I Guess Google Really Hates These Sites Too

I finally saw this post over at Search Engine Roundtable called Google to Shut Down AdSense Arbitrageurs and I rejoiced.  I really did.  I can't stand these useless sites which do nothing but direct legitimate searches queries into landing pages with complete garbage on it or worst yet, more useless links.  I wrote back over a year ago how I Really Hate These Sites so I'm thrilled that Google realized that these sites were hurting its brand and making it more difficult to rule search marketing. 

How do these sites make money?  Simply put, they buy pay per click ads at $X and then monetize the traffic, hoping to make money that is >$X.  If you really want to dive into how the sites actually monetize the traffic and why it is getting impossible to buy decent .com sits read this article called The Man That Owns The Internet.  Don't have time to read the whole article?  Than study this graphic from it because it shows you how to make money off these parasitic sites. 

Do I think by Google shutting down their AdSense ability will do much?  Probably not unless Yahoo follows along with them.  Now, these parasites can purchase ads with Google AdWords and then sell ads from Yahoo's content network.  Or, they'll just figure out some other way to generate money off these helpless clicks to these sites.

For now, Google goes a little further in protecting its brand and making it a little more difficult for these companies to make a quick buck.  Thanks.

PardonMyFrench,

Eric