BMW using doorway pages

***Brian Turner*** · 02-02-2006, 05:41 PM

Ah, how sad when the big guns shoot themselves in the foot:

http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-02-01-n31.html

**bumfluff** · 03-02-2006, 02:19 AM

Out of interest, have there been any previous cases of Google blacklisting a major company? I'm just thinking about this from Google's perspective.. if people can't find big companies, won't that reflect badly on Google?

***Brian Turner*** · 03-02-2006, 02:32 PM

Indeed - big companies are much more likely to get away with it, because their absense would have a more significant impact on the results Google serves.

If I remember right, even Microsoft has been caught using doorway pages on microsoft.com. Of course, you didn't see the site delisted.

But smaller, less known sites? It's dancing with the devil.

**bumfluff** · 03-02-2006, 04:15 PM

Well, it majorly sucks if big companies can get away with stuff that little ones wouldn't. That basically means that they're able to lengthen the lead they already have by using tactics that would get the little guys delisted.

GRRRRR@Google

***Brian Turner*** · 05-02-2006, 01:40 PM

Normally that would be the case - but it looks as if Google is trying to send a clear message to the big companies - bmw.de appears to have been delisted:

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...de&btnG=Search

dmscs · 05-02-2006, 02:06 PM

more information on this subject is available at Matt Cutts blog. Cant post url but google it and you will get there.

***Brian Turner*** · 05-02-2006, 08:36 PM

Yep - here it is:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/rampin...ional-webspam/

Sorry aboutthat, too, dmscs - newer members are fine for links after 15 posts.

dmscs · 07-02-2006, 10:42 AM

Thank you Brian

02-02-2006, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	BMW using doorway pages Ah, how sad when the big guns shoot themselves in the foot: http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-02-01-n31.html __________________ SEO specialist

03-02-2006, 02:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
bumfluff Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,300	Re: BMW using doorway pages Out of interest, have there been any previous cases of Google blacklisting a major company? I'm just thinking about this from Google's perspective.. if people can't find big companies, won't that reflect badly on Google? __________________ _________ seed design

03-02-2006, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: BMW using doorway pages Indeed - big companies are much more likely to get away with it, because their absense would have a more significant impact on the results Google serves. If I remember right, even Microsoft has been caught using doorway pages on microsoft.com. Of course, you didn't see the site delisted. But smaller, less known sites? It's dancing with the devil. __________________ SEO specialist

03-02-2006, 04:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
bumfluff Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,300	Re: BMW using doorway pages Well, it majorly sucks if big companies can get away with stuff that little ones wouldn't. That basically means that they're able to lengthen the lead they already have by using tactics that would get the little guys delisted. GRRRRR@Google __________________ _________ seed design

05-02-2006, 01:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: BMW using doorway pages Normally that would be the case - but it looks as if Google is trying to send a clear message to the big companies - bmw.de appears to have been delisted: http://www.google.com/search?num=100...de&btnG=Search __________________ SEO specialist

05-02-2006, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
dmscs Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 5	Re: BMW using doorway pages more information on this subject is available at Matt Cutts blog. Cant post url but google it and you will get there.

05-02-2006, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: BMW using doorway pages Yep - here it is: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/rampin...ional-webspam/ Sorry aboutthat, too, dmscs - newer members are fine for links after 15 posts. __________________ SEO specialist

07-02-2006, 10:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
dmscs Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 5	Re: BMW using doorway pages Thank you Brian

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