me discover yours... Alex James,

This is an awesome article and I like your start :) Great attention grabber!

Thanks for dropping on my blog and let me discover yours…

Alex

]]> By: More Bad Press For Google. | Snoskred - Life in the Country http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27838 More Bad Press For Google. | Snoskred - Life in the Country Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:15:21 +0000 http://digitalkeyto.info/internet-marketing/why-the-debate-about-paid-links-was-over-before-you-knew-what-pagerank-was.html#comment-27838 [...] Engine Optimization Company Penalized for selling text links? Google, What Do You Want Me To Do? Why The Debate About Paid Links Was Over Before You Knew What PageRank Was Sweeping Everything Under the Rug Alternatives To Google Staying Alive In The Google Game. How To [...] [...] Engine Optimization Company Penalized for selling text links? Google, What Do You Want Me To Do? Why The Debate About Paid Links Was Over Before You Knew What PageRank Was Sweeping Everything Under the Rug Alternatives To Google Staying Alive In The Google Game. How To [...]

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