Yakezie.com - Topic: Beware New Google Punishment

Invest It Wisely on Beware New Google Punishment

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:13:56 +0000

Over time I've come to look at it the same way. If you are too big then you may also get hit (I believe BMW got banned once for paid links), but their real targets are the sites that offer absolutely no value and are just looking to extract a few pennies.

Financial Samurai said:

Hey guys, the one thing I recommend is to not get caught up in what Google says or does. Their real targets are just unreadable link farm blogs that just have garble. I've seen them, and I'm amazed!

Just focus on the writing and networking and I think everything will take care of itself.

Sam

Edward Antrobus on Beware New Google Punishment

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:48:47 +0000

I'm not worried, from what Sam pointed out. But it is also good to note that some ad networks REQUIRE their ads to be above the fold. When I signed up for the Foodie Blogroll ad network, they wouldn't start serving paid ads until they confirmed that ad tag was above the fold. My first placement was above the fold for me (but towards the bottom of the page), but apparently not on their screen. So they made me move it higher. Now it's the first thing in my sidebar after social media/RSS links.

This That And The MBA on Beware New Google Punishment

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:20:53 +0000

Thanks sam for the input. I havent put any advertisements up yet, but I have contacted a few to start doing it. That is this weeks project!

Craig @ PFDiscussion on Beware New Google Punishment

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:29:28 +0000

Financial Samurai said:

Hey guys, the one thing I recommend is to not get caught up in what Google says or does. Their real targets are just unreadable link farm blogs that just have garble. I've seen them, and I'm amazed!

Just focus on the writing and networking and I think everything will take care of itself.

Sam

Yes, Sam I agree with you. Google or any search engines may not punish a blog/site if it has ads above the fold; instead, those bad neighborhood links, not relevant to the content, sometimes hidden somewhere in the blog are the culprits and Google just wants to catch them and punish them

Financial Samurai on Beware New Google Punishment

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:20:47 +0000

Hey guys, the one thing I recommend is to not get caught up in what Google says or does. Their real targets are just unreadable link farm blogs that just have garble. I've seen them, and I'm amazed!

Just focus on the writing and networking and I think everything will take care of itself.

Sam

Smart Wealth on Beware New Google Punishment

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:46:17 +0000

thanks for sharing John, good to know

Michelle (Making Sense of Cents) on Beware New Google Punishment

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:27:57 +0000

Good to know. Thanks.

Modest Money on Beware New Google Punishment

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:50 +0000

I think you are safe as long as you use common sense and don't make the ads overpower the content. It is pretty hypocritical of Google to target this though. On some searches there are more ads than results on a page.

Getting penalized definitely isn't fun. So do what you can to jump through the vague hoops that they throw out there.

PK @ DQYDJ on Beware New Google Punishment

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:18:19 +0000

Toss me on team 'good move'. I do have ads above the fold, but on a personal level I'm less inclined to read (and yes, share) articles where there are too many ads high on the page.

+1 Google, +1.

Craig @ PFDiscussion on Beware New Google Punishment

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:27:44 +0000

Thanks John. Yeah, I went thru the pages you referred to. I watched the video too. It's a good move from the Google, especially for the visitors. But Google has not specified how much ads is too much.. moreover, the placement of Google Adsense ads (as shared in the video) is a bit contrasting with that of the recent update. (watch video ) . Anyway, good info by the way..

PS: Moreover, I am unable to use this http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/, actually can't understand things..

Dr Dean on Beware New Google Punishment

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:14:37 +0000

Thanks for the heads up!

Barbara Friedberg on Beware New Google Punishment

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:07:45 +0000

John, thanks for the link. The blog seems like a good reference. I subscribed to the RSS.

Super Frugalette on Beware New Google Punishment

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:44:32 +0000

I made a mental note. I haven't seen any yet.

Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter on Beware New Google Punishment

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:07:33 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. Luckily mine are all below the fold.

John @ Married with Debt on Beware New Google Punishment

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:29 +0000

Eric, your thinking is the same as mine. The better Google gets at detecting garbage, the better it is for people like The Yakezie who create good content while monetizing smartly.

The best part of the article is when the author put Google on the spot for violating their own rule by placing a ton of ads above their fold.