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Google Refuses to Penalize Me for Keyword Stuffing

Went Hot: August 19, 2008 - 2:18 am
Posted By: DarrenSlatten 94 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: Google SEO

This is a post I wrote about my failed attempt to get my SEOmoz profile penalized in Google for keyword stuffing. My profile still ranks #1 in Google for [World's Greatest SEO], despite the fact that I repeated that phrase back-to-back, like 250 times.

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from ciaran 94 days ago #

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Worth it just to see said site slide to #4
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from willyboy 94 days ago #

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Very nice article, entertaining and interesting.

from chartwell 94 days ago #

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This is something I've seen in the past as well. Kind of discouraging.

from JohnHGohde 94 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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Something worth taking a closer look at. My own experience, has yielded different results for repeating a keyword too many times.

Perhaps, someone has to file a spam report with Google?

from Gab 94 days ago #

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Makes sense. Otherwise spammers wouldn't create pages that read like
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from onreact 93 days ago #

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Hilarious.

from aknet 93 days ago #

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not very impressing statement since there are not more than 60 hits for the phrase (minus the inboundlinks plus anchortexts is equal no competition) :( ;)

from TCSM 93 days ago #

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But surely that means that keyword density does in fact matter? *slaps forehead in shock*

from pmg2007 93 days ago #

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That is hilarious. I guess SEO penalties can only work against you, and never for you. HaHa. Try the reverse and I bet you other site gets knocked off the map.

from yojpotter2 93 days ago #

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great post! I guess SEOmoz is trusted by Google that's why it is not really penalized that easy.

from rhcerff 92 days ago #

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I would imagine that it is the trust rank of the links that really do the trick. Tried linking back from link farms?

mmm.... how quickly can you burn a domain? :P

from Guillaume 92 days ago #

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Poor SEOmoz... maybe it should ban your profile ;)

from seocompany 92 days ago #

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"I guess SEOmoz is trusted by Google that's why it is not really penalized that easy"

I would agree wholeheartedly with that statement... the "trust factor" definitely gives you some leeway IMO.

from IncrediBILL 91 days ago #

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Nothing like painting a target on your back and then posting with a big "neener neener" so Matt can give you a handjob in 5...4...3...2...

from levertmarketing 87 days ago #

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Hum...could this explain why seomoz.com is now #64 for the term "seo"? Tricky Darren...he must be trying to take his competitor down. Funny post and experiment though. :)