Article Discussion: Google Penalties and How To Avoid Them

Few things frighten a website owner more than the possibility of being assessed a penalty from Google. The reason for that fear is uncertainty. Not everyone is entirely certain what will invoke the wrath of the search engine giant. Because of that unknown factor, many legitimate and entirely honest webmasters often believe they have been subjected to a penalty, even when they are not.


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Good basic primer and overview of Google's rules and penalities. I recommend it highly to all who are not aware of the basic rules of acceptabilty of SEO techniques by Google. Advanced SEO folks can use it as a refresher... or leave it.

The part about what actually gets penalties is good stuff!

The object of the article was, in fact as the astute SEO AM says, to provide a basic primer on what can cause a Google penalty, and what steps to take to avoid that possibility.

It was not intended as an advanced article on penalties, as the length of the article precluded further ideas.

On the other hand, the concern many members have about penalties, and whether or not they are facing one from Google, is the reason for the article. It answers many of those basic penalty questions for them.

Perhaps, in the future, another article could examine more advanced penalty causes and avoidance.

Thanks for finding the article helpful. :-)