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Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

ADAC — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:10:01 -0000

When you go to many webmaster forums. it is obvious that many people can't see past the Google page rank. They seem obsessed with scoring higher even at the expense of the visitors of their site. For this Google often chastises those webmasters, you see many posts of that sort in Matt Cutts blog.

It's interesting that Google likewise can't see past it's own ranking system. They feel that everything you do must have something to do with Page Rank. A good example are reviews. It's not difficult to see the difference between blogs that offer an objective review and others that are just doing it to pass PR. Google seems to forget that the whole reason for having a blog is to share your opinion, that opinion can include other sites.

Newspapers, magazines and a host of other formats all have both paid views and paid advertisements. Google appears to feel that, on the internet, they are the only ones that can get paid to advertise. And if you are horning in on their market, like a schoolyard bully, they plan on making life rough for you.

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tobsy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:53:35 -0000

Oh, no. Constructive criticism is always welcome. :-)

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tinu Abayomi-Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:53:45 -0000

No problem. Glad it didn't come across as nosy or nitpicky.

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tobsy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:51:54 -0000

Hmm, good idea. I wanted to install a poll plugin anyway. Would be a nice first run.

Thanks for the hint. I'll try to come up with some alternatives now. :-)

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tinu Abayomi-Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:30:45 -0000

But that's kind of my point though, the tagline is memorable but confusing. I'd do a poll if I were you, or add something that specifies tips. Just my two cents... I spend a good ten minutes looking for the "create blog" button.

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tobsy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:12:58 -0000

The blog's there to help people who want to create their own blog.

Okay, and I wanted a memorable, dynamic tagline. :-)

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tinu Abayomi-Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:05:59 -0000

Done. And you're welcome. ... and I don't get your logo. It says "create your own blog" which gives me the impression that it's a tool, rather than a blog... what's up with that? :)

Nuts. I meant to set you a trackback link and now I have to go out...

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tobsy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:00:17 -0000

Hey Tinu, the link is http://bloggersjourney.com/why-google-shouldnt-....

And thanks for the welcome :-)

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tinu Abayomi-Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:29:47 -0000

Oh, and welcome to the site. :)

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tinu Abayomi-Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:29:27 -0000

Hey send me the link to your post and I'll add a link to it in the post body. I want to link to everyone who is specifically talking about this incident and ones like it.

Re: Is Andy Beard Getting a Raw Deal? | (Kinda Rant-y but Has a Point)

Tobsy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:56:29 -0000

100% agreed. As long as a link is relevant to the topic (or in Andy's case even an editorial link), it shouldn't matter wether it's paid or not.

I'm not gonna quote my whole post on this, just this much:

If it is possible to base the price of an AdWords ad on a quality score, then Google should be able to judge links by something that really counts - relevance.