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This kind of SEO hack seems hard to fix with an algo. One way might be to target "content" creators like Abby and Jennifer as they probably use Google+ (and pro
by iaskwhy 13y ago
This kind of SEO hack seems hard to fix with an algo. One way might be to target "content" creators like Abby and Jennifer as they probably use Google+ (and probably other social networks) to promote their work. By targeting the writers and giving some penalty to everything they write as well as the site where the article is published, these sites will need to verify how good the writers are before accepting the guest post.
I believe avoiding targeting the big brands is for the better since giving bad reputation to the brand linked on these articles would backfire with false articles against competitors.
- davemel37 13y agoThis is what Google was hoping too accomplish with AuthorRank. Penguin is also discounting many of these links that have commercial keywords as anchor text. (I wonder if these links even help them.)
- busterarm 13y agoIgnore all links from pages with "Top #" in them. Or in paragraphs below emphasized/numbered headlines. That'd really stick it to sites like Cracked.
- jpalomaki 13y agoDoes this all lead to Google+? It sure would help Google if more content was produced inside their walled garden where they have pretty good grasp on who is producing it.