Cshel Chicago SEO, PR and Web Development

14 Responses to “How well does the Google algo catch spamdexers?”

1. 

   David Wallace
   

   16. May, 2007

   Way to out the duplicate spammer. Oh and I like the “Matt bait” at the end, a subtle way to get him to look at this post. Nice ;)
2. 

   WilliamC
   

   16. May, 2007

   I have to second David on the “Matt Bait”. Too cute. :)

3. Jason Bartholme’s SEO Blog » Blog Archive » Two SEOs Call Out Google on Algorithm Flaws
   

   16. May, 2007

   [...] Shelby outs a spamdexer in her post, How well does the Google algo catch spamdexers?. She noticed the site that ranks for “metal buildings” is part of a network of an [...]
4. 

   David Dalka
   

   16. May, 2007

   Nice find! My next rant will be on another related area in relation to search results.

   It also reminds me of a post I did about Ahmed Ahmed recently.
   http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/05/13/google-meets-the-axis-of-evil-comedy/

5. Metal Buildings Spam In Google
   

   16. May, 2007

   [...] based Cshel has a nice post on Google index spam in regards to metal buildings. I agree with her as I see this type of spam in my akismet comments coming from .edu domains which [...]

6. Weasely One » Blog Archive » Google Gaffe? - cshel
   

   16. May, 2007

   [...] 2007 in Search & Marketing | I was just talking with cshel about her recent blog post “How well does the Google algo catch spamdexers?” which is quickly gaining popularity over at digg.  Ironically, late last night I found a [...]
7. 

   jfj3rd
   

   16. May, 2007

   I certainly think something like this is a pretty significant thing to miss by Google and wouldn’t be surprised if there were far more examples out there.

   Thanks for the great find, that list will actually save me some time with some research I am working on.
8. 

   Leonard Holmes
   

   17. May, 2007

   It’s a clever use of domain names, but they really should be using a 301 redirect, right? I imagine that it’s just a matter of time before Google penalizes them. I’ve heard of cases where stuff like this works for several months, then suddenly gets you in more trouble than if you hadn’t tried it.

   The other question that comes to mind is whether outing a site like this to Google in order to help your client in the same industry is a good thing?
9. 

   Laurie
   

   17. May, 2007

   I ran into a similar situation with a client’s Web site. In this case, the spamdexter not only duplicated content and ranked highly, but he also paid for Google AdWords using my client’s trademarked name. The client’s attorney had to alert Google to the problem. I thought advertising went through some kind of review process, too.
10. 

    carolyn
    

    17. May, 2007

    @Leonard Holmes:

    I don’t do any SEO for the client; I just write their press releases, so I don’t feel there was anything unethical, immoral or fattening about sharing the findings.

    I am curious about these things and I felt the post would have lacked some credibility if I’d just said “Oh hey, I think it’s broken” and not provided some examples and evidence.
11. 

    Leonard Holmes
    

    17. May, 2007

    Thanks for the clarification. I don’t really think it is unethical or immoral either; and it is a fascinating case study. There might be more of an issue if you did SEO for them I guess – the “appearance of a conflict of interest” or whatever. I was just raising it as a point of discussion.

12. SEM News » Blog Archive » The wild wild west returns yet again
    

    18. May, 2007

    [...] Carolyn Shelby posted an interesting article at her blog about a website that is using one of the oldest an obvious spamdexing techniques there is at http://www.cshel.com/seosem/2007/05/how-well-does-the-google-algo-catch-spamdexers/ [...]
13. 

    Kameir
    

    20. May, 2007

    Evtl. they all get caught. It is just a matter of time.

14. SEOTAGG vs DazzlinDonna’s SEO and Internet Marketing Social News | Mima Search Marketing
    

    29. May, 2007

    [...] (or is it an SEOTAGGER) and submit an seo story here also. Hmmmm, this post by Cshell exploring how well the Google Algo catches Spamdexers looks like a good seo article to submit. We’ll have to see who gets the most buzz this week, [...]