Comments on: Cautionary Blog Advertising Tales

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:56:46 +0000

David — I’d have to guess the paid links thing. Lots of backlinks I can’t really see Google penalizing anyone for. I’ve gone through odd spikes in traffic, mostly caused by being on social news sites, that caused a lot of backlinks over a short period of time, and all it did was increase my rank in the search results for those particular posts…

By: David Airey

David Airey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:41:21 +0000

Thanks for the mention. It’s odd how I’ve been penalised, without knowing exactly what the reason is. Sure, I have a fair idea, but it could be one of two things — either the paid links using ‘dofollow’ or the prize giveaway I’m running that’s attracted a couple of hundred backlinks over a three week period.

I’d love to know which, and of course how long I’m penalised for.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:47:07 +0000

Heh — oh yeah. I like to know the reality of the experience for others. I guess that’s more fuel for my procrastination.

By: Steven Hodson

Steven Hodson — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:38:57 +0000

Jason,

I have had Text-Link-Ads since pretty wel when they first came out — or at least on and off in 2 to 3 month periods. How much have I made from them … $0.00

I believe that for smaller blogs — growing or not — Text-Link-Ads are generally a waste of time with the only one’s benefiting from them is Text-Link-Ads.