Comments on: An Open Letter to Google: Let Us Link http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: mlankton http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-23494 mlankton Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:13:06 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-23494 I absolutely understand Google's position on paid links. It undermines their business. Every site owner needs to decide what is more important, a little money now from TLA, or tons of traffic over the long run from Google. I absolutely understand Google’s position on paid links. It undermines their business. Every site owner needs to decide what is more important, a little money now from TLA, or tons of traffic over the long run from Google.

]]> By: James http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-17227 James Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:29:50 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-17227 I would agree with you very much. I think Google has become more and more of a censor on the web than it should be. You often here the work illegal used to describe something Google does not like. Google is not the legal policing entity of the net. What is really funny is I do not think paid links are responsible for the "made-for-Adsense" worthless pages that seem to be ranking so high in Google's results. I would agree with you very much. I think Google has become more and more of a censor on the web than it should be. You often here the work illegal used to describe something Google does not like. Google is not the legal policing entity of the net.
What is really funny is I do not think paid links are responsible for the “made-for-Adsense” worthless pages that seem to be ranking so high in Google’s results.

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-16842 Mihaela Lica Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:48:24 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-16842 Yeah, we link even in the restrooms... Ha ha ha! For press releases I always vote for PRWeb. There are other agencies, quite good, but I always follow the best. It's my strongest belief: if you want to be the best, use the best. You are right, reporting press releases is nonsense. Yet I think Google doesn't mean link in press releases. But Google will have a rough time proofing all the crap that comes in (people gelous on their competitors will probably make false reports) and Google will make mistakes. The first mistake is asking people to report paid links in the first place... Yeah, we link even in the restrooms… Ha ha ha!
For press releases I always vote for PRWeb. There are other agencies, quite good, but I always follow the best.
It’s my strongest belief: if you want to be the best, use the best.
You are right, reporting press releases is nonsense. Yet I think Google doesn’t mean link in press releases. But Google will have a rough time proofing all the crap that comes in (people gelous on their competitors will probably make false reports) and Google will make mistakes. The first mistake is asking people to report paid links in the first place…

]]> By: Alina Popescu http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-16841 Alina Popescu Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:37:26 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/07/25/linking-strategies/#comment-16841 Very interesting topic, Mig. But I have to say, with Press Releases it gets even more complicated. There are dozens of sites offering paid and free distribution. Who would ever waste the time to check if the PR posting is paid or not? And how does this help? I was never a big fan of kill your competitors strategy, I think offering something better is always a more relevant goal. About offline marketing, I have to say I still think the agencies that thought of ads inside the restrooms were brilliant! :P Very interesting topic, Mig. But I have to say, with Press Releases it gets even more complicated. There are dozens of sites offering paid and free distribution. Who would ever waste the time to check if the PR posting is paid or not? And how does this help? I was never a big fan of kill your competitors strategy, I think offering something better is always a more relevant goal.

About offline marketing, I have to say I still think the agencies that thought of ads inside the restrooms were brilliant! :P

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