Spam Web Sites

[RollerBall]

How stoopid is Google and their whole concept of back links and page rank. I logged onto the web site of one of the low lifes who has been constantly spamming a personal blog I run related to one of my hobbies. My Google toolbar shows it has a PR of 4 - a pretty respectable figure.

My main business web site which is full of products that are needed and purchased by offices and business users throughout the UK and has been around in more or less its current form for 3 years or so, has a PR of 2.

Thank you Mr Google. So if you want to get ahead get a spam bot seems to be the message. It looks as though real content isn't worth very much at all in comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if the twerps who have so much influence over the success or otherwise of our businesses would get their backsides into the real world for once.

Oh, and purleeese don't say that I've got to devote six or nine months to building back links. I've got a business to run and customers to deal with and if I spent my time doing that I'd end up with neither.

I despair some times about the crazy artificial barriers that are put in the way of genuine people and businesses who are just trying to make their way in the world by people who have a weird, distorted view that they are in a position to impose on others, which is the way I see Google from my side of the fence anyway.

[NateDesmond]

Unfortunately, Page Rank does rely on backlinks, but you do not have to spend six to nine months building them. Instead, spend some time adding useful information to your website and the links will follow. For example, you could add a buyer's guide to your website or a tutorial about choosing what office equipment is best for your office. Here is a list of 10 ways to create unique online content. This type of content would attract more customers, plus, if the information was truly unusual, people would link to it and thereby raise your Page Rank.

[Peter (IMC)]

Originally Posted by RollerBall

How stoopid is Google and their whole concept of back links and page rank. I logged onto the web site of one of the low lifes who has been constantly spamming a personal blog I run related to one of my hobbies. My Google toolbar shows it has a PR of 4 - a pretty respectable figure.

My main business web site which is full of products that are needed and purchased by offices and business users throughout the UK and has been around in more or less its current form for 3 years or so, has a PR of 2.

Thank you Mr Google. So if you want to get ahead get a spam bot seems to be the message. It looks as though real content isn't worth very much at all in comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if the twerps who have so much influence over the success or otherwise of our businesses would get their backsides into the real world for once.

Oh, and purleeese don't say that I've got to devote six or nine months to building back links. I've got a business to run and customers to deal with and if I spent my time doing that I'd end up with neither.

I despair some times about the crazy artificial barriers that are put in the way of genuine people and businesses who are just trying to make their way in the world by people who have a weird, distorted view that they are in a position to impose on others, which is the way I see Google from my side of the fence anyway.

What are you complaining about? About the fact that another site has a higher PR than your website? What makes you think that that PR value says anything about the success of the sites?

You've got a business to run and customers to deal with,.. but you don't want to work on marketing your business? So you have customers. How did you get those? Maybe you have been marketing your business.

Spend your time on your own business in stead of getting jealous of others. Your business will be better off. And you'll sleep a lot better too..