Comments on: Google is on the offensive with paid links http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/ By Jeremy Schoemaker Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: No more sponsored themes? What BS! at Blogging For Money http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-19932 No more sponsored themes? What BS! at Blogging For Money Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:31:37 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-19932 [...] themes? I think someone is having delusions of grandeur here, thinking that they can act like the Big G and paid links. Well, I have invested time and money into sponsored WordPress themes (which you can see here) and [...] [...] themes? I think someone is having delusions of grandeur here, thinking that they can act like the Big G and paid links. Well, I have invested time and money into sponsored WordPress themes (which you can see here) and [...]

]]> By: Ken Savage http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-633 Ken Savage Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:38:56 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-633 do a search for popular ringtones. i win! do a search for popular ringtones. i win!

]]> By: rob http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-632 rob Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:14:09 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-632 SpaceWar.com is an excellent examply on why google is no good... Authority spam is starting to rear it's ugly head.. I wish google would ban them from the index and from adsense as their authority spam are made for adsense pages... SpaceWar.com is an excellent examply on why google is no good… Authority spam is starting to rear it’s ugly head.. I wish google would ban them from the index and from adsense as their authority spam are made for adsense pages…

]]> By: Mattboy http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-631 Mattboy Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:20:54 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-631 I certainly hope they wont be penalising for buying links, paying for advertising is just a part of business. All in all, it will just lead to more advanced linking strategies. Links in copy as mentioned by Ol. Might actually lead to higher conversions for advertisers. I certainly hope they wont be penalising for buying links, paying for advertising is just a part of business.

All in all, it will just lead to more advanced linking strategies. Links in copy as mentioned by Ol. Might actually lead to higher conversions for advertisers.

]]> By: Ol http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-630 Ol Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:25:03 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-630 This has been in the pipeline for a long time... From G's point of view It's not *that* difficult to identify certian areas within a sites pages as a place where sponsors go. Discounting links that follow the string 'sponsors' is a pretty good way to start. I first read about Google and this about a year ago following that coding competition they run. Some guy wrote a paper on 'Link Stemming' and it talked about using LSI type stuff to filter out links that just don't fit in with the site, and kinda stand out... [It was a little more detailed than that of course) I lost the URL ages ago and I've been looking for it again fopr a while now, but it looks like the paper is buried somewhere and I can't find it. Hell, maybe Google sandboxed the site I read it on. I doubt they'll be penalising anyone for buying links, but they won't have any value... Links in copy - that's where it's at... This has been in the pipeline for a long time…

From G’s point of view It’s not *that* difficult to identify certian areas within a sites pages as a place where sponsors go.

Discounting links that follow the string ’sponsors’ is a pretty good way to start.

I first read about Google and this about a year ago following that coding competition they run.

Some guy wrote a paper on ‘Link Stemming’ and it talked about using LSI type stuff to filter out links that just don’t fit in with the site, and kinda stand out… [It was a little more detailed than that of course)

I lost the URL ages ago and I’ve been looking for it again fopr a while now, but it looks like the paper is buried somewhere and I can’t find it.

Hell, maybe Google sandboxed the site I read it on.

I doubt they’ll be penalising anyone for buying links, but they won’t have any value…

Links in copy – that’s where it’s at…

]]> By: a389951l http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-629 a389951l Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:06:55 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-629 Google would like to that this is true but I am with Mike on this one. I would think this could be a manual damping factor. Keyword anchor text can still rule the serps in the right situations. Google would like to that this is true but I am with Mike on this one. I would think this could be a manual damping factor. Keyword anchor text can still rule the serps in the right situations.

]]> By: Third Square http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/14/google-is-on-the-offensive-with-paid-links/#comment-628 Third Square Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:36:59 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=65#comment-628 First off, I have a lot of respect for Barry! He's been one of the most helpful and skilled individuals in the seo world for many years. I'm sure that Google employees do express a little bit of futuristic and wishful thinking compared to what is really going on at this present time. I do believe that they are working on discounting paid links as an seo tool, but from everything I see there is absolutely no evidence that their plans have been fully implemented as of yet. Mike Dammann First off, I have a lot of respect for Barry! He’s been one of the most helpful and skilled individuals in the seo world for many years. I’m sure that Google employees do express a little bit of futuristic and wishful thinking compared to what is really going on at this present time. I do believe that they are working on discounting paid links as an seo tool, but from everything I see there is absolutely no evidence that their plans have been fully implemented as of yet.

Mike Dammann

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