Comments on: Top 32 33 Forms of Linking Payola

By: Natalie Louise

Natalie Louise — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:01:45 +0000

The most success I have had with getting links is having a featured member section within our social networks. That way I do not have to worry about losing link juice, and it is as simple as clicking feature next to their profile. They user gets more visibility and we get more links.

By: Evan's Blog

Evan's Blog — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:35:21 +0000

Great list Andy. I have another for you. They hacked your wordpress blog and spammed the heck out of it… LOL! I had this happen before and it is a pain in the rear!

Evan

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:33:56 +0000

I enjoyed reading this list. The way I look at it. I just need to have a good business with a good product and good service, and people will start to link to me naturally. This is a point that most businesses seem to overlook. They want the rankings and the traffic before they have a product or service to offer.

By: John Alden

John Alden — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:58:55 +0000

Well Andy, for me it’s number 19 most of the time. When some other fella gives a good testimonial about my company or talks around about it in a nice way, i’d always reward them with a link on the blog :)

That also brings no. 3 with it. Since they link to me when they mention it, it becomes reciprocal when i link back to them >_>

By: Google Paid Or Sponsored Reviews

Google Paid Or Sponsored Reviews — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:58:46 +0000

[...] Time = money – to write detailed reviews that have real opinion and give valuable feedback from an expert, often there needs to be some level of payola. [...]

By: Incoming Links Aren’t All The Same : Blogging For The Money

Incoming Links Aren’t All The Same : Blogging For The Money — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:44:27 +0000

[...] willing to give you links back to your site from theirs. While that sounds like the best form of linking payola, the fact is that it may very well damage your site’s PR and, hence, your ability to make [...]

By: Dear Jason Calacanis - The Good Citizen Of The Interwebs? | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:43:22 +0000

[...] should also look into other forms of payola, and his own linking [...]

By: Marketing Blogs Go Ballistic | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing

Marketing Blogs Go Ballistic | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:50:25 +0000

[...] to link through to as part of the conversation, sometimes you want to link through to someone as some kind of reciprocation, and sometimes you link purely for selfish [...]

By: How To Avoid Being Banned By Technorati | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing

How To Avoid Being Banned By Technorati | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:21:00 +0000

[...] I can't say whether that is why John appears to be banned, but it might be one explanation, though the majority of John's links have certainly come from other kinds of payola. [...]

By: A Few Good Posts

A Few Good Posts — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:10:23 +0000

[...] Beard lists 32 Forms of Linking Payola and Linking Mistakes Frequently Encountered On [...]