Comments on: Link Building this Week (48.2008)

By: Dave T

Dave T — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:51:41 +0000

I agree with Alan above, if you swap links surely it is the same as selling links.

Your still giving a value to a link on your site. Only the value is not money, it is a back link.

By: TriviaChamp

TriviaChamp — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:43:45 +0000

Hard to determine what Google might use to replace links within their algorithm.

By: Eli The Link Builder

Eli The Link Builder — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:15:15 +0000

I think the only way Google will succeed in pushing link building to the background is to offfer other (free) ways for websites to promote themselves. Apparently there are plans to take link popularity down a notch in the Google ranking algorithm, which would change the current SEO techniques and steer them towards whatever the most important metric might be… Yet another opportunity for the big G to start monopolizing an internet niche.

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:46:54 +0000

I just feel there is a really fine line, between link swapping, reciprocal links, and link buying. I mean, your selling a link on your site for a price, the price just happens to be, and link in return, the price could easily be a sum of money.

To me there is too fine a line to be able to distingiush.

Alan

By: Tertius

Tertius — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:26:14 +0000

That’s one way to do it Ryan. Though I also cannot go that far. I don’t think I’m that much against link buying personally but if it’s against the “rules” set out by those who regulate (and their rules are there for fairness) I cannot do it myself.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:04:42 +0000

Well link building is gaining a huge place in the SEO industry.It helps webmaster gain better rankings in google.Well it’s up to us to choose which link building method is the most for us..

By: Ryan @ Linkbuildr

Ryan @ Linkbuildr — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:05:07 +0000

@Terius – report them? That’s what some people do unfortunately and I don’t think I could ever come to it. It seems like a mean thing to do but Google does have the option there in the webmaster section. But I’m like most, I don’t support paying for links or reporting someone for it. There are hundreds of unique ways of building links and chances are you’ll eventually claw your way up there.

Great recap for the week Wiep!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:17:43 +0000

Users who buy and sell links are being penalized by Google. This is not a good game to get into.

By: Tertius

Tertius — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:15:54 +0000

Link building morphed into link buying is a scary state of events. But if you’re competition is doing it and they’re coming out ahead… What can you do?