Comments on: Mahalo Changes Payment Plan and Yes, Jason Mahalo is an SEO Play – I’ve Got Charts http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Calacanis Wants to Ban Affiliate Links; What About Banning Employee Linking? | CenterNetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-1#comment-64632 Calacanis Wants to Ban Affiliate Links; What About Banning Employee Linking? | CenterNetworks Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:02:44 +0000 #comment-64632 [...] links to a Mahalo page, he is passing the page some very heavy weight. In fact, it’s been reported that 76% of Mahalo’s traffic is coming from Google so naturally this type of linking is helping push Mahalo up the ranks in [...] [...] links to a Mahalo page, he is passing the page some very heavy weight. In fact, it’s been reported that 76% of Mahalo’s traffic is coming from Google so naturally this type of linking is helping push Mahalo up the ranks in [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-13360 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13360 So Jason you are claiming pages on google are junked up with advertising but pages on Mahalo are not? Such a condescending remark considering at one time you claimed Mahalo could run for several years with out the needs for advertising yet now there are ads on every page. And probably still more to come. So Jason you are claiming pages on google are junked up with advertising but pages on Mahalo are not? Such a condescending remark considering at one time you claimed Mahalo could run for several years with out the needs for advertising yet now there are ads on every page. And probably still more to come.

]]> By: Josh Lowensohn http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-14463 Josh Lowensohn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14463 I well remember after sitting down to find all the skulls in Halo 3 doing a Goog search on it and having Mahalo come up as the first result. Kind of insane when you think about how many other gaming sites had FAQs up first. Interesting numbers though. I well remember after sitting down to find all the skulls in Halo 3 doing a Goog search on it and having Mahalo come up as the first result. Kind of insane when you think about how many other gaming sites had FAQs up first.

Interesting numbers though.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-14464 Andy Beard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14464 You need something because it is a hot search term, thus someone is being paid more to create content for hotter search terms. That equates at least partially to paying people based on how much traffic they will eventually bring in, though hopefully you also make revenue a factor and how much you are making on clicks.. potentially. I think it is great that you are training all these people how to create content that ranks well. Then all a marketer needs to do is teach them how to do it for themselves and make more money with their own content sites. How are you going to introduce a "noble cause" like Wikipedia has to get people to stay? You need something because it is a hot search term, thus someone is being paid more to create content for hotter search terms.

That equates at least partially to paying people based on how much traffic they will eventually bring in, though hopefully you also make revenue a factor and how much you are making on clicks.. potentially.

I think it is great that you are training all these people how to create content that ranks well.

Then all a marketer needs to do is teach them how to do it for themselves and make more money with their own content sites.

How are you going to introduce a “noble cause” like Wikipedia has to get people to stay?

]]> By: Jason http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-14691 Jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14691 Actually, we bought the game and found all the Skulls at midnight that night BEFORE any of the other sites had their content up! In the video game space, if you take a look, we're doing real content. I know, I said we would never do content... :-) Check out Call of Duty Enemy Intels... we found all of those and RECORDED VIDEOS of the locations! Mahalo is making content now in select areas where we "can help" like How To articles, news, and video games. So, if it helps you can think about Mahalo as 1/3rd Google, 1/3rd Wikipedia, and 1/3rd Weblogs, Inc. We also reserve the right to change our mission every eight weeks as we learn more about what helps people. (i.e. adding Mahalo social!). best j Actually, we bought the game and found all the Skulls at midnight that night BEFORE any of the other sites had their content up!

In the video game space, if you take a look, we’re doing real content. I know, I said we would never do content… :-)

Check out Call of Duty Enemy Intels… we found all of those and RECORDED VIDEOS of the locations!

Mahalo is making content now in select areas where we “can help” like How To articles, news, and video games.

So, if it helps you can think about Mahalo as 1/3rd Google, 1/3rd Wikipedia, and 1/3rd Weblogs, Inc.

We also reserve the right to change our mission every eight weeks as we learn more about what helps people. (i.e. adding Mahalo social!).

best j

]]> By: David Litsky http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15482 David Litsky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15482 Jason, As a test, I disabled the URL toolbar in firefox and replaced it with the Mahalo Social toolbar, relying solely on the Mahalo search box for my browsing experience. I am very happy with the results because at the very worst, I have a clean version of the major search engines aggregated in one spot. I think that your original content is top notch and while I have criticized the $3MM in annual expense related to your guides, can understand how it makes the Mahalo experience better. On a side note, I would really like to see Mahalo move into lyrics SeRPs. Many of the result pages in Google are servicable, but junked up with advertising which makes the user experience subpar. IMHO, building a strategic partnership with Amazon to provide links for both digital and physical copies of the artists music on the SeRP, would make for a solid revenue stream. Jason,

As a test, I disabled the URL toolbar in firefox and replaced it with the Mahalo Social toolbar, relying solely on the Mahalo search box for my browsing experience. I am very happy with the results because at the very worst, I have a clean version of the major search engines aggregated in one spot. I think that your original content is top notch and while I have criticized the $3MM in annual expense related to your guides, can understand how it makes the Mahalo experience better.

On a side note, I would really like to see Mahalo move into lyrics SeRPs. Many of the result pages in Google are servicable, but junked up with advertising which makes the user experience subpar. IMHO, building a strategic partnership with Amazon to provide links for both digital and physical copies of the artists music on the SeRP, would make for a solid revenue stream.

]]> By: Rex http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15747 Rex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15747 I find it funny or coincidental that I just stamped my approval of Mahalo recently. All of sudden Marshall writes a love fest on RWW. Is it fate or destiny that all Mahalo needed was a little love from Rex and Marshall to suceed. hhahaha... I'm so full of myself today as I'm a bit tired. Great investigative reporting again done CN style. That's why I keep saying - by year's end you'll be nearer to the top of the pack. Keep up the great blogging! No Lazysphere man! Rex I find it funny or coincidental that I just stamped my approval of Mahalo recently. All of sudden Marshall writes a love fest on RWW. Is it fate or destiny that all Mahalo needed was a little love from Rex and Marshall to suceed.

hhahaha… I’m so full of myself today as I’m a bit tired.

Great investigative reporting again done CN style. That’s why I keep saying – by year’s end you’ll be nearer to the top of the pack.

Keep up the great blogging! No Lazysphere man!

Rex

]]> By: Jason http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15810 Jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15810 Oh Allen I can't live the lie any more!! You've got me... you had me from hello.... I can't deny what we share anymore Allen... I'm an SEO just like you and I can't hide it anymore! Please love me for who I am!!! Can i get hug!!? :-) Seriously, we are making more content than we thought we would (how to articles, news articles, and video game articles). We thought we would be 10% content and we're more like 30%. The content is great quality and a small % of it is getting indexed well because they are very high quality pages. However, the real story is the growth of the social network and the traffic and content generated by it. I'm sure you'll be writing that one in another six months. Don't stop believing! j Oh Allen I can’t live the lie any more!! You’ve got me… you had me from hello…. I can’t deny what we share anymore Allen… I’m an SEO just like you and I can’t hide it anymore! Please love me for who I am!!! Can i get hug!!?

:-)

Seriously, we are making more content than we thought we would (how to articles, news articles, and video game articles). We thought we would be 10% content and we’re more like 30%. The content is great quality and a small % of it is getting indexed well because they are very high quality pages.

However, the real story is the growth of the social network and the traffic and content generated by it. I’m sure you’ll be writing that one in another six months.

Don’t stop believing!

j

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15835 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15835 <p> hmm - I was trying to say that it was similar in that you get paid for "hot" - but I understand that might be confusing - let me edit the original post. </p> hmm – I was trying to say that it was similar in that you get paid for "hot" – but I understand that might be confusing – let me edit the original post.

]]> By: Jason http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15885 Jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15885 you said different but similar.. how is it similar? Nick's payment plan is to drive bloggers to game the system and get more page views so they can make more money. our payment plan is based on how much work it takes to make the page and if we need the page in the index or not. I don't see any similar.... except maybe that it is not fixed. you said different but similar.. how is it similar? Nick’s payment plan is to drive bloggers to game the system and get more page views so they can make more money. our payment plan is based on how much work it takes to make the page and if we need the page in the index or not.

I don’t see any similar…. except maybe that it is not fixed.

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15897 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15897 thats why i said it was different than gawkers! thats why i said it was different than gawkers!

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15898 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15898 <p> lol - i can try harder next time if you like </p> lol – i can try harder next time if you like

]]> By: sean percival http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-15946 sean percival Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15946 Allen, Thanks Allen, not nearly as negative as I was expecting. :) I'll let Jason address the SEO claims if he gets a chance to read this. Sean Allen,

Thanks Allen, not nearly as negative as I was expecting. :) I’ll let Jason address the SEO claims if he gets a chance to read this.

Sean

]]> By: Jason http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-16030 Jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16030 the payment system ISN'T based on traffic at all. It's based on a) how long the page takes to create and b) how much we need the page. If the page gets 1 pageview or 1m people get paid the same amount. best j the payment system ISN’T based on traffic at all. It’s based on a) how long the page takes to create and b) how much we need the page.

If the page gets 1 pageview or 1m people get paid the same amount.

best j

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-changes-pricing-and-seo-play/comment-page-#comment-16071 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16071 Very nice, but what about <a href="http://tech-geeks.blogspot.com/2008/01/follow-up-to-mahalo-refuses-to-pay-its.html">this?</a> Mahalo suspended the account of their most prominent Mentor and still refuses to pay him, citing conditions not previously indicated. Very nice, but what about this?
Mahalo suspended the account of their most prominent Mentor and still refuses to pay him, citing conditions not previously indicated.

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