Reporting Spam

MichaelWall · 17-05-2008, 05:34 AM

Would it sit comfortably with you to report competitors for spamming, hidden text etc?

**monaghan** · 17-05-2008, 06:27 AM

Why not? Rules are rules after all, if someone doesn't want to take the risk of a search engine penalty they would have designed the site without any of these issues. They could just as easily get hit for spamming by the search engines themselves.

**bumfluff** · 17-05-2008, 02:47 PM

Totally, and I have done. I don't think unethical practices have a place in business, and in my opinion, those are unethical.

lin robinson · 17-05-2008, 05:24 PM

Practices like that increase costs and undermine effectiveness of EVERYBODY'S promo efforts, so actually they could be interpreted as action against your own business, as well as the common good.

shaunapple · 27-05-2008, 01:36 PM

Sure. Rules are rules.

Arleigh · 12-06-2008, 08:08 AM

Yes. They really deserve to be reported if their site is using unethical techniques in optimization...

***Brian Turner*** · 12-06-2008, 02:16 PM

In all honesty, I think people would be better investing their time making their own sites as best as possible, rather than investing time in trying to have other sites removed.

The former is a marketing strategy, the latter is not.

17-05-2008, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
MichaelWall Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 31	Reporting Spam Would it sit comfortably with you to report competitors for spamming, hidden text etc?

17-05-2008, 06:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
monaghan Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 494	Re: Reporting Spam Why not? Rules are rules after all, if someone doesn't want to take the risk of a search engine penalty they would have designed the site without any of these issues. They could just as easily get hit for spamming by the search engines themselves. __________________ Alex Monaghan - Monaghan Consultants Ltd IT & Database consultancy Become Legal - Some thoughts about legal software TVR Cars for sale Dancing on Ice - Samantha Mumba

17-05-2008, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
bumfluff Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,263	Re: Reporting Spam Totally, and I have done. I don't think unethical practices have a place in business, and in my opinion, those are unethical. __________________ _________ seed design

17-05-2008, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
lin robinson Gigantic Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 296	Re: Reporting Spam Practices like that increase costs and undermine effectiveness of EVERYBODY'S promo efforts, so actually they could be interpreted as action against your own business, as well as the common good. __________________ MEXICAN SLANG 101

27-05-2008, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
shaunapple Business Forums Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16	Re: Reporting Spam Sure. Rules are rules.

12-06-2008, 08:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Arleigh Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 35	Re: Reporting Spam Yes. They really deserve to be reported if their site is using unethical techniques in optimization... __________________ Australian Travel Visa

12-06-2008, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,591	Re: Reporting Spam In all honesty, I think people would be better investing their time making their own sites as best as possible, rather than investing time in trying to have other sites removed. The former is a marketing strategy, the latter is not. __________________ SEO specialist

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