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Negative SEO, also known as adverse SEO, is the attempt to harm a business’ visibility in search engine results. The goal of this type of SEO is aimed at stealing keyword rankings and traffic. The purpose of this tactic is to make the target website look like it is using SEO spam tactics that violate search engine policies. Because of this, search engines will suppress the site results. Additionally, the site looks bad to users so they choose not to visit the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using negative SEO is unethical and can even be illegal in some instances. Often, it tends to be ineffective. Search engines can quickly spot negative SEO attacks. It is important to be aware of the different types of negative SEO attacks and how to deal with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common types of negative SEO attacks is hacking. Hackers can gain unauthorized access to a website an harm its SEO. They can delete or edit your content, redirect URLs to spam pages, and insert malicious code. To protect your site, you can regularly scan your website with security software, enable security alerts, and investigate declines in SEO results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link removals happen when competitors try to remove backlinks of your site. Competitors pretend to act on your businesses behave and ask the referring site to remove the link. To remedy this, you can look at a “lost and found” report to see the backlinks you’ve lost. You can then reach out to the site if you choose and ask them to reinstate it. Additionally, link building is the process of building spam links to a target site, with the goal of making search engines penalize the target site. Audits can be done to remedy this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smear campaigns are an effort to spread false and damaging information about a person or business. They might write a defamatory blog post, create fake social media, or spread rumors. To protect your business, you can respond to comments and use brand monitoring. It is important to keep track of these negative SEO tactics to protect your brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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