Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be!

Trent Brownrigg · 29th Jan 2009, 07:29 PM

I have noticed that a lot of PIPSters have a bunch of keyword anchored links at the bottom of their home pages with different (but usually similar) anchor texts and all (or most) of them are pointing to their home page.

You should never have a bunch of keyword phrases all stuffed together with links pointing to your home page. Google does not like that at all and they could get you for keyword spamming.

I'm not sure why so many PIPS owners do this. Maybe they are being told to do it or maybe they saw a high profile PIPSter doing it and copied them. I don't know but whatever the reason for it, you should stop doing it right away.

Just a heads up to anyone who is doing that on their site.

tplahav · 30th Jan 2009, 03:30 AM

No, Not stopping it, just less.
Also don't point them all to your home page, they can point to other pages on your website - like a menu.

Tanny

Trent Brownrigg · 30th Jan 2009, 12:16 PM

Tanny is right. You don't have to take them all off but you shouldn't have a bunch of them. A few are ok. And if you want the links on there for extra keywords then point them to other pages of your site.

GT · 30th Jan 2009, 01:43 PM

Hi, Trent:

I started thinking about that awhile ago: why do I have links on my homepage pointing back to my homepage?? Or why do I have links on any page pointing back to that same page?

Lately, I've been trying to watch for that and point those links to other pages.

There is the occasional exception to the rule, of course, but as you and Tanny have pointed out, if you do it at all, do it minimally.

GT

Suzanne Morrison · 30th Jan 2009, 03:40 PM

Usually your menu will always include a link to whatever page you are on and putting your keywords in the menu links makes sense.

But, I agree with Trent, having lots of links on a page, back to that same page with lots of keywords is just an obvious spamming technique and the search engines can spot that pretty easily.

Cheers,
Suzanne

Alan Mater · 30th Jan 2009, 09:30 PM

Is 5 too many? LOL

That totally makes sense to me and something I'll keep an eye on. My website has just managed to get on page 1 of Google for my main keyword. Perhaps getting rid of a few of those links might help even more?

Craig Fenton · 31st Jan 2009, 12:54 AM

Hi Trent:

When you mentioned that Google could get the culprits for keyword spamming is it possible these people are told that they should play the game until caught? Let's say somebody had a site and was flagged for the keyword spamming what is the end result from Google?

Thank you for the information.

jim horn · 31st Jan 2009, 09:40 AM

Craig

You do not want to get caught keyword spamming by google the result could be you will be barred from google indexing for ever.

Jeff Casmer · 31st Jan 2009, 10:17 AM

Hi,

It wouldnt be forever so to speak but for a period of time....

Jim you might not want to have an affiliate link in your signature....

Take care
Jeff

Trent Brownrigg · 1st Feb 2009, 10:04 PM

Jeff is correct, you probably wouldn't be banned forever but you could be for a while. It's not worth the risk!

29th Jan 2009, 07:29 PM	#1
Trent Brownrigg Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 969 Thanks: 99 Thanked 183 Times in 117 Posts	Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: I have noticed that a lot of PIPSters have a bunch of keyword anchored links at the bottom of their home pages with different (but usually similar) anchor texts and all (or most) of them are pointing to their home page. You should never have a bunch of keyword phrases all stuffed together with links pointing to your home page. Google does not like that at all and they could get you for keyword spamming. I'm not sure why so many PIPS owners do this. Maybe they are being told to do it or maybe they saw a high profile PIPSter doing it and copied them. I don't know but whatever the reason for it, you should stop doing it right away. Just a heads up to anyone who is doing that on their site.
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Trent Brownrigg Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 969 Thanks: 99 Thanked 183 Times in 117 Posts	Re: Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: Tanny is right. You don't have to take them all off but you shouldn't have a bunch of them. A few are ok. And if you want the links on there for extra keywords then point them to other pages of your site.
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Suzanne Morrison Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 511 Thanks: 38 Thanked 160 Times in 112 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Re: Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: Usually your menu will always include a link to whatever page you are on and putting your keywords in the menu links makes sense. But, I agree with Trent, having lots of links on a page, back to that same page with lots of keywords is just an obvious spamming technique and the search engines can spot that pretty easily. Cheers, Suzanne
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Craig Fenton Warrior Rocker War Room Member Join Date: 2009 Location: Jefferson Airplane Land Posts: 892 Thanks: 519 Thanked 103 Times in 81 Posts	Re: Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: Hi Trent: When you mentioned that Google could get the culprits for keyword spamming is it possible these people are told that they should play the game until caught? Let's say somebody had a site and was flagged for the keyword spamming what is the end result from Google? Thank you for the information.

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jim horn New Warrior Join Date: 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Blog Entries: 1	Re: Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: Craig You do not want to get caught keyword spamming by google the result could be you will be barred from google indexing for ever.
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31st Jan 2009, 10:17 AM	#9
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1st Feb 2009, 10:04 PM	#10
Trent Brownrigg Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 969 Thanks: 99 Thanked 183 Times in 117 Posts	Re: Something I See a Lot of PIPSters Doing that Shouldn't Be! Share on: Jeff is correct, you probably wouldn't be banned forever but you could be for a while. It's not worth the risk!
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