1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Are you using Gmail?

Discussion in 'Google' started by dondor, Nov 14, 2007.

?

Which EMail service do you use for your seo?

  1. GMAIL

    74.6%
  2. Yahoo

    25.4%
  3. Hotmail

    22.2%
  4. Website Email

    33.3%
  5. Other

    11.1%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. #1
    Hi,

    I've received a few emails from gmail members asking me to link exchange with them.

    Obviously I had no attention to reply on these emails (you'll see I have no OBL on my blog), but it made me think about it and I don't understand people using their gmail accounts to exchange link so I decided to call everyone in the SEO biz that still uses gmail services to simply BAN GMAIL.

    I would like to know what do you think about it?
     
    dondor, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  2. Brennan

    Brennan Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,318
    Likes Received:
    198
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    240
    #2
    Why ban it? What's wrong with it? I absolutely love it, nothing is anywhere as near as good as it.
     
    Brennan, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  3. dondor

    dondor Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    844
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #3
    if you use gmail to link exchange for example.... google can easily find your site and the fact that you're link exchanging.

    You can guess their next step from there.
     
    dondor, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  4. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

    Messages:
    15,825
    Likes Received:
    1,367
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    455
    #4
    I love Gmail, why ban it, it works perfectly and had such a bunch of features.
     
    wisdomtool, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  5. Leriss

    Leriss Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    506
    Likes Received:
    19
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    130
    #5
    I also love Gmail. I use it for my personal email and also as my business email with the address like
     
    Leriss, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  6. dondor

    dondor Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    844
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #6
    and you're not worried that google will ban your sites for buying links / selling links / exchanging links or anything else?

    I love gmail too and use it for my own private mail account, but doing SEO you must rethink it, no?
     
    dondor, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  7. quickseller

    quickseller Banned

    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    i love gmail this are hype created by rivals
     
    quickseller, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  8. Pinoguin

    Pinoguin Peon

    Messages:
    848
    Likes Received:
    13
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    I use it all the time, but not for link exchanging
     
    Pinoguin, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  9. zrohder

    zrohder Banned

    Messages:
    1,022
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #9
    i use gmail a lot.. big help for me.. but y ban it for doing link exhange?? i dont use the email though i use it for chattin.. gtalk.. i use my own email for link exchange.. :D
     
    zrohder, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  10. etali

    etali Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,215
    Likes Received:
    43
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    #10
    I've never thought about the allegedly sinister side of Gmail, but I don't like it when people use Gmail - or Yahoo, or Hotmail for that matter, for business.

    I much prefer people to use an email account tied to their domain if they want to do businses regarding that domain - it just seems so much more professional that way.
     
    etali, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  11. ZachW

    ZachW Guest

    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    Gmail is great, but for business I use my own domain name email. It gives you so much more credibility.
     
    ZachW, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  12. thetafferboy83

    thetafferboy83 Active Member

    Messages:
    312
    Likes Received:
    72
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    70
    #12
    Only excessive link exchanging is prohibited. There's nothing wrong with a little exchange here and there. I think perhaps you're being a little paranoid.
     
    thetafferboy83, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  13. Cheap SEO Services

    Cheap SEO Services <------DoFollow Backlinks

    Messages:
    16,664
    Likes Received:
    1,318
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    Those link exchange emails are spam mail mate. I had one saying he really loves my site and wants to exchange links with his site. It was sent to an email address that has nothing to do with any website.

    Just mark it as spam and then delete it.
     
    Cheap SEO Services, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  14. dcoops

    dcoops Guest

    Messages:
    218
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #14
    i love gmail. it's also got great anti-spam!
     
    dcoops, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  15. mmadhikermi

    mmadhikermi Peon

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    I guess gmail read the content of mail cause it shows adds almost related to your mail.
     
    mmadhikermi, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  16. izeaus

    izeaus Banned

    Messages:
    803
    Likes Received:
    18
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #16
    I do love gmail . Since 2005 I am using it but yes I am using yahoo since 2003 so I am much comfortable with yahoo when I do Link exhchanges
     
    izeaus, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  17. lovekills_s

    lovekills_s Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    230
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    125
    #17
    Hmmm Ethics say, For link exchanges, Personalized e-mails are better. Professional ethics say, if you are using a free e-mail account provider for sending e-mails related to your profession, its not good. An e-mail sent from your business E-mail ID made up on the same domain as your website is on is always preferred and puts up a good impression..

    Okay lets talk Gmail, Well people just need any thing, A mail account, to get the requests rolling..nothing, and literally nothing, is there to stop this. :)
     
    lovekills_s, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  18. wacamoi

    wacamoi Peon

    Messages:
    810
    Likes Received:
    14
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #18
    a year ago G only allowed some "mobile people" to have Gmail so I never try to apply it again.

    are you guys sure now Can I have a Gmail account ?

    ???
     
    wacamoi, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  19. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

    Messages:
    11,409
    Likes Received:
    339
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #19
    Yup I use Gmail for my primary email. I love their spam protection.
     
    cool_78, Nov 14, 2007 IP
  20. manpasand

    manpasand Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    225
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    101
    #20
    I agree with ZachW and lovekills_s.

    I also love Gmail but only for personal use. I always use emailID@domainname.com for professional works.

    BTY I don't think Google will ban any website if you use Gmail for link exchange.
     
    manpasand, Nov 14, 2007 IP