Decoding Black Hat SEO: A Guide to Avoiding Google Penalties

It all started with a simple search for a new spring dress. In 2011, shoppers typing "dresses," "bedding," or "area rugs" into Google were overwhelmingly directed to one place: JCPenney.com. It wasn't just good marketing; it was too good. As The New York Times uncovered, the retailer was at the center of a massive black hat SEO scheme, using thousa

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