Targeting Freshbot

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Targeting Freshbot

A flaw in Google?

Oaf357

6:05 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

After last month's web wide PR drop I got very curious and decided to do a few things. One of them was to target Google's freshbot specifically. How?

It's simple. What you're doing is using everflux to your advantage. You take a page and modify it by (for example) increasing keyword density or decreasing overall page (or any other common SEO practices). The content is of course on topic it's just a tad more focused or cleaner. Typically (assuming freshbot chews your site up regularly) this will significantly increase your rankings in the SERPs and could last for a few weeks at the most. Is it beneficial, depends how you use it.

Test it out for yourself.

stevegpan2

6:07 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I agree.
I tried to have a dozen of mu new linked pages indexed but could not wait for 2 months. So I am thinking to put them to the index page of my other sites so as to make them searchable.

mrguy

6:09 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

This works and I've been doing it for some time now.

stevegpan2

6:17 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I have one question, how do we find out when is the last time freshbot coming, if I do not have visit logged?
Thanks,

mrguy

6:27 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

The only way to see if it's been coming and what pages it has been hitting, is to look at your server logs.

Oaf357

6:34 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

So now the interesting question:

Want to dominate keywords? Spam like crazy and have freshbot pick that up. Would it work. I don't know and I'm not going to try but does freshbot have the same spam sniffing abilities as deepbot?

mrguy

6:36 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

Every thing has the ability to be abused.

When used properly, it makes for good SEO.

There will always be people who will spam in whatever way they can.

sem4u

6:37 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

>Want to dominate keywords? Spam like crazy and have freshbot pick that up. Would it work.

It might work for a while but long term you may be reported and have your site removed.

stevegpan2

7:54 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I have another question.

Is the cached view of the site from freshbot or deepbot?

Thanks,

mipapage

8:02 pm on Apr 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

That depends on the one they are showing. It can be from either, depending on the current google mood!