Comments on: Google can’t buy enough brain power to ignore text ads http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/ Entrepreneur and web developer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: PPCTips http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-74287 PPCTips Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:53:08 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-74287 Very interesting post on selling links. I don't see why any website should be removed from google search engine if they sell links on their website. This is one way of monetizing their website like any other monetization methods. Very interesting post on selling links. I don’t see why any website should be removed from google search engine if they sell links on their website. This is one way of monetizing their website like any other monetization methods.

]]> By: Ahmed http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-45459 Ahmed Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:45:21 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-45459 I agree with google. "Good" websites should sell advertising that will benefit the advertiser directly. Selling links just for the sake of pagerank is pathetic and goes against the idea of organic search. Google is asking for these websites to place a "nofollow" tag and thats it. They're not asking them to take out the adds - thats none of google's business. When you buy text adds from google you dont get any organic search engine benefit and thats how it should be for everyone. So to all peopel buying links -- go spend some time making your website useful. You cant buy your way to the top of the "organic" search results anymore - go do it the right way stop the QQ. I agree with google. “Good” websites should sell advertising that will benefit the advertiser directly. Selling links just for the sake of pagerank is pathetic and goes against the idea of organic search. Google is asking for these websites to place a “nofollow” tag and thats it. They’re not asking them to take out the adds – thats none of google’s business. When you buy text adds from google you dont get any organic search engine benefit and thats how it should be for everyone. So to all peopel buying links — go spend some time making your website useful. You cant buy your way to the top of the “organic” search results anymore – go do it the right way stop the QQ.

]]> By: Dan http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-44850 Dan Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:21:18 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-44850 Doesn't matter. Websites shouldn't be removed from Google search results because they sell text ads, even to sites that want to boost their ranks with those links. Websites shouldn't be removed from Google search results for not using Google's proprietary, non-standard "nofollow" attribute. Websites shouldn't be removed from Google search results for not knowing Google made up an attribute they're supposed to use in the first place. Google needs to make the changes to their algorithms necessary to ignore those links' effect on the advertisers' search placement, not penalize websites for selling advertising. It's their job, not ours, and the "if you want to be in Google follow Google's rule" doesn't apply now that they're willing to remove good content from searchers' results. They've never done that before because it's not in anyone's best interest... their users or the webmasters. Doesn’t matter. Websites shouldn’t be removed from Google search results because they sell text ads, even to sites that want to boost their ranks with those links. Websites shouldn’t be removed from Google search results for not using Google’s proprietary, non-standard “nofollow” attribute. Websites shouldn’t be removed from Google search results for not knowing Google made up an attribute they’re supposed to use in the first place. Google needs to make the changes to their algorithms necessary to ignore those links’ effect on the advertisers’ search placement, not penalize websites for selling advertising. It’s their job, not ours, and the “if you want to be in Google follow Google’s rule” doesn’t apply now that they’re willing to remove good content from searchers’ results. They’ve never done that before because it’s not in anyone’s best interest… their users or the webmasters.

]]> By: joebert http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-44849 joebert Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:28:43 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-44849 If the sites purchasing text links were intrested in anything other than manipulating SERPS, they would have no problem with the nofollow attribute being used since the attribute does not influence human visitors in any way. If the sites purchasing text links were intrested in anything other than manipulating SERPS, they would have no problem with the nofollow attribute being used since the attribute does not influence human visitors in any way.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-44523 Deron Sizemore Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-44523 Sorry for the double post here...but What's this mean for companies such as text-link-ads? I'm sure they are not happy right about now. Sorry for the double post here…but

What’s this mean for companies such as text-link-ads? I’m sure they are not happy right about now.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-44522 Deron Sizemore Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-44522 I agree with that you're saying 100%. The whole thing is screwed up, and as Sara said, it seems Google is the only one allowed to make money. You're right in that Google has basically turned into a monopoly in that they KNOW they own the web publishers out there. Like you said, the reason people get into this game is because there is money to be made but if Google keeps pulling money out of the publishers pockets, #$%@ will hit the fan eventually. May not be anytime soon but if Google keeps on pulling this kind of crap I've got to believe that publishers out there will simply stop using Google. Maybe the money has went to Google's head and they just forgot, but if I'm not mistaken Google is where they are today because people like myself and everyone out there like me uses their search engine and their offerings. If everyone were to stop using everything with Google's name attached to it, bye bye Google (Yeah I know it will never happen, but hypothetically). Instead of Google trying to kill the little man trying to make enough money from their site to pay for hosting, why not come up with a plan to increase everyone's earnings? I don't get it. I agree with that you’re saying 100%. The whole thing is screwed up, and as Sara said, it seems Google is the only one allowed to make money. You’re right in that Google has basically turned into a monopoly in that they KNOW they own the web publishers out there. Like you said, the reason people get into this game is because there is money to be made but if Google keeps pulling money out of the publishers pockets, #$%@ will hit the fan eventually. May not be anytime soon but if Google keeps on pulling this kind of crap I’ve got to believe that publishers out there will simply stop using Google.

Maybe the money has went to Google’s head and they just forgot, but if I’m not mistaken Google is where they are today because people like myself and everyone out there like me uses their search engine and their offerings. If everyone were to stop using everything with Google’s name attached to it, bye bye Google (Yeah I know it will never happen, but hypothetically). Instead of Google trying to kill the little man trying to make enough money from their site to pay for hosting, why not come up with a plan to increase everyone’s earnings? I don’t get it.

]]> By: ses5909 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-44506 ses5909 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:23:53 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/10/09/google-cant-buy-enough-brain-power-to-ignore-text-ads/#comment-44506 This whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I'm pretty much in agreement with you on this. It seems that Google is the only one who is allowed to make money. I wonder how long until google takes a proactive approach and starts looking for people selling links or baiting people into it. It's just irritating. This whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I’m pretty much in agreement with you on this. It seems that Google is the only one who is allowed to make money. I wonder how long until google takes a proactive approach and starts looking for people selling links or baiting people into it. It’s just irritating.

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