I was reading this article, and this technique sounds shady. What do you think?


http://www.site-reference.com/Search...219/index.html

A quote from this site.

I've noticed that Google loves to list questions and answers from Google Answers within their top 10 search results.

For example, somebody posted a query saying that they needed a list of brokers who buy and sell used LED boards. You can view the query here: (http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=458689)

I ran a search on Google for the keyphrase 'LED boards' and sure enough, this exact query from Google Answers showed up in the #2 position.

Any LED board broker could get a ton a free publicity here.

All they'd have to do is post a comment to this query listing their company as broker of LED boards. You can even list URL's in the comment.

And VOILA your job is done.

Your marketing message is listed in the #2 position under an extremely targeted keyphrase.

It's free, and you didn't have to break a sweat to do it. You simply added some information about your site, and got instant rank.

I have read that before also and it does not help much. Thats just one of the sample and nothing much sample to prove the facts.

It doesn't work! Google will shut you down faster than you can blink. I actually did this ... except I was providing additional answers to some of the questions and because I signed my name

Thank you,
Nathan Fietzer
http://www.LifeForceOnlineStore.com

My posts were deleted. When I questioned it I got the following reply.

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So pretty much ... it is like DMOZ ... if you are a editor or a researcher ... you can promote your own site ... but if you are NOT with the "IN" crowd then forget it.

Interesting... I'm going to have to look into this...

Originally Posted by dougadam

I was reading this article, and this technique sounds shady. What do you think?


http://www.site-reference.com/Search...219/index.html

A quote from this site.

I've noticed that Google loves to list questions and answers from Google Answers within their top 10 search results.

For example, somebody posted a query saying that they needed a list of brokers who buy and sell used LED boards. You can view the query here: (http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=458689)

I ran a search on Google for the keyphrase 'LED boards' and sure enough, this exact query from Google Answers showed up in the #2 position.

Any LED board broker could get a ton a free publicity here.

All they'd have to do is post a comment to this query listing their company as broker of LED boards. You can even list URL's in the comment.

And VOILA your job is done.

Your marketing message is listed in the #2 position under an extremely targeted keyphrase.

It's free, and you didn't have to break a sweat to do it. You simply added some information about your site, and got instant rank.