Comments on: Paid Links are Bad, No Good, No Bad…

By: Mark Albright

Mark Albright — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:25:47 +0000

Of course paid links are bad.

Unless of course you are buying them from Google.

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Don’t be a Victim of Online Fraud | SoloSEO Blog — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:37:31 +0000

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By: web designers

web designers — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:23:08 +0000

I love the google aid logo it’s awesome. google does aid many a company.

By: Fred333

Fred333 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:49:30 +0000

I would have to agree that Google is getting pretty powerful. I wonder if they will ever fall form grace?

By: John James

John James — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:34:08 +0000

Personally I think google is etting too big for its boots. I get lots of advice about things like this from Frank Haywood

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By: Web Directory

Web Directory — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:43:09 +0000

The undeniable fact is that paid links work on natural rankings. Why would anyone want to stop this practice? Unless Google can prove that paid links can get you delisted (then it would be so easy to point spammy links to your competition). Building links take a lot of work and money, and Google should embrace the free market instead of crying like a baby.

There’s only so much you can do with on-site optimization and content. To take a website to the next level, you need lots of links (free or paid).

By: Max Jackson

Max Jackson — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:00:50 +0000

I wish they’d make their mind up! SEO is difficult enough without google messing about. I’m currently using Artemis Pro to help me to promote my site

By: Richard Manley

Richard Manley — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:37:45 +0000

The difference between links bought for traffic (advertising) and links bought to influence search engine algorithms (spam) seems obvious to me.

The issue is how search professionals who bought text links move on and continue to provide positions for their clients, not whether or not Google’s stance is hypocritical.

The industry needs to move on from paid links, just as it had to move on from meta keyword stuffing or hidden text. Long term, ethical search positions should be based on best practise, good content and proper research, not on shortcuts such as paid text links.