Comments on: Black Hat SEO Technique Works On Google & Yahoo, Encouraged by Bing http://scottxp.com/2010/05/05/black-hat-seo-technique-works-on-google-yahoo-encouraged-by-bing/ Business and Technology Insights from the Lens of a Programmer & Small Business Owner Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:11:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rubenmajor http://scottxp.com/2010/05/05/black-hat-seo-technique-works-on-google-yahoo-encouraged-by-bing/comment-page-1/#comment-235 rubenmajor Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:46:44 +0000 http://scottxp.com/2010/05/05/black-hat-seo-technique-works-on-google-yahoo-encouraged-by-bing/#comment-235 Scott, I know this is strange for me to post this on your blog, but I have to tell you, that although we are competitors, I completely agree with your reply. The techniques they have utilized clearly violate TOS guidelines. I was surprised that they stayed as high in the search engines as long as they did. I have, however, seen a huge drop in rankings on Google. I'm hoping it will stay this way. But yes, it was very disheartening. I have to say that I do enjoy the fact that your company has a Paramedic at the helm. I like to think we have a unique perspective regarding the practice of CPR and First Aid, more favorable than most physicians. Maybe someday we can complement each other. I wish you and Roy the very best. :) Scott,

I know this is strange for me to post this on your blog, but I have to tell you, that although we are competitors, I completely agree with your reply. The techniques they have utilized clearly violate TOS guidelines. I was surprised that they stayed as high in the search engines as long as they did.

I have, however, seen a huge drop in rankings on Google. I’m hoping it will stay this way. But yes, it was very disheartening. I have to say that I do enjoy the fact that your company has a Paramedic at the helm. I like to think we have a unique perspective regarding the practice of CPR and First Aid, more favorable than most physicians. Maybe someday we can complement each other. I wish you and Roy the very best. :)

]]> By: Maile Ohye http://scottxp.com/2010/05/05/black-hat-seo-technique-works-on-google-yahoo-encouraged-by-bing/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Maile Ohye Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:18:39 +0000 http://scottxp.com/2010/05/05/black-hat-seo-technique-works-on-google-yahoo-encouraged-by-bing/#comment-234 Hi Scott, thanks for the heads-up. In our Webmaster Guidelines, we state "Don't create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content." A business with near-duplicate content on several domains may have those domains rank well for a given query in the short-term. However, we believe showing duplicative information in our search results creates a poor user experience. It's likely that as we gain more information, only one of -- not all of -- the sites will appear for a given query. Our advice, (as always :) is to create unique and compelling content, and a great user experience that builds your business. Sounds like you're already aware of all of this... Good luck and so nice meeting you at SES SF, Maile Hi Scott, thanks for the heads-up. In our Webmaster Guidelines, we state “Don’t create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content.”

A business with near-duplicate content on several domains may have those domains rank well for a given query in the short-term. However, we believe showing duplicative information in our search results creates a poor user experience.

It’s likely that as we gain more information, only one of — not all of — the sites will appear for a given query.

Our advice, (as always :) is to create unique and compelling content, and a great user experience that builds your business. Sounds like you’re already aware of all of this…

Good luck and so nice meeting you at SES SF,
Maile

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