Comments on: My new monetization model: Pay me and you get follow http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow 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: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11973 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11973 Why not just affiliate the books you link to? I don't think they'll be paying up. Why not just affiliate the books you link to? I don’t think they’ll be paying up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11974 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11974 if my site was linked up on a portal and they ask me to pay $50 to remove the nofollow ... "nice try" :) if my site was linked up on a portal and they ask me to pay $50 to remove the nofollow … “nice try” :)

]]> By: MattC http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11975 MattC Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11975 It seems to me that this goes against the spirit of why the nofollow attribute was created. Your using a device created to limit spam in user generated comments to extort (a bit strong - I can't think of a better word at the moment) money for content you've posted on your own site. It seems to me that this goes against the spirit of why the nofollow attribute was created. Your using a device created to limit spam in user generated comments to extort (a bit strong – I can’t think of a better word at the moment) money for content you’ve posted on your own site.

]]> By: George Appiah http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11976 George Appiah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11976 MattC , feel free to call a spade ... a spade. It's extortion and nothing else. MattC , feel free to call a spade … a spade. It’s extortion and nothing else.

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11977 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11977 <p>George - why is it extortion? Isn't it like saying, you get a free ice cream cone, if you want sprinkles or hot fudge you have to pay $1. Either way you get the ice cream cone free.</p><p>Help me understand. Remember this is just a thought.</p> George – why is it extortion? Isn't it like saying, you get a free ice cream cone, if you want sprinkles or hot fudge you have to pay $1. Either way you get the ice cream cone free.

Help me understand. Remember this is just a thought.

]]> By: Bob Jonkamn http://www.centernetworks.com/my-new-monetization-model-pay-me-and-you-get-follow/comment-page-#comment-11983 Bob Jonkamn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11983 When everyone starts putting no-follow on the links in their blogs then no-follow loses its value. For example: Search engine "Alpha" honors the no-follow attribute, and does not list the sites linked to in your comments. Search engine "Omega" ignores the no-follow attribute, and lists every site linked to in your comments. Omega will return more results, since it has a larger link pool. True, not all the links in Omega's database have a high quality, but Alpha's won't list either high-quality or low-quality links. People will use the search engine that gives the best results. There's a better chance of that happening if the search engine has more links to choose from. True, it requires a superior link ranking algorithm to identify the high-quality links. But given the same algorithm, a search engine with more links will give better results then one with fewer. As other search engines strive to compete, they'll all ignore no-follow too. --Bob. When everyone starts putting no-follow on the links in their blogs then no-follow loses its value.

For example: Search engine “Alpha” honors the no-follow attribute, and does not list the sites linked to in your comments. Search engine “Omega” ignores the no-follow attribute, and lists every site linked to in your comments. Omega will return more results, since it has a larger link pool. True, not all the links in Omega’s database have a high quality, but Alpha’s won’t list either high-quality or low-quality links.

People will use the search engine that gives the best results. There’s a better chance of that happening if the search engine has more links to choose from. True, it requires a superior link ranking algorithm to identify the high-quality links. But given the same algorithm, a search engine with more links will give better results then one with fewer. As other search engines strive to compete, they’ll all ignore no-follow too.

–Bob.

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