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Since Rap Genius is a YC company, that is unlikely. This also isn't the first time a YC company has had ethical issues called out on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5092711
Does anybody else see the folly in letting a corporation with their own agenda run a real time news site?
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I didn't say buying links doesn't work. I said asking for a series of exact match anchor text links, on the bottom of a blog post on a site that is likely irrelevant, is very unlikely to work. More importantly, any strategy that is against Googles quality guidelines that works today, probably wont work forever, or even for another several months. The pain and suffering of getting slapped by google is much too intense…
You're giving Google's algorithms way too much credit. The exact strategy you described still does work--and that's really the sad part. That's why Google has to have these scare tactics to stop people from doing them. If they didn't work then Google and you and everyone else who's up in arms over this would just ignore these links. I can guarantee you that if you do a backlink analysis of everyone ranking ahead of r…
I definitely agree that Google wouldn't be so vocal about buying links, if it wasn't a real threat to the quality of their SERPs.
That being said, this particular strategy from Rap Genius most certainly does not work. There are just too many obvious signals that those links are unnatural.
Why not go for the single link, in content, without exact match anchor text, with content near the link with the text you want to rank for...
http://wiep.net/link-value-factors/
If you're gonna ask bloggers for links, start with legit outreach strategies, why open with an obvious barter. I bet broken linkbuilding http://www.brokenlinkbuilding.com/ is a treasure trove of opportunity in the lyrics vertical. or simple Start with just sharing great content that is relevant, and nurture relationships with bloggers. Why buy them off, when you have such a great web property?
For a list of more strategies... http://pointblankseo.com/link-building-strategies
why not try this strategy while your at it... It would work perfectly for Rap Genius. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5688175
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Childishness seems ingrained in this company's DNA.
Who, HackerNews'?? It's always so funny when people insult someone and assume the rest of us will know what they are talking about instead of assuming your comments apply to yourself.
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Childishness seems ingrained in this company's DNA.
Who, HackerNews'?? It's always so funny when people insult someone and assume the rest of us will know what they are talking about instead of assuming your comments apply to yourself.
Other than that, i have no concerns.
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Since Rap Genius is a YC company, that is unlikely. This also isn't the first time a YC company has had ethical issues called out on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5092711
Does anybody else see the folly in letting a corporation with their own agenda run a real time news site?
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Very childish indeed, it was not an apology at all but a 'they're doing it too' kind of post. I've seen this type of childish behavior on a couple occasions with them (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NAzQPll7Lo )... I'm quite surprised they decided take this approach. Edit: mirror, since I'm betting the text will be modified soon considering the reactions here. http://pastebin.com/dMh7dgxp
Childishness seems ingrained in this company's DNA.