Do you know about Google rules?

I received this message in e-mail.

The issue arose from a comment spammers made through a Google comment, on one of my Ontario Seniors Healthcare posts. It took me ages to figure out how to delete it. The veiled threat in their messages implies it is my fault. Does it ever make this grandmother angry. I know Google is free, but this is ridiculous.

This is the offending post, apparently.

This is the monster Google+ has created. People I do not know can put me in their circles. They can freely comment, and place their spam and ads on my posts. This, since I have a high profile webpage (a high SEO: Search Engine Optimisation, like many of my active blog buddies), it raises their profile on their for-profit website to link to mine. 

I am a non-profit blogger. I don't post ads. I am meticulous at removing any links designed to advertise an obscure, unethical website or business. As many of my bog buddies have done, I only permit comments with my approval. I've been hit too hard with spam, abuse, porn, and ads like this, which violate Google policy. I don't like it, either.

Google has created a monster. These bag men, who will do anything for money and profits, for precious little work. My solution would have been to not go on Google+, but with so many blog friends on it, it's too late. The next solution is to disallow any Google+ comments. I find Google+ hard to decipher, and difficult to navigate my way to a friend's blogposts, never mind the ubiquitous ads.

Rant over. Third day in a row with 10 C. temperatures, rain, and hubby is taking the car for Meals on Wheels.

Have you read Google's webmaster rules?

I am constantly asked to advertise a new product, a website, or post a guest post. They tell me they want to raise their Google profile. My question, why on earth would I want to do that?
Firstly, it violates their rules.
Secondly, I have had large-scale marketers who have come to me telling me that Google has caught them, and asking me to remove what I thought was an innocuous link. Many sites have been pulled from Google ratings for artificial SEO.
 Finally, for those who use InLinkz, there are comforting words...

Are InLinkz links nofollow?
Will Google penalize me for using InLinkz? 

Link schemes

Any links intended to manipulate PageRank or a site's ranking in Google search results may be considered part of a link scheme and a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. This includes any behavior that manipulates links to your site or outgoing links from your site.

The following are examples of link schemes which can negatively impact a site's ranking in search results:

• Buying or selling links that pass PageRank. This includes exchanging money for links, or posts that contain links; exchanging goods or services for links; or sending someone a “free” product in exchange for them writing about it and including a link
• Excessive link exchanges ("Link to me and I'll link to you") or partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking
• Large-scale article marketing or guest posting campaigns with keyword-rich anchor text links
• Using automated programs or services to create links to your site

Additionally, creating links that weren’t editorially placed or vouched for by the site’s owner on a page, otherwise known as unnatural links, can be considered a violation of our guidelines.