this idea is just horrible killing your brand - DBAI is a great way to put it and I like how u enlarge it, lol
Vlad
· 2 years ago
I think and hope that serious bloggers and marketers will never use this service. Funny things is that I have began to second-guess every one who comments here...
robwatts
· 2 years ago
I think its a bit of sheaty thing to do, yet people are going to exploit it and use it. I think the guy will get lots of takers and it could well be an issue for the dofollow community. That said, most of the time I'll only link to legitimate stuff anyway, so even if I have a quaility comment, I'll still delink it if it links to some crap like pharmz or zinos or pr0n.
Another flag for me is anchor text. If I now someone online well enough and I like them too, then I'll let it slide if they come in with a little anchor text to their site. In fct I might even encourage it.
I suspect that people who use this service will expect good anchor text too. IOW, I'd say to bloggers out there looking to avoid this kind of stuff to just watch what your commenters are saying , look at their sites, and their anchor text. If all 3 make you go hmmn, then just hit that old delete button. Well thats what I 'd do anyway.
Vlad
· 2 years ago
Good points Rob. The sad thing about this is that guy is specifically targeting "dofollow" blogs, while he himself gives a finger (via "nofollow") to all who comments on his blog.
Michael
· 2 years ago
I agree with you on this. I think purchasing links is a very bad idea. I think google is cracking down on this as well.
Vlad
· 2 years ago
Michael,
I personally am not against selling or buying links. I am against promoting spam, and this operation does look like a spam to me.
Clickfire
· 2 years ago
Anyone who does this is putting their brand at risk.
I also think that it is the responsibility of the spamee blogger to exercise editorial control by disapproving or nofollowing such comments. But what if the comment actually makes a good previously unmade point and contributes to the value of the blog? It will probably remain.
Vlad
· 2 years ago
Emory,
Thanks for stopping by. I think that in some cases paid comments can be 100% legit. However if the authors name reads "Best Cell Phone Deals" the comments better be darn good for me not to delete them.
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Another flag for me is anchor text. If I now someone online well enough and I like them too, then I'll let it slide if they come in with a little anchor text to their site. In fct I might even encourage it.
I suspect that people who use this service will expect good anchor text too. IOW, I'd say to bloggers out there looking to avoid this kind of stuff to just watch what your commenters are saying , look at their sites, and their anchor text. If all 3 make you go hmmn, then just hit that old delete button. Well thats what I 'd do anyway.
I personally am not against selling or buying links. I am against promoting spam, and this operation does look like a spam to me.
I also think that it is the responsibility of the spamee blogger to exercise editorial control by disapproving or nofollowing such comments. But what if the comment actually makes a good previously unmade point and contributes to the value of the blog? It will probably remain.
Emory,
Thanks for stopping by. I think that in some cases paid comments can be 100% legit. However if the authors name reads "Best Cell Phone Deals" the comments better be darn good for me not to delete them.