Comments on: Google amends Webmaster Guidelines: “Excessive” added to SEO linking guidelines http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-amends-webmaster-guidelines-excessive-added-to-linking-guidelines.htm Esoteric Labs - Creating holistic SEO initiatives and successful marketing strategies. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Al Smith http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-amends-webmaster-guidelines-excessive-added-to-linking-guidelines.htm#comment-306 Al Smith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:21:46 +0000 http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-amends-webmaster-guidelines-excessive-added-to-linking-guidelines.htm#comment-306 I sympathize with the need to try and obviate the likelihood that less scrupulous webmasters will always try to find ways to beat the algorithm -- The more natural and normal and real and realiable yor website, its content and its growth is the better you SHOULD do when it comes to Google SE. That is as it should be... But this does mean that trying to 'get into' google will never be a GRQ methodology! I agree that the term excessive, is excessively vague, though. How many links is excessive related to number of pages and age of site? Though I won't pretend that I wouldn't be only too glad to see the back of reciprocations and the drudgery of dealing with requests and amking them! I liked your idea for a more detailed definition, though! Did you just pluck those % out of thin air, that is...To what extent is there a vestige of veracity in your verisimilitude? Asmith I sympathize with the need to try and obviate the likelihood that less scrupulous webmasters will always try to find ways to beat the algorithm — The more natural and normal and real and realiable yor website, its content and its growth is the better you SHOULD do when it comes to Google SE. That is as it should be…

But this does mean that trying to ‘get into’ google will never be a GRQ methodology!

I agree that the term excessive, is excessively vague, though. How many links is excessive related to number of pages and age of site? Though I won’t pretend that I wouldn’t be only too glad to see the back of reciprocations and the drudgery of dealing with requests and amking them!

I liked your idea for a more detailed definition, though! Did you just pluck those % out of thin air, that is…To what extent is there a vestige of veracity in your verisimilitude?

Asmith

]]> By: Kenneth Udut http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-amends-webmaster-guidelines-excessive-added-to-linking-guidelines.htm#comment-303 Kenneth Udut Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:16:36 +0000 http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-amends-webmaster-guidelines-excessive-added-to-linking-guidelines.htm#comment-303 The whole issue is confusing to me as well. I've been trying to figure out how to tweak the "external links" and it's darned near impossible. I get a good search result for many pages, although some I can't just seem to get on Google. I guess time will tell. Ken Udut http://free.naplesplus.us <a href="http://free.naplesplus.us/sections/view.php/2/naples-business-directory-collier-county-associations-musicians" rel="nofollow">Collier County Florida Business Directory - Naples</a> The whole issue is confusing to me as well. I’ve been trying to figure out how to tweak the “external links” and it’s darned near impossible.

I get a good search result for many pages, although some I can’t just seem to get on Google. I guess time will tell.

Ken Udut
http://free.naplesplus.us
Collier County Florida Business Directory - Naples

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