Google Mocks Link Exchange Offer

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=1
When 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.

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posted rustybrick in Link Building at August 18, 2008 7:29 AM Comments (11)

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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..."

Posted by No Name at August 18, 2008 11:41

That is fine, just tired when I wrote it.

Posted by Barry Schwartz at August 18, 2008 11:47

There is more to this - http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Mrs.Saratha+Linkbuilder&btnG=Search&meta= !! Surprise.. Surprise! :D

Posted by Vinay at August 18, 2008 18:33

I think the quintessential word in this situation is Chutzpah.

Posted by Winooski at August 19, 2008 11:28

That is hilarious. That is a monumental mistake, I guess they just wanted to call attention to their devious ways.

Posted by No Name at August 19, 2008 12:39

That is fine!

Posted by uzbek at August 19, 2008 14:04

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.

Posted by Karen Linden at August 19, 2008 16:27

Karen, the response is from a Google employee.

Posted by Barry Schwartz at August 19, 2008 16:31

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.

Posted by Karen Linden at August 19, 2008 19:05

Do you see the "G" logo by Evan's name. That is official confirmation.

Posted by Barry Schwartz at August 19, 2008 19:06

Wow..just wow...I bet that made everyone at the office chuckle :)

Posted by No Name at August 21, 2008 03:56

Google Mocks Link Exchange Offer

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