BFS Newsletter #81 - Quick Explanation of a Google Slap

Hi <<First Name>>!  Have you been hearing the term "Google slap" on sites like mine and wondered what we are talking about?  Here's the quick explanation for any new or future bloggers.  :-)

Google will "slap" you - drop your Google Page Rank (PR) - if you break their terms of service.  One of those terms is that you will not sell paid links.  They say it's so their search algorithm isn't messed with, but another assumption is because they rather not have any competition for Google Adsense or any of it's ad sales to others.  Whatever the reason, it does happen frequently.  It's happened to BFS twice so far.  You have to be okay with the idea of not having a PR if you sell do follow links. Otherwise, I would avoid breaking Google's terms of service and go the affiliate ad route or create your own products.

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