Re:How Expedia Buys Its Way To The Top Of Google
by MichaelTieso on Sunday December 29, 2013 @10:37PM
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Curious: Would you still write the article if the link was nofollow? And what links are you requiring in the byline? I'm very suspicious of any company asking to "guest post".
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Re:How Expedia Buys Its Way To The Top Of Google
by swombat on Monday December 30, 2013 @07:05AM
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> Would you still write the article if the link was nofollow?
Typically I've written the article before passing it on to someone, so in those cases, obviously the question doesn't apply. In the latter case, if someone asks for me to e.g. write about tax credits for their site, then it's only polite for them to allow us to include a byline without nofollow.
> And what links are you requiring in the byline?
Hah, whatever I can get :-) Depends on the site, obviously, but if I can get links to some of our topic pages with the right text, I'll go for that! (e.g. http://www.ec1capital.com/blog/rd-tax-credits-explained).
We don't "ask to guest post" as a company, though I've offered to write some good original content on occasion, but only in person and with no pressure.