Comments on: Proof You Can Buy Your Way to No. 1 on Google & Yahoo http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/ Because not everyone can throw thousands of dollars at the 'How do we market ourselves online?' question... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: marius http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44365 marius Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:59:47 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44365 I see everyday parked domains ranking higher than DMOZ, 6 years old relevant websites just because of the domain name..how cool is that? I see everyday parked domains ranking higher than DMOZ, 6 years old relevant websites just because of the domain name..how cool is that?

]]> By: Allan Schmidt http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44222 Allan Schmidt Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:27 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44222 Oh, I got that. My point is that they rank well because they have used whatever trick SEOs should be using. The only way that won't work is if the seach engines do what paul says. This would require e doing the ranking manually or develope some sort of intelligent ranking algorithm. As it is now, the people behind the fake site know what they're doing. Good for them. Oh, I got that.

My point is that they rank well because they have used whatever trick SEOs should be using.

The only way that won’t work is if the seach engines do what paul says. This would require e doing the ranking manually or develope some sort of intelligent ranking algorithm.

As it is now, the people behind the fake site know what they’re doing. Good for them.

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44214 Matt McGee Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:50:02 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44214 Allan - the big deal is that this is a fake web site. The Buying, Selling, and MLS pages all lead to a fake search form that doesn't really search the MLS -- it requires you provide your name, phone, and email which it sends to the company that owns the web site. The company that owns the web site isn't a real estate agent or brokerage, it's a vendor of web site for real estate agents. This site has no value to the end consumer who is looking to buy a home, sell a home, or find a real estate agent. Allan – the big deal is that this is a fake web site. The Buying, Selling, and MLS pages all lead to a fake search form that doesn’t really search the MLS — it requires you provide your name, phone, and email which it sends to the company that owns the web site.

The company that owns the web site isn’t a real estate agent or brokerage, it’s a vendor of web site for real estate agents.

This site has no value to the end consumer who is looking to buy a home, sell a home, or find a real estate agent.

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44206 Nick Stamoulis Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44206 Wow..interesting and sad at the same time. What a waste of time for searchers who are genuinely looking for good content. Wow..interesting and sad at the same time. What a waste of time for searchers who are genuinely looking for good content.

]]> By: paul http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44170 paul Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:57 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44170 Matt, If you can tell Google what rules to use to detect that this page does not belong, I'm sure they'll oblige. The fact is, there is nothing to differentiate this page from a 'deserving' page - apart from the short para that gives it away. Unfortunately, Google would need to actually *understand* the meaning of words to use that little red flag. Maybe they're working on it :-) Matt,

If you can tell Google what rules to use to detect that this page does not belong, I’m sure they’ll oblige. The fact is, there is nothing to differentiate this page from a ‘deserving’ page – apart from the short para that gives it away. Unfortunately, Google would need to actually *understand* the meaning of words to use that little red flag. Maybe they’re working on it :-)

]]> By: Marios Alexandrou http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/buy-your-way-to-number-one/1232/#comment-44161 Marios Alexandrou Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:06:02 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1232#comment-44161 It's been easy to buy top rankings in Yahoo for years. They even have an official program for it - Yahoo Search Submit Pro. It’s been easy to buy top rankings in Yahoo for years. They even have an official program for it – Yahoo Search Submit Pro.

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