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Dennis Yu. This time the mutual dick sucking backfired

There is loads of talk about this Dennis Yu guy.

He came and infiltrated a completely fucked up  and evolving industry.

If you are new to internet marketing you may have noticed all the incestuous masturbation between a select group of people.

Look around the internet.
Actually look around because this is one crazy industry and there is a few loud and very misguided voices.

There is a kind of internet mafia that defends certain charachters and i have to admit i am part of it and i defend people who i know i really shouldnt but they have such big names that you are loath to say anything against them because you get jumped on.

Dennis Yu was and is a smart cookie and he infiltrated the mafia to get people like shoemoney to promote him and introduce him to others.
He is getting a lot of hassle from people because they have been made to look a fool.

Shoemoney is apologising a lot because he got caught out heavily.
I remember when shoemoney was just this little pleb that trolled around digitalpoint until he showed he had a reasonable aptitude for pay per click and a few big names got behind him to push his profile because they wanted to learn some pay per click skills from them.

offtopic

There is another part of the shoemoney story that would make you laugh your tits off but i will keep that quiet like we all have done for years.
One day it may happen and then the real story will come out.

back on topic

I know the names of the people that pimped him and he is now a lot bigger than then because he ran with the publicity they created for him.
I cant mention the names because of course they are `friends` of mine and part of the internet `rentacrowd,  mafia, click or mutual masterbators` or whatever you want to call it.

If shoemoney wouldnt have handled himself as well as he did or had real charachter this could have been those big names posting `shoemoney tricked everyone` but it worked out well and he managed to keep it all running to be one of the most famous internet marketers.

This post is not about shoemoney and i am not a shoemoney hater so please dont read it like that but he has been the most vocal about dennis.
Even if i was i couldnt post it anyway because the mutual masterbaters would jump on me.

Dennis Yu just couldnt handle it and he messed up.
There are many more people like Dennis that you think are succesful and seem to do the business but in reality they are just good at blogging a lot and know the right things to say.

I personally know some  big names in the industry that blog really well and spend a lot of time doing it and they are pretty much living on very low incomes.

One guy thats uber famous and respected hardly makes enough to live and i know because he is always asking me for work.

There are some really smart guys in this industry that really do know their stuff but unfortunately they dont even have blogs and they wont be stood on stage like the publicity whores at the moment.

I would blog the truth about this industry and show you the real side of it but to be honest i only blog because i feel i should and i have some link building software to pimp.

Yes dennis could have messed up a few parts of the internet for a lot of people but someone has to.

I completely destroyed some verticals because i sold a concept to a business and they ran with it to completly fill it.
A few people have seen it and they copy the concept so the entire serps are competely dominated by a few techniques i sold out for a chunk of cash.
Nothing personal to peoples business that were affected and they should have diversified.

Look at his speaking list and look how people thought he was hot and wanted a piece of him.

Nobody stays on top forever and he just didn’t stay there very long.

Read more here, here, here, here and here.

This is just some quick thoughts and when i read it back it  may not make much sense but i really cant be bothered correcting it.

888.com Online Casino Serp Analysis - Part 3 - Domain Age and Site History

Please excuse the format of this post because i was typing as i was finding different things over different days.

In part one of the online casino serp analysis we looked at Onlinecasinobluebook.com and its backlinks to see why they were currently number 1 for online casino in google.

The conclusion so far is that he breaks every google guidline there is and uses mainly blackhat seo techniques.
We found many reasons why he shouldnt be at no.1 but still havent worked out why he should be.

Next is 888.com the online casino company based in Gibralar and owned by Cassava.
888.com seo team were in Isreal last time i heard and they created a lot of publicity because were were very black hat.
I remember all the search engine spam they were responsible for many years ago but they either got better at hiding it or stopped doing it.

888 Holdings is a publicly listed company so they need to be careful what they do because they have lots of shareholders.

So with keeping the same format as part 1 we can look at the domain history and everything the same as onlinecasinobluebook.com.

Later on i will develop a kind of checklist in a spreadsheet that i/we can just fill in the blanks and post up.

Ok, Same as post 1.

Online Casino & Online Poker Room - 888.com
888 Casino-on-Net is the largest and most trusted online casino and online poker room on the web. Enjoy the best selection of casino online gambling games …
www.888.com/

http://whois.domaintools.com/888.com

Record expires on 13-Feb-2013.
Record created on 08-Nov-1995.

So we see its a very very old domain and registered 4 the next four years.
In comparison with the site above it, onlinecasinoblubook.com was regged 8 years later.

HTTP/1.1 302 Moved =>
Server => Sun-ONE-Web-Server/6.1
Date => Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:30 GMT
Content-length => 0
X-ua-compatible => IE=EmulateIE7
P3p => policyref=”http://www.888.com/w3c/p3p.xml”, CP=”ADMa DEVa OUR IND DSP CAO COR UNI COM NAV”
Cache-control => no-cache
Set-cookie => ReBrandingTest_286=287;Domain=888.co.za;Expires=Fri, 06-Nov-2009 16:50:30 GMT;Path=/
Location => http://www.888.com/default.htm?sr=293897
Connection => close

Server => Sun-ONE-Web-Server/6.1
Date => Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:56 GMT
Content-type => text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1
X-ua-compatible => IE=EmulateIE7
Location => http://www.888.com/
Set-cookie => JSESSIONID=1FBCD2BEA16F0B7001271F7AAA842C78;Path=/
Connection => close

Whoa hang on there!

I just did the 888.com in the header check because it was in a list and thought it would show the header 200 ok

I never thought i would see a 301 redirect

If you look the location is
Location => http://www.888.com/
so if we look at www.888.com

HTTP/1.1 302 Moved =>
Server => Sun-ONE-Web-Server/6.1
Date => Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:03 GMT
Content-length => 0
X-ua-compatible => IE=EmulateIE7
P3p => policyref=”http://www.888.com/w3c/p3p.xml”, CP=”ADMa DEVa OUR IND DSP CAO COR UNI COM NAV”
Cache-control => no-cache
Set-cookie => ReBrandingTest_286=287;Domain=.888.com;Expires=Fri, 06-Nov-2009 16:57:03 GMT;Path=/
Location => http://www.888.com/default.htm?sr=293897
Connection => close

??????

Location => http://www.888.com/default.htm?sr=293897

so if you type 888.com it 301 redirects to www.888.com which is a 302 using their affilate link to track.

The search engines list the www.888.com so they see a 302 redirect every time.

I am confused here so i need to refresh my memory on 302 and the concequences and just think about this for a minite.

I remeber matt cutts talked about redirects a while ago and listed quite high in the search engines for 302 redirect is
this nice long explanation.
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/

That was back in 2006 and i cant read anymore of his crap and tattle because it makes we want to vomit.

So if you go to http://www.888.com/default.htm?sr=293897 it goes to www.888.com

And i notice this site is a frame.

everything goes to www.888.com so any internal page  links dont exist.

this site appears to be almost a one page site with him architecture at all.

Looking at the current google cache there is no actual site.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:9Xsv4L3zdnQJ:www.888.com/+online+casino&hl=en&strip=0

when you view text only it shows a bit more and shows there is some links to other pages lower down on the site.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:9Xsv4L3zdnQJ:www.888.com/+online+casino&hl=en&strip=1

In the footer there is some content and links.
This site has loads of pages but they are all pretty much advertisements and the site architecture is just awful.

i am bored of doing the server stuff and i have seen enough.

• crazy 301`s and 302`s that dont really make sense.
• No real content visible to speak of
• frames and silly stuff that we have moved away from years ago.

I think if i was building it or working on it i would try and get away from the framing and build a real site with real navigation but there is more to it than seo.
888.com had lots of media buys, affiate and offline traffic so they will probably need the framing for the affiate tracking and many other things.
It wouldnt be as simple as just saying  `lets get rid of it and change everything` because there will probably be many knock on effects that would need to be adressed.

normally people look at a site that isnt ranking and try and find things to point out that need chagnging.
on this site we have loads of things that we would point out to stop it ranking but it ranks.
Maybe they could rank better if they didnt use the frame but they seem to be doing ok

forget the rest of this post and maybe i will revisit it later after i have done the backlink check because thats the important bit.

update about 20 minites after i posted this ,, few things i forgot

they are on telecity

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/netblock?q=TC-888HOLDINGS,213.52.252.0,213.52.255.255

http://www.telecitygroup.com/

really expensive hosting from what i remember when i was doing some work for casino.com.

Playing with an email scammer to see how they work

Like everyone else with an email i get loads of scam emails saying i have got an inheritence or won the lottery.

I like to study everything on the internet so i thought i would reply to see what happens.

Below is the start of the email chain and i will keep adding to it if it continues.

From: collins ropars [mailto:c.hropars7@msn.com]
Sent: 18 June 2009 18:28
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: please reply

Hello,
I have emailed you earlier without a response. In my first email I mentioned about my late client whose relatives I cannot get in touch with. I am compelled to do this because I would not want the bank to push my clients funds into the bank treasury as unclaimed inheritance.

This mail is written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client since you are a foreigner and only a foreigner can lay claims on this inheritance. The Governing Body of the Bank has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Clients’ Fund will not be Confiscated by the Bank and pushed into the bank treasury as unclaimed bills.

For the sake of Transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate contact for further clarification and explanation on this matter. I will need you also to reconfirm your full name and contact telephone number to ascertain the fact that I am dealing with the right person.
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect your prompt response to this matter as the urgency demands.

Yours faithfully.
Collins Ropars
London - United kingdom
+447024082564

________________________________________

From: earl@earlofgrey.com
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: RE: please reply
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:44:19 +0200
Hi Collins

I am very sorry i missed your first email.
How do we move forward with this?

Earl

________________________________________

From: collins ropars [mailto:c.hropars@msn.com]
Sent: 18 June 2009 19:50
To: earl@earlofgrey.com
Subject: Further Clarification

Greetings in the name of God and Thanks for your urgent response to my email, as I told you in previous mail, my deceased client have been on my firm’s legal retainer ship service from the 24th September, 2001. In his assessment form he did not introduce any family living with him at that time in the United Kingdom, Only a part of his business and his origin. My firm has been representing him and his business in legal and allied matters up till the time of his death.

I  want to let you understand that this is a deal, my client may not really be your relation but bear the same surname with you but what is important is for you to show interest and provide me with your information then I will  present you as the next of kin with proper proof and back up. I am a man of honour and would never put my family name to shame because of money so you should know that I have verified all procedure and information even before contacting you to work with me on this project.

I have written a letter to the Bank informing them that a relative of my late client has inquired about his estate and it’s ready to make claims on them and the bank has no problem with that so long as I present the person with proof and legal backing.

I would prepare an agreement / memorandum of understanding between us so that we would be sure of what we are doing and for the security of the money even in the future. God knows I trust you wholly and entirely but I am only trying to make sure that our partnership is legal and that we will get what we deserve at the end of the transaction amicably.

To enable me commence the agreement and legalization thereafter, I will appreciate you reconfirm your info as follows:

Full Name, Contact address Direct Contact Telephone number, Occupation and age. Also specify an exact time when i could call to speak with you.

Once I get this info, I will speak with you and then commence the legalization of the paperwork. Feel free to call me on my number below for further clarification.

I look forward to a speedy co-operation from your side.
NB: You should know that 5M Pounds is a lot of money so a transaction of this magnitude should be kept top secret, my wife does not even know about this, Therefore, you must keep this transaction to yourself alone. You never really know who your enemy is.

Sincerely,
Attorney Collins Ropars
Maxwell & Ropars Associates.
500 Prescott Road, Old Swan,
Liverpool, L13 3DB
England.
Tel: +44 -7024082564
Fax: +44 -7006035114

________________________________________

From: earl@earlofgrey.com
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: RE: Further Clarification
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:07:45 +0200
Hi Collins

This is all looking very good.
I do trust you like you trust me and i am looking forwards to helping you.

My full name is Earl Grey
Contact Address.
The Mansion
Mansion Street
Gibraltar
GBZ1

Phone number 00447050028346
Occupation: Head Tea taster
Age 35

Please phone anytime.

Earl

________________________________________

From: collins ropars [mailto:c.hropars@msn.com]
Sent: 22 June 2009 14:21
To: earl@earlofgrey.com
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED

Dear Mr. Earl,

We have to work like one family with one mind and one spirit to achieve this transaction. I have given my whole life on this project and I have all it will take to make this successful. You don’t have to worry. Five million British Pounds is a lot of money and this has been giving me sleepless nights.  I am really trying to make sure that I keep this transaction to myself as you can’t say for sure who is an enemy. My wife does not even know as it’s the best measure to avoid panic. I hope you understand what I mean and I hope you do also keep this to yourself. Security is the first measure to our success. I am in receipt of your info and I am beginning to build my trust in you. Always consult me before making any decision detriment to this project as two heads are better than one. This is a one in a life time opportunity and we should do everything humanly possible to protect the interests of our families even after this transaction has been consummated. Thank God you are God fearing and have a family like me too so I can say this meeting is ordained by God Almighty.

This is matter of trust, sincerity and understanding. Attached is the agreement/MOU binding us together, Print it out, Read through it, carefully point out your observation and comment on them if you find any but if it is acceptable by you, endorse your column and next to my signature on each of the pages. Thereafter, fax a copy back to me and keep one to yourself. I expect that you call me as soon as you receive this email if you need more clarification.

Once I get the signed MOU from you, I will immediately forward the application draft and all information you need to know about the deceased and the claim. God be with us.

–

Attorney Collins Ropars
Maxwell & Ropars Associates.
500 Prescott Road, Old Swan,
Liverpool, L13 3DB
England.
Tel: +44 -7024082564
Fax: +44 -7006035114

________________________________________

From: earl@earlofgrey.com
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: RE: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:09:01 +0200
Hi Collins

The document will not let me sign it.
It is locked in word.

Shall i print it out and post it?

What is the address i should post it to?

Thanks, Earl Grey
Head Tea Taster for Twinings

________________________________________

From: collins ropars [mailto:c.hropars@msn.com]
Sent: 22 June 2009 15:21
To: earl@earlofgrey.com
Subject: RE: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED

Yes i locked it. if ok by you, you print out sign and fax back. You can send to me by post but i’ll prefer you fax as it is more faster and convinent.

Thank you.

–
Attorney Collins Ropars
Maxwell & Ropars Associates.
500 Prescott Road, Old Swan,
Liverpool, L13 3DB
England.
Tel: +44 -7024082564
Fax: +44 -7006035114

________________________________________

From: earl@earlofgrey.com
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: RE: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:44:19 +0200
Hi Colllins

I don’t have a fax machine so i will post it.
It will only take a few days.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Earl

________________________________________

From: collins ropars [mailto:c.hropars@msn.com]
Sent: 22 June 2009 19:17
To: earl@earlofgrey.com
Subject: RE: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED

You can send through email attachment also.

—————————————————

From: earl@earlofgrey.com
To: c.hropars@msn.com
Subject: RE: Memorandum of Understanding?? SIGNED
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:45 +0200
Hi Collins

I can’t send by attachment
Can you unlock the other document so i can just add a signature and send back by email?

Thanks

Earl Grey
Head tea taster at Tetley.

———————————————–
–
Attorney Collins Ropars
Maxwell & Ropars Associates.
500 Prescott Road, Old Swan,
Liverpool, L13 3DB
England.
Tel: +44 -7024082564
Fax: +44 -7006035114

Mr. Grey, I am not happy with your attitude towards this transaction. Now, i see you are not capable to handle this transaction from your side, You had better get a fax machine and scanner as you will be signing more documents to perfect this transaction.

I have put in all my efforts in this transaction and do not want any setbacks at all. You cannot expect to gulp in 50% of £5m Pounds as Manna from Heaven. You had better buckle up or i have no option than to find another person.

You had better let me know your stand.

–
Attorney Collins Ropars
Maxwell & Ropars Associates.
500 Prescott Road, Old Swan,
Liverpool, L13 3DB
England.
Tel: +44 -7024082564
Fax: +44 -7006035114

The first ever Syndk8 Freeroll Online Poker Tourney was a great success

Even though i left it to the last minite to finalize setting up the syndk8 online poker tourney we had 30 register in time.

The game play was fast and furious from start to finish.

The top two winners won a subscription to my friend Rand Fiskin`s Seomoz tools site.

The results are here with me at position 27.
I really need to learn to play poker.

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3    (juvaly)
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Seoidiot is so famous now that people bid on his name in adwords

I reactivated one of my old adwords accounts the other day and threw some keywords in to a quick ad.

Its cost like $1 so far and i forgot it was running until

seoidiot noticed i was bidding on his name.