Comments on: WordPress Theme Link Scam Site! http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/08/12/wordpress-theme-link-scam-site/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: geeknews http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/08/12/wordpress-theme-link-scam-site/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 geeknews Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:15:49 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9436#comment-6318 Anytime a developer populates the template outbound links as they do, the largely unsuspecting blogger will automatically take a major hit from Google. This is simply taking link building scam to a new low. The sad part is the templates are actually worth paying for. Anytime a developer populates the template outbound links as they do, the largely unsuspecting blogger will automatically take a major hit from Google.

This is simply taking link building scam to a new low.

The sad part is the templates are actually worth paying for.

]]> By: Necati http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/08/12/wordpress-theme-link-scam-site/comment-page-1/#comment-6317 Necati Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:11:46 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9436#comment-6317 This isn't really a scam. This is known among webmasters as theme sponsorship. Some designers create free WP themes and auction sponsorship spots to interested parties. Check this guy's listing for example: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1483034 I guess, if you are to go with free, you need to take this as a concern. This is how it is. In the end, I wouldn't call it a link "scam", or the site a link scam site. PS: FYI, I am in no way related to any of these people I reference to. This isn’t really a scam.

This is known among webmasters as theme sponsorship. Some designers create free WP themes and auction sponsorship spots to interested parties.

Check this guy’s listing for example:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1483034

I guess, if you are to go with free, you need to take this as a concern. This is how it is. In the end, I wouldn’t call it a link “scam”, or the site a link scam site.

PS: FYI, I am in no way related to any of these people I reference to.

]]> By: Angelo Mandato http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/08/12/wordpress-theme-link-scam-site/comment-page-1/#comment-5788 Angelo Mandato Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:53:06 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9436#comment-5788 This is one reason I recommend folks design their own theme and when contracting a web designer, make sure the web designer creates the theme from scratch. Many designers save time by grabbing a theme already created and changing it for the client, which can sometimes also include all the ads and other injected crap that otherwise should not be there. This is one reason I recommend folks design their own theme and when contracting a web designer, make sure the web designer creates the theme from scratch. Many designers save time by grabbing a theme already created and changing it for the client, which can sometimes also include all the ads and other injected crap that otherwise should not be there.

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]]> By: James Roland http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/08/12/wordpress-theme-link-scam-site/comment-page-1/#comment-5782 James Roland Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:17:58 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9436#comment-5782 Bonjour, That is a real shame! I have run across the same thing with a few template sites for Joomla! Good thing you spotted that! You have probably heard about it, and perhaps even tried it, but I have come to be a very big fan of Artisteer. Sure, some of the "suggested" themes are "iffy", but with a little bit of knowledge and somewhat of an "eye for design", one can customize them even farther. I have a few on my site that I have created; nothing too fancy ... yet, but I am just getting started with this program. Cheers! James Bonjour,

That is a real shame! I have run across the same thing with a few template sites for Joomla! Good thing you spotted that!

You have probably heard about it, and perhaps even tried it, but I have come to be a very big fan of Artisteer. Sure, some of the “suggested” themes are “iffy”, but with a little bit of knowledge and somewhat of an “eye for design”, one can customize them even farther.

I have a few on my site that I have created; nothing too fancy … yet, but I am just getting started with this program.

Cheers!
James

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