Comments on: An Update On Paid Links http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/an-update-on-paid-links/ Helping you build search engine friendly websites Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/an-update-on-paid-links/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Steven Bradley Thu, 17 May 2007 03:40:36 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/an-update-on-paid-links/#comment-729 The problem from Google's point of view is that paid links aren't really a 'vote' for another site and that voting system is still at the heart of their algorithm. If they want to discount links they discover as paid that's within their right. It's their search engine after all. What I find wrong is if the other links on a page become guilty by association. There are valid reasons to sell links. It's called advertising and Google should understand that given their business model is based nearly 100% on advertising. They shouldn't assume that one or a handful of paid links means all links are paid and they shouldn't punish every link on a site because of a few that are paid. At first I though they would only stop the paid links from flowing PR, but I'm beginning to think they may prevent an entire site from passing PR. The problem from Google’s point of view is that paid links aren’t really a ‘vote’ for another site and that voting system is still at the heart of their algorithm. If they want to discount links they discover as paid that’s within their right. It’s their search engine after all.

What I find wrong is if the other links on a page become guilty by association. There are valid reasons to sell links. It’s called advertising and Google should understand that given their business model is based nearly 100% on advertising.

They shouldn’t assume that one or a handful of paid links means all links are paid and they shouldn’t punish every link on a site because of a few that are paid. At first I though they would only stop the paid links from flowing PR, but I’m beginning to think they may prevent an entire site from passing PR.

]]> By: John http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/an-update-on-paid-links/comment-page-1/#comment-728 John Wed, 16 May 2007 04:45:42 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/an-update-on-paid-links/#comment-728 It sounds like they've decided a site that sells links is a bad neighborhood. I think stopping any outflow of PR from that site is to hurt it (by making its links less desirable, worth no money) and not the sites it links to. Also, I wonder how many people who sell links also give them away for free? It sounds like they’ve decided a site that sells links is a bad neighborhood. I think stopping any outflow of PR from that site is to hurt it (by making its links less desirable, worth no money) and not the sites it links to.

Also, I wonder how many people who sell links also give them away for free?

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