Comments on: Link Bait Backfire http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter Da Vanzo http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3518 Peter Da Vanzo Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:42:31 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3518 Don't mind me, Chris. Just my personal view of what is now a long established, widespread trend :) You can forgive us old search hacks for getting a little jaded, at times. I subscribed to your blog. Gavin - hey, thanks for commenting! And your kind words. I've added your blog to my daily reading list. I agree with you. I think link baiting when combined with reader value is fine, but there appears to be a growing trend where writers appear to forget about the latter and place too much emphasis on the former. Which leads to a credibility problem, IMHO. Don’t mind me, Chris. Just my personal view of what is now a long established, widespread trend :) You can forgive us old search hacks for getting a little jaded, at times. I subscribed to your blog.

Gavin - hey, thanks for commenting! And your kind words. I’ve added your blog to my daily reading list.

I agree with you. I think link baiting when combined with reader value is fine, but there appears to be a growing trend where writers appear to forget about the latter and place too much emphasis on the former.

Which leads to a credibility problem, IMHO.

]]> By: Gavin http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3515 Gavin Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:27:00 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3515 I think people are taking the whole link bait concept too far and are forgetting the whole idea of supplying us readers the information we "like" & "want" to read. Only in the past week I removed to very well known blogs from my RSS feed because their attempts at link baiting just seems to get worse by the day. I feel very let down by one of them as he was the one that taught me the basics of what I know today but recently his posts have taken a huge nose dive into horse dung. Oh and Peter good work on this blog. Long time reader, first time poster. ;-) I think people are taking the whole link bait concept too far and are forgetting the whole idea of supplying us readers the information we “like” & “want” to read.

Only in the past week I removed to very well known blogs from my RSS feed because their attempts at link baiting just seems to get worse by the day. I feel very let down by one of them as he was the one that taught me the basics of what I know today but recently his posts have taken a huge nose dive into horse dung.

Oh and Peter good work on this blog. Long time reader, first time poster. ;-)

]]> By: Chris Hooley’s -ThinkBait-» Blog Archive » A Public Apology http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3507 Chris Hooley’s -ThinkBait-» Blog Archive » A Public Apology Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:57:34 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3507 [...] To the members of SEO / SEM community who don’t appreciate linkstunting, offline linkbaiting, buzz linking, buzz marketing stunts or whatever you want to call it: I apologize to you as well.  I never intended to disrespect anyone and I certainly hope nobody takes any of my campaigns or stunts that way.  [...] [...] To the members of SEO / SEM community who don’t appreciate linkstunting, offline linkbaiting, buzz linking, buzz marketing stunts or whatever you want to call it: I apologize to you as well.  I never intended to disrespect anyone and I certainly hope nobody takes any of my campaigns or stunts that way.  [...]

]]> By: SearchStudent http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3491 SearchStudent Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:17:48 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3491 Peter, you might be right about people losing credibility over the "look at me" stuff. So far it seems the reaction for me was mostly a positive, but I can see it being shunned by some. But I don't do client work, my career is in the private sector, so my motivation is different than most others in the SEO / SEM world. I can assure you this- the so called "controversy" is not bait, and I respect the people in the SEO / SEM community immensely. I'm just a goofball trying to have fun and make a name for myself. I'm hoping that this little fiasco dies out quickly and the least amount of damage is incurred to all parties involved or who observed. Peter, you might be right about people losing credibility over the “look at me” stuff. So far it seems the reaction for me was mostly a positive, but I can see it being shunned by some. But I don’t do client work, my career is in the private sector, so my motivation is different than most others in the SEO / SEM world.

I can assure you this- the so called “controversy” is not bait, and I respect the people in the SEO / SEM community immensely. I’m just a goofball trying to have fun and make a name for myself. I’m hoping that this little fiasco dies out quickly and the least amount of damage is incurred to all parties involved or who observed.

]]> By: When a linkbait goes terribly wrong · SEO Buzz Box http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3486 When a linkbait goes terribly wrong · SEO Buzz Box Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:20:06 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/12/14/link-bait-backfire/#comment-3486 [...] I have been observing and thinking a lot about link baiting and how it can negatively influence a website. Today Peter Da Vanzo writes about a link bait backfire but doesn’t exactly say which site is suffering from it. I know exaclty who Peter is talking about but will not get involved because I would surely become a lightning rod. [...] [...] I have been observing and thinking a lot about link baiting and how it can negatively influence a website. Today Peter Da Vanzo writes about a link bait backfire but doesn’t exactly say which site is suffering from it. I know exaclty who Peter is talking about but will not get involved because I would surely become a lightning rod. [...]

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