Comments on: Paid links should also count in search engines! http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html Search Engine Evangelist, SEO Book Author & Serial Entrepreneur Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:50:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: activetraffic SEO http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html/comment-page-1#comment-131 activetraffic SEO Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:02:37 +0000 http://blog.demib.com/?p=428#comment-131 there is no way, google can track und verify paid links. the only method for google to be able to see paid-links is the nofollow-tag, which they strongly recommend! Unless you´re not stupid to headline your external links with "these links can be bought" and in the same time a quality rater will recognize it, google won´t be able to determine paid links. It´s basically the same as "oldschool" linkexchange, not link against link, but link gainst money (without having to deal with reciprocal issues, sattelite pages etc.)! ;-) I strongly believe, that even nofollow links do affect rankings. If I would be google I´d see these as a positive factor. A siteowner who pays for links, must also have at least a good usability on his site in order to sell properly to keep ROI positive! This can be a sign for quality sites, which google wants to deliver as search results in the end! there is no way, google can track und verify paid links. the only method for google to be able to see paid-links is the nofollow-tag, which they strongly recommend! Unless you´re not stupid to headline your external links with “these links can be bought” and in the same time a quality rater will recognize it, google won´t be able to determine paid links. It´s basically the same as “oldschool” linkexchange, not link against link, but link gainst money (without having to deal with reciprocal issues, sattelite pages etc.)! ;-)

I strongly believe, that even nofollow links do affect rankings. If I would be google I´d see these as a positive factor. A siteowner who pays for links, must also have at least a good usability on his site in order to sell properly to keep ROI positive! This can be a sign for quality sites, which google wants to deliver as search results in the end!

]]> By: » SEO - Takes a minute to learn, but a lifetime to master | seoFM - der erste deutsche PodCast für SEOs und Online-Marketer http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html/comment-page-1#comment-64 » SEO - Takes a minute to learn, but a lifetime to master | seoFM - der erste deutsche PodCast für SEOs und Online-Marketer Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:09:50 +0000 http://blog.demib.com/?p=428#comment-64 [...] Auch bezahlte Links sollten gewertet werden - Gute Argumentation von Mikkel [...] [...] Auch bezahlte Links sollten gewertet werden – Gute Argumentation von Mikkel [...]

]]> By: Mikkel deMib Svendsen http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html/comment-page-1#comment-59 Mikkel deMib Svendsen Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:44:08 +0000 http://blog.demib.com/?p=428#comment-59 Lars, the timeout sounds bad. I guess I will have to have some real geeks check the servers :) Lars, the timeout sounds bad. I guess I will have to have some real geeks check the servers :)

]]> By: FelixtheK http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html/comment-page-1#comment-58 FelixtheK Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:41:01 +0000 http://blog.demib.com/?p=428#comment-58 I totally agree... especially in the european searchmarket where linkbaiting for commercial websites can be really hard - paid links should count. Most webmasters dont link to commercial sites with follow even when they are extremly relevant. Those times are over. My theory: If google would find a way to totally detect and devalue paid links - the SERPS would suck ASS! Even really good content needs a little paid linklove sometimes. But I think Google knows that... I totally agree… especially in the european searchmarket where linkbaiting for commercial websites can be really hard – paid links should count. Most webmasters dont link to commercial sites with follow even when they are extremly relevant. Those times are over. My theory: If google would find a way to totally detect and devalue paid links – the SERPS would suck ASS! Even really good content needs a little paid linklove sometimes.

But I think Google knows that…

]]> By: Lars Bo Thomsen http://blog.demib.com/paid-links.html/comment-page-1#comment-57 Lars Bo Thomsen Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:20:29 +0000 http://blog.demib.com/?p=428#comment-57 Nice thinking, but if they get a value couldn't that be dangerous? Wouldn't people (big company's) just go crazy bying links? At first i couldn't open this blog post due to a timeout: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Websites\Blog.demib.com\wp-content\plugins\enhanced-wordpress-contactform\wp-contactform.php on line 277 Nice thinking, but if they get a value couldn’t that be dangerous? Wouldn’t people (big company’s) just go crazy bying links?

At first i couldn’t open this blog post due to a timeout:

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Websites\Blog.demib.com\wp-content\plugins\enhanced-wordpress-contactform\wp-contactform.php on line 277

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