Comments on: Answers.com Answerlinks Plugin – How Much Are Those Links Worth? http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sean Rasmussen http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-103835 Sean Rasmussen Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:40:39 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-103835 I personally find it annoying when there is one or two words linked in a paragraph if it not relevant to the author. It detracts from the relevance of the authors writings. I personally find it annoying when there is one or two words linked in a paragraph if it not relevant to the author. It detracts from the relevance of the authors writings.

]]> By: buy buy buy http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-101431 buy buy buy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:11:02 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-101431 Somebody has to be making money on this. It'll come out eventually who it is. Somebody has to be making money on this. It’ll come out eventually who it is.

]]> By: Kissing Bandit http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94249 Kissing Bandit Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:38:08 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94249 Hi Andy, just wanted to let you know that one of my comments may have been eaten by Akismet. It was rather long, but only contained one link back to WordPress Wank. Would appreciate it if you could fish it out for me. Or, if it's gone forever, let me know and I'll e-mail it to you. -KB Hi Andy, just wanted to let you know that one of my comments may have been eaten by Akismet. It was rather long, but only contained one link back to WordPress Wank.

Would appreciate it if you could fish it out for me. Or, if it’s gone forever, let me know and I’ll e-mail it to you.

-KB

]]> By: Kissing Bandit http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94245 Kissing Bandit Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:36:34 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94245 Over on WordPress Wank's blog (which lead me here), I mentioned in the comments that WP.com and Answers.com probably signed a non-disclosure agreement. Sure enough, <a href="http://wank.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/tinfoil-hats-they-mess-up-my-hair/#comment-80260" rel="nofollow">Wank updated the comments to reflect it</a>. <blockquote>…here is a spokesman for Answers.com saying “I really can’t confirm or deny”.</blockquote> As for hacking the plugin to add rel="nofollow" links, there's just one problem -- <em>even if you're a blogger big enough to make a splash</em> -- and it's called user share. WP.com has a large share of users who will use the plugin and they will undoubtedly <em>use their own version</em> of the plugin which does not contain the rel="nofollow" attribute. Also, it will be highly unlikely that Matt/Automattic will allow the plugin into the official WP.org repository. Frankly, instructions and an option for adding the rel="nofollow" attribute should have been standard, but that wouldn't have been smart marketing, now would it? Just something to think about. -KB Over on WordPress Wank’s blog (which lead me here), I mentioned in the comments that WP.com and Answers.com probably signed a non-disclosure agreement. Sure enough, Wank updated the comments to reflect it.

…here is a spokesman for Answers.com saying “I really can’t confirm or deny”.

As for hacking the plugin to add rel=”nofollow” links, there’s just one problem — even if you’re a blogger big enough to make a splash — and it’s called user share.

WP.com has a large share of users who will use the plugin and they will undoubtedly use their own version of the plugin which does not contain the rel=”nofollow” attribute.

Also, it will be highly unlikely that Matt/Automattic will allow the plugin into the official WP.org repository.

Frankly, instructions and an option for adding the rel=”nofollow” attribute should have been standard, but that wouldn’t have been smart marketing, now would it?

Just something to think about.

-KB

]]> By: Sam Daams http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94009 Sam Daams Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:28:57 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-94009 Interesting, especially when you consider Answer.com's public announcement about how they got penalized in Google just 2 or 3 months ago. I think MC is going to be writing an extra plugin for the search engine to add negative weighting to all those links :) Now, will Wordpress be penalized for selling links??!! Interesting, especially when you consider Answer.com’s public announcement about how they got penalized in Google just 2 or 3 months ago. I think MC is going to be writing an extra plugin for the search engine to add negative weighting to all those links :) Now, will Wordpress be penalized for selling links??!!

]]> By: NY SEO http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93880 NY SEO Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:21:53 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93880 I second that, if no one comes up with a hacked version I might have to. I wish they thought of this sooner, because I used to buy text links from Answers.com, but it appears they might not be selling them like that anymore. what a shame, those text links would be really valuable right now Anyway, I always saw them as a site which was loosing ground and real estate, since they did not leverage their percentage of the search results in the past. It is nice to see them do something right, for a change. And they do not really provide that much added value either. Mostly just a few extra related links under & info, on top of content they aggregate from other sites. That pretty much fits the definition of scraping to me. I second that, if no one comes up with a hacked version I might have to.

I wish they thought of this sooner, because I used to buy text links from Answers.com, but it appears they might not be selling them like that anymore.

what a shame, those text links would be really valuable right now

Anyway, I always saw them as a site which was loosing ground and real estate, since they did not leverage their percentage of the search results in the past. It is nice to see them do something right, for a change.

And they do not really provide that much added value either. Mostly just a few extra related links under & info, on top of content they aggregate from other sites.

That pretty much fits the definition of scraping to me.

]]> By: Stephen Cronin http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93650 Stephen Cronin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:19:17 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93650 Andy, I'm waiting for your hacked version of the plugin (it's GPL) with nofollow added to the links. :) I'd do it, but I'm not high profile enough to make a splash... Andy, I’m waiting for your hacked version of the plugin (it’s GPL) with nofollow added to the links. :) I’d do it, but I’m not high profile enough to make a splash…

]]> By: Andrew Girdwood http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93641 Andrew Girdwood Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:55:09 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93641 Good spot and good post however I really doubt Wordpress will loose anything near 50% of its value! Gosh. We can tell what you think of Wordpress :) It's a great big link landscape for you :) Good spot and good post however I really doubt Wordpress will loose anything near 50% of its value!

Gosh. We can tell what you think of Wordpress :) It’s a great big link landscape for you :)

]]> By: drmike http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93332 drmike Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:22:46 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93332 First, an aside. The text link labeled "No nofollow, Dofollo" here in the comment area is broken. It contains a second 'http://' bit which beaks the link. <blockquote>If finances aren't disclosed, it calls into question the ethics of a blogging giant — don't you think?</blockquote> Automattic's ethics have been called into question a number of times recently. They'll just do what they have done in the past and ignore the issue and delete any reference to it on any of the sites that they control. Matt is known for deleting any comments from the wp.com blog, the wp.com support forums and his own blog that he doesn't agree with. First, an aside. The text link labeled “No nofollow, Dofollo” here in the comment area is broken. It contains a second ‘http://’ bit which beaks the link.

If finances aren’t disclosed, it calls into question the ethics of a blogging giant — don’t you think?

Automattic’s ethics have been called into question a number of times recently. They’ll just do what they have done in the past and ignore the issue and delete any reference to it on any of the sites that they control. Matt is known for deleting any comments from the wp.com blog, the wp.com support forums and his own blog that he doesn’t agree with.

]]> By: Amish Furniture http://andybeard.eu/1041/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93318 Amish Furniture Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:14:56 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/10/answerscom-answerlinks-plugin-how-much-are-those-links-worth.html#comment-93318 Common sense tells me that there must have been some monetary consideration involved. It will come out eventually. In the meanwhile, I intend doing what I have always been doing, not being SEO savy. Common sense tells me that there must have been some monetary consideration involved. It will come out eventually. In the meanwhile, I intend doing what I have always been doing, not being SEO savy.

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