Comments on: Buying and Selling Text Links http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/ A discussion of earning with Affiliate Programs, SEO Wordpress Blogging and General Motivational Ideas for Internet Publishers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Paid Traffic » Paid Traffic July 15, 2007 1:26 am http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-172 Paid Traffic » Paid Traffic July 15, 2007 1:26 am Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:29:42 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-172 [...] Buys and Selling Text Links No, but I am honest? and the cold hard fact is that I was spending upwards of $900 per month with Google Adwords and getting absolutely nothing but useless, non-converting traffic from their advertising program. … [...] […] Buys and Selling Text Links No, but I am honest? and the cold hard fact is that I was spending upwards of $900 per month with Google Adwords and getting absolutely nothing but useless, non-converting traffic from their advertising program. … […]

]]> By: rob stgeorge http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-173 rob stgeorge Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:07:46 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-173 Its certainly a topic that has arguments for both sides, thats for sure. I don't think that penalizing the sites that get caught is the right way forward for Google, it just encourages people to find other ways around it, and attempt to hide it. Now that Google is cracking down on this it will actually stamp out honest disclosure because before webmasters were decent enough to call them "sponsored links" or "featured links" - however now by doing that you are inviting some kind of Google back slap. Its certainly a topic that has arguments for both sides, thats for sure. I don’t think that penalizing the sites that get caught is the right way forward for Google, it just encourages people to find other ways around it, and attempt to hide it.

Now that Google is cracking down on this it will actually stamp out honest disclosure because before webmasters were decent enough to call them “sponsored links” or “featured links” - however now by doing that you are inviting some kind of Google back slap.

]]> By: Dave http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-176 Dave Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:25:24 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-176 I agree Rob, and as the old saying goes "You can't chop down the tree because of a few rotten apples". Sure there are people out there who wil misuse anything for their improper activities. If we, as internet users, were to take such a frontline approach to every technology that is exploited by cheaters, I guess we'd all just have to turn off our computers and never use them again. Google has taken this stance before like when they went after "directories" and devalued their importance because people were abusing them. Also, I could have sworn I had read that Google's PageRank algorithm was smart enough to tell a link from a Linux site to a Pharmaceutical site would not carry as much value as a link to or from another Linux site. I agree Rob, and as the old saying goes “You can’t chop down the tree because of a few rotten apples”. Sure there are people out there who wil misuse anything for their improper activities. If we, as internet users, were to take such a frontline approach to every technology that is exploited by cheaters, I guess we’d all just have to turn off our computers and never use them again.

Google has taken this stance before like when they went after “directories” and devalued their importance because people were abusing them.

Also, I could have sworn I had read that Google’s PageRank algorithm was smart enough to tell a link from a Linux site to a Pharmaceutical site would not carry as much value as a link to or from another Linux site.

]]> By: Roger H. http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-177 Roger H. Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:24:58 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-177 does this mean webmasters must remove tla's from the websites or be punished by Google? If it is truth than it isnt fair to people who have spent money buying tla's and not fair to webmasters who have make money using tla. does this mean webmasters must remove tla’s from the websites or be punished by Google? If it is truth than it isnt fair to people who have spent money buying tla’s and not fair to webmasters who have make money using tla.

]]> By: Alex Choo http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-179 Alex Choo Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:17:26 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-179 Hi, The problem with programs like TLA is that the links are bought to juice up the Google PR, and Google's against it. See this post for more info: http://www.wptextads.com/blog/2007/05/17/does-google-hate-paid-links-not-really-says-matt-cutts/ The best way to avoid getting banned is to use the rel="nofollow" attribute in links. I am the developer of WP Text Ads, a free WordPress plugin that lets you sell direct to advertisers. You can turn the nofollow attribute off if you like, although it's on by default. With WP Text Ads you avoid paying any commissions, and get paid instantly. Thanks! http://www.wptextads.com http://www.wptextads.com/blog Hi,

The problem with programs like TLA is that the links are bought to juice up the Google PR, and Google’s against it.

See this post for more info:
http://www.wptextads.com/blog/2007/05/17/does-google-hate-paid-links-not-really-says-matt-cutts/

The best way to avoid getting banned is to use the rel=”nofollow” attribute in links.

I am the developer of WP Text Ads, a free WordPress plugin that lets you sell direct to advertisers. You can turn the nofollow attribute off if you like, although it’s on by default.

With WP Text Ads you avoid paying any commissions, and get paid instantly.

Thanks!

http://www.wptextads.com
http://www.wptextads.com/blog

]]> By: Dave http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-180 Dave Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:36:44 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-180 Thanks for the coment Alex. The plugin looks great. I'll download it and try it out and writea review of it. I also see you have a "'marketplace" listing the blogs who are using your plugin. I must say this is a more easable approach than TLA is using (they collect 50% of each ad placed wheras you charge on the frontend for the plugin license). Actually your solution would be more profitable for webmasters who sell a lot of ads. The "nofollow" issue is another particularly touchy issue amongst bloggers, and most people will notice I've turned the "nofollow" attribute off on my blog comments to reward good comments but I moderate all comments. Another issue that I see is going to be a problem is that Google is not stating that webmasters should seek out "editorial" backlinks, but on so many blogs I see the authors offering to "write a review" for money. This will probably be the next area Google targets. No matter which approach is taken, there will always be people who abuse the system and it's my opinion that Google should just handle the passing of PageRank on their end and not make it the duty of webmasters to keep up with their ever changing guidelines because many novice webmasters haven't been around long enough to know all these rules and a lot of innocent, novice webmasters with good content are getting punished for just being inexperienced. Thanks for the coment Alex. The plugin looks great. I’ll download it and try it out and writea review of it.

I also see you have a “‘marketplace” listing the blogs who are using your plugin. I must say this is a more easable approach than TLA is using (they collect 50% of each ad placed wheras you charge on the frontend for the plugin license). Actually your solution would be more profitable for webmasters who sell a lot of ads.

The “nofollow” issue is another particularly touchy issue amongst bloggers, and most people will notice I’ve turned the “nofollow” attribute off on my blog comments to reward good comments but I moderate all comments.

Another issue that I see is going to be a problem is that Google is not stating that webmasters should seek out “editorial” backlinks, but on so many blogs I see the authors offering to “write a review” for money. This will probably be the next area Google targets.

No matter which approach is taken, there will always be people who abuse the system and it’s my opinion that Google should just handle the passing of PageRank on their end and not make it the duty of webmasters to keep up with their ever changing guidelines because many novice webmasters haven’t been around long enough to know all these rules and a lot of innocent, novice webmasters with good content are getting punished for just being inexperienced.

]]> By: Eric http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-321 Eric Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:21:06 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/buys-and-selling-text-links/#comment-321 This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title g and Selling Text Links. Thanks for informative article This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title g and Selling Text Links. Thanks for informative article

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