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More bloggers being hit with Google penalties

Went Hot: October 25, 2007 - 8:11 am
Posted By: Eavesy 620 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Google SEO

I have been trying very hard to get rid of all of my paid links for my directory Biz Dir in an effort to get back into Big G's good graces, I find myself offering people cash in an attempt to get them to remove my links. I think I have got two more site owners to get hold of and I am clean (one day at a time). A little while back I bought a few paid reviews via Pay Per Post and getting in touch with these bloggers has been a nightmare, all done now, but I have just noticed that two of the blogs appear to have been hit with Google ranking penalties (-40 or so):

The 1st is womenmumbles.com, I would bet a lot of cash that this Women did not have the slightest idea that she was breaking the webmaster guidelines, read her blog. It seems a shame because so many high profile bloggers sell links, get away with it and create the impression that it is an O.K. thing to do, this poor women has followed suit and been penalized.

The 2nd is yapnwun.blogspot.com, again this blogger does not strike me as the type of person who is going to be reading the webmaster guidelines.

I knew what I was doing was wrong with my directory, so I guess I had it coming but these bloggers blatantly do not, is this a fair thing to do?

edit: O.K. I have just read Patrick's submission and 1 or 2 of the high profile ones may not be getting off with it scot free, but still a loss of PageRank is nothing compared to a loss of Google rank, it is almost like a "virtual penalty".

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from Sebastian 620 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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Making all Toolbar PR equal should encourage real traffic deals. Probably PR4 is the coming identifier for IM blogs. ;)

from AndyBeard 620 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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Blog post coming, this new hit is only partially paid link related

from alh8820 619 days ago #

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I'd like to know how Google determines who is selling links, for sites that don't explicitly solicit them. I know for a fact several sites that were penalized that do not sell links. Besides, doesn't Google make billions of dollars a year selling links? They've still got a pretty healthy page rank :). If a site is of good quality, they shouldn't be penalized for trying to make a living. Just ignore the paid links and judge the site based on quality. It would also keep innocent people from taking a hit.

from AndyBeard 619 days ago #

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Look on the bright side, your article was the only one I say that made it to the front page of Digg before being buried.