Link campaigns anchored on PayPerPost and ReviewMe (if without nofollow) links might be inviting trouble from Google. That’s what Matt says in this video interview for WebProNews.
Again, keeping your link profile natural (themed links from a host of sources) and going after sites that aren’t listed on any blogger-for-hire directories is the way to go. What might logically trigger an automated or human review would be an unnatural link profile, say 80% of links from press releases, 80% from sitewide links or 80% from hooker blogs :)
November 24th, 2006 at 8:39 PM
So after all the buzz, and the INQ7 article, no advertisers signing up yet for ReviewMe?
November 25th, 2006 at 6:42 AM
I think there are already advertisers in reviewme. Problem is that they pick the blogs they want to review them. It’s hard getting attention.
November 26th, 2006 at 2:00 AM
At least they disclose that they are paid links. But I sure don’t like the ReviewMe implying that they might be independent reviews. Just doesn’t sit right.
December 2nd, 2006 at 9:01 PM
i’m wondering if that’s the same thing as traffic builders? sounds pretty much like intellectual dishonesty, but then since i’d want to build up traffic too, who am i to dis them?
December 5th, 2006 at 7:37 PM
Arnie, the ‘disclosure’ element works both ways. Might be easier for the search engines to tell algorithmically which sites (and donor blogs) play the paid links game. Suddenly, PayPerPost seems a little sweeter.
May 30th, 2007 at 4:57 PM
Best approach is to do it yourself and keep control of where your links are coming from.
There are free tools to automate the process and it need only take half an hour a day
RG