The (Google) Empire Strikes Back
This post may sound like George Lucas’ masterpiece, Star Wars. The title is I think the fifth installment of the global blockbuster film. But, nah. I’m not talking about the rich director’s movies. It’s all about our friend Google’s slapping of page ranks again. This topic is not new and I’m sure some of you out there are already bored with the subject of page rank slashing.
However, let us try to focus more on PPP posties and how page rank can affect their income. First off, page rank in the PPP network is still considered valuable as most advertisers require a certain PR before a blogger can grab an opportunity. Some advertisers don’t require Google Page Rank, though. They require IZEA rank.
The above update on rank requirement in PPP may sound good news to some posties but having a good Google Page Rank can further increase the number of possible opps a blogger can grab. Truly, a sweet deal if a blogger can have good standings in both ranking standards. This goes to show that high numbers are good allies in most cases in blogging.
However, recent developments and buzz by friends who are members of PPP indicate that a high number of opps can really hurt your page rank. From data I have collected through buzz, articles read and firsthand testimonials of close blogger-friends, the following results show how strict Google has become on PPP by way of penalizing posties’ page ranks:
- After an average of 3 weeks doing paid reviews assigned by the company; and
- After an average of 6 successive paid reviews
These results are non-conclusive and the sampling frame is not enough. Only about 30 bloggers’ experiences were included here. I just hope this post will help if you are a PPP postie. The results are based on average rates and it may vary on a case-to-case basis.
You may include in your comments your own experience so I can come up with a more reliable set of data for the benefit of other PPP posties who never knew of this before.
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Tags: blog monetization, Blogging, Google, Google Page Rank
if that is the case, i’ll narrow down my opps in my blog. *natakot*. But in my two months with PPP, surprisingly i am not affected at all. Hope it won’t happen. Right now, i minimize my OPPS since i am targeting PR5 for my blog.
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By the way, Ka Jessie did you know that PPP has new TOS for new bloggers who wants to enroll at PPP? You can find it pinoytek.net…Thanks brother.
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What the heck with google PR. It’s not new anymore. They did it to a lot of bloggers already, taking away their PRs. They gave and they took away. Where’s their credibility? At least I’m thankful I enjoyed the PR even just for a short period and I earned a decent some of money, he-he!
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Hayyy, sinabi nang lagyan ng “no follow” ang kada paid links na pino-post eh. Yan lang naman ang konting bagay na hinihingi ng google. And the advertisers would not mind kung naka no follow yung link, basta ba naka-indexed lang sa google.
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Hindi lang sa PPP posties nangyayari ang tanggalan ng PR, itong blog ko, hindi naman PPP pero tinanggalan rin ng PR. Yung isang blog ko PPP, after writing 10 posts with them, hayun inalis na ang PR.
Paano ba ginagawa yung “no-follow”?
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I agree with Mam Marlene. There are things that we need to remember, only simple things na nga lang hinihingi ng google. Di ba sabi nga sa Smorty na din, wag ng maglagay ng mga ad boxes like sa PPP, Smorty etc sa sidebar? Tapos when writing paid post, do not use Payperpost or ppp in your tags. Or you can use hide category plugin. In my case, ginagawa ko sia lahat. Wala kang makikita sa blog kong PPP or any. Wala sa mga tags ko kundi adverts lang nakalagay. Di ko din pinag uusapan ang tungkol diyan sa blog ko. It’s better to be careful than to lose my PR4. sayang eh. Wala namang masama kung mag ingat tayo. Yung issue naman sa mga blogs na di naman nag ppp, hehehe di ko nga alam kung bakit ganun.
I know the “no follow” feature is automatic to all wordpress users. Is this true Mam Marlene?
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You are right this is an old issue but it doesnt fail to rub salt on those who are affected. Hahahaha. Napakasakit kuya Eddddiiiieeee…
I am a victim of this and whenever I read about how posties are treated by google, I cant help but feel…sad. Pero kahit ganun paman nangyari sa mga posties e kumita pa rin naman sila. I know becuase i experience this now. Google slapped but still earning.
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@ Ambo,
Bro, hindi naman kasi sunod-sunod ang posts mo from PPP. Ganun din ang gawa ko dahil mahirap na. Hehehe! You’re right about saying ok din kung may target PR ka. It could serve you well in the long run.
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@ Lisa,
That’s good for you, my friend. You can still make more I think by just doing great reviews on products because you have established yourself as a good reviewer with some networks.
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@ Marlene,
Yup, that’s true. Dapat naka-nofollow yung mga links within the body of the post. In fact lahat ng reviews ko naka-nofollow ang mga links pero ok naman sa mga advertisers.
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@ Liza,
By default your blog (either WP or blogspot) is on “NOFOLLOW”. If indeed you have installed a “DOFOLLOW” plugin like my blog, then you have to do it manually. But the way I see it, if you haven\’t done any tweaking with your blog in this area, then your links are still “NOFOLLOW”
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@ Ambo (again),
Ok lang daw bro kung general affiliate badges ang ilagay. Ang masama sa mata ng Google eh mga badges na nagsasabing “HIRE ME” and “ReVIEW ME”. At any rate, it’s better na magingat pa rin tlga if you really care about PR. Ang best hope ko lang eh wla sanang tamaan sa tin (PR) anu’t ano pa man ang mangyari.
As for my badges sa sidebar, naka-nofollow mga links nyan atsaka affiliate badges ang mga yan.
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by the way jess, inform lang kita super bagal magload ng site mo. ewan ko… cguro need mo ng magbawas ng widgets sa sidebar.
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@ Vienna,
Oh, i’m glad you’re back, my friend. yeah, kung ok naman ang PPP sa mga posites kahit na wla nang PR eh ok lang. Bast pagbutihin lang ang review pag may offers na ayos naman ang kita at relevant sa site. For me yun kasi ang policy ko. Pag di ganong relevant sa site ko or hindi ako interesado eh di ko tinatanggap. You can still get your PR back next time Google updates. Don’t worry too much dear friend. Basta enjoy blogging and you’ll get your rewards.
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@ Vienna,
Ok, I’ll clean up some widgets… Or maybe madami kayong nagsasabay-sabay. Minsan kasi mga 10-20 yung online dito at some point in time kaya bumabagal yung loading ng site.
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I miss my PR3, Google please give it back to me! Hekhek! Pero kung ayaw nyo, wag nyo! I will work hard to get it back, though, haha!
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Ellaine,
Ok lang kahit walang PR yung site mo. Just have fun and accept reviews kung may chance. Let’s hope Google listens to your plea to give your PR back so you can probably earn more. God bless!
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wow what an informative blog you have here its nice to have here
i will now visit this ofetn i put you now in my blogroll so i cant missed out any of your post have agreat day!!!!
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Bluedreamer,
Thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you here more often
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Ha ha, Ambo, huwag mo nga ako ma-mam-min, nagiging lola tuloy feeling ko. Unfortunately, sa mga comments lang naka-automatic ang “nofollow” both sa wordpress at blogspot. In my case, i placed the metatag=”robots” at content=”index, no follow” sa index page ko. Kaya whatever paid links na ipost ko, naka-nofollow na yun. But if you don’t have the meta tag, you can place “nofollow” manually everytime you post paid links. I’m not an expert on this but it seems it works. Still, ingat pa rin ang kailangan para mamaintain ang PR. Got to go muna…
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Hahahaha o cge Ms. Beautiful Marlene na lang itatawag ko sayo. Alis din muna ako. Balik maya. hehehe. Oist Ka Jessie yung boto ko nga pala? hehehe:-)
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@ Marlene,
Thanks for the info on WP. Although in my case, i do add the NOFOLLOW TAG in the body of my posts manually because of my DOFOLLOW plugin.
I will write an article about this because I also want to address an issue regarding this area.
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@ Ambo,
Anong boto? Kung dito sa site ko di ako pwedeng bumot. Hehehe. Nakita ko na yung article mo about dun sa isang sinalihan mong kontest. Linsyok ka ginawa mo pa kong flying voter. Ano’ng akala mo sa kin, “manananggal”? Hak hak hak! (*sabagay may point ka dun, kapatid. sometimes manananggal nga ko. Hihihi!)
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I got a PR4 and a PR3 blog, both with paid posts. But I dont have badges on my sidebar. And I don’t do successive reviews. As much as possible, i want to keep the 3:1 ratio, or make sure that the topmost post at the end of the day is not a paid one.
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Lazarus,
That’s exactly the point. If yo do successive reviews, Google will crawl it and soon determine you’re being paid to do reviews. the 3:1 ratio is a good one as it is mostly recommended by other networks to avoid being tagged as a postie (at least in Google’s eyes). As to badges, general affiliate badges are ok. Most of my badges have been in my sidebar since i started blogging. I honestly think their existence did not affect my PR at all at any time.
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ang harot harot tumawa kurutin ko singit mo hahahaha. Oist yung voting once in a lifetime lang naman. Isang beses mo lang ipopost dito sa blog mo kahit singit lang sa ibang post mo. Sige na kapatid eto naman ang hina hina ko sayo….grrrr….hahahaha
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@ Ambo,
Cge ipopost ko bukas…. Inaantok na ko. Look at my last post eh ang haba haba na naman. Ngeks! Parang Nobela.
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yahoo! ang galing talaga. teka parang gusto kong bumalik sa laoag inuman tayo! hahaha. timpla muna ako ng kape, ang haba kaya nyan. I need to read this about technorati. Congrats pala kapatid grabe ang technorati mo ang bilis! o sia tulog na ang lolo ang aga hahahaha.
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ayyy… look like i cant’t really relate is these topic. im new in blogging and im still learning things here! i wish all the best for all “professional bloggers” like jessie. Good job!
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Billy,
I’m not a problogger. Maybe you can say that I’m just a studious blogger. Hahaha!
Thanks for your comments and take care!
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problogger or not a problogger! but i am pretty sure you are really one heck of a great blogger! thanks for the information friend. galing mo talaga.
by the way, how do i know kung no follow ang blog ko? paano yun? blogspot ang gamit ko. thanks.
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jessie reply on February 23rd, 2008:
Pinay Mommy,
If you’re using firefox, righ-click on a commentator’s link then you’ll see if the relationship is “NOFOLLOW”, “EXTERNAL NOFOLLOW” or “EXTERNAL”.
If the relationship is either “NOFOLLOW” or “EXTERNAL NOFOLLOW”, then your blog is NOT on DOFOLLOW. If the relationship is external, then your blog is on “DOFOLLOW”.
If you’re using blogger as your blog publishing tool, you may use Haloscan to remove the NOFOLLOW tags for comment links. You may search Haloscan on Google then download the plugin.
For Wordpress users, a lot of DOFOLLOW plugins are available like Lucia’s plugin, among others.
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