Report to Google or not report to Google??

[chuk]

Hi guys,

Im pretty new to this seo marlarky so please dont flame me.

One of my main competitors on google, has 3 almost identical sites which gain most of their juice from link farms, site fuel and each other etc etc the articles are total non revelant garbage. do you think if reported google would frown upon these sites.

**removed, no outing please**

If so would it be abit cruel given the current climate to point the finger and get them booted.???:|

 

[crossdaz]

Hi guys,

Im pretty new to this seo marlarky so please dont flame me.

One of my main competitors on google, has 3 almost identical sites which gain most of their juice from link farms, site fuel and each other etc etc the articles are total non revelant garbage. do you think if reported google would frown upon these sites.

**removed, no outing please**

If so would it be abit cruel given the current climate to point the finger and get them booted.???:|

You don't know what value each of his links have. I can show you a site where I'm no 1 with 30 odd links and the person below me has about 20,000.

Let google worry about it, they have the resources and you don't

/you can't get anyone booted either - do you think youre the only person who reports other sites??/

 

[Toni Anicic]

Hi guys,

Im pretty new to this seo marlarky so please dont flame me.

One of my main competitors on google, has 3 almost identical sites which gain most of their juice from link farms, site fuel and each other etc etc the articles are total non revelant garbage. do you think if reported google would frown upon these sites.

**removed, no outing please**

If so would it be abit cruel given the current climate to point the finger and get them booted.???:|

It's not cruel. If someone is taking the position you deserve by using forbidden techniques, there's nothing wrong with you reporting them. that's why the report option exists

Make sure they really are using black-hat (breaking guidelines) before you point a finger.

 

[Ali-v-8]

you are on page one position one.
You could do a google map for yourself.
looking at others to get your self higher only leads to tit for tat.
make improvements to your website.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

I removed the urls from all posts. no outing others

 

[justinmarch]

I don't normally bother but might be persuaded to if there were 3 identical sites above me.

 

[I, Brian]

Point 1 - Don't expect any swift action from Google. Google try and address issues algorithmically where possible, so it can take years to see an impact.

Point 2 - Stop looking at your competitors and complaining about what they're doing - you should be so busy with your own marketing that this is not an issue, because of already doing so well. Even if the competitor is penalised, there's no guarantee of your moving up at all. In fact, it sounds like it would not be hard for multiple competitors to beat you with the same method, so if one is removed, another could easily just replace them. Better to get your own house in order first.

 

[chuk]

Thanks for the reply guys

Dont get me wrong im not overly *****ing, im not looking for quick fixes or anything like that just putting the question out there.....

I, Brian
Totally agree with getting my house sorted 1st. I'm the first to put my hands up and say ive not been doing what i should, but when you earning it's not on the top of your to-do list. Not mine anyway.

It just grypes when your trying to write original relevant content, keep a good blog etc etc to give a good repesenation of you bussiness and you come across tosh like that.

Ali-v-8
Im currently in the process of compliling big update unlike some of you guys i pay for web development"stuff" then i supose you guys have to pay a builder if you want a nice sparkling extension or loft conversion. fairs fair

I've looked through the archives and followed afew your threads on "google maps" but still cant work it out. It's seems whatever you method it has the desired affect, it looks like you have been extreamly helpfull to other forum members And i was woundering............ maybe just maybe you could point me in the right direction or could somehow enlist your help?

Thanks again
terry

 

[I, Brian]

No worries, chuk - problem is, on the web there will always be people taking short-cuts, and even worse, lots of them will get away with it for a long time. If being beaten on some keyword searches is a problem, then hopefully it shouldn't be difficult to contract an SEO you can trust to put some work in for you.