bad neighourhoods.

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Are you familiar with the recent JC Penny scandal?

I am! Apparently they aren’t and weren’t the only ones doing it. The technique is pretty common, and at such a large scale it would’ve shown up on Google’s Radar in a big way when one domain starts appearing in the top 10 across so many SERP queries.

Very exciting to watch though!

@Rak 228198 wrote:

A few years ago, the .info domains were being sold for $1.99 each, and spammers were buying up these domains to do these sort of tactics.

I bought one as well on a discount an year ago ” title=”” class=”bbcode_smiley” /> for 0.72$ i think from Godaddy. Sadly the people I had it for back down and the renewal was 17.90$ I think.

When you say this, penalized as in.. no longer receives the benefits of the link juice being passed on.

More like, what you said, in addition to remove them for a while, from the SERPS. I’ve seen a punishment only once, in London, an old schoolmate of mine, tried to boost their company’s site and got them banned for several months.

I don’t know what happened afterwards, but since he still works there, I guess they are all right.
Are you familiar with the recent JC Penny scandal?

@xecutable 228197 wrote:

Google penalizes the linked sites since they have received benefits.

When you say this, penalized as in.. no longer receives the benefits of the link juice being passed on.

@xecutable 228197 wrote:

I see, so it’s sort of technique I would assume. Maybe, and I am just guessing here, Google penalizes the linked sites since they have received benefits.

What happens once you get off the SERPS? Do you just vanish for a while, then get back on the horse, or is your PR wiped as well.

I don’t think there is one hard and fast rule.

I’ve seen sites plummet in the SERPs but maintain their PR, and they have to claw their way back up to the top using techniques which will give their site creditability in the engines.

and I’ve seen sites wiped clearly from the engines to never appear again.

A few years ago, the .info domains were being sold for $1.99 each, and spammers were buying up these domains to do these sort of tactics.

I see, so it’s sort of technique I would assume. Maybe, and I am just guessing here, Google penalizes the linked sites since they have received benefits.

What happens once you get off the SERPS? Do you just vanish for a while, then get back on the horse, or is your PR wiped as well.

@xecutable 228193 wrote:

You said “building”. Was he intentionally building it for some sort of purpose?

content network with links to his domain to push traffic and increase his legitimate domains in the SERPs. The amount of money and time he put into it, I’m not sure he got his return on investment from it. Big risk.

Then I guess they have their own way of finding out ” title=”” class=”bbcode_smiley” />. Perhaps most hosting companies cooperate as well, providing details for such thing.

You said “building”. Was he intentionally building it for some sort of purpose?