Comments on: Google’s adds Link Analysis to Webmaster Tools http://www.revenews.com/scottpolk/googles-adds-link-analysis-to-webmaster-tools/ Discussion of Online Advertising, CPA, SEO, Affiliate and Next Generation Marketing Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan (Trust) http://www.revenews.com/scottpolk/googles-adds-link-analysis-to-webmaster-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-8333 Jonathan (Trust) Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:35:05 +0000 http://revenews.contentrobot.com/?p=1876#comment-8333 A backlink is a backlink. You could have sites linking to yours because they think it has value and something worth linking to. And there are people who buy links on sites. Google doesn't like it and you could get penalized but most of the time it's hard to distinguish. If you have a straight link going to your site, regardless if it's natural or paid, it's a backlink. So that tool is going to pick it up. A backlink is a backlink. You could have sites linking to yours because they think it has value and something worth linking to. And there are people who buy links on sites. Google doesn’t like it and you could get penalized but most of the time it’s hard to distinguish. If you have a straight link going to your site, regardless if it’s natural or paid, it’s a backlink. So that tool is going to pick it up.

]]> By: SEO Straight Talk http://www.revenews.com/scottpolk/googles-adds-link-analysis-to-webmaster-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-8332 SEO Straight Talk Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:14:56 +0000 http://revenews.contentrobot.com/?p=1876#comment-8332 Do you have any thoughts on the backwards link tool (simply queried via the Google tool bar) that actually shows links from content buys? Why would content ads show as backward links to your site? It seems like an easy way to get inbound links unless of course Google has written them a lower influence factor in the algo. Your thoughts..? Do you have any thoughts on the backwards link tool (simply queried via the Google tool bar) that actually shows links from content buys?

Why would content ads show as backward links to your site? It seems like an easy way to get inbound links unless of course Google has written them a lower influence factor in the algo.

Your thoughts..?

]]> By: Scott Polk http://www.revenews.com/scottpolk/googles-adds-link-analysis-to-webmaster-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-8331 Scott Polk Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:34:03 +0000 http://revenews.contentrobot.com/?p=1876#comment-8331 Mike - It is a very nice tool ... could always use some enhancements. Mike – It is a very nice tool … could always use some enhancements.

]]> By: Mike Allen http://www.revenews.com/scottpolk/googles-adds-link-analysis-to-webmaster-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-8330 Mike Allen Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:43:41 +0000 http://revenews.contentrobot.com/?p=1876#comment-8330 Very nice tool. It's amazing how much link spam exists. I'm guessing most of these links carry no weight. Very nice tool. It’s amazing how much link spam exists. I’m guessing most of these links carry no weight.

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