AAnnAArchy - 1:31 am on Sep 13, 2003 (gmt 0)

dirkz <<AAnnAArchy, why is it wrong to pay for links? Yahoo gets paid. If you put banners with plain links you pay. Everyone pays for links. IMHO Google has nothing against paying for a link.>>

If you paid $2000 for a backlink from a PR9 site, would you feel safe putting that site in your profile and announcing your purchase to GoogleGuy? Do you think your business partner PR9 site would remain in the PR selling business for long? Would your 2k be a lost investment the next month? I don't know. Would you want to find out?

Yahoo gets paid because they're thought of as a place to get business, not just PR.