Comments on: A boring post on SEO hypocrisy

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:27:16 +0000

I have come across many sites offering paid links one of the most recent is 10,000 permanent links for $99? You know this doesn’t sound right so really it isn’t. I understand the point you are trying to get across mark and im not sure if these other raspberries do.

There’s no need to call me a plum either, you raspberry. – Cracks me up.

If you say pretty please do you get a do follow link?

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:50:29 +0000

Would be really nice if we could move on from this as Mark has suggested and start the comments again with new thoughts and feeling and ideas on this….I’m a newbie at all this so I want ideas not rants to chew over.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:04:38 +0000

Hey kettle,

Can I ask what your view of a directory link is?

So I pay an SEO agency who then places my company website in a directory – by this definition

I’ve paid them money
They’ve got me an anchor text rich link

Therefore = paid link?

That’s why I have a problem with the literal interpretation, yes.

The nofollow tag is used to control and mark 1) links you can’t vouch for (usually ugc – such as these blog comments) and 2) links that are specifically paid for as an advertisment.

I don’t see how they fall into either of those catergories.

As I’ve made clear, this is my opinion and understanding of what Google is trying to produce within their guidelines and I’ve had a lot of other SEOs agree with me – and some posting here that don’t.

By: Kettle

Kettle — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:00:08 +0000

Hang on.

This is your client.
Who pays you money.
Who you’ve given a anchor text rich link to.
But it’s not a paid link?

*rollseyes*

Why aren’t they nofollow if they’re not for seo purposes? It’s /just/ a case study?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:17:24 +0000

We’re kind of going around in circles here, aren’t we? So, I guess we’ll have to leave it at agreeing to disagree.

At the end of the day, it’s very hard for me to accept your point of view, when you remain anonymous, as your opinion carries little creditability – the same with industry experts that you haven’t named.

Door is always open for a Twitter/Email/Phone conversation if you feel it’s productive, although it doesn’t sound like we’re going to change opinion – and you’d have to reveal your identity!