Comments on: Matt Cutts, If This Paid Link Were A Snake It Would Have Bitten You In The Ass http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/11/21/matt-cutts-if-this-paid-link-were-a-snake-it-would-have-bitten-you-in-the-ass/ Smackdown! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jack Rack http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/11/21/matt-cutts-if-this-paid-link-were-a-snake-it-would-have-bitten-you-in-the-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-10531 Jack Rack Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:46:48 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=179#comment-10531 "You think they didn’t do any deals “off the record” to get the word out? Not to mention that it is a clone of LinkXL." Yup, I couldn't help but notice that techcrunch and seobook etc. didn't cover LinkXL when you guys launched this. Yea, Aaron and Gavin founded ReviewMe together...but networking be how the world works. But I guess if your business patent goes through than Inlinks will have a fight on its hands with you. Let's see how long before Google infiltrates Inlinks. It is against the TOS of InLinks for a search engine company to use their service or sign up for an account, but the big G doesn't care about such things. They twist what the FTC says and then does things that they can be held liable for like break the TOS of sites. That's how they roll. “You think they didn’t do any deals “off the record” to get the word out? Not to mention that it is a clone of LinkXL.”

Yup, I couldn’t help but notice that techcrunch and seobook etc. didn’t cover LinkXL when you guys launched this. Yea, Aaron and Gavin founded ReviewMe together…but networking be how the world works. But I guess if your business patent goes through than Inlinks will have a fight on its hands with you.

Let’s see how long before Google infiltrates Inlinks. It is against the TOS of InLinks for a search engine company to use their service or sign up for an account, but the big G doesn’t care about such things. They twist what the FTC says and then does things that they can be held liable for like break the TOS of sites. That’s how they roll.

]]> By: Dwight Zahringer http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/11/21/matt-cutts-if-this-paid-link-were-a-snake-it-would-have-bitten-you-in-the-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-10530 Dwight Zahringer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:04:28 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=179#comment-10530 Fact of the matter to take in to consideration is that MediaWhiz, who ownes TLA, who owns InLinks and ReviewMe Ads and others. They have the strong affiliate and publisher network (not to mention established relationships which Patrick is good at through the industry) to get the press out there for InLinks. You think they didn't do any deals "off the record" to get the word out? Not to mention that it is a clone of LinkXL. We (LinkXL.com) have taken the grassroots approach and let the word spread over the past 2 years and earned a loyal following that continues to grow month after month. Google has kept an eye on us and even made personal visits. Our advertisers or publishers have never been penalized. However, in my opinion they see this as a direct competition with their #1 form of revenue. Remember that they have shareholders to report to. Fact of the matter to take in to consideration is that MediaWhiz, who ownes TLA, who owns InLinks and ReviewMe Ads and others. They have the strong affiliate and publisher network (not to mention established relationships which Patrick is good at through the industry) to get the press out there for InLinks. You think they didn’t do any deals “off the record” to get the word out? Not to mention that it is a clone of LinkXL.

We (LinkXL.com) have taken the grassroots approach and let the word spread over the past 2 years and earned a loyal following that continues to grow month after month. Google has kept an eye on us and even made personal visits. Our advertisers or publishers have never been penalized. However, in my opinion they see this as a direct competition with their #1 form of revenue. Remember that they have shareholders to report to.

]]> By: sam http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/11/21/matt-cutts-if-this-paid-link-were-a-snake-it-would-have-bitten-you-in-the-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-10529 sam Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:57:17 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=179#comment-10529 Who cares about selling paid links and Google penalizing you for doing it. I have sold quite a few myself and I still have Google's authority in the form of the green bar to- 3. Does Google really know all those links that were bought/sold? I doubt it. So even if this product goes through in the market, who cares? Who cares about selling paid links and Google penalizing you for doing it. I have sold quite a few myself and I still have Google’s authority in the form of the green bar to- 3. Does Google really know all those links that were bought/sold? I doubt it. So even if this product goes through in the market, who cares?

]]> By: aaron wall http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/11/21/matt-cutts-if-this-paid-link-were-a-snake-it-would-have-bitten-you-in-the-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-10528 aaron wall Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:37:53 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=179#comment-10528 But PageRank has an informational bias that leaves AdWords as the commercial links on the SERPs...not going after paid links at all would tilt many organic results toward the commercial space...leaving AdWords ads less appealing to click on. But PageRank has an informational bias that leaves AdWords as the commercial links on the SERPs…not going after paid links at all would tilt many organic results toward the commercial space…leaving AdWords ads less appealing to click on.

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