Warmest Greetings,

:: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 ::

Still on the subject of the value of links and PageRank...What would you pay for a link from a PR7 or a PR8?

"Text links with the proper anchor text pointing to the proper page with the proper basics has EXTREME value. If you are providing that link, it is worth substantial revenue if done in such a way as to secure the most value.

The question of whether you are securing that revenue for a text link from your site for the traffic or the PR, as you might well guess, is absurd to my mind. What difference does it make what value is percieved by the buyer? If both parties recieve value, that is simply business. If you are concerned that you may be destroying the internet by doing something Google doesn't want you to do, just throw another one of the 85 character goofy trackers on it. You know the kind of url that NO ONE can read and you can recieve your $1 a thousand impressions or your 10 cents a click with a clear conscience."
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"It's funny how things change. Last year there was uproar (Albeit not in every circle) about buying PR. These days it's just a matter of fact."

"So what you're saying is for driving targeted traffic to your site an on-topic link which may have a lower PR is the way to go. This works particularly well for more non competitive phrases. Whereas if you're wanting a ranking boost for a phrase such as "buy phentermine" a PR8 link (on a page with few other links) from a duck hunting site may just be the way to go. Yah."

Usability is paragraphs and breaks in long content. THE REVOLUTION USABILITY REPORT sponsored by fhios: Real user testing - Reality check . A lot of great things in this article, but hard to read.

On design:

Making a Timeless User Experience. "User experience and user-centered design aim to minimize confusion on the part of the user."

Mysterious beta thing:

Good catch (http://www.haymeadows.com/related.htm) and discussion in WMW about what appeared to be scumware, but is likely Google testing a new feature (according to GoogleGuy).

Read on:

WMW: New Google Feature

:: posted by Kim Krause Berg on 9/10/2003 09:00:16 AM

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