Comments on: Interesting Link http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/ Webspam, Google, Et Cetera Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Phillips http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-58 Jeff Phillips Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:09:56 +0000 http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-58 We own a website at classadrivers.com (intentionally did not try to link it because I am not here to spam your blog) and we have recently offered free blog hosting to the thousands of truck drivers out there who want to share their stories from the road. We are using the MU version of wordpress. Since we installed and offered this to the drivers, i think I have deleted about 1 dozen blogs because they were just junk postings with crap just like what you show in your example up top. We have had a few drivers who have made some great online diaries with the blogs, but it is daily that I have to clean out the crap. They are not linking to merchant credit processing "just because". They are doing it because, like all others with a blog, when they make a posting it is usually indexed by Google very quickly (same day). At least it is on our web development site. We own a website at classadrivers.com (intentionally did not try to link it because I am not here to spam your blog) and we have recently offered free blog hosting to the thousands of truck drivers out there who want to share their stories from the road. We are using the MU version of wordpress. Since we installed and offered this to the drivers, i think I have deleted about 1 dozen blogs because they were just junk postings with crap just like what you show in your example up top. We have had a few drivers who have made some great online diaries with the blogs, but it is daily that I have to clean out the crap. They are not linking to merchant credit processing “just because”. They are doing it because, like all others with a blog, when they make a posting it is usually indexed by Google very quickly (same day). At least it is on our web development site.

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-12 Dave Dugdale Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:28:15 +0000 http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-12 Glad I found your blog - I have heard a lot of good things about you on the Webmaster Radio shows. I did a write up about paid links on my blog and my competitors who buy links are having a dog fight with me in the comments. http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/how-narpm-can-comply-with-googles-guidelines/ I am all for helping out the little guy like myself by leveling the playing field by discounting paid links. Glad I found your blog - I have heard a lot of good things about you on the Webmaster Radio shows.

I did a write up about paid links on my blog and my competitors who buy links are having a dog fight with me in the comments.
http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/how-narpm-can-comply-with-googles-guidelines/

I am all for helping out the little guy like myself by leveling the playing field by discounting paid links.

]]> By: Adam Senour http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-11 Adam Senour Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-11 Yeah, me too, Matt...but all my years of geekitude has taught me NEVER put anything past anyone. That's why I asked...I've seen similar things. I've also seen worse things. Much worse things. Things no one could imagine unless they had seen them. ;) Yeah, me too, Matt…but all my years of geekitude has taught me NEVER put anything past anyone.

That’s why I asked…I’ve seen similar things. I’ve also seen worse things. Much worse things. Things no one could imagine unless they had seen them. ;)

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-10 Matt Cutts Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:06:12 +0000 http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-10 Adam, I believe it's not just because in this case. :) Adam, I believe it’s not just because in this case. :)

]]> By: Adam Senour http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-9 Adam Senour Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:19:43 +0000 http://www.brianwhite.org/2007/04/20/interesting-link/#comment-9 What does it point to, though? Does it point to a paid link or just some merchant credit processing site? As stupid as it sounds, I can see a case whereby someone would just link to a merchant credit processing site "just because". What does it point to, though? Does it point to a paid link or just some merchant credit processing site?

As stupid as it sounds, I can see a case whereby someone would just link to a merchant credit processing site “just because”.

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