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  • Tom Roberts   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    Is it too late to add "Sensationalist Headlines" to the biggest SEO pet-peeve thread?

  • Stuart McHenry   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    This headline is very misleading.... or what some like to call optimized for CTR.

  • GuestBlogPoster.com   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    +1 It's overall a good article, but generalizing SEO concepts that have no substantial facts or case studies isn't smart. Still, overall good article.

    - Kevin Phelps

  • Chris Butterworth   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    There's a certain irony to this post. 

    There is quite a bit of hyperbole in this, but I think it still makes some pretty valid points.

  • Tad Chef   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    You think Problogger will get penlaized for tha guest post?

  • Tyler Houle   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    Agreed. Irony at its finest.


    You have this post with some good insights, but its wrapped between "This guest post is by..." at the beginning and exactly the opposite of what #1 in the list of "What is the proper way to allow guest posts" (ie. guest contributor bio) says.

  • Daniel Smulevich   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    Truly the title is a bit sensational because the word "penalised" is misused. They would not get penalised but I strongly believe they will lose a lot of value and their assessed quality will suffer. In the same way, all the links from these sites will lose value. When an algo update will consider this problem, I foresee a lot of movement on the SERPs!

  • Daniel Smulevich   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    What is really ironic though is that the article IS a guest post with a really spammy author bio with dofollow links!!!

  • Jemin Desai   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    Agree with you dainel post its self not follow the rules

  • Deb Dulal Dey   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    seriously ??? okay who made the post .. another spammy guest blogging technique .. mate you are shooting yourself in the foot and the worse of all, you are misguiding others .. who says that we have to reveal our identity all the time .. man .. better use article spinner than sensationalizing things unnecssraily   

  • MoldySock   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    Oh wow the irony. It's killing me.

  • Greg Shuey   Feb 15 2013   Flag

    I'm just thrilled that my face is all over ProBlogger now :)

  • Chris Dyson   Feb 16 2013   Flag

    Gimme an F. Gimme a U. Gimme a D what ya got? Another SEO spreading FUD on a blog that allows said crappy articles to appear. 

  • Bill Sebald   Feb 19 2013   Flag

    I'm working on a post called "Why All Links Will Be Penalized In 2013".  This FUD idea has legs, I tell ya'.

  • Malc Simmonds   Feb 19 2013   Flag

    Agreed – slightly hypey post title! But good general guidelines nevertheless. And guest posting is bound to get more and more over done as 2013-14 progresses.

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