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gkd_uk · #1 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 09:17 AM

Google hate webmasters selling or buying links for PR but still allow people to advertise such services through their sites.

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arora · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 09:27 AM

This just goes to show the double standards they employ - it is all right when someone is using their advertising to promote paid links But when you do it - you get penalized!
Thanks for pointing it out GKD!

mhmtozek · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 12:59 PM

Google want to be only advertiser on the internet

gkd_uk · #4 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 02:21 PM

The webmaster selling the links will probably get penalised by Google at a later date but the funny thing is, the source from where visitors came from would be Googles ad network.

OldWelshGuy · #5 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 04:18 PM

Then report them

TeamPlayer · #6 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 04:52 PM

Double standards, but they are Google.

OldWelshGuy · #7 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 04:54 PM

Can someone explain what is meant by 'double standards, what am I missing here?

is it because that image was an adswords advert? If yes, then like I said, report it and it will be pulled.

Google can't be blamed for a rogue advertiser

pogung177 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 08:16 PM

Why paid links..? because there are marketplace for webmaster. Why Google restricted us to paid links while Google cached our website for free.

TeamPlayer · #9 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldWelshGuy

Can someone explain what is meant by 'double standards, what am I missing here?

is it because that image was an adswords advert? If yes, then like I said, report it and it will be pulled.

Google can't be blamed for a rogue advertiser

Some say that Google is itself doing what it doesn`t want others to do.

If you buy a Google Mini from them, then you get to post your testimonial on that page which includes a solid PR 7 link pointing to your site without their forced tag “rel=nofollow”.

In other words, a backlink, which is paid for.

TeamPlayer · #10 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 11:30 AM

I checked back and here`s a story going back sometime about the outrage of some towards Google`s attitude to pad for links.

PR 8 Links from Google.com Only $1,995

And a link to the `Success Stories` which are the cause for concern among some.

Google universal search Superstar Awards - Success Stories