Just wondering about this. Let's say another realtor in my market decides to be nasty and submit a link to my site to several spam directories or tries to make my site look as it is spamming. Would I suffer a penalty for Google?

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According to Google: No

"Fiction: A competitor can ruin a site's ranking somehow or have another site removed from Google's index.
Fact: There's almost nothing a competitor can do to harm your ranking or have your site removed from our index. Your rank and your inclusion are dependent on factors under your control as a webmaster, including content choices and site design. "

scholar.google.com/webmasters/facts.html

According to many SEOs: Yes

seroundtable.com/archives/017120.html

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John Allen
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Allen Real Estate Services, Inc.
Sarasota, Florida
Representing buyers and sellers of fine Sarasota real estate.

Dwell;

I'd agree with John's assessment.

Do you have an example or are you essentially concerned about someone or??

With a few more details, we can be more help.

best;

Eric

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And if you think that is happening how is it possible to find out, because I would like to know

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Specializing in Cherokee County Real Estate, East Cobb homes for sale, and West Cobb homes for sale.