Comments on: The Danger of Using The Link A Dink Plugin To Form Unnatural Links http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/ Blogging ideas, tips, creativity and money making strategies for blogs Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:36:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Find Webhost http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-10803 Find Webhost Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:44:33 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-10803 The anchor text should be modified or changed every now and then. Having the same anchor text for hundreds of links, though it's legitimate, could send a wrong signal to the Google Bot. Remember that the GoogleBot is not human. It doesn't have an emotion. It's just a robot operating on fixed algorithm. The anchor text should be modified or changed every now and then. Having the same anchor text for hundreds of links, though it’s legitimate, could send a wrong signal to the Google Bot.

Remember that the GoogleBot is not human. It doesn’t have an emotion. It’s just a robot operating on fixed algorithm.

]]> By: Funny Friday: Good Links, Forum Posts, and DealDotCom (9/28/2007) - Internet Marketing Sucks! http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2563 Funny Friday: Good Links, Forum Posts, and DealDotCom (9/28/2007) - Internet Marketing Sucks! Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:01:04 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2563 [...] But one thing you could do is skip out on link a dinking. [...] […] But one thing you could do is skip out on link a dinking. […]

]]> By: Angel http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2545 Angel Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:04:25 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2545 Well said Matt, I agree with you keeping a phrase very specific and relevant may solve the issue. Well said Matt, I agree with you keeping a phrase very specific and relevant may solve the issue.

]]> By: Matt Jones http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2514 Matt Jones Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:34:45 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2514 Kevin, Wikipedia is so massive it is likely to be hand edited by Google and I don't think it can be used as an example for the rest of the web. However you and CashQuests may be right. The only way is to test it. I agree keeping a phrase very specific and relevant may solve the issue. Kevin, Wikipedia is so massive it is likely to be hand edited by Google and I don’t think it can be used as an example for the rest of the web. However you and CashQuests may be right. The only way is to test it. I agree keeping a phrase very specific and relevant may solve the issue.

]]> By: Cigar Jack http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2509 Cigar Jack Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:51:43 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2509 I could see where this could be useful for a product review blog like mine. Because most of the time when I type out the name of the cigar I want it linked back to one of my reviews. I could see where this could be useful for a product review blog like mine. Because most of the time when I type out the name of the cigar I want it linked back to one of my reviews.

]]> By: Ryan Puusaari http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2508 Ryan Puusaari Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:43:33 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2508 Yep, aLinks all the way, it makes adding affiliate links to your blog so simple and doesn't come across as spammy looking like the link-a-dink. Yep, aLinks all the way, it makes adding affiliate links to your blog so simple and doesn’t come across as spammy looking like the link-a-dink.

]]> By: CashQuests http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2506 CashQuests Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:27:48 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2506 Interesting post Matt. Like Kevin I can see where you're coming from with the SEO issues and I mentioned that in my post as a reason that I would charge advertisers extra to buy a word. As Kevin mentioned, relevance is the key and you shouldn't sell a word like "the". A word like "money" would fetch a great price and you haven't even used it in this post so the SEO problems would be nil. I do disagree that advertisers wouldn't stick around though. Even with just the 'recent posts' containing links, the amount of traffic generated would be immense. Imagine if John Chow decide to sell the phrase "make money online". Every post would have at least two links to an advertiser and he would get $1000+ per month for that. The plugin isn't right for everyone and every situation but it definitely has potential if used wisely. Interesting post Matt. Like Kevin I can see where you’re coming from with the SEO issues and I mentioned that in my post as a reason that I would charge advertisers extra to buy a word. As Kevin mentioned, relevance is the key and you shouldn’t sell a word like “the”. A word like “money” would fetch a great price and you haven’t even used it in this post so the SEO problems would be nil.

I do disagree that advertisers wouldn’t stick around though. Even with just the ‘recent posts’ containing links, the amount of traffic generated would be immense. Imagine if John Chow decide to sell the phrase “make money online”. Every post would have at least two links to an advertiser and he would get $1000+ per month for that.

The plugin isn’t right for everyone and every situation but it definitely has potential if used wisely.

]]> By: Kevin Muldoon http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2504 Kevin Muldoon Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:38:26 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blogging-tips/the-danger-of-using-the-link-a-dink-plugin-to-form-unnatural-links/#comment-2504 If you changed a word which is used hundreds of times in your posts then perhaps the search engines will punish you but I doubt it. Wikipedia uses this exact same system and they are in the top 5 for the majority of search terms on the web so I really doubt google or anyone else can punish you if the link is relevant. As I said in my post, it could be used to change 'Contact Us' to your email or contact page. I do see where your coming from though. Someone could shoot themselves in the foot if they go crazy with this however if its handled correctly I think it is worthwhile using. :):) If you changed a word which is used hundreds of times in your posts then perhaps the search engines will punish you but I doubt it.

Wikipedia uses this exact same system and they are in the top 5 for the majority of search terms on the web so I really doubt google or anyone else can punish you if the link is relevant.

As I said in my post, it could be used to change ‘Contact Us’ to your email or contact page.

I do see where your coming from though. Someone could shoot themselves in the foot if they go crazy with this however if its handled correctly I think it is worthwhile using. :):)

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