Reporting Spam Websites paves the way for better Web Design
To achieve this, their algorithms are frequently updated
to guard against the latest spamming tactics and users
are given the opportunity to report inaccurate results
for investigation.
This should by no means be seen as an
invitation to put the boot in with your competitors. Indeed, that would not work, since every report is thoroughly
investigated and action (such as the banning of a site
from the index) is only taken if the site in question
proves to be using unethical methods.
Also, reporting spam
web sites is not simply an activity for web masters or
business owners to deal with unfair competitors; it is
primarily a facility for users confronted with unsatisfactory
results to bring these to the search engine’s attention
thus helping in the ongoing fight against spam.
Listed
below, you will find a list of search engine pages where
users may report spam web sites:
We used to list a lot more, but they dropped out one by one as time went on. You may be wondering why Bing/Live/MSN or whatever they're calling it today isn't listed here? This is simply because none of us have found the engine's spam report page yet. We'll keep you posted once it appears.
Please remember that this is not a reason to
go on the warpath with your competitors; that sort of
action is likely to do very little aside from doing
you and your own web site far more harm than good.
Ultimately,
reporting spam web sites has to be about improving visitor
experience and providing relevant answers to search engine
user enquiries. It should also encourage you to ensure that your site
is constructed according to the accepted standards and
does not make use of any methods which could be construed
as spam by the major search providers.
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