{"id":22355,"date":"2020-10-16T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T02:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/?p=22355"},"modified":"2022-05-21T19:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:09:03","slug":"3-tips-for-protecting-your-website-from-negative-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/3-tips-for-protecting-your-website-from-negative-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips For Protecting Your Website From Negative SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Negative SEO is a potential threat to all websites, including yours. Your competitors can get the jump on your website and attack its search engine rankings, giving you decreased web visibility as a result of malicious SEO practices, such as hacking and backlink spamming.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Everyone has the right to be afraid of negative SEO. Many websites have already encountered this kind of threat. The worst part is that solving a negative SEO issue is no easy task. You have to make sure your website is safe and secure if you want to achieve higher search engine rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the bright side, preventing negative SEO is much easier than fixing it. Not to mention, Google released a tool that allows you to protect your website from getting attacked and penalised. But before you learn how to protect your website, let\u2019s take a quick look at the definition of negative SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Negative SEO: How Can It Harm Your Website?<\/h2>\n

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Negative SEO refers to the use of black hat techniques to attack other websites.\u00a0 The objective is to choose a rival website and reduce its search engine rankings. As a result, the person conducting negative SEO has a better chance of ranking higher than the other.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In many ways, negative SEO is much worse than black hat SEO. For instance, implementing black hat SEO strategies will only damage your website and online reputation. However, with negative SEO, you are putting other websites at risk, which is much more unethical and inconsiderate to the persons (or \u201cvictims\u201d involved).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Know More:<\/b> 4 Black Hat SEO Techniques That Will Harm Your Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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White hat SEO is the only legitimate SEO practice that will help you maintain the integrity and growth of your website. Your <\/span>SEO services<\/span><\/a> should follow white hat guidelines if you want to establish credibility and increase your rankings in the long run. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, following white hat SEO will not protect your website from potential threats. To prevent attacks on your website, here are some tips that should help you defend your search engine rankings and online reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How To Protect Your Website From Negative SEO?<\/h2>\n

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1. Use Google Webmasters<\/h3>\n

Check your website for signs of potential threats. Use Google Webmasters, a web service tool that allows you to check the indexing status of your website. The best part about utilising Google Webmasters is that it will alert you and send an email if your website is in danger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Google Webmasters will notify you if the following scenarios take place:<\/span><\/p>\n

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