{"id":7651,"date":"2021-12-22T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/?p=7651"},"modified":"2022-06-04T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T08:34:03","slug":"toxic-backlinks-how-to-protect-a-website-from-negative-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/toxic-backlinks-how-to-protect-a-website-from-negative-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Backlinks: How to Protect A Website From Negative SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last few years, the search engine optimisation (<\/span>SEO<\/span><\/a>) industry has had a <\/span>significant transformation<\/span><\/a>, especially when Google releases updates from time to time to enhance the relevance and quality of the search results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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But even though doing this is a great move by Google, many strategies of digital marketing experts have shifted dramatically. Gaining a high rank on Google is no longer the same or as simple as before<\/span><\/p>\n

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Besides black hat <\/span>SEO<\/span> becoming harder to execute, its delivering results were no longer impressive as it used to be. And that is when <\/span>negative SEO<\/span> came into the picture, another type of <\/span>SEO<\/span> that malicious parties (closest competitors) started implementing on other websites to try and get them penalised.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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As a business owner, you should be wary about this news since your website is no exception from <\/span>negative SEO<\/span> attacks. If someone deliberately executes it to harm your business and file a <\/span>report of negative SEO to Google<\/span><\/a>, expect the rankings for your targeted keywords to drop<\/span>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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To guarantee that would not happen to your website, we listed down everything you need to know about <\/span>negative SEO<\/span>, including <\/span>how to protect your website from experiencing negative SEO<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Is Negative SEO?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Based on the <\/span>negative SEO brief definition<\/span> mentioned above, <\/span>negative SEO<\/span> is the act of black hat <\/span>SEO<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unlike black hat <\/span>SEO<\/span>, negative SEO is a malicious attempt by others to put your website at risk, which can ruin your reputation with Google while harming your rankings and altering or disabling your website\u2019s <\/span>SEO<\/span> priorities to reduce its effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But how <\/span><\/i>exactly <\/span><\/i>does <\/span><\/i>negative SEO<\/span><\/i> affect your <\/span><\/i>SEO<\/span><\/i><\/a> strategies for your <\/span><\/i>company<\/span><\/i>?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Since <\/span>negative SEO<\/span> can manifest in different forms, it can directly or indirectly affect your <\/span>SEO<\/span> strategies:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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