Comments on: Update: Stylefeeder Responds and Gets Banned

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:29:44 +0000

Maybe to compare to the paid links. If a non-paid link is getting a lot of clicks maybe it can be brought to the administrator’s attention and converted to a paid link.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:58:02 +0000

I guess what I don’t understand is why one would need to track a mere credit link. I understand the need for tracking ads and any referral links, but just a regular link, what purpose would detailed tracking serve beyond what you can get through javascript.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:29:44 +0000

Maybe to compare to the paid links. If a non-paid link is getting a lot of clicks maybe it can be brought to the administrator's attention and converted to a paid link.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:58:02 +0000

I guess what I don't understand is why one would need to track a mere credit link. I understand the need for tracking ads and any referral links, but just a regular link, what purpose would detailed tracking serve beyond what you can get through javascript.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:35:33 +0000

But without any redirect there is no way to track how many clicks the link got. From a statistical standpoint this solution isn’t very ideal.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:16:17 +0000

I think the idea solution would be, in most cases, to use simple HTML links to link to sites and 302s for paid links. The use of 302s should be kept to an absolute minimum.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:35:33 +0000

But without any redirect there is no way to track how many clicks the link got. From a statistical standpoint this solution isn't very ideal.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:13:04 +0000

So maybe the ideal solution is to use a 302 and a nofollow on a paid link and a 301 on a non-paid link?

By: JB

JB — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:04:02 +0000

Scott,

Some valid points but a few things bother me as it pertains to the original case.

First, the original case, involving Stylefeeder, did not involve a paid link, it was a source, and there was no reason to not transfer pagerank. Second, If pagerank is the only issue, wouldn’t rel=”nofollow” be just as effective?

I agree with the use for Adsense, but the original case was clearly an abuse of 302 redirects. Just my thoughts.

By: JB

JB — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:04:02 +0000

Scott,

Some valid points but a few things bother me as it pertains to the original case.

First, the original case, involving Stylefeeder, did not involve a paid link, it was a source, and there was no reason to not transfer pagerank. Second, If pagerank is the only issue, wouldn't rel="nofollow" be just as effective?

I agree with the use for Adsense, but the original case was clearly an abuse of 302 redirects. Just my thoughts.