Is Michael Gray from wolf-howl.com a crybaby?
Michael Gray runs a popular SEO blog called wolf-howl.com, and it is assumed by most of his readers that he is an expert at SEO as well as a sane, rational individual. But has it ever occurred to anybody that he is a crybaby and possibly a noob? Probably not, until Ned stopped by his site and uncovered numerous morsels of noobishness, idiocy, and hilarity.
For example, here is a recent tear jerking article by wolf-howl regarding google supposedly punishing ‘innocent’ webmasters for selling links. By the time I finished reading it I had to reach for a tissue because how dare google penalize webmasters for trying to facilitate link spam. The audacity! Seriously though, this article was so pathetic I almost burst into laughter. He writes:
“…are you going to let Google bully you into doing things that are in Google’s best interests and not your own, and how long are you willing to take it? … Google may tell you it’s all about creating a higher quality web, but if that was the case the Adwords quality score would disable your ads, not turn a blind eye if you are willing to overpay $5 or $10 a click.”
Google has made it abundantly clear though their SEO spokesperson, Matt Cutts, that they are cracking down on sites that sell links and or advertising without using a rel ‘no follow’ attribute. Either you play by google’s rules or face the consequences; it has noting to do with google being a ‘bully’.
Michael goes on to write:
That status quo is Google being the the leader in mind and market share of the search space, and reaping advertising revenue that goes along with that.
Google has one goal, ruling the internet in an unchallenged top-down dictatorial manner. If you stand up for yourself and challenge them, they will do everything in their power to smack you down, until you submit to their will.
The irony is that wolf-howl has adsense ads so while Michael may oppose google’s conspiracy of trying to force webmasters into using overpriced Adwords ads he still can’t resist the revenue adsense brings in, which is actually dependent on Adwords advertisers. If adwords advertisers stopped paying adsense revenues would consequently fall, which would be devastating for webmasters dependent on adsense. More importantly, isn’t wolf abetting google’s dominance, which he claims to detest, by running the ads? Wouldn’t this make him a hypocrite? On one hand he wants the revenue that comes with Google Adsense, but he wants to play by his own rules with regard to links, which is akin to the mindset of a five year old. What a crybaby and a flooz. Maybe he should go on Opera and give his sob story about how the big goo is cracking down on those big, ugly, square text link ads and being unfair. I’m sure he’ll find plenty of emotional support there from equally dull minded individuals.
8 Responses to “Is Michael Gray from wolf-howl.com a crybaby?”
Comment from Administrator
Time February 7, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Completely side stepping my argument…
The fact that you noticed the few referrals my link probably sent you indicates that your blog doesn’t get much traffic. Now I can see why.
Comment from graywolf
Time February 8, 2008 at 3:01 am
LMAO referrals umm maybe I’ve got an ego search set up as an RSS feed and pick up any time someone mentions my name or links to me.
I guess you know like the 6K+ subscribers are phantoms.
As far as sidestepping I’m pretty certain that there’s absolutely nothing in the world I could say that would convince you I’m not a crybaby so to debate that point would be a complete waste of time.
I mean really dude stop taking yourself so seriously, you don’t honestly think I’m going to get worked up every time somebody calls me a name on the internet do you. Heck I’d encourage the practice if I knew I was going to get a link at the end of the day.
Comment from SlightlyShadySEO
Time February 8, 2008 at 6:56 am
Heh ya might have bitten off more than you could chew on this one.
Michael Gray seems a bit eccentric at times(to me at least), but I have little doubt that he knows his shit very well. A fair amount of his stuff doesn’t apply to me, but when he gets something that does apply? It’s VERY VERY good.
He’s not so much a noob.
Comment from iamned
Time February 9, 2008 at 12:58 am
Maybe I should have used different wording. I just found it hypocritical to complain about google being too powerful and dominant while running adsense ads at the time. Google has strict rules regarding links and webmasters have no choice but to follow them of get a penalty. Wish it wasn’t that way but thats how google works.
In terms of knowledge SEO I’m sure grey wolf could run circles around me.
Comment from Administrator
Time February 9, 2008 at 1:15 am
Oh and I no followed the link 
Comment from jesse
Time February 18, 2008 at 4:55 am
Ah ned always picking fights. try showering man!
Comment from Administrator
Time February 19, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Ughhh Found time to snak in a comment, huh jesse?
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Comment from graywolf
Time February 7, 2008 at 4:27 am
waaaaahhhh … the bad man on the internet called me names somebody make him stop
c’mon the best you could do was “here” for anchor text? personally I would have used “noob” or something else unflattering, I mean really “here” with all the “click here” anchor text on the web that’s useless. If ya wanted to be a tease “seo expert” with a nofollow tag would have at least been amusing.
Now I could also point out that you put in Opera when you probably meant Oprah but well I spell like blind monkey with three fingers so that really would be hypocritical.
For future reference if you want to “pick a fight” or start a “flame war” ya need a call to action. Something like “I challenge michael gray to do this that or the other thing” cause right now I’m not sure what you wanted to happen next, or how you planned to use or work this to your advantage. I mean like you got my attention, but now what, am I supposed to link to you saying ned called me a crybaby, because personally that just seems lame. I guess I could write “top ways to pick a fight on the web” and use you as bad example or something.
Gotta run cause ya know I need to get over to noob central and get my daily posting up