Comments on: How to Outrun Competitors That Have Spammy Link Profiles But Rank Better Than You

By: Amalie Robinson

Amalie Robinson — Wed, 12 May 2021 14:40:13 +0000

Love this! Thank you for sharing!

By: Panagiotis Kontogiannis

Panagiotis Kontogiannis — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:22:36 +0000

More links in number, better quality links, more new and useful content, more site visitors and more work for us. To stay on top you always have to work harder than your competitors.

By: edesign

edesign — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:28:25 +0000

black seo will be found by google anyway. we must stick to the right rules 🙂

By: JM

JM — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 07:08:10 +0000

Thanks for this fresh perspective. I agree that if Google’s primary aim is providing the most relevant and engaging results, and cheaters are the most relevant and engaging, then these qualities must override the cheating.

By: Akash

Akash — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 06:25:34 +0000

They will spam everything.

By: Nikola Roza

Nikola Roza — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:32:30 +0000

Hi Adrian,
this post speaks to me. I’m currently trying to beat a black hat guy that’s ranking on the first page with cheap PBN’s and injected links in the edu sites.
It’s really frustrating to see that and think how Google can’t see it.
For example that injected link not only is on a totally unrelated page, but is actually hidden from view and the only way to see it is to accidentally put you mouse over it.
That should be fishy to Google.

I have no doubt I’ll beat him in the end, but it is frustrating to say the least.

By: Chase

Chase — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:52:14 +0000

Using spammy link can be challenging and time consuming. This is way more effective.

By: Adrian Cojocariu

Adrian Cojocariu — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:36:48 +0000

Casinos and Porn are probably the most abused. Although I’m not recommending you should build blackhat links, I think that Google also takes a look at the industry standard before penalizing anyone. Usually, to be able to compete with big websites in competitive niches, you have to think outside of SEO… SEO is more about marketing and persuasion these days.

By: Adrian Cojocariu

Adrian Cojocariu — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:34:44 +0000

Nice to see you here, John! Thanks for your input! 🙂 Yes, SEO is widely abused, not only in the US but in Romania as well. Yeah, sometimes it’s hard to accept their answers. I mean I understand John that he can’t disclose everything, but I once asked him about how Google figures out if the content is original, and he said that that’s not Google’s problem and that I should file a DMCA if someone steals my content. 🙁

By: Adrian Cojocariu

Adrian Cojocariu — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:31:24 +0000

Thanks a lot, Shane. I really hope this helps webmasters struggling with spammy competitors 🙂