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Originally Posted by fisher318
... but I think it's funny how people put so much effort into "policing" the internet when it's not their place...
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Most of you guys who replied don't get it. This is just one quote from you guys who don't seem to understand the business of doing business.
This issue is from a business owner, not a consumer.
It _is my place to get the competition out of the consumer's face - and there is a SE policy for this when they are deliberately spamming.
As a business owner, I'd like to get my competitor under control, and Google has a tool for this (report spam).
This is the same company, not affiliates selling the same stuff. You can do a whois but they are sophisticated in hiding things.
datetopia: If that software is in use, then why are all these duplicate pages showing up on page 1 of the SERPS?
For many many years, I've known the vendor of one product line that this company sells. I know that they don't have _that many Internet dealers (mostly brick-n-mortar retailers).
Anyway, Incredible Hulk, here is one example.
Search for
SERP PAGE 1
Three sites are the same company - same layout, pricing, copy, etc.
You'll see another listing site that lists only this company's websites
SERP Page 2
You'll see a listing for site that lists only this company's websites
Go to the third listing (at least the SERP I get), and you'll see that same store listed there, and no one else!
This company isn't the only one selling these products. If G is so anal about duplicate content, then why are they putting all these domains with duplicate content high in the SERPS?
A few years ago, I saw another competitor try something like this and they finally took down the duplicate sites. That competitor didn't hit it nearly as hard as this one today.