Comments on: PageRank Smackdown 2007 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/448 Building Better Web Sites Together, For A Better World Fri, 16 May 2008 18:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kim Krause Berg http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/448#comment-104056 Kim Krause Berg Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:23:48 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/448#comment-104056 I could see someone wanting to put a stop to selling links for hundreds of dollars based on a site's TBPR metric, but that's not what happened here. At least, not to Cre8asiteforums. As Bill reminded me, had we been in violation of terms with Google Ads, they would have removed us from the program. We had no contract regarding the display of ads in exchange for being indexed. We had 3 TLA text link ads on a static page, outside the forums. If this isn't why our PRscore was reduced, what was? And yes, while the TBPR has never been a stable or accurate gauge of anything, it IS a way for Google to communicate with site owners. I don't know how to read their crystal ball or read their minds... I could see someone wanting to put a stop to selling links for hundreds of dollars based on a site’s TBPR metric, but that’s not what happened here. At least, not to Cre8asiteforums.

As Bill reminded me, had we been in violation of terms with Google Ads, they would have removed us from the program. We had no contract regarding the display of ads in exchange for being indexed.

We had 3 TLA text link ads on a static page, outside the forums. If this isn’t why our PRscore was reduced, what was?

And yes, while the TBPR has never been a stable or accurate gauge of anything, it IS a way for Google to communicate with site owners. I don’t know how to read their crystal ball or read their minds…

]]> By: Lee http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/448#comment-104047 Lee Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:42:36 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/448#comment-104047 I must be on of the few people thats not seen a dip in my TBPR but seen a rise! I launched a site 4 weeks ago and its just been asigned a TBPR of 3!! lol Personally, I don't feel sorry for the people selling links that have had the PR striped a bit... They shouldn't have been doing it in the first place... I must be on of the few people thats not seen a dip in my TBPR but seen a rise! I launched a site 4 weeks ago and its just been asigned a TBPR of 3!! lol

Personally, I don’t feel sorry for the people selling links that have had the PR striped a bit… They shouldn’t have been doing it in the first place…

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