We've been talking about smart internet marketing lately on our blog which got us thinking about dumb internet marketing. By far, the number one dumb SEO move is to implement illegal SEO techniques to try to move your website to the top of search engines.So what exactly is illegal? Well...
1. Stealing Web Pages
Why? Who knows? But some people actually copy other high ranked businesses web pages and submit them to search engines.
2. Using Trademarked Keywords
You know you don't own McDonald's so why use the "BigMac" keyword to promote your burger joint? Not only will you get caught but you will get sued. You can't use trademarked keywords to increase your rankings.
3. Creating Domains with Trademarked Keywords
Lets go with the McDonald's example again. If you own a burger joint and want to buy a domain name don’t' try to be sneaky. www.MacDonulds.com, www.MickeyDees.com or www.BigMac.com may work for a while, but once they find out, you might as well flip your last burger and file for bankruptcy because you will be sued. Using a person’s trademarked keywords to try and get customers is definitely illegal!
The moral? Smart internet marketing can be described as avoiding dumb internet marketing. Just don't do it!
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