How Dare You Tell Me To NoFollow My Sponsored Links(REPOST)

Collect from Barry Schwartz Post, Executive Editor Search Engine Roundtable
 

I am getting upset, I rarely write stories when I am upset but hey - when you are in the heat of the moment, the writing should come out passionate, shouldn't it?
The other day, I broke the story that Forbes got caught selling links and didn't even know they were selling it. It turns out, it was a technical error and they apologized, removed the links and likely submitted their reconsideration request.
But if you read the comments in my post and even some comments in the Google Webmaster Help thread you will see people laughing at me because we sell links on the side bar here. Yes, scroll down, look on the right, there are "sponsored links." We have sponsors pay about $350 per month for those links and most have been there for years. You don't think I know I sell links on this site? Do you think I am that dumb?
Let me give you some history, so you have some perspective. In November 2007 Google started slapping sites who sold links that passed PageRank. It specifically was targeting paid links and this came with no surprise to SEOs, Google warned us, if you sell links, make sure they don't pass PageRank or Google can penalize you.
So sites, like this one, that did not listen began to see their PageRank drop significantly - yes, including this one. We saw our PageRank in the Toolbar drop from a six or seven to a four. It was upsetting, but I was stubborn and hey our traffic didn't drop at that time. Most sites hit with the penalty quickly removed the paid links from passing PageRank and asked Google for forgiveness. Some brave webmasters did not, and decided to live with the penalty.
As I said back in 2007, I think this is the smartest move Google could have made. They have to target link sellers, because link buyers target their search quality. I think Google is doing the right thing for penalizing sites for selling links. I have no ill will against Google for penalizing this site. Again, they have to do it and they are 100% right in doing so.
But at the same time, I have 100% right to build my site the way I want. I know, without a doubt, that the penalty this site (and other sites) have for selling links affects more than just the visible Toolbar PageRank. Back in 2007, I didn't see a ranking or traffic drop. But soon later I noticed the traffic and ranking in Google for this site dropped. There is no doubt that if I removed the links, my traffic would likely increase by 25% to 100%.
As you can see, I am making a conscious decision to leave the paid links here despite the PageRank and ranking penalty. Why?

• I had those links there prior to Google's paid links guideline
• I always clearly labeled them as paid links for humans to see
• Google reads this blog, they know about the paid links and I know they discredit them
• I am stupid
• I am incredibly stubborn, ask my wife

You see, I just don't want to change. This is how I had it, this is how I want it to be. I know the links do little value to those buying them. I believe, I really do, that the sponsors of this site do it because they want to support the site and the industry. Proof? I am posting this, they can read it and pull their links at any time.
So why won't I nofollow them then? Because I am stubborn and I am one of the few SEO blogs that decided to not change when Google unleashed their penalty (again, Google has to do it and I commend them for it).
Does this mean I will never remove the links? No. But for now, and for the past three-plus years, the links are staying as is.
Feel free to trash (or support) me in the comments.

Google PageRank Update: August 2012

Well, if you aren’t checked your websites PR today checks it out now & let us know if your websites PR drop or jump. Yes there is a Google PageRank Toolbar update happened yesterday or today. As usual Twitter & Facebook is going to mad about Google PR update august 2012.

The last Google PR update had to the Google Toolbar was in May 2012, about three months ago. Before that was three months before February in February 2012. See a pattern here, how often Google update their PageRank Toolbar.
 
I got two of my sites PR had a nice jump, and I’m quite happy about it. I just checked this site and found got 1 from 0.

My other website http://seoservices.com.bd/ got PR 2 from 0, so good first jump for this site in term of Google.

  That being said, Google PR is a pride for many web sites and I do hope your PageRank increased so you can wear that badge with honor.

Apple Vs. Samsung: Case Overview for the Patent Trial of the Century

Over the course of the last few years, Apple has unleashed a slew of intellectual-property lawsuits against Android device manufacturers such as: HTC, Motorola and of course, the poster child of this continued litigation, Samsung.

While IP lawsuits are nothing new in the world of technology manufacturers, it has become glaringly apparent after the ban of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany (back in September 2011) that this case could hold serious repercussions for both parties and consumers alike.

Since then, the two mobile giants have geared up preparing for their trial case, which began Monday, July 30. Both Apple and Samsung have deferred judgment to a jury of 10, whose decision could cost either company billions of dollars, or even remove their iconic products from the shelves.

This is truly a landmark case that has the potential to impact our economy, the consumer landscape, and our fundamental understanding of Patent Law.

Which way will it go?

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SEO Tips for a Realtor Website!

We are now in a computer age, thus realtor website is a must in real estate business. This means that realtors should have their own realtor website to have a presence online. Realtor website is a powerful tool, it tells what you have to offer and how the target consumer can take advantage of it. However, having your own realtor website is not enough, you have to make it sure that it ranks in the first page of the search engine result. Why? It is just because this is your only chance to get visitors that eventually can turn into leads.

Like any other kind of marketing, competition is tough in the World Wide Web. Yes, you can target people around the world but the question is “who’s realtor website will show up in a search engine?” We all know that the method used to get your realtor website shows up in the first page of the search engine is SEO technique. Google is changing its style in crawling realtor websites, but most of the on-page strategies mentioned are the basic, most important fundamentals of SEO for your agent website.

What is SEO?

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization where in you can optimize your realtor website to get a higher ranking in search engine. Here are some useful SEO tips for a realtor website.

Select the right domain name.

Selecting the right realtor website domain name is very crucial. Do not just pick any domain name, make it sure that it is something people would easily remember and carries your keyword. Let’s say you are marketing real estate on West Bloomfield in Michigan, you can have westbloomfieldrealestate.com as a realtor website domain name. Should it happen that this domain name is no longer available, you can also try .net or .org. Also, consider buying old realtor website domain names that other realtors let expire but still have a good ranking. This way, you can have an instant realtor website with good ranking, all you have to do is to make it better.

Create a realtor website with the right keyword phrases.

Before you start creating your realtor website, make a research for the keywords that people usually search. You can use Google keyword Planner and you will see how many people are searching for a certain keyword. From there you can set up your on-page SEO. On each page of your realtor website, the keyword phrases that you choose should be seen a few times in the content, image-alt tags, meta-tags and title.

Write engaging content.

As they say content is a king and it is still is. Google Panda and Google Penguin finds content attractive. But, be aware of keyword stuffing, it no longer works. A few keywords are enough. Create a blog on your realtor website and write about your city to attract audiences. Create a new post once or twice a week to keep them coming back to your website. You can also add pictures and videos in your post.

Work on your off-page SEO.

One of the effective off-page SEO today is link wheeling where in you do not have to link all your submitted articles to your realtor website but you also have to link it to your other post. For example, you submitted an article to a web 2.0 site linking to your realtor website, and then you will submit another article on article directories, this time you have to link it to the article you submitted in web 2.0 sites. You will make a chain. Then do back linking through blog commenting, forum posting and others.

Try not to spend so much money and got sold into some “guarantees”, but make sure you start with an agent website that builds on a solid system, can be managed easily, the pages are SEO friendly and that you can control the page Meta Tags. Your agent website should also allow you to expand later on when you are ready to add videos, local news feeds, widgets, to build more interesting contents that are relevant to your prospective clients.

Easy Social Promotion - Addmefast!

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Addmefast is free social exchange network which helps you grow your social presence. Currently thanks to Addmefast you can get more and more Facebook likes, Facebook subcriptions, Google circles, Google +1 , Twitter followers, YouTube views , YouTube channel subscription, YouTube Video likes , Pinterest followers, Soundcloud music listening, Digg followers, StumbleUpon followers and Website hits .

How to get started

If you have already registered and logged in, you can do the following steps:

You can add your pages/accounts/music videos/websites clicking on the green button '' Add Site/Page''. You have to choose a network type, input title (if necessary), then add the URL or username/ID and set CPC * (Cost (points) Per Click for your Site/Page - min=2 and max=10) and then click the save changes button. After this, the link you have added will appear in ''My sites'' section. If you want to pause campaign for one of your site/page - click on the pause button(CPC=0 automatically). If you want to start it again, you can click on the start button (CPC=5 automatically) and then change your CPC. You can delete the link that you have added whenever you want to take into consideration that the link that you have removed can't be added anymore by another user but you. You can add unlimited amount of links for any type of network.

How to get points

• You can get free points by liking/following/viewing/subscribing/listening to the others pages/accounts/videos/profiles/music.
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All in all AddMeFast is a great service if you are looking for a cheap (Free) and FAST way to get tons of Facebook likes, Google+1, Twitter followers etc.

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