Comments on: Another Thought on Google’s Actions

By: Calvin Warr

Calvin Warr — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:52:54 +0000

well, the fact is that page rank is not the be all and end all of the Internet world. It was just a frustrating incident. My traffic continues to grow slowly and steadily. But the only thing that is gone is my little side income that paid for my hosting fees and other tid-bits. Like I said, it’s not end of the world, it’s just damn irritating to be bullied so senselessly.

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:35:37 +0000

Calvin,

This is really tough for all involved. Only time will tell exactly what Google is up to.

Regards,
Jeanne

By: rob

rob — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:45:06 +0000

Nice post Calvin. It hurts to be hit by something you can’t see. Like being punched by an invisible cloud. Keep on writing the good stuff.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:07:46 +0000

I think people need to stop trying to figure out the formulas and who’s got a better page rank that so-and-so. It’s time to start reading content for the love of reading and participating on sites that you feel are relevant in spite of what google formulas are telling you.

By: Mama Zen

Mama Zen — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:42:38 +0000

Interesting post! I’m not nearly as informed as I probably should be about how all of the page rank stuff works. Thank you for the info!

By: Calvin Warr

Calvin Warr — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:16:24 +0000

well… you are correct Phil, and its true that we should stop ranting about this. But it does rankle. PPP was a just a fun and easy way to make a few bucks, but well, guess it’s time to move on. But we have always tried to keep the posts relevant and there has been no attempt (at least on my blog) to “disguise” the paid links… yeah, I know, I know… move on…

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:32:56 +0000

A couple of misconceptions here Calvin:

PR 0 doesn’t mean your content is useless, there are over 200 different ways Google ranks where your site appears in search engine results, it means your links are useless and untrustworthy. They are that because they may be advertising links.

Secondly, algorithms are never perfect and sometimes it does take a human to step in. Not forgetting, the algorithm is always changing anyway, another job for a human.

Finally, Gamespy, Amazon and other commercial sites are ranked so high because that commercial content is what you are looking for. No-one is searching to find the advertising links on your site, but if you searched for a CD to buy and Amazon and no other online retailers appeared in the results you would be a bit lost.

Can everyone stop ranting about Google now, please?