Comments on: Google’s Line is Just Too Thin http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/ Link Building Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4334 By: Wiep http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-11863 Wiep Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:17:28 +0000 http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/#comment-11863 Gyutae; You're right that Google's techniques to distinguish a paid link from an editorial is far from ok, but they're using it nonetheless. Andy; Those are some great points! I guess that's just an indication of how strange and unclear this whole situation is. Gyutae; You’re right that Google’s techniques to distinguish a paid link from an editorial is far from ok, but they’re using it nonetheless.

Andy; Those are some great points! I guess that’s just an indication of how strange and unclear this whole situation is.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-11858 Andy Beard Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:14:01 +0000 http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/#comment-11858 I have been thinking Darren was walking a tightrope on the community reviews project for a while, because you have to pay to be included to cover Skellie's time, but it also goes towards the prizes given to the people leaving comments. I haven't checked the value of the prizes against the amount you are paying, but at the end of the day you pay $250 and get some links. Is there a difference between paying money for a community review, and paying money for a review from a blog author? If it is how the money is used, I have donated money to plugin authors Does it just come down to the payment processor - Paypal is ok, PPP is not I Stumbled a great SEO review the other day that was paid for, and currently the site owner hasn't got a penalty. I could easily charge as much or more for a private reivew, but prefer to make my review process public and effectively give a discount for doing so. I have been thinking Darren was walking a tightrope on the community reviews project for a while, because you have to pay to be included to cover Skellie’s time, but it also goes towards the prizes given to the people leaving comments.
I haven’t checked the value of the prizes against the amount you are paying, but at the end of the day you pay $250 and get some links.
Is there a difference between paying money for a community review, and paying money for a review from a blog author?

If it is how the money is used, I have donated money to plugin authors

Does it just come down to the payment processor – Paypal is ok, PPP is not

I Stumbled a great SEO review the other day that was paid for, and currently the site owner hasn’t got a penalty.
I could easily charge as much or more for a private reivew, but prefer to make my review process public and effectively give a discount for doing so.

]]> By: Demerzel http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-11835 Demerzel Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:21:54 +0000 http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/#comment-11835 Touche and extremely well said. People definitely tend to overestimate Google's algorithm and turn that into a fear of not doing anything whatsoever. Touche and extremely well said. People definitely tend to overestimate Google’s algorithm and turn that into a fear of not doing anything whatsoever.

]]> By: Gyutae Park http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-11821 Gyutae Park Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:37:59 +0000 http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/googles-line-is-just-too-thin/#comment-11821 Hey Wiep, I definitely think you're right in that there is a fine line between a paid link and an editorial link in many cases. Google simply is not able to distinguish one from the other and this whole controversy is just a way for them to put their foot down and scare webmasters from manipulating their rankings via links. It's really nothing to be afraid of unless your site comes under heavy scrutiny. Hey Wiep,
I definitely think you’re right in that there is a fine line between a paid link and an editorial link in many cases. Google simply is not able to distinguish one from the other and this whole controversy is just a way for them to put their foot down and scare webmasters from manipulating their rankings via links. It’s really nothing to be afraid of unless your site comes under heavy scrutiny.

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