5 Key Things Google Consider Spam

Some key things Google considers spammy or misleading include:

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Hidden text or links that users don’t see but search engines do.

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Automatically generated content with little or no added value for users.

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Large-scale article scraping without permission

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Pages loaded with distracting ads that provide a poor user experience

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Affiliate pages with thin content focused heavily on monetization

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