Oct
4
Wow this is something! Either there’s a toolbar glitch with the just recent Google backlink and Toolbar PageRank update, or Brad Fallon’s flagship site, My Wedding Favors has been hit with a PR0, according to a forum post linked to by TrustNo1 in a thread at ABestWeb Affiliate Forums.
As far as I understand, if it’s real and not just a Toolbar or technical glitch, it would have more than likely have had to be a hand applied penalty. If there were a widely applied penalty or a serious Toolbar problem, there would have been webmasters hollering all over the SEO forums this week that they got hit with a PR0 penalty, like what happened a few years back - or more of the “Google is broke” whining, neither of which seems to have happened.
Gee, just look at the timing for such a thing to happen! There have been numerous links posted at forums recently to the videos on his SEO site, and according to a Google Search for stompernet, there have been press releases via PRWeb and elsewhere, and according to an email I just got promoting the event, it looks like there’s been some “As seen on TV coverage.”
IF it’s indeed actually a penalty and not just a toolbar glitch, this really is interesting timing, given the exposure lately by word spreading virally about the videos, and a glob of well designed publicity about the upcoming series which according to the post at AbestWeb is $797 per month, per head and is currently suspected of being sold out.
That is a LOT of revenue for teaching folks how to do SEO, and it’s ironic that the target market would be one that diligently watches the Toolbar, and just about the primary selling point is the phenomenal success of My Wedding Favors, which is undeniably an impressive achievement.
But regardless of what the situation actually is, once people notice the PR0 and word gets around, and folks get curious, being who they are and what most of them do, they’ll probably start heading over to Yahoo! Site Explorer to check out the backlinks.
What a fine kettle of fish that is to fry, isn’t it? If it’s actually a reality and not a technical situation, not unlikely since the MWF blog seems to be down right now, it would be incredibly interesting timing on Google’s part.
Kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Does Google really have that much of a flair for the dramatic?