Has anyone ever reported a spammer and actually seen them de-ranked?

[UnderRugSwept]

I have a few competitors outranking me using black hat SEO. I reported them to Google, and I'm just wondering if Google will even look at it. What has been your experience with this? Has anyone ever gotten results?

[Jinx14678]

I think there are alot of people who would say it is a waste of time, and just let it work itself out while focusing on your own campaign, as the time you spend could be better allotted to your endeavors, as opposed to getting on the "Report Train"

With that being said... Personally it would depend on what they are doing.....

Hope this helps

w00t!

[webfeatseo]

Only once has a site I reported been penalized in any way. It will probably not happen for most people