Comments on: What a Google penalty looks like http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: 101 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-28598 101 Thu, 01 May 2008 03:50:53 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-28598 I have been using a linksmanager.com since about December and have been fine. My site was started in Sepetmber 2007 and I already have a pagerank of 4 (I hear pagerank 3 is usually tops for agent sites). They seem to think and say they do not violate any search engine rules. I have been jumping back in forth on page 1 and 2 of the "City" Real Estate search on google. The top site for that search also uses linksmanager.com I have been using a linksmanager.com since about December and have been fine. My site was started in Sepetmber 2007 and I already have a pagerank of 4 (I hear pagerank 3 is usually tops for agent sites). They seem to think and say they do not violate any search engine rules.

I have been jumping back in forth on page 1 and 2 of the “City” Real Estate search on google. The top site for that search also uses linksmanager.com

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-28178 Jillayne Schlicke Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:58:50 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-28178 excellent article, Marlow. We need a SEO clock hour class....I'll get right on that. ;) excellent article, Marlow. We need a SEO clock hour class….I’ll get right on that.
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]]> By: Landflip http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-28061 Landflip Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:11 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-28061 This was a very interesting article. There is a whole internet world out there that I think a lot of us do not understand. I learned a great deal from this article and the comments provided by readers. This has really struck me, and I am interested in reading more about this subject. Thank you for sharing this information. This was a very interesting article. There is a whole internet world out there that I think a lot of us do not understand. I learned a great deal from this article and the comments provided by readers. This has really struck me, and I am interested in reading more about this subject. Thank you for sharing this information.

]]> By: Joy Canova http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-27970 Joy Canova Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-27970 My business partner and I have mostly used our website to provide content to our clients. Need to do a sex offender search? A neighborhood review? Need information on oil heat? Go to our webpage for the tools you need for research. Now, as we try to move our site ahead with SEO, I am happy to learn that content-rich is the way to go. I just attended a Biznik class on this very topic. There are a number of things I can do to help the crawlers find us and rank us higher, but I still believe the best policy is to build a site that is helpful for the consumer. If you follow a trend to outsmart the bots, they will catch up at some point and change the algorithm anyway. Its all about content and authenticity, and frankly, I like that. My business partner and I have mostly used our website to provide content to our clients. Need to do a sex offender search? A neighborhood review? Need information on oil heat? Go to our webpage for the tools you need for research.

Now, as we try to move our site ahead with SEO, I am happy to learn that content-rich is the way to go. I just attended a Biznik class on this very topic.

There are a number of things I can do to help the crawlers find us and rank us higher, but I still believe the best policy is to build a site that is helpful for the consumer. If you follow a trend to outsmart the bots, they will catch up at some point and change the algorithm anyway.

Its all about content and authenticity, and frankly, I like that.

]]> By: Overland Park Real Estate http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-27940 Overland Park Real Estate Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:52:52 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-27940 When I first started my SEO crusade I was sucked into those link exchange directories, I quickly learned that relevant links are the way to go and playing with Google fire (trying to work the system) will only burn you. When I first started my SEO crusade I was sucked into those link exchange directories, I quickly learned that relevant links are the way to go and playing with Google fire (trying to work the system) will only burn you.

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-27938 Marlow Harris Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:22:18 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-27938 I unwittingly created a "link farm" by creating a page for each state of the union. I had info about the state (state bird, state wildflower, major industries, that sort of thing) and then put links on there to Realtors in each State. Of course, those same Realtors linked back to me, and since many of those used the same hosting company, it looked very suspicious. We were all banned from Google and then Yahoo banned every site hosted by the same company. Only by removing my "states" pages and filing a reinclusion request with an apology, have I been able to get back in to Google. I had mistakenly believed that only black hat SEO professionals selling viagra and ambien got blacklisted, but I learned the hard way that this is not the case. I unwittingly created a “link farm” by creating a page for each state of the union. I had info about the state (state bird, state wildflower, major industries, that sort of thing) and then put links on there to Realtors in each State. Of course, those same Realtors linked back to me, and since many of those used the same hosting company, it looked very suspicious. We were all banned from Google and then Yahoo banned every site hosted by the same company.

Only by removing my “states” pages and filing a reinclusion request with an apology, have I been able to get back in to Google.

I had mistakenly believed that only black hat SEO professionals selling viagra and ambien got blacklisted, but I learned the hard way that this is not the case.

]]> By: Halfdeck http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-27925 Halfdeck Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:50:34 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-27925 There's nothing wrong with adding links in your blogroll as long as the reason you're adding links has nothing to do with increasing search engine ranking or getting paid for increasing someone else's rank. That said, if your site deserves to be #1, there's a good chance it will rank #1 sooner or later. It's better to strive to be the best than trying to fool Google into thinking you're best. There’s nothing wrong with adding links in your blogroll as long as the reason you’re adding links has nothing to do with increasing search engine ranking or getting paid for increasing someone else’s rank.

That said, if your site deserves to be #1, there’s a good chance it will rank #1 sooner or later. It’s better to strive to be the best than trying to fool Google into thinking you’re best.

]]> By: Virginia Beach Estates, Inc. http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-27906 Virginia Beach Estates, Inc. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:34:13 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/04/14/what-a-google-penalty-looks-like/#comment-27906 This is very true. However, I haven't heard to many cases where Yahoo! keeps your site excluded. Back in 2005, I was slapped with a huge Google penelty and have just recently started to recover. Without going in to all of the details, I can safely say that getting large amounts of links from sites that are directory related, blog related, spam related, etc. is simply playing a game of risk with the gbot. I have high rankings for the keywords, "Virginia Beach Real Estate" and everything similar. What kind of software or tactics did you use that got you crunched in Yahoo!? Vince Talerico This is very true. However, I haven’t heard to many cases where Yahoo! keeps your site excluded. Back in 2005, I was slapped with a huge Google penelty and have just recently started to recover. Without going in to all of the details, I can safely say that getting large amounts of links from sites that are directory related, blog related, spam related, etc. is simply playing a game of risk with the gbot. I have high rankings for the keywords, “Virginia Beach Real Estate” and everything similar. What kind of software or tactics did you use that got you crunched in Yahoo!?

Vince Talerico

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