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Nearly two years ago, I interviewed a blogger. It was the time when Google was waving his big stick, smacking everyone who was selling text links and doing paid reviews. All got whacked real bad, from A-list bloggers to new noobs like our friend here whom I interviewed. In that interview, I asked him his thoughts about that Google slapping issue and he gave a very provocative answer. Two years passed and I felt it will be good if I interviewed that same blogger again just to see if his views and opinions have changed.
The venue have changed so much that I felt it was no longer appropriate to conduct the interview there anymore. Thus, I have decided to do the Q and A here instead.
Me Q: Wow! Look at you. How you have grown and even have taken a brand bold look.
Me A: Yeah… time flies… it's been two years already.
Me Q: So, tell me, what have you achieved in the past 2 years?
Me A: Oh, too much. So much so that I think I have overgrown my age. I think so differently these days.
Me Q: Yeah? What made you change your mindset?
Me A: Well, the change or rather should I say, the transformation came after I met some really great friends online. They were willing to let me into the real world of making money online. It made me realize the noob that I have been. I have since stopped selling links and have not done a single paid review since then.
Me Q: Does that mean you will never be doing any paid reviews ever?
Me A: No, no, if the price is justified, I might still consider, but it must be on my terms.
Me Q: What about text links? Will you still be tempted to sell a few of those?
Me A: Hmmm… text links just by themselves like those inserted in the sidebars or the footer are out of the question.
Me Q: Let's go back to Big G. Two years ago, you said that if you garner enough visitors, you will not have to depend on Google to send you traffic and you don't have to look at his ugly face again. Does that opinion still stand?
Me A: Hahahahaa!! That was the noobest statement that I ever made. It fact, I feel so stupid now, to have said such a stupid thing.
Me Q: How can that be? That is what all A-list bloggers tell all their readers till this day. That people will come as long as they provide quality contents.
Me A: Yeah… and my mother is a man. That's the kind of bullshit that made me waste away years.
Me Q: So now, you do not believe that, in blogging, content is king anymore?
Me A: No… content IS king. I truly believe that. Without content, your blog is dead. BUT, it does not need to be quality content. It just needs to be relevant content. In this case, relevant as in having the relevant words in your content. So relevant that Mr. G will love you. The quality can come from the drain.
Me Q: Ohhh… So now you are a Google slave. You have succumbed to his whim and fancies which you despised years ago.
Me A: You bet. I live totally by his rules these days. He wants relevancy, I give him all the relevancy he needs. I make him happy, and he sends me the traffic. Of course He did not say anything about good English, or good grammar or anything like that. So if Mr. G has a shortage of some topics that many are pestering him to find, I try to make him happy by churning out lots of articles on that topic. It might be rubbish that does not make sense, but hey, at least he has something to show when people comes to Him for info on that Topic. Remember, He is the King when it comes to directing info. If he cannot come up with enough relevant results, He won't look good.
Me Q: In short, you admit you have become another whore in the Blogosphere. You do things just so Mr. G will like you and give you the visitors in order for you to make money.
Me A: Well… sort of. I do feel like a dirty whore each time I create such a blog to lure people in through Mr. G's reputation, but Mr. G is not complaining so I guess I should not feel too bad.
Me Q: You hypocrite! Don't you feel at least a little guilty by dispensing useless information?
Me A: Oh yes. I do feel guilty as well as feeling dirty, but guilt and conscience can be bought. Every month when I lay hands on all those green notes that Mr. G's brother, Mr. GA sends me, all the guilt and ill conscience magically disappears. I feel good!! In fact, it makes me feel so good that I want to start as many of these rubbish blogs as possible.
Me Q: OMFG!! You are beyond help. You… you… you recalcitrant! You are an incorrigible, congenital idiot!!
Me A: Hehehehe… no… no… not congenital, I am a by-product born out of necessity. When there is a demand, there must be supply, but then, say whatever you want. I can't be bothered.
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A very good self-reflective interview. I think a lot of us have come to the realization about the G-Spot. That's reality, Google has masterfully captured the search world and they deserve the respect from content creators to help them do their job, give good search.
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