Comments on: Are Paid Links Acceptable http://www.mercurythread.co.uk/blog/are-paid-links-acceptable/2008/09/17/ Mercury Thread Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:39:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.mercurythread.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/92a831072bcfe18.png" alt="Richie MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Richie http://www.mercurythread.co.uk/blog/are-paid-links-acceptable/2008/09/17/#comment-139 Richie MonsterID Icon Richie Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:56:52 +0000 http://www.mercurythread.co.uk/blog/?p=86#comment-139 The first rule of paid links club is NOT to talk about paid links club! Sorry, couldn't help it, but in this case it's actually true. I wouldn't be surprised by "reputable" SEO agencies using them, but to discuss it openly seems pretty crazy these days. It does also raise the question of what a paid link is exactly though - I know this has been discussed many times before, but if a blogger receives a gift then links to the gifter surely there is a conflict of ethics, even if the gift is declared. Just look at all those links Berocca got from those relief packs they gave out... <em>Richie's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PartickBateman/~3/387947029/49273176' rel="nofollow">BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Oasis star knocked down on stage</a></em> The first rule of paid links club is NOT to talk about paid links club!

Sorry, couldn’t help it, but in this case it’s actually true. I wouldn’t be surprised by “reputable” SEO agencies using them, but to discuss it openly seems pretty crazy these days.

It does also raise the question of what a paid link is exactly though - I know this has been discussed many times before, but if a blogger receives a gift then links to the gifter surely there is a conflict of ethics, even if the gift is declared. Just look at all those links Berocca got from those relief packs they gave out…

Richie’s last blog post..BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Oasis star knocked down on stage

]]>