confusion with buying links

chloew · 07-20-2007, 07:54 AM

if googles frown at web sites buying links why are there so many websites selling links?

coolguy27 · 07-20-2007, 09:35 AM

It's their own business trend... Google has nothing to do with them in buying and selling. The reason why Google hates buying/selling links 'coz their PR algorithm is being affected...

chloew · 07-21-2007, 07:21 AM

So should you worry about buying links or not?

bfarrell · 07-21-2007, 08:13 PM

You worry because to buy or sell a link strictly for the PR value is against their rules. On the other hand, Google has no problem with selling submission services. It is a thin line for you and a thin line for them.

Since it is their ball park, glove, bat and ball, they have the final say. The smart directories sell submission review to a highly ranked site. The fast and furious sell PR and number of back links per dollar. One is a cost of business and the other is a implied manipulation of PR.

chloew · 07-23-2007, 01:14 AM

Thanks i'll bear that in mind

johnbraduly · 07-23-2007, 01:19 AM

Hi,
How many back links with 5 or 6 page rank is required to achieve page rank 4 or 5?

Could you please inform me about some of the recomanded link directories that can help?

Thanks.
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bfarrell · 07-23-2007, 09:36 AM

I do not personally pay attention to PR. I know it is a factor, but it is not the main one. Just one of many. We have two sites that have low to 0 PR. One is number one for its keyword, the other is number three. Content is what we work on.

What you can do is go to the several different directory listing sites and submit to the high PR ones only. That will eventually get you where you want to be. How many it takes, do not know. I see several different postings about how to calculate that, but not sure of the accuracy of it.

I am sure someone else here can give a difinitive answer for this. My opinon is to simply link as much as possible to the most relevent sites to your site as possible. PR helps, but is not the bottom line to traffic. Traffic is what you need more than anything else. In your own keyword, check the PR for the top results in serps. PR is probably not that high for the top listings as a general rule.

Google guy has recently blogged if sites that manipulate PR should be turned in to Google. Probably not a good indicator for PR sellers. Recent years has shown more and more high serp sites with little to no PR. The algorythm is changing to deal with manipulation.

There are many other building blocks of which PR is just a part of to get your site noticed and solid serps.

Estreetloans · 07-23-2007, 09:49 AM

Have you ever paid for a link on a high PR site? What happens if you pay a lot of money for a "great link" and then the website you bought it on goes down the tubes.

It might be a waste of money, there really is no guarentee there.

I think your better off just trying to have great content on your site keep it fresh and build backlinks more naturally.