Comments on: “Tell me about your backlinks” http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gouri http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-413718 Gouri Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-413718 Are you still using firefox or you've switched over to Chrome? :) Are you still using firefox or you’ve switched over to Chrome? :)

]]> By: Instant PayPal Affiliate Commissions Directory http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-390816 Instant PayPal Affiliate Commissions Directory Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:26:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-390816 One thing I've noticed about article directories is when I submit an article, I ALWAYS change at some of the content. I usually alter headlines as well to avoid any duplication penalty. It's a bit of a pain but I can see my two or more of my "same" article with the same keywords. I little extra effort can yield worthwhile results. One thing I’ve noticed about article directories is when I submit an article, I ALWAYS change at some of the content. I usually alter headlines as well to avoid any duplication penalty. It’s a bit of a pain but I can see my two or more of my “same” article with the same keywords. I little extra effort can yield worthwhile results.

]]> By: Visitor Comment http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-346567 Visitor Comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:00:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-346567 I found the tools available online for backlinks to be valuable information we can all use. More and more webmasters are discovering that rather than use fly-by-the-night techniques, simple backing helps link popularity and ultimate can improve traffic and revenue. Kudos on the post. I found the tools available online for backlinks to be valuable information we can all use. More and more webmasters are discovering that rather than use fly-by-the-night techniques, simple backing helps link popularity and ultimate can improve traffic and revenue. Kudos on the post.

]]> By: Mickelodian http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-231111 Mickelodian Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:54:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-231111 Don't really engage in paid backlinking although of course technicaly I'm doing so right now. I work for my boss...he pays by the hour. He's paying for the link from this comment to the voodoo site. He's paying without knowing wheter itsd good...or bad... So am I in fact!! The question is? why do google have an issue with money changing hands for a link but they have no issue with me sitting here for 2 hours and delibrately forming links from assorted sites? Is it the link method? or is it the money? I don't get it. If google enforeced the webmaster guidelines verbatim then even google wouldn't be listed in Google! So lets say my site has 100 PR 6 pages. How come I'm not punished if I agressively SELL links for money...on my commercial site, After all what is the point in NOT making money. Google do this very well why can't I without feeling their wrath?. It seems only the buyers here that face the music. Many links are sold by proactive sales folk who ring or mail periodically. Lastly what about offering other incentives to link. Does Google have a distinction between someone linking to me because they think my site is valuable from an aesthetic point of view, copy pointt of view or commercial standpoint. What if it a mixture of these.... I just can't see where the paid links objection stands up. The obvious one is 'Do what we say or we will damage your business' which is basically what the search engines say to backlink happy SEO's. 'Do No Evil' my foot! Don’t really engage in paid backlinking although of course technicaly I’m doing so right now. I work for my boss…he pays by the hour. He’s paying for the link from this comment to the voodoo site. He’s paying without knowing wheter itsd good…or bad… So am I in fact!!

The question is? why do google have an issue with money changing hands for a link but they have no issue with me sitting here for 2 hours and delibrately forming links from assorted sites?

Is it the link method? or is it the money? I don’t get it.

If google enforeced the webmaster guidelines verbatim then even google wouldn’t be listed in Google!

So lets say my site has 100 PR 6 pages. How come I’m not punished if I agressively SELL links for money…on my commercial site, After all what is the point in NOT making money. Google do this very well why can’t I without feeling their wrath?. It seems only the buyers here that face the music. Many links are sold by proactive sales folk who ring or mail periodically.

Lastly what about offering other incentives to link. Does Google have a distinction between someone linking to me because they think my site is valuable from an aesthetic point of view, copy pointt of view or commercial standpoint. What if it a mixture of these…. I just can’t see where the paid links objection stands up.

The obvious one is ‘Do what we say or we will damage your business’ which is basically what the search engines say to backlink happy SEO’s.
‘Do No Evil’ my foot!

]]> By: Pat http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-148867 Pat Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:10:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-148867 Could someone please help end this ongoing debate I have going with people on one of my membership sites....? Some say you are wasting your time trying to get backlinks by submitting articles to directories because the backlinks are all surrounded by the exact same content though the content (your article) resides on many possible different sites. Should content surrounding the backlink be always unique..? Are these links weighed differently or is a link simply a link...? thanks for helping me sleep again! =) Pat Could someone please help end this ongoing debate I have going with people on one of my membership sites….?

Some say you are wasting your time trying to get backlinks by submitting articles to directories because the backlinks are all surrounded by the exact same content though the content (your article) resides on many possible different sites.

Should content surrounding the backlink be always unique..?
Are these links weighed differently or is a link simply a link…?

thanks for helping me sleep again! =)

Pat

]]> By: Tom Schavo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-130523 Tom Schavo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-130523 Hey is it true that the site which gives out back link options and which is high on PR, eventually Google would disregard it? is it worth going for backlink from such site? Hey is it true that the site which gives out back link options and which is high on PR, eventually Google would disregard it? is it worth going for backlink from such site?

]]> By: pet peever http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-130026 pet peever Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:16:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-130026 I absolutely hate to see some of the Gorillas in Google be at the top of the search engines. Who monitors their paid links. What can you do when that webmaster is doing everything he can to try and sabotage your sites through erronious emails to Google and yet his site keeps climbing? I absolutely hate to see some of the Gorillas in Google be at the top of the search engines. Who monitors their paid links. What can you do when that webmaster is doing everything he can to try and sabotage your sites through erronious emails to Google and yet his site keeps climbing?

]]> By: SEO Update http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-127556 SEO Update Wed, 21 May 2008 20:48:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-127556 @ pot artist,I agree with that as well..I had to champion a team of link analyst to detect spam but never got around to it. @ pot artist,I agree with that as well..I had to champion a team of link analyst to detect spam but never got around to it.

]]> By: pet portrait artists http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-122065 pet portrait artists Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:53:12 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-122065 I was actually very much intrigued with your spam detectives. We have been experiencing a lot of spam and have been troubled with frauds coming from China and India. I was tasked to police our campaigns but it seems that unlike you I don’t have access to the world’s greatest spam detectors. I was actually very much intrigued with your spam detectives. We have been experiencing a lot of spam and have been troubled with frauds coming from China and India. I was tasked to police our campaigns but it seems that unlike you I don’t have access to the world’s greatest spam detectors.

]]> By: sharp aquos http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tell-me-about-your-backlinks/#comment-119229 sharp aquos Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:52:46 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=117#comment-119229 You know I have always tried to play fair and follow the rules in my SEO work. Recently I have a new client and their competitors are spamming like crazy. I did report them twice just out of general principle and not because they are competitors. I happened to have found them because of anaylzing my client’s competitors. These guys have probably 100’s of sites with almost the same content…why are they still up and getting high rankings? I could report them again through my google account–wish I had known to do that before. But I am not sure. You know I have always tried to play fair and follow the rules in my SEO work. Recently I have a new client and their competitors are spamming like crazy. I did report them twice just out of general principle and not because they are competitors. I happened to have found them because of anaylzing my client’s competitors. These guys have probably 100’s of sites with almost the same content…why are they still up and getting high rankings? I could report them again through my google account–wish I had known to do that before. But I am not sure.

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