Comments on: Sticks and Stones Won’t Hurt Your SEO Campaign http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/ SEO and Marketing Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary James http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-16132 Mary James Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:40:47 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/#comment-16132 <p>Hi It seems as if you can get penalized for optimzing a site and that the only way to steer clear of a penalty is to not try to optimize your site at all. Do not get inbound links with text otherwise it may be considered Google Bombing. How do You know When your site is penalized and for what. Then again if you only build good content to your site and do not try to optimize at all you won't get very far either? </p> Hi It seems as if you can get penalized for optimzing a site and that the only way to steer clear of a penalty is to not try to optimize your site at all. Do not get inbound links with text otherwise it may be considered Google Bombing. How do You know When your site is penalized and for what. Then again if you only build good content to your site and do not try to optimize at all you won’t get very far either?

]]> By: Andy Hagans http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-16131 Andy Hagans Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:28:34 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/#comment-16131 Great article! The only thing I take issue with is: >If Bruce were here he'd tell me to put on shoes (something about OSHA) and then he would say that the reason 42 million spam complaints won't hurt your search engine optimization campaign is because Google will never penalize you for the actions of others. Google has said 'ALMOST nothing' a competitor can do can hurt you... though, a competitor can build (bad) links, which can definitely get you hit with a filter. Rare, unlikely... yes, but not impossible. Great article!
The only thing I take issue with is:
>If Bruce were here he’d tell me to put on shoes (something about OSHA) and then he would say that the reason 42 million spam complaints won’t hurt your search engine optimization campaign is because Google will never penalize you for the actions of others.
Google has said ‘ALMOST nothing’ a competitor can do can hurt you… though, a competitor can build (bad) links, which can definitely get you hit with a filter. Rare, unlikely… yes, but not impossible.

]]> By: Joost Schrier http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-16130 Joost Schrier Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:22:42 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/03/sticks-and-stones-wont-hurt-your-seo-campaign/#comment-16130 <p>Dude,</p> <p>You started this article out very well, the middle was good, but the end I have my doubts about...</p> <p>Agreed, I guess Google does not kick websites out of their rankings (or 30 places down) just because someone tells them to do it. At least not unless they are trying to skank up their own engine, it just doesn't make sense.</p> <p><strong>But</strong>, if someone points spammy links in your direction, posts stuff in your name on other websites or orders 10 pizzas to be delivered to your house, you're paying the price (well, not the last one of course, then it's the pizza guy unless you have a kind heart). I don't believe Google checks who points links where, nor if the associated IP-address with a post is yours. That kind of stuff can definitely hurt...</p> <p>The point of your story is that somebody filling out a form on Google does not get you blacklisted. True, agreed and fair.</p> <p>Ps: can I get this Susan's number? She sounds hot! ;) </p> Dude,

You started this article out very well, the middle was good, but the end I have my doubts about…

Agreed, I guess Google does not kick websites out of their rankings (or 30 places down) just because someone tells them to do it. At least not unless they are trying to skank up their own engine, it just doesn’t make sense.

But, if someone points spammy links in your direction, posts stuff in your name on other websites or orders 10 pizzas to be delivered to your house, you’re paying the price (well, not the last one of course, then it’s the pizza guy unless you have a kind heart).
I don’t believe Google checks who points links where, nor if the associated IP-address with a post is yours. That kind of stuff can definitely hurt…

The point of your story is that somebody filling out a form on Google does not get you blacklisted. True, agreed and fair.

Ps: can I get this Susan’s number? She sounds hot! ;)

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