Is it okay to sell PageRank now?
[edited by: Brett_Tabke at 12:41 pm (utc) on June 25, 2004]
[edit reason] no specifics. Please reread the TOS [/edit]
really nothing to worry about (imo)
if someone actually needs to go to do a search to work out where to buy pagerank, well frankly, they deserve a hammering ...
Shak
I know that a lot of people have held out buying/selling PR because they still remember the Search King issues... but it looks like they've got their PR back too. So maybe it's not taboo anymore!
well frankly, they deserve a hammering ...
Shak, it's not just about buying PR. For those of us who have a little PR this makes for a nice little side earner to SELL PR (especially if it's not going to upset Google or get our Adsense accounts banned).
AWA, is it OK to advertise PR for sale?
AWA, is it OK to advertise PR for sale?
Good question.
I'll check with the policy folks and post again as soon as I've heard back from them.
AWA
Will the wierdness ever end?
Essentially, it seems as if it is allowable now, as the evidence suggests it!
What I was hoping to find out is what future plans may be. So, I'll keep working on it, and post when I know more.
BTW, this may be a good time to say that I'll be 'out of the office' Friday thru next Tuesday, and won't be able to post here during that time. So, this week, last posts on Thursday - then back on 6/3. ;)
AWA
BTW, this may be a good time to say that I'll be 'out of the office' Friday thru next Tuesday, and won't be able to post here during that time. So, this week, last posts on Thursday - then back on 6/3. ;)
so you aint joining us at either SES or PubCon next week :(
Shak
so you aint joining us at either SES or PubCon next week :(
I should probably create some mystery by saying that, well, I may be there. ;)
But the honest truth is that I won't be, with reget. I'll almost certainly be at a future PubCon though.
Looking forward to it!
;) AWA
Essentially, it seems as if it is allowable now, as the evidence suggests it!What I was hoping to find out is what future plans may be. So, I'll keep working on it, and post when I know more.
Let me get this straight--Google now says it's OK to do the things for which they busted SearchKing? Does this mean they're no longer "Spam *******" and Bob Massa was right along?
Or is it OK to sell PageRank just as long as you buy ads from Google.
Does the irony of this strike anyone else?
[edited by: Shak at 7:39 pm (utc) on May 26, 2004]
[edit reason] check stickymail [/edit]
Shak, it's not just about buying PR. For those of us who have a little PR this makes for a nice little side earner to SELL PR (especially if it's not going to upset Google or get our Adsense accounts banned).
Exactly. It's not the uniquely democratic nature of the web. It's the uniquely capitalist nature! (Feel free to remove 'uniquely from that last sentence.)
So, advertising to assist with PageRank isn't a problem. Selling PageRank, however, is another thing - and ads/sites are reviewed on a case-by-case basis along these guidelines.
If you're seeing ads promoting the sale of PageRank, then it's possible that those ads have not yet been reviewed/disapproved. At least let's hope that's it. ;)
In any case - thanks for the heads up. This has been passed on to the right folks.
AWA
Yeah, I seen an ad selling page rank also the other day. So now all they have to do is change a couple words in the ad, and it's alright?
C.K.
Why then are some sites clearly blocked when it comes to the passing of pagerank? does the PR algo now take into account theming?
Something isn't adding up here.
figment88, it looks like we can... he he :)
There are other issues/questions that people like Swash have, but...
AWA, thanks for clearing up my question.
Can somebody explain to me (who´s first language is not english) what that means?
To assist somebody with pagerank would be in laymen terms like what?
thanks for your help
cheers
viggen
It's a wink, wink situation i.e. Google knows that you are selling PR and is OK with it as long as you don't make it blaringly obvious. As long as you don't fly a "selling PR" flag. As long as you don't claim you will increase somebody's PR. I think the intepretation is: Sell it ... but don't make it look like you are selling it.
People's conceptions of fair prices for pr-bearing ads varies grealty. Buying and selling them takes a lot of time negotiating.
BTW - that is just what I heard. I have never bought or sold a pr-bearing ad.
BTW - that is just what I heard. I have never bought or sold a pr-bearing ad.
And you should not!
I think the intepretation is: Sell it ... but don't make it look like you are selling it.
Hmmm. Well, what I was hoping to convey was:
* Ok to assist folks in understanding PageRank - and how to improve it.
* Not OK to sell it, or sell it while calling it something else.
AWA
"Place your text ad on sites that rank well!
Contact www . someadbroker . com"
Just leave off the "Page" in front of "Rank".
Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links.
That still holds true.
- You're allowed to advertise SEO services about PageRank.
- You are not allowed to sell PageRank.
- Unless you are a Hit and Run SEO, it is probably inadvisable to assist people with PageRank by encouraging them to participate in unnatural linking schemes.
The part Google doesn't want to tell you is that the state of the nation appears to be that Hit And Run SEOs make all the money.
Also, FYI, my PageRank jumped to PR6 overnight when I bought a few links. Though, I must say, it didn't really help my SERP rankings that much..
Caveat Emptor.
