Aug 03 2009
The Debt Killer Diaries: How I Roll…
While I understand the importance of SEO and traffic-increasing practices, it is not my sole purpose.
Recently, I was approached by the owner of a debt consolidation-type website. I was kind of psyched because this was a site that I had actually visited before and found to be reasonably helpful. Do a link-swap? SURE!
All was good for about 24 hours. I even added one of their helpful financial widgets. Then, simply because I have a link in my blogroll that is NOT related to debt, this person insisted that I remove the unrelated site link from my blog. Um…how about NOOO. So, unbeknownst to me because I forgot to check my debtkiller email for several weeks, he had been insisting with some regularity that I immediately remove their link as well as their widget from The Debt Killer Diaries blog.
After much thought, it seems to me that if you are so very uber-obsessed with the Google Gods that you will follow their every dictate, you just might be slamming the door in the face of potential clientele-you know, those who might need and BUY your services, and yet don’t run to Google on a regular basis. Seems to be an ignorant move, in my humblest of opinions. When Google rankings outweigh the importance of reaching customers (no matter how they may have found you), then really you’re just working for Google.
So much for a helpful resource for debt consolidation. Sorry I am not allowed to recommend that site to you. Actually, I’m not too sorry now that I know their real motivation doesn’t lie in helping people, just maintaining page rank.
If you should see this post, and you are the owner of a reputable debt-consolidation website, blog or other resource, and you would like to do a link-swap, please keep in mind that my site remains as it is, and how I choose it to be. I will not modify nor remove links just to get a link somewhere else. Unless of course, you want to reward me handsomely, in the form of oh, say $100,000 per link removed. Then, hey….I’ll consider it!
Until then, I’m off to ward off the evils of debt.
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I wrote an article once (sorry on the phone and don’t have a link) that dealt with my own railing against SEO. My point was different then yours in the means that I wasn’t dealing with a second party, but it remains the same. It is your blog and you do what you want with it. There are some concessions you need to do to male money, but that is a cost/benefit thing. If you want to run a blog about debt consolidation, but did it from the point of view of an earthworm - and decorated the site with gothic graphics and blood dripping from text - do it. You won’t get the audience you may be searching for with intent - but you may enjoy it more.
Me on the other hand needs to get off my butt and start writing again.
Not looking to make a sh-ton of money here, but traffic is always nice, HOWEVER, it’s NOT the #1 priority!! Can’t even properly monetize through this blog, so it’s basically just practice for when I grow up and get a real blog
Not sure about that earthworm angle. Have to give that some thought
And yes, yes you do need to start writing again. You’ve been so quiet since the arrival of the Wee Creeva! Snap to it!