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    Hi Guys,

    This bas____(fill in the blank) is keyword repeating in hidden text and is the top result on MSN for keywords "Nashville Real Estate". http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?F...le+real+estate
    The offending website: http://www.donsmith.com/page2.htm

    Where do you go on MSN to report him?
    Last edited by Robert; 04-25-2005 at 05:45 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    Hi Guys,

    This bas____(fill in the blank) is keyword repeating in hidden text and is the top result on MSN for keywords "Nashville Real Estate". http://www.donsmith.com/page2.htm

    Where do you go on MSN to report him?
    The webmaster of that site is downright stupid but is not doing anything wrong outside of keyword stuffing. MSN is showing how primitive their search is for rewarding the stupidity. If anyone thinks that MSN will ever overtake Google a few examples like this one should change their mind.
    Last edited by frobn; 04-25-2005 at 05:47 PM.

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    At the bottom of every SERP is a link titled "Help Us Improve."

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    Thanks, I've used that feature before, but it doesn't seem to get this guy in any trouble. I was hoping there was a better reporting feature. Same thing with Google, he's still #6 or so.

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    It's not the reporting feature that is the problem, unfortunately. Sometimes the search engines take action and sometimes they don't.

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    Robert,

    There is not any hidden text on that page that I can see. There is some text at the bottom of his page that is definitely spam but not hidden and I doubt any search engines will punish him for it.

    As others have said on the forum before, "It's more productive to focus on your own sites rankings than to spend needless time complaining about those who rank above you".

    And that is the definition of SPAM

    Site Placed Above Mine
    Last edited by Salt River Media; 04-26-2005 at 09:41 AM.

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    Robert,

    I also notice that his page at #10 in google for Nashville Tennessee Real Estate is the homepage (donsmith . com). No hidden or repetitive text on there.

    Maybe the page you showed is a test page. Maybe not but who knows.

    Again, I think the best course of action is to compete rather than complain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Salt River Media
    And that is the definition of SPAM

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    I love it !!! The complete truth.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Salt River Media
    Robert,

    There is not any hidden text on that page that I can see. There is some text at the bottom of his page that is definitely spam but not hidden and I doubt any search engines will punish him for it.

    As others have said on the forum before, "It's more productive to focus on your own sites rankings than to spend needless time complaining about those who rank above you".

    And that is the definition of SPAM

    Site Placed Above Mine
    So if SE's won't punish hom for it, then why isn't it standard practice? Because we're idealists?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    So if SE's won't punish hom for it, then why isn't it standard practice? Because we're idealists?
    It's not that the SE's "WONT" penalize it's more along the lines that they "HAVEN'T YET" penalized.

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