A collection of articles providing instructions on how to avoid SEO scams and ripoffs and other internet frauds and schemes.
Internet Hosting Scams
How to avoid web hosting scams such as "free web space", "free domain names" and "Free Web Templates", Reseller "Hosts", and other dishonest hosting practices that aren't really "free".
How To Move Off Free Host
How to extricate yourself from a "Free" Web Host, set up redirects and still keep most of your traffic.
Web Page Hijackings
How to stop web site or web page hijackings and report the hijackers to Google and other engines.
How to Find 302 Hijacker
Steps to take to tell if your website or web page has been hijacked, and what you can do to report the ripoff artists.
Report 302 Redirects
How to contact search engines to report a scraper or hijacker and also how to contact the hijacker or the hijaker's host and file a DMCA report as a last resort.
Stop Content Theft
How to tell if the content on your web pages has been stolen and where you can report it to Google and Yahoo and also how to report a domain that is hiding their contact info and using their domain or illegal purposes.
How to find Scraper Directory
How to determine if a site is a directory set up only for the purpose of scraping the content off other's websites and where to report them.
Link Submission Scams
Submission scams that you should avoid (buying and selling links, trading links in trade for a service and triangular linking) because they will only harm your website.
Domain Registration Scam
How to make sure the domain registration renewal you got in the mail if from your domain registrar and not someone trying to scam you to changing registrars.
Triangular Linking Schemes
An article explaining what's wrong with the triangular linking scheme (i'll link to your site from this site if you link to my other site over here). The Google God is watching!!!
There are other Seo Scams and Ripoffs on my
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