Is ProBlogger doing sponsored posts?
It certainly looks like it. Here’s a quote from the launch post at ProBlogger.net
2. There will be a charge for the blog which is the subject of the consultation (we’ll start this at $250 USD - paid up front). The reasons for this are numerous:
Now take a look at the community review for Hypebot.com. He linked to the site to be reviewed of course. Only one little thing about that bugs me. He didn’t include a "nofollow" on that link.
Is Darren Selling Page Rank?
For $250 you might be able to get a followed link to your blog on ProBlogger. It’s a good deal for you and for him, since he doesn’t have to do the reviewing. He just adds a description and a link in a post and lets the commentators do the work. Nice.
What Will Google Do?
I don’t mind if he does sponsored posts. I don’t have a problem with sponsored posts. What I do have a problem with is the double standard from Google. Sure it might be a bit soon to tell, and he might get penalized for this, but I doubt it. Google would have more problems explaining why Darren Rowse got penalized than it would explaining why blogs that write for it’s competitors get their PR set to 0. Not that they will explain it.
I’d sure like to see ‘em try though.
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With numerous bloggers being penalized for selling Page Rank by writing sponsored post, you’d think that now might not be the best time to start writing sponsored posts. I guess Darren Rowse doesn’t think so.
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