Comments on: SeoMoz Vs ShoeMoney http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/ Skills to Pay the Bills Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shoemoney Challenges Ranfish on Full Disclosure « Hamlet Batista — Internet entrepreneur, developer and search marketer http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17042 Shoemoney Challenges Ranfish on Full Disclosure « Hamlet Batista — Internet entrepreneur, developer and search marketer Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:55:36 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17042 [...] Ranfish on Full Disclosure Published June 1st, 2007 seo community Shoemoney is inviting Rand Fishkin of Seomoz.org to his radio show next Tuesday. The plan is to discuss their opposing viewpoints on whether bloggers should fully disclose [...] [...] Ranfish on Full Disclosure Published June 1st, 2007 seo community Shoemoney is inviting Rand Fishkin of Seomoz.org to his radio show next Tuesday. The plan is to discuss their opposing viewpoints on whether bloggers should fully disclose [...]

]]> By: AffiliatePimpin http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17035 AffiliatePimpin Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:28:17 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17035 maybe Rand should take Shoemoney's advice. Could be thats a reason why Rand's #s that he disclosed while back are so low, and Shoemoney is ballin like a true pimp. maybe Rand should take Shoemoney’s advice. Could be thats a reason why Rand’s #s that he disclosed while back are so low, and Shoemoney is ballin like a true pimp.

]]> By: Mike http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17037 Mike Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:38:02 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17037 The way I see it is that whether it's an affiliate link or not doesn't come into play until the person who clicked on it buys the product. If they buy the product, why shouldn't the person who introduced them get a kickback? I see where Rand is coming from in terms of the trust issue but the fact is that I wouldn't buy a product just because the Shoemeister recommended it. It might put it on the radar but I wouldn't instantly reach for the credit card just because. It's pretty easy to see whether someone is recommending a product purely for financial gain and if you're not smart enough to see it, you deserve everything you get. j/k ;) The way I see it is that whether it’s an affiliate link or not doesn’t come into play until the person who clicked on it buys the product. If they buy the product, why shouldn’t the person who introduced them get a kickback?

I see where Rand is coming from in terms of the trust issue but the fact is that I wouldn’t buy a product just because the Shoemeister recommended it. It might put it on the radar but I wouldn’t instantly reach for the credit card just because.

It’s pretty easy to see whether someone is recommending a product purely for financial gain and if you’re not smart enough to see it, you deserve everything you get. j/k ;)

]]> By: website copywriter http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17036 website copywriter Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:22:42 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17036 Do let us know if and when Rand agrees to the show. It would be a very interesting one alright. Do let us know if and when Rand agrees to the show. It would be a very interesting one alright.

]]> By: Ken Savage http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17041 Ken Savage Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:17:10 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17041 I got into SEO about 1 1/2 years ago after I read this aricle about Rand. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10415455/site/newsweek/ You're my inspiration homey. Lots o love! I got into SEO about 1 1/2 years ago after I read this aricle about Rand.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10415455/site/newsweek/

You’re my inspiration homey. Lots o love!

]]> By: Ken Savage http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17040 Ken Savage Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:15:35 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17040 I predict 33. I predict 33.

]]> By: Michael Webster http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/05/31/seomoz-vs-shoemoney/#comment-17038 Michael Webster Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:13:34 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=692#comment-17038 I was going to make this post earlier, but I forgot. Here is the US Law, from the FTC. Shoe is right and Rand is right. It is all about context: for Shoe, and his readers, they should assume everything is an affiliate -even if it isn't. For Rand, who wants to be more careful, his readers need explicit disclosure because Rand isn't out hawking everything. There is no absolute answer, it depends on the audience and their expectations. Saying that I expect Shoe to hawking everything is not a knock on Shoe - it is just a resaonble expectation. Similarly, with Rand, I don't expect every reference to contain an affiliate link and so I look to see what disclosure there is. If Rand stared to hawk without disclosure or Shoe stopped being an affiliate marketeer, well I would be confused - but so then would their audiences. The FTC rule on testimonials would be the least of their problems! I was going to make this post earlier, but I forgot.

Here is the US Law, from the FTC.

Shoe is right and Rand is right.

It is all about context: for Shoe, and his readers, they should assume everything is an affiliate -even if it isn’t.

For Rand, who wants to be more careful, his readers need explicit disclosure because Rand isn’t out hawking everything.

There is no absolute answer, it depends on the audience and their expectations. Saying that I expect Shoe to hawking everything is not a knock on Shoe – it is just a resaonble expectation.

Similarly, with Rand, I don’t expect every reference to contain an affiliate link and so I look to see what disclosure there is.

If Rand stared to hawk without disclosure or Shoe stopped being an affiliate marketeer, well I would be confused – but so then would their audiences. The FTC rule on testimonials would be the least of their problems!

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