Comments on: Dan The Man And Paid Links http://www.linkspiel.com/2007/12/dan-the-man-and-paid-links/ Link Building Tips | Link Building Training |Occasional Rant Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chuck http://www.linkspiel.com/2007/12/dan-the-man-and-paid-links/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Chuck Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.linkspiel.com/?p=253#comment-145 Good post.<br/><br/>I don't think it's unreasonable for Google to ask webmasters to hold to some standards. It seems a bit disingenuous for us to sit back and criticize the quality of the SERPs (which, admittedly, still suck far too often), while at the same time, participating in a profit-driven scheme to undermine the system.<br/><br/>Advertising is advertising. It has it's own value. That's why we all do it.<br/><br/>But, selling links for the purpose of PageRank transfer is not cool. SEOs need to get off their high-horses and do things the right way.<br/><br/>You can't have it both ways. Or, if you don, at least admit that it's a dying strategy. Quit trying to convince everyone that there's some nobility to your philosophical stance. Good post.

I don’t think it’s unreasonable for Google to ask webmasters to hold to some standards. It seems a bit disingenuous for us to sit back and criticize the quality of the SERPs (which, admittedly, still suck far too often), while at the same time, participating in a profit-driven scheme to undermine the system.

Advertising is advertising. It has it’s own value. That’s why we all do it.

But, selling links for the purpose of PageRank transfer is not cool. SEOs need to get off their high-horses and do things the right way.

You can’t have it both ways. Or, if you don, at least admit that it’s a dying strategy. Quit trying to convince everyone that there’s some nobility to your philosophical stance.

]]> By: Rock-n-Roll-SEO http://www.linkspiel.com/2007/12/dan-the-man-and-paid-links/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Rock-n-Roll-SEO Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:49:00 +0000 http://www.linkspiel.com/?p=253#comment-143 Too true, content beats cash anyday for quality SERPS. Lazy webmasters beware . . . the <a HREF="http://rock-n-roll-seo.blogspot.com/2007/12/rock-n-roll-seo-tune-of-day-embrace.html" REL="nofollow">Good Will Out!</a> Too true, content beats cash anyday for quality SERPS. Lazy webmasters beware . . . the Good Will Out!

]]> By: BlueRiver http://www.linkspiel.com/2007/12/dan-the-man-and-paid-links/comment-page-1/#comment-142 BlueRiver Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.linkspiel.com/?p=253#comment-142 Hi Debra,<br/><br/>Was reading that this morning in my inbox. This quote was great! <br/><br/>"If you want links, build something worth linking to and market the hell out of it..." Hi Debra,

Was reading that this morning in my inbox. This quote was great!

“If you want links, build something worth linking to and market the hell out of it…”

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