Comments on: How Long Does a Google Penalty for Bad Links Last?

By: td

td — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:54:22 +0000

Google is a law unto itself. But then again: why should they care, as they call the shots?

By: Burner

Burner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:51:53 +0000

Here we go again, special privileges for Google which affects smaller businesses. Google is more likely to keep their link profile as it is.

By: Nine Ways to be a Competitive SEO

Nine Ways to be a Competitive SEO — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:00:49 +0000

[...] are nothing but a financial organisation, despite whatever they say. They often dont follow their own rules. Nor do they have the best track record of honesty. Question [...]

By: Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:11:05 +0000

Yup not showing for its own name again.

This is some strange behaviuor from the algorythm, Banned, back in and Banned again within the space of a few weeks.

By: WB

WB — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:34:21 +0000

Yes – G-Slap is back on. Nothing…..more than

price comparison site 55
uk price comparison site 55
uk price comparison sites 60
home phone 66

……………………………………………..for now.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:44:48 +0000

Seems they have been penalised again?! Right now they are not ranking for Beat That Quote.

By: Beat That Quote - er, I mean Ranking! | Hobo

Beat That Quote - er, I mean Ranking! | Hobo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:47:41 +0000

[...] was one of the first to spot Google I mean Beat That Quote was back in Google search engine results for it’s brand [...]

By: Diyan

Diyan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:11:01 +0000

Nice following this up Rishil. So not only they are back but they still get some nice suggestions.

When you search for “beat that quote”, without space at the end, you get a suggestion “beat that quote car insurance”.

That’s not the case for its competitors since mid Feb 2011, as you established in your blog post. They get only “brand name insurance” as a suggestion.

nice one Google, NOT!

By: Two Weeks Later, Google Lifts Ban On BeatThatQuote

Two Weeks Later, Google Lifts Ban On BeatThatQuote — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:49:22 +0000

[...] what? BeatThatQuote has apparently been un-penalized by Google just two weeks after first being penalized. A search for their name in [...]

By: Jordan Russell

Jordan Russell — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:08:41 +0000

Wasn’t the penalty for BMW was esimilarly short? Though it wasn’t due to spammy links obviously.