Hey everyone, hopefully this is the most relevant thread. Anyway, is there some sort of official appeal/contact form for reporting sites link buying to Google? I had a look around but couldn't find anything. Thanks heaps if anybody could help or make a suggestion. Thanks
If you want to report link buying, there is a form in the Webmasters tools: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/paidlinks?hl=en There is also a reconsideration request there to appeal: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/reconsideration?hl=en
It is the most disgusting thing someone could think of about and it is the cheapest way to compete with your competition. How many of your competitors will you have to report before you realize that they are 7 times better then you?
In most cases this tool is useless. 1. Clearly sold links google can filter automatically 2. Perfectly sold links looks like natural - even after complain there is no action will be...
I've never had to use either tool, but I would highly doubt their effectiveness. Let's say I reported a competitor for buying links - I'm sure google's not going to take just my word for it. They probably have to be reported by several people to even take notice.
relax people really..what do you think google is a deputy officer i have discussed that on my blog and with other SEO guys..it's not like it seems, like any other law or rule...they are broken all the time..that's the beauty
I don't think professionally it is fairly good to report a competitor website, google is smart enough to catch the spammers, let them catch their way around.
For this I don't really think so, being good in search methods does not make you good at detective work like paying for a link, I really suspect the bulk of what info paypal had for paid links are from competitors eager to do in their competition.
Hmm... Couldn't this "report bought links" feature be abused? If I for instance buy a link which points to my competitors websites & I report it, would Google punish him & his website ? Phil
Yeah right - google provide a link for you to do this, so that they can ban you for using it. Grow up.
It would be abused, but I guess Google would make an effort to verify before trusting each and every report. Or who knows, it might just lead directly to the trash email bin. Maybe the link is just Google's method of scaring those who buy links into not buying.
It's better if you use your energy to concentrate on improving your own site rather than ratting link buying. Do you think G will send you a big thank you?