Comments on: The Dangers of Buying Links Through a Service – SEO Tip Week 47 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/ Blog about Search Engine Optimization and Internet marketing Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Will http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2898 Will Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:02:52 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2898 "I was under the impression that google would never punish you for something that a competitor could do TO you." Google says this, but they are painting a false reality. If you put in the TOS of your website that no one is allowed to point links at your website but you, then you can actually sue someone who sabotages your site. “I was under the impression that google would never punish you for something that a competitor could do TO you.”

Google says this, but they are painting a false reality. If you put in the TOS of your website that no one is allowed to point links at your website but you, then you can actually sue someone who sabotages your site.

]]> By: Shell Harris http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2762 Shell Harris Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:46:28 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2762 Google will and has penalized sites for buying links. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. When you buy links you are gambling and it can cost you. Google will and has penalized sites for buying links. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. When you buy links you are gambling and it can cost you.

]]> By: Itsme http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2756 Itsme Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:56:50 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-2756 I'm not an SEO expert, so the following may or may not be true. I was under the impression that google would never punish you for something that a competitor could do TO you. Since someone else could purchase links and point them to you, it seems that google would not punish that. Of course if they devalue the site that you buy the links from then that will take away the PR that you might have earned from those links, but I don't really see that as a punishment per se. It has been made very clear that Google does punish sites that sell links. I’m not an SEO expert, so the following may or may not be true.

I was under the impression that google would never punish you for something that a competitor could do TO you.

Since someone else could purchase links and point them to you, it seems that google would not punish that. Of course if they devalue the site that you buy the links from then that will take away the PR that you might have earned from those links, but I don’t really see that as a punishment per se.

It has been made very clear that Google does punish sites that sell links.

]]> By: DNL http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-807 DNL Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:16:11 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-807 of course their money us good because they can advertise their services through Adwords...isn't that cute G? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=text+ads+links&btnG=Search we take our cut and you can sell and buy links safe.. of course their money us good because they can advertise their services through Adwords…isn’t that cute G?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=text+ads+links&btnG=Search
we take our cut and you can sell and buy links safe..

]]> By: Shell Harris http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-806 Shell Harris Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:53:40 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-806 I think that buying text links is always going to be a part of the SEO landscape. I believe the world Google paints with only the best site's getting real links is a false reality. If that were the case many times only the sites with brand recognition or the most marketing dollars will actually get real links. Small businesses won't be able to compete. I think that buying text links is always going to be a part of the SEO landscape. I believe the world Google paints with only the best site’s getting real links is a false reality. If that were the case many times only the sites with brand recognition or the most marketing dollars will actually get real links. Small businesses won’t be able to compete.

]]> By: Terry Reeves - Mr Unkie to you http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-810 Terry Reeves - Mr Unkie to you Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:44:57 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-810 Personally, I have never really understood link buying. I know some webmasters feel this is the only way to gain PageRank quickly. However, the site with the greatest PR is not always the site on page one. Buying links for the traffic does not seem to be the best way to spend money either as text link traffic can be very thin. This whole text link slap does not bother me at all. Google has been warning of this for years. Personally, I have never really understood link buying. I know some webmasters feel this is the only way to gain PageRank quickly. However, the site with the greatest PR is not always the site on page one.

Buying links for the traffic does not seem to be the best way to spend money either as text link traffic can be very thin. This whole text link slap does not bother me at all. Google has been warning of this for years.

]]> By: Webmaster Marty http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-809 Webmaster Marty Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:55:17 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-809 Same as Patrick above, i try to avoid buying also. It's not worth it, being penalized would be too much for me to handle lol. Good post. Marty. Same as Patrick above, i try to avoid buying also. It’s not worth it, being penalized would be too much for me to handle lol. Good post.

Marty.

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-808 Patrick Altoft Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:43:29 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/the-dangers-of-buying-links-through-a-service-seo-tip-week-47/#comment-808 I try to avoid buying links altogether nowadays. I try to avoid buying links altogether nowadays.

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