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Brisbane web designer — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:09:32 -0000

All this link buying penalty has done is drive it underground. Is paying someone to write and distribute articles link buying? What about giving stuff to a web site in exchange for links. How about link directories that charge a fee for "review"?

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Brisbane web designer — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:09:32 -0000

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Michelle Vandepas — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:48:45 -0000

So funny! Actually the google shake up helped one of my sites... but luckily I don't rely on google or any search engine. It is only part of my whole marketing effort.

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Michelle Vandepas — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:48:45 -0000

So funny! Actually the google shake up helped one of my sites... but luckily I don't rely on google or any search engine. It is only part of my whole marketing effort.

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Stine — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:51:19 -0000

I can't contribute much to the discussion, I'll say only that I'm confused as to the "why". As millions of bloggers are willingly publishing Google ads, most of them for nothing or next to it, why go after them? I make 2-300$ per month doing what I do on mine. I make 2-3$ on Adsense. Whatever threat am I????
I'll go on doing what I have been doing. (ppp). I like it, I learn something new every day, and it will take my family on holiday next year. Google won't.

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Stine — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:51:19 -0000

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Keith Cash — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:04:52 -0000

Yes like many others my PR 5 rank went to a PR3 over night, cust some of my income maybe in half, I will see over the coming month.

Cheers

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Keith Cash — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:04:52 -0000

Yes like many others my PR 5 rank went to a PR3 over night, cust some of my income maybe in half, I will see over the coming month.

Cheers

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Ernie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:13:27 -0000

Really only one thing comes to mind about all this ... F google. In a way I am glad that they did this so we can finally pull together and let people know that Google does not own the internet and no matter what they do we will keep pushing forward and doing out thing as bloggers.

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Ernie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:13:27 -0000

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Internet Coupons — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:54:35 -0000

I think Google is actually scaring a few people away from selling links. I talked with a lady last week who makes over $3000 a month selling links but is going to stop come November 1 because her PR dropped from a 7 to a 3. She doesn't want Google to take her out of the serps. Fear the Google.

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Internet Coupons — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:54:35 -0000

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Dave — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:49:34 -0000

I love the little "chutes and ladders" graphic, it's so true. I've been playing that game with Google for what seems like an eternity now but just like the real life game, eventually we grow up and leave childhood's games behind. Considering the internet and blogging are still in their infancy, there's no telling what changes lie in store for us. Hopefully the "open source" crowd will finally start working on the next generation search that is based on P2P like file-sharing is and then the major search engines, strike, marketing engines will become a thing of the past.

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Dave — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:49:34 -0000

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charisse@ gum disease treatmen — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:45:58 -0000

I think the main point is that we need to focus on traffic and not page rank. I don't know if we can ever really understand all of Google's strategies. It feels like a cat and mouse game, but as long as we work on legitimate traffic strategies, we will be ok...I think.

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charisse@ gum disease treatmen — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:45:58 -0000

Re: Google PageRank: Joke Of The Blogosphere?

Allen — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:32:17 -0000

Awesome. Love Matt's costume. I will refrain from further comments on him and his blog.

In all seriousness, I don't think people in the seo community would care as much if they just explained why and what they are doing instead of leaving us guessing.

Most of us are trying to do the right things and follow their guidelines. Yet when they make them so vague, it's hard to know where to draw the line.

And on one hand Matt tells us that his blog is his "private blog" then he posts "I am having a meeting, tell me what your suggestions are". Is'nt that work related? And then the next post ios about what his costume should be, and I am sucked into reading it and waisting 10 minutes of my life and thinking " who cares"

I'm out. Thanks

Re: Google PageRank: Joke Of The Blogosphere?

Allen — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:32:17 -0000

Awesome. Love Matt's costume. I will refrain from further comments on him and his blog.

In all seriousness, I don't think people in the seo community would care as much if they just explained why and what they are doing instead of leaving us guessing.

Most of us are trying to do the right things and follow their guidelines. Yet when they make them so vague, it's hard to know where to draw the line.

I'm out. Thanks

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James - DigitalKeyToInfo — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:48:13 -0000

Do you really think Google wants to work with anyone?
Forget working with the relatively meager online community, they are taking their empire into the "real" world, into TV, radio, and billboards. Markets that see even more viewers than the most popular sites. Google will be just as strong armed there as they are with us little guys.
The blogosphere and online community can change it, but it will take a real united effort. They are a monopoly, and we gave it to them.

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James - DigitalKeyToInfo — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:48:13 -0000

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Tim Nash — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:24:59 -0000

But if we are without google,we WILL be down and out.Google and us should work hand in hand.

Why?
To expand on that..
a) why without Google would we be down and out, their are hundreds of other engines and services Google does nothing unique or different except combine them in a neat package?

b) Why should we work hand in hand with a company that many no longer trusts, Google is a huge company but it has to make a profit it makes a profit from you through advertising the only way to change its attitude and opinion is to stop using it. But even if every single webmaster, site owner and developer stopped using every Google service completely and all at once barring the webmaster tool team do you think anyone would notice?

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Tim Nash — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:24:59 -0000

But if we are without google,we WILL be down and out.Google and us should work hand in hand.

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constructicle boy — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:58:38 -0000

well vicki.you should not say that.Without us,google will not really be down and out.But if we are without google,we WILL be down and out.Google and us should work hand in hand.Pagerank is just an indication on how far your blog goes.If you are doing the right thing always,as Andy has always thought us,Google will know their mistake and do some change to it.Mine has been given a significant rise in pagerank after this update.But to me,it is just a reward.not a must!

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constructicle boy — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:58:38 -0000

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vicki — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:42:13 -0000

what's with all the bitching and complaining - just quit plastering their freakin links all over your sites, and blogs. Webmasters and bloggers are their source of income. Boycot - if you all have balls enough, pull the adsense, don't pay for adwords, and refer visitors to other search engines.

Without us, Google goes down.