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You and I see it all the time, webmasters or link builders emailing link exchange offers or posting comments or threads with link exchange offers. But a link builder had the audacity, to post a public link exchange offer in not just a Google Group but in the the official "Google Webmaster Help" group, for all Googler's to see.
What is kind of funny, is that a Google responded, mocking the offer. Google Webmaster Trends Analysts, Evan, said:
Our homepage has a fairly high PR and is based in the US, but sadly we do not have any travel-related pages one link away. If you want, you can submit a business proposal to Google here: http://www.google.com/support/contact/bin/request.py?bdpg=1When you have the chance, you should read up about link schemes in our webmaster guidelines: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=66356
Cheerios and Fiber One, Evan
I find that to be funny, maybe because it is really early and I am really tired.
Forum discussion at Google Group.
Comments:
No Name
08/18/2008 03:41 pm
Might I suggest, in place of "nerve", a more luscious-sounding word, "audacity"? As in "But a link builder had the AUDACITY to post a public link exchange offer..."
Barry Schwartz
08/18/2008 03:47 pm
That is fine, just tired when I wrote it.
Vinay
08/18/2008 10:33 pm
There is more to this - http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Mrs.Saratha+Linkbuilder&btnG=Search&meta= !! Surprise.. Surprise! :D
Winooski
08/19/2008 03:28 pm
I think the quintessential word in this situation is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah" rel="nofollow">Chutzpah</a>.
No Name
08/19/2008 04:39 pm
That is hilarious. That is a monumental mistake, I guess they just wanted to call attention to their devious ways.
uzbek
08/19/2008 06:04 pm
That is fine!
Karen Linden
08/19/2008 08:27 pm
you all are paranoid and misinformed. the response in the google group is not from a google employee. google has repeatedly stated there is nothing wrong with link exchange as long as you don't abuse it.
Barry Schwartz
08/19/2008 08:31 pm
Karen, the response is from a Google employee.
Karen Linden
08/19/2008 11:05 pm
not that I could tell.. didnt see any evidence that the response was from an official google response. in any event, it doesn't matter. G isnt going to come out and endorse any marketing method or it will be abused. link exchange is alive and well especially among niche and hobby sites - all which rank just fine.
Barry Schwartz
08/19/2008 11:06 pm
Do you see the "G" logo by Evan's name. That is official confirmation.
No Name
08/21/2008 07:56 am
Wow..just wow...I bet that made everyone at the office chuckle :)
Thomas
07/26/2010 07:29 pm
it is what it is