Thursday, September 10, 2009

What is Search Engine Spam?

A comprehensive list of sixteen tactics that are considered search engine spam. These techniques include:

  • Keywords unrelated to site
  • Redirects
  • Keyword stuffing
  • Mirror/duplicate content
  • Tiny Text
  • Doorway pages
  • Link Farms
  • Cloaking
  • Keyword stacking
  • Gibberish
  • Hidden text
  • Domain Spam
  • Hidden links
  • Mini/micro-sites
  • Page Swapping (bait &switch)
  • Typo spam and cyber squatting