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Maybe I just don’t understand the issue here. What is wrong with sub domain leasing?

• bencollier49 7y ago
  I assume that previously, Google's ranking algorithm would attach a score to a domain name, and by leasing out subsections of the site, the sub-owner would get an artificial ranking boost. So now perhaps the Googlebot notices if a subsection of a site is radically disconnected and treats it as an independent publication.
  • criddell 7y ago
    That's not really a penalty then.
    • amelius 7y ago
      Anything their algorithm does that reduces the rank for a webpage can be seen as a penalty. But it's not a penalty in the legal meaning of the word.
      • criddell 7y ago
        If a bank incorrectly deposits $1 in your account and then removes it later, you aren't being penalized.
• dazc 7y ago
  It's a manipulation of search results.