Old SPAM tactic still works and gets TOP 3 in SERP?
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Hi Mozers,
Below you can see some examples of spam ( hidden text and sneaky redirects) which are in SERP for our branded keywords during last 3 months. Some of them occupy very high position in SERP (top 3/top5).
- I sent spam reports and I’m going to continue doing so. (~500 spam reports from personal and work google account)
- I contacting directly with some of the hacked sites (web-masters) and tried to help them to fix this issue, but it takes a lot of my time.
But 3 months!? Can you give me any advice, what doing next?
Thank you!
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Thank EGOL and Jazy,
This was exactly what I needed to hear from you!
"Keep you eye on the ball"
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We have the same problem as well. They've been ranking for a long time with dodgy tactics.
Totally agree with EGOL though, staying clean is the key, play long term!
Lots of good signs in Webmasters with impressions and crawl stats
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Just keep working. This stuff comes and goes in some SERPs. Focus on long term assets for your website. Keep you eye on the ball.
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