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    My competitors are using blackhat. What should i do.?

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    • aman123
      aman123 last edited by

      My competitors are using on page black hat methods

      They are using like

      keyword stuffing

      What should i do.?

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      • Kingof5
        Kingof5 last edited by

        Is it working for them? If so, see if it works for you.

        There is no white hat/black hat. There are only differing levels of risk tolerance. And risky SEO does pay off when done correctly.

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        • aman123
          aman123 @Kingof5 last edited by

          yes it is working for them but i don't want google to penalize my site after some time.

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          • RangeMarketing
            RangeMarketing last edited by

            Best you can do is report the website for 'cloaking' via Webmaster Tools:

            https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreportform

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            • Netrepid
              Netrepid last edited by

              My guess is there are probably other factors causing their ranking over you. Keyword stuffing in divs is so 2001,,,

              You can report them as RangeMaketing suggested, sure. I would review other on-page areas to see if there are ways you can improve on the basics. I would also see if there are any links passing link equity that you can acquire that match their profile. If your page is better across the board for SEO than theirs, you have more PA/DA, etc., you may want to consider getting some co-citations to appear as an equal to them PLUS your better on-page metrics.

              Hope this helps.

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              • webtheoria.com
                webtheoria.com last edited by

                having gone that road, never mess with black hat. Keep it nice and clean, work on your website, improve your on-page optimization, report them to be on the safe side, and wait...

                the worse thing someone could do is fight fire with fire. Let them burn and stay clear. The only issue is if you are in a non competitive industry.. Is that the case?

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                • aman123
                  aman123 @RangeMarketing last edited by

                  I reported them but nothing happens (i reported a week ago)

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                  • aman123
                    aman123 @webtheoria.com last edited by

                    Yes i am in non competitive industy( mp3 download).

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                    • aman123
                      aman123 @Netrepid last edited by

                      Thanks for your reply. How can i contact you as i can't post urls here.? (New to moz) 🙂

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                      • webtheoria.com
                        webtheoria.com @aman123 last edited by

                        When you in a such low volume or non competitive industry, is important to know that Google may allow someone with low quality even someone using grey hat SEO to rank just because that someone maybe better than the rest..

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                        • aman123
                          aman123 @webtheoria.com last edited by

                          According to you what should i do.??

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                          • webtheoria.com
                            webtheoria.com @aman123 last edited by

                            concentrate on your on-page SEO, try to get  UGC on your website, since it should match well with the industry you are in and in few months you will see a difference!

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                            • KeriMorgret
                              KeriMorgret @aman123 last edited by

                              MP3 downloads aren't competitive? I would have thought they were quite competitive and there being fairly cutthroat competition.

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                              • webtheoria.com
                                webtheoria.com @KeriMorgret last edited by

                                Your comment:

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                                Yes i am in non competitive industy( mp3 download).

                                 

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