Sentences with phrase «manipulate search rankings»

The caveat is that engaging in deceptive practices to manipulate search rankings or generate traffic — such as copying large swaths of a competitor's site because it outperforms in search — could get your site removed from search results.

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Trying to manipulate the search - engine rankings is a losing proposition at this point.

Just a few years ago, search - engine optimization was widely considered a specialized knowledge of how to manipulate Google's search rankings with clever, secret tactics.

Google's search algorithm is constantly evolving and getting better at what I call «SEO detection» — the ability to detect artificial backlinks and attempts to manipulate your website to rank better.

Mammoth forces of spammers, scammers, and other bad actors are constantly trying to manipulate Google's search rankings, and yet they remain incredibly useful for users.

Penguin was Google's response to the increasing practice of manipulating search results (and rankings) through black hat link building techniques.

Link schemes are those types of activities geared at generating links that will manipulate or induce search engines to rank your web pages.

In reality, it's not a great indicator of how a website will rank in the SERPS (search engine result pages), but it can be a nice indicator of «how many other websites are linking in» — which can be a measure of authority — if you trust that the site's PR hasn't been manipulated.

According to AP, a class action has been launched by a group of websites claiming that Google's techniques for weeding out dubious content and those who deploy tools to manipulate search algorithm to move up the rankings chart.

Yelp is joining a EU complaint alleging Google manipulates its search results to unfairly rank Google + reviews higher.