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Is Your Linking Program in Violation of Google's Terms Of Service????

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Real Estate Agent with The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services 13253167-SA00


It's all about the links you get or are your links going to get your sites banned from Google?   
linking rules from Google


Do you ever wonder why a post you wrote one day is on the top of Google SERPS and then a few days later it seems to drop off the page? 

One of the main reasons that this may happen is when the bots come back around to do their crawling and discover that another website has links direct to the url and your posts only have links to the domain. 

Each link to your site or blog is like a vote for you. So the person with the most links many times wins the game of who's on first. 

There are many white hat ways to attract links to your blog or website. 

It seems though that there are members right here that are gaming Google with Link Rings. 

It is against the terms of service of Google to participate, create or set up Link Rings. 

We discovered that some of those competing for the same keywords are using link rings to do so. We were on top of the SERPS for certain keywords when suddenly out of nowhere one of our competitors shows up on the top of the SERPS with a brand new site. 

I did some research to discover that this site is participating in a link ring with other members here. 

It is only a matter of time before link rings are discovered and get shut down by Google. 

Here is what Google says directly on the matter of link rings: 
google linking rules



It is very clear that Google does not consider link rings as a way to generate legitimate links. 
Link rings should never be a part of your online business strategy. 

All it takes is for one person in your link ring to get mad at the others and snitch to Google about your link ring. Most of the time the people participating in a link ring don't think anyone is going to rat them out because it would ruin their own rankings but when friends get upset sometimes they don't think until after the fact. Never trust link rings to be a part of your linking strategy. 

 No matter how much you think you might be gliding under the radar Google will in time catch up to you if you are participating in a link ring. 

 

 

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Katerina Gasset is a real estate agent who is also a digital marketing strategist, website designer and consultant for real estate brokerages, agents, entrepreneurs and small business owners. She is also the owner of Get It Done For Me Virtual Services. 

Katerina is a Certified AI Marketing Specialist. She can help you with ChatGPT, Content at Scale, Neuronwriter, prompting, and many other AI tools. 

She develops products and online courses to empower real estate agents to reach their marketing, SEO, social media and branding goals. Katerina Gasset is a blogger, author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.  

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Comments (68)

Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

HI Katerina - I also utilize guest bloggers on my site as well because it adds valuable content to my site. And I don't know who comments on every persons post every single day, or who has the time to comment every single day. I know that I have developed relationships here in the rain as a result of commenting on each other's posts. I also have outside blogs that I visit as well, to learn and read about trends in different areas, and I believe this information increases my overall knowledge.

 

And I have to agree with Debe's comment above, because there are short sale posts and other posts for that are pertinent and relevant. And sometimes, those posts may attract a new reader, or or help someone to understand a topic more clearly,  because the writing style is different.

Apr 18, 2011 10:14 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

I second Debe's comment above.  And Katerina, I will say it one last time.  You did not name us, but we know your post was directed at us.  Anonymous criticism, is nevertheless criticism. Why would I want even you to think that I am doing something wrong when I am not.  Firstly, I know nothing about listing short sales and any information I can get I am going to use.  I have a contributor for short sales who happens to be California based, so I don't need any out-of-state help on that.  I do however put up posts of value, that are of a general nature, and applicable to my market.  Please, please, get your facts straight before you put them out in public.  We are not children here, and I resent being treated like one.

Apr 18, 2011 10:16 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

O.K. guys.  If you don't calm down, I'll have to repost "THE OATMEAL STORY".

Aw shucks, I'll just link to it. 

Apr 18, 2011 10:23 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Lenn,  I heard this in a different version.  A monk going to a monastery where only 3 words are allowed every 7 years.  I heed your words.

Apr 18, 2011 10:54 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Thanks, Lenn!  We needed your Oatmeal Story!  ;-)

Apr 18, 2011 11:02 AM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

I wrote a post. I posted the post based on what I believe is to be correct. Whether I am or not, will play out in the cards in the long run. Just because everyone does something, does not make it right. Good people make mistakes. I may be wrong or I may be right. I have a gut feeling that I am right about the reciprocal linking and the anchor text links that look like they are among "friends" and that is what i have received from SEO mastermind groups where they work on big company websites.  But that is my opinion and theirs and I have the right to speak my opinion on my blog. I never mentioned anyone's names and still will not do so. Just be careful out there.... 

Apr 18, 2011 11:02 AM
Thom Abbott
MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA
Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

Thanks all...I just ordered a CASE of Chardonnay!

Only way to keep up with this banter....

Apr 18, 2011 01:03 PM
Victoria Stankard
Get Found Now - Tampa Palms, FL

Oh Katarina, you can fool the fools but you can't fool those who see through your thin veneer of so called "SEO blogging expertise." You have Zero placement as a seo bogging coach. And when you lose even more placement for whatever else you don't placement for,  you call out the dogs and write a nasty post. Are you the rat that rats out to Google about so called link rings? Get a grip. 

Apr 18, 2011 01:54 PM
Brenda Mullen
RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX
Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

This is a very interesting discussion.  I am however concerned that you have a hostile stalker commenting on your posts.  It's a bit scary, just sayin...

Apr 18, 2011 02:26 PM
Victoria Stankard
Get Found Now - Tampa Palms, FL

Katarena,

Michael Stankard here from Get Found Now. I don;t want to bore your readers, but I am going to give you all a very brief history of my experience in real SEO. I started on the Internet with COMPUSERVE and started 2 groups, a Grateful Dead music trading group, a Jeep owners group. Google purchased Usenet a few years ago, I have close to 20,000 users attached to my account.

These users that have relevant content in their threads can propel or destroy a site or a person's name. It is called a Google Bomb.

I am speaking of these things because I read your post word by word, and honestly don't agree with anything you said. Fisrt of all according to the SERPS you DO NOT EXIST. How can I give credibility to a so called blog coach  when you are nowhere in the index. 

Doyou have a clue about how Google actually works? How many bots are there? Do you know that Bing is providing the SERPS for Yahoo? How does this all add up? YOU DON'T KNOW CRAP and I pity anbody that has taken your coaching, because you don't know anything or you would have placement yourself. Irun websites that get 50k visitors a day.

I find your posts extremly reckless especially to the people in this community that have been deceived by your nonsence and complete lack of knowledge

Apr 18, 2011 02:58 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Victoria- don't worry about me, I have had many, many agents take my SEO courses and they are are all - every single one of them that does their homework- on top of google for search terms that make their phones ring.

You see, Victoria, I work to get google rankings for my real estate keywords and my client's keywords. I am not all about myself. The proof is in our bank account. There is not enough time in a day to get google rankings for our buyers agents, for our listings and for our clients plus the SEO keywords.

But funny you should mention that because I just checked on SEO keywords that I rank for in fact, I ranked within 2 hours for some keywords that I did not even try for. Because just like your SEO keywords, there is no one searching for them. SO what is the point? Just like David Keys, SEO, SEM told you before and posted the screen shot of your google keyword competition and search volume for the words you listed on my post- which of course is funny since you accused me of advertising on your blog and then you come here to attempt to hurt my business., but that is ok, because you are only making bigger raving fans out those that read my blog. 

I don't need google rankings for words that no one calls on. I don't need to get google ranking for my SEO coaching because I get it for my real estate terms and those real estate terms is what gets us 60% of our listings and we carry listings in Miami, Port St Lucie and All over Palm BEach County.

We have letters to prove where we stand. We are in the top 1% of ALL google places pages and we have the award letter from Google to prove it. We walk out talk. We make a lot of money selling real estate and we have a full time agency. We were listed in April 2010 As Success Agents in the NAR Magazine. That is also why I am a keynote speaker helping pay  it forward to other agents around the country. Because what we do works. 

That is why agents hire us to help them in their businesses. You see, Victoria, I would rather help others get to the top and our real estate terms to the top than SEO words. In fact, I never even optimize for SEO terms because I am not all about myself. I am for my clients. I would rather spend their time with them, getting them to the top. You can ask anyone who takes my classes. I have never been asked for a refund except one time out of many many students and that one time was just because the wife did not get permission from her husband to sign up for a course. 

I don't have to prove to you what I know. I have my clients who prove it. You are not going to see a whole lot of posts with their standings because then their competition will know what terms they are ranking for. Some agents don't mind while others do but they will all tell you that they can own the whole page on page one of Google for their search terms following my instructions and coaching. I coach the overall business plan, the SEO is just one TINY part of the big picture in our coaching.

You just continue with your accusations, your put downs, your nastiness because it shows what kind of human being you are. But I must commend you, your last comment actually did not have a curse word in it. At the end of the day, all I can really do is pray for you. 

Apr 18, 2011 02:59 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Michael- You can say what you want to say. I do exist. I am on page one for keywords for our real estate brokerage that have medium to high competition with search of 3600. I also rank for an old keyword for our real estate company that has dropped a lot in search volume because of the market plunge however the competition stayed at medium- which in that particular case, I not only have the term locked in with at least 5 spaces out of 10 on page one but I also have the listing in the #1 spot on page one that has some of our pages listed under it in the same listing. 

The way that Victoria is telling the story is she says, google, getfoundnow and you will see you on page one. Well, dugh. That is like me saying, google Katerina Gasset or Coach Katerina and of course I will be on page one. But since you are an SEO expert, you would know none of those are relevant keywords. Also, SEO blog coach has no searches and no competition. It is easy to take over a no competition keyword. 

Read my comment to your wife. That will explain more what I do since you don't know me and are making assumptions. I don't want to rank as an SEO coach. I want to rank and do rank for our real estate company keywords that make our phone ring with great listings. 

You may be trying to fish out of me what all my keywords are but I am not going to take the bait. You worked to destroy one company and now you are trying to destroy another one. I guess that is how you work with others. 

Apr 18, 2011 03:08 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Brenda- OOOH, I am scared :)  I look forward to speaking with you!  You are going to love the class just as everyone else does. Ask Loreena Yeo- my SEO course changed her business, she was able to go full time into real estate after working with my program and she is really doing with her keywords and the phone ringing from her internet leads. She is a great example on how to do your homework. She does it. You or anyone can call her anytime to ask her about what I can do for agents who really want to move their businesses forward. Katerina 

Apr 18, 2011 03:10 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

I don't try to rank for SEO coaching words because that is not the main focus on my business. But it just so happens that I do rank for SEO To The Top which is the name of my course. The funny thing is that those who rank on page one for this term are heavy SEO hitters, one of which I am not. 

Of course there are going to be no strangers that search for my course. The only people who would search would be those that know me already or know about my course already. So not much use there because people who know me just pick up the phone. 

Apr 18, 2011 03:37 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Victoria and Michael- here is another keyword I rank for- I will tell you because like I said, I don't care if I rank for SEO terms or not. I just like to help agents. This is SEO for agents. No search volume and there is competition. But I am #1, 2, 3 and 4 for that keyword. 

Apr 18, 2011 03:41 PM
Inna Hardison
ha media group - Orlando, FL
Wordpress for Real Estate & Design, Print HaMedia Group

I watched and read and did not want to jump in, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.  Katerina stated what she believes to be the case, supported by Google's webmaster best practices, mind you, and it results in some on her calling her names and disparaging her business?  Really, has the economy become so dreadful that companies feel it no longer beneath them to act like vultures fighting for last remaining piece of meat?

Victoria - if Michael would like to post, I am not sure why he doesn't just use his active rain profile.  http://activerain.com/michaelstankard ?  It makes it very confusing for people to read comments that sound very much like something you'd write, but prefaced with "it's Michael Stankard".  That, too, is small potatoes, indeed.  Anyone on here can spew numbers of all kinds in an attempt to gain credibility. Honorable people do it by the work they do - while you resort routinely to attacking other businesses.  

So to even out the playing field some, why don't you publish the first page of Google screen shot for SEO Blogging Coach?  Knowing SEO as well as you and Michael claim to, it should have been a piece of cake for you to have my posts rank on page 12, not one, right?

Lastly, I was hoping that since the last fiasco you involved yourself in on this network and for which you now have a C&D you should consider abiding by from one company, you'd learn a small lesson in civility, at the very least.  This isn't a playground, last I checked and for every action, well, you know.

Apr 18, 2011 03:42 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

And for the sake of leveling the playing field- you are on page one for your company Get Found Now which is as it should be and I my company is on page one for my company as it should be. But who is really looking up getfoundnow or coach katerina if they don't you or me already? 

 

Apr 18, 2011 03:47 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Vic and Michael- I can honestly say what words have competition and search volume and which ones don't matter. These SEO blog coaching terms mean very little for the bank account at the end of the day. You have no idea who I was trained under. You don't even know me. You don't know what courses I have taken. And you don't know my clients. Well, you do know some of them. And when they tell you that I am a good person who teaches them what works in their businesses you delete their comments. 

My record stands on its own. You can search my blog here. I have tons of testimonials within my comments on my posts and tons of posts where I show my clients' rankings and how they cover like 6 to 8 spaces out of 10 on page one of google. Yes, I do know the relationship between Yahoo and Bing. I go to big live events in Austin Texas every year to learn from marketers who make millions of dollars on line. They also have the money in the bank to prove what they do works. 

Apr 18, 2011 03:55 PM
Inna Hardison
ha media group - Orlando, FL
Wordpress for Real Estate & Design, Print HaMedia Group

So much for SEO Prowess...Michael and Victoria.  This is that page 1 for SEO Bloggging Coach.

Apr 18, 2011 04:02 PM
Andi Grant
310-508-4354 | FirstTimeHomeBuyerRealEstate.com - Los Angeles, CA
Helping 1st time buyers and home sellers in LA!

I'm just revisiting this post and hadn't realized it turned ugly with a capital U.

What I find interesting is that those chiming in the most (4-5 of you) have ALL got to page 1 using search terms you or your clients would've most likely wanted to get to page 1 for, so there's obviously more than one SEO road to page 1.

To be on the safe side since the jury is still out and I'm beginning this guest blogger/reciprocal stuff, I will have guest bloggers that give RELEVANT input as Debe suggested, but I will reciprocate to a DIFFERENT site of theirs than what was originally linked to me. So there is no way a loop, ring can be implied Google myth or not.

This is no schoolyard brawl.  Bring on the opinions, rebuttals and responding blogs, but leave the nastiness alone or at least on other forums, networks and websites. 

 

 

 

 

Apr 20, 2011 10:21 AM