Google's achilles heel

[Mert]

Here is something I am discovering more and more. Google either has relaxed its spam killer muscle or just allows related text to be hidden in the text behind it to optimize sites like it.

realtorsblvd . com (#1 for Dallas Real Estate)(Using java and hidden optimized script)

Here is even a bigger offender built by one single web designer.
The below sites that use hidden text with frame no frame text tricks were built with strong link popularity due to 100% with reciprocal link exchanges. All of them have a MLS FInder search in frames with text hidden behind the search The below sites have a sister site phoenixpowersearch .com which seems to have a clean code (right behind you Jim in Phoenix Real Estate Search). These sites have been around for a very long time and google simply does not seem to care or somehow got never reported enough times. My point is this if google is so easy to beat what is the point for us to be white seos and link baiting and all the things that we think to be holy. Well this is just an announcement for all realtors to see what is happening in their neck of the woods and may be report them to google.

lasvegaswebofhomes . com (#5 For Las Vegas Real Estate)
seattlepowersearch . com (#1 for Seattle Real Estate)
nashvillehomesurfing . com (#2 for Nashville Real Estate)
portlandpowersearch . com (#5 for Portland Real Estate)
realestate.bellingham . net (#1 for Bellingham Real Estate)

Compare how these sites look and how google sees them in text format by copy pasting below and writing in the domain name in the instructed spot
google.com/search?q=cache:insert domain name&hl=en&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-26,GGLG:en&strip=1

[lasvegasrealestate]

You're right on the money Murt. They are hiding a ton of text that you can only see in a google text cache view.

[naplesrealestate]

Is it naive of me to think that this blackhat seo? I thought especially Google would greatly frown upon this. Could they be getting away with it because of the age of the sites?

[Mert]

It is not naive at all. It is indeed a unique form of cloaking. I am assuming it is simply not in google's priority list.

[naplesrealestate]

Guess there will always be someone that comes up with something new and different to fool the se's - too bad when a se finds this type of action by a web site they just don't ban the site - I am not talking about just a penality.

[Homer4Bama]

Cool tip Mert!

Naturally, I had to check something on a site...

For some reason, maybe because it was so obvious, I always thought form text boxes stuffed with keywords would be devauled in the SERPS, but apparently not.

I saw a site doing this and their rankings are page 1.

[kensmith]

Ed don't think that it is a good idea to do this. There is a good chance this will get these sites in serious trouble later.

[Homer4Bama]

Oh, I know....

It is just sort of frustrating when someone pulls that stuff, then brags about their top rated website...

Funny though, they seemed to have disappeared from page 1 of Google this morning!

[naplesrealestate]

Ken was right - they got caught.

[Mert]

Two of them are out there not 4.