When another website or blog ranks higher than yours for certain keywords, there may be a quicker way to move up: send threatening emails demanding they remove themselves from Google listings. If they don't, threaten to complain to Google and send your lawyer after them.
Dean Hunt says it has happened to others, though he didn't know it until he blogged about his own experience. Hunt withheld the name of the retailer that contacted him, as well as the keyword in question, causing some to think he made the whole thing up. It is, after all, quite silly. The subject line of the email read: DeanHunt.com Google Removal Request. That's alarming on its own. From the retailer's message: On Thursday morning I checked our google positions and your site is now above us for this term. I haev checked your blog and it has nothing to do with [edited], so I think it would be best all round if you remove your blog from google for this search term. If you do not remove yourself from google for this search, then I will call them myself and have you removed. Incredulous, Hunt sent back a snarky response: I have never attempted to rank for the search term [edited], I seem to rank fairly well for [edited], which I suppose is fairly similar. But if Google prefers my site to yours then perhaps you should be asking yourself why that is. Perhaps instead of wasting your time with e-mails like this you could work on improving your web site instead? That little Murdok Blog. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok:Outrank Your Competitors With Bully SEO
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