Comments on David Carter - UK Based Internet Marketing Expert: BANs and Other Scripty Things

If you're looking for a seriously good free websit...

2008-11-12T04:04:00.000Z

If you're looking for a seriously good free website builder you should check this one out.

I don't think we're in disagreement. I don't disli...

2008-10-02T20:35:00.000+01:00

I don't think we're in disagreement. I don't dislike the BANS type software and think that if you have a good and relevant domain for a particular product type, that they offer a great way of building something quickly that is actually of use to the end user, unlike many parking sites.

I agree that Google has too much power - if you don't do as they say, they hurt you by penalising your site. They don't appear to like BANS and neither do Ebay apparently.

All this adds up to the fact that unless you develop your own content, or buy it, then you're likely to see your affiliate and PPC income fall away dramatically over the course of the next few months.

BANS sites will probably work if you change the templates and add your own unique content - that was the point of the post - though I don't use the software. Sorry if it wasn't clear.

By the way, don't feel the need to be anonymous on this blog :)

I respectfully disagree. Ebay offers the ability t...

2008-10-02T20:10:00.000+01:00

I respectfully disagree. Ebay offers the ability to get paid as an affiliate just as many many other sites do. If you build a site following Google’s ever changing requirements then its okay, but if it’s a scripty thing that gets resold then it’s not okay. Exactly who determines this? Google? If the company offers an Affiliate and you bring traffic in a manner consistent with that company’s term of service and the end result is a sale, and the customer is happy, why is it that offering a script, template or some other manner looked at with such disregard? Clearly we have started to give a company like Google way too much power as to our process of thinking how business should be done. In response to marcus above he mentions people looking from the outside. HMM exactly what does that mean? If tomorrow Google decided to change there analytics so all SEO did not work as we know it, then everyone would be on the outside.

Coming to another semi-automated type site: whypar...

2008-10-02T18:51:00.000+01:00

Coming to another semi-automated type site: whypark.
How do you feel about these type of sites where you put up perhaps max 1 page of unique content.
Supposedly they are ok with google now.
Will/should it stay that way?
Are you putting your adsense account at jeopardy by using it at whypark sites or are you better off using whypark add-feed which pays even less?

I fully agree with you David, the problem with sem...

2008-10-02T16:37:00.000+01:00

I fully agree with you David, the problem with semi-automated/automated web mastering is that people looking from the outside think that all you have to do as a website builder is push a button or two and that's the extent of your work.

They don't know about accessibility, usability and other issues that have to be thought through.

Cookie-cutter sites just beg to be devalued in the SE's etc.

I prefer to build from the ground up and give a site a proper, solid foundation, and yes, it is more satisfying.