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Google might be flagging your blog for selling links. Under the "Sponsor" area is an ad with live (and not nofollowed) links. Here's what google says: http://w

by keltex 17y ago

Google might be flagging your blog for selling links. Under the "Sponsor" area is an ad with live (and not nofollowed) links. Here's what google says: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66736 http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en... Links purchased for advertising should be designated as such. This can be done in several ways, such as: * Adding a rel="nofollow" attribute to the <a> tag * Redirecting the links to an intermediate page that is blocked from search engines with a robots.txt file

lftl 17y ago
I don't really see any way those links are different than the links pulled in by just about every advertising platform out there (including AdWords). The links appear to be being served up with Javascript (except for the "Ads by the Lounge" part), as opposed to being statically embedded like Text Link Ads or the other link brokers do. I'd doubt this is the issue.
- keltex 17y ago
  It's true that most advertising platforms use javascript to generate the ads, but I believe that the "ads by the lounge" link could be the culprit.
  - lftl 17y ago
    Google's explanation of these issues is generally that they want to make sure all followed links are editorial votes of quality. I'd argue that this link counts as such with the owner basically saying "I use ad Lounge, it's great and you should too." I do grant though that Google might not agree with my interpretation of their rules. ;) All that aside if I were the site owner I'd at least nofollow that link, or preferably remove it if it doesn't violate some TOS with the ad service just because I wouldn't want to give my advertising away for free.
    - javery 17y ago
      I actually run The Lounge, the ad network in question. I would be very surprised if it was that link as most of my other publishers run the same link and it hasn't affected them in that way. It is also similar to what many other ad networks do, include a simple link back to the ad network. Of course Justin is free to remove it just to see if it makes a difference.

by keltex 17y ago

lftl 17y ago

I don't really see any way those links are different than the links pulled in by just about every advertising platform out there (including AdWords). The links appear to be being served up with Javascript (except for the "Ads by the Lounge" part), as opposed to being statically embedded like Text Link Ads or the other link brokers do. I'd doubt this is the issue.

keltex 17y ago
It's true that most advertising platforms use javascript to generate the ads, but I believe that the "ads by the lounge" link could be the culprit.
- lftl 17y ago
  Google's explanation of these issues is generally that they want to make sure all followed links are editorial votes of quality. I'd argue that this link counts as such with the owner basically saying "I use ad Lounge, it's great and you should too." I do grant though that Google might not agree with my interpretation of their rules. ;) All that aside if I were the site owner I'd at least nofollow that link, or preferably remove it if it doesn't violate some TOS with the ad service just because I wouldn't want to give my advertising away for free.
  - javery 17y ago
    I actually run The Lounge, the ad network in question. I would be very surprised if it was that link as most of my other publishers run the same link and it hasn't affected them in that way. It is also similar to what many other ad networks do, include a simple link back to the ad network. Of course Justin is free to remove it just to see if it makes a difference.