Comments on: Economist gets PageRank wrist-slap from Google http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/04/28/economist-gets-pagerank-wrist-slap-from-google/ A conversation. Wed, 23 May 2012 15:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt W http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/04/28/economist-gets-pagerank-wrist-slap-from-google/#comment-5240 Matt W Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:44:42 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/?p=1109#comment-5240 >Relevant links in the content of their articles would be great though. Yes, but of course someone would notice the advert if they were for sale ... a chicken and egg situation. So ... it's back to organic links. >Relevant links in the content of their articles would be great though.

Yes, but of course someone would notice the advert if they were for sale … a chicken and egg situation.

So … it’s back to organic links.

]]> By: John Lessnau http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/04/28/economist-gets-pagerank-wrist-slap-from-google/#comment-5239 John Lessnau Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:44:19 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/?p=1109#comment-5239 Two things happenned, their toolbar pagerank was lowered and their paid footer links stopped passing value. I am sure their real pagerank, that only google knows, remains the same since they have not lost their rankings. It's not a good idea to buy text links on high profile sites like this in the footer or side bar. They are way to easy to spot and have someone blog about. At best you are wasting your money, at worst you loose your rankings. Relevant links in the content of their articles would be great though. Two things happenned, their toolbar pagerank was lowered and their paid footer links stopped passing value. I am sure their real pagerank, that only google knows, remains the same since they have not lost their rankings.

It’s not a good idea to buy text links on high profile sites like this in the footer or side bar. They are way to easy to spot and have someone blog about. At best you are wasting your money, at worst you loose your rankings.

Relevant links in the content of their articles would be great though.

]]> By: Digital Rant » Blog Archive » Economist gets slapping from Google http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/04/28/economist-gets-pagerank-wrist-slap-from-google/#comment-5238 Digital Rant » Blog Archive » Economist gets slapping from Google Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:26:06 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/?p=1109#comment-5238 [...] would seem the Economist has seen a significant PageRank drop which has been attributed to their practice of adding classified adverts at the bottom of their [...] [...] would seem the Economist has seen a significant PageRank drop which has been attributed to their practice of adding classified adverts at the bottom of their [...]

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