{"id":9965,"date":"2022-12-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/?p=9965"},"modified":"2023-03-22T19:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T23:14:36","slug":"the-dumbest-seo-ever-gets-banned-by-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/the-dumbest-seo-ever-gets-banned-by-google\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dumbest SEO Ever Gets Banned by Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

And, what I mean by the dumbest SEO to every get banned on Google is readily labeled as Black Hat SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Have you ever used Black Hat SEO?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a screen print of a Google Featured Snippet that explains exactly what Black Hat SEO means.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Below are what I deem as the 9 Black Hat SEO tricks<\/strong> that could easily get a website banned on Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Keyword Stuffing<\/a>, which can range from literally stuffing your desired keyword on your pages of relevant information to also loading your pages with irrelevant keywords in order to gain rank in SERPs (search engine results pages) for your content.

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  2. Private Blogging Networks or PBNs. These are owned and updated by the same owners and, apparently are said to contain low quality content.

    Most times, these are the sites you get backlinks too when paying for backlinks, and once you stop paying them, they remove all backlinks that you\u2019ve paid for in the past. I\u2019m certain that is why it is said that Google believes the PBNS are unethical.

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    However, according to empirefippers.com \u201cPBNs are still an incredibly effective way of ranking in Google.\u201d And cognitiveseo.com states \u201cPBNs still work and they will work as long as backlinks are a ranking factor…\u201d.

    While onelittleweb.com states “…check its content numbers and quality.\u201d So, unless you\u2019re prepared to follow up with a list of your SEO agent\u2019s list of backlinks that you\u2019ve paid for, you may want to rethink PBNs.

    Keep reading, as there’s even MORE on this below…

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  3. Cloaking links<\/a> to create dishonest redirects are deemed to be sneaky. The definition of cloaking a link dishonestly is when you show search engines certain content yet different content is displayed when a search engine user clicks your link offered in SERPs. This is why it is so important to use redirects properly, so that your site will not suffer penalties for this violation.

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  4. Using bots or paying people to click on ad links. This violation is deemed as click fraud<\/a>. For those who have posted ads on their site and then used bots or pay for someone to simply click on the ads to boost the numbers of visitors for the ad, in order to increase their revenue, could soon find their sites banned for this violation.

    According to opticksecurity.com…

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    However, it is always better to establish an honest, online reputation, and NOT to even THINK about trying to cheat the system.

    Those who think they\u2019ve gained an advantage by cheating will inevitably be faced with the consequences for their actions. And personally, I wouldn\u2019t want to be in their shoes once they\u2019ve been discovered and labeled as cheater.

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  5. Misusing Rich Snippets, which would be if you highlight falsified information. An example might be if a travel website used one of their packages as an event and falsified the reviews they received.

    Even     adjusting the star rating count<\/a> will be considered as exploiting Rich Snippets.

    Apparently, using the Rich Snippet incorrectly can cause you issues with Google too. So, be sure to use the correct Rich Snippets when selecting from the lists you may be provided with.

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  6. Using low quality backlinking sites, and participating in link schemes<\/a>. Apparently, Google is said to no longer actively penalize for what Google considers as spam links, anymore. Google used to charge a website with a massive penalty for amassing bad backlnks in order to manipulate their ranking of their website.

    According to     Wikipedia, Google\u2019s Penguin<\/a> announced their intention of ignoring bad backlinks.

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    Avoiding any SEO website that offers a massive number of backlinks at a low cost, would be a wise way for you to save from wasting your money.

    Here\u2019s Ruan\u2019s experience with bad backlinking<\/strong>…