Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern

New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools

seomoz.org 23 Jul '12, 10am

Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern

At SEOmoz we do virtually nothing in the way of active link solicitation. We're living what I would call an SEO's dream: we've already put a great deal of effort into building a community of passionate, engaged, thoughtful people who care about the industry (that's you guys!), and we devote a ton of time and resources to creating awesome content and sharing it with you guys. The result? We've got the best kind of links: the kind that build themselves. Imagine the sinking feeling I got in the pit of my stomach, then, when a Google Webmaster Tools check on Thursday revealed that we'd incurred an unnatural link warning: Challenge Accepted When I saw this, I was pretty sure I knew what had happened. A few months ago, just as I was coming to work at SEOmoz, there was a discussion in the Traffic Planet forums about negative SEO and whether pointing a bunch of spammy links at ano...

Full article: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/googles-unnatural-links-warnings

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@harshdarjiSEO » 13 Aug '12, 6pm
Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern - [link] #Cinch: [link]
@seoClarity » 03 Aug '12, 1pm
Further proof that unnatural links are not a cause for #seo concern? [link]
@berianreed » 03 Aug '12, 12pm
Incase you missed it. SEOMoz incurrs an unnatural link warning following negative SEO attack [link]
@rudy_som » 31 Jul '12, 10am
RT @referencement: RT @axenetwit RT @tmaquet Même @SEOMOZ se prend du Negative SEO à la figure :) [link]
@decoethnique » 30 Jul '12, 7pm
RT @axenetwit: RT @tmaquet: Même SEOMOZ se prend du NSEO à la figure :) [link]
@bproductiv » 30 Jul '12, 6pm
RT @tmaquet: Même SEOMOZ se prend du NSEO à la figure :) [link]
@tmaquet » 30 Jul '12, 6pm
Même SEOMOZ se prend du NSEO à la figure :) [link]
@TheRealAmz » 29 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @WebsiteDoctor: Got an "Unnatural Link" warning from Google? Check out SEOmoz's post. [link]
@marierleslie » 28 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @JoanneGreco777 RT @SEOmoz New blog post: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern - [link] by...
@ABrisset » 27 Jul '12, 10am
"heads up, you've got some spammy links" [link] #seo
@OlgaFilonchuk » 27 Jul '12, 3am
RT @InessBokhan SEOmoz received the "unnatural links" message, too, pretty interesting to observe the reaction [link]
@Affilorama » 26 Jul '12, 6pm
Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern - RuthBurr shares more @seomoz [link]
@iGuitalex » 26 Jul '12, 3pm
new Google WMT warings and what they actually mean: [link]
@InessBokhan » 26 Jul '12, 8am
So, SEOmoz received the "unnatural links" message, too, pretty interesting to observe the reaction: [link]
@seotweetz » 25 Jul '12, 8pm
RT @MikeRAnderson: New Unnatural Links Warning in #Google Webmaster #Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz #SEO
@seotweetz » 25 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @mikedecosta1: Check Out: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern - [link] | by @ruthburr #SEO #linkbuilding #blog
@SEOaudiore » 25 Jul '12, 2pm
Panda!! Lots of articles to help you if you got "the email" from Google about unnatural links: [link] [link]
@nicolabrown303 » 25 Jul '12, 9am
RT @brownbearmedia: Google's new unnatural links warning in webmaster tools [link]
@kimsulloyd » 25 Jul '12, 2am
RT @RTDContentMktg: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern [link] #SEO
@ELMConsulting » 25 Jul '12, 2am
RT @bibinex: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools [link] #SEO
@ELMConsulting » 25 Jul '12, 2am
Shouldnt #google be held to some standards? When we get these emails - we should be told what domain(s) are harming us: [link]
@thisisjeffrey » 24 Jul '12, 10pm
“@wchingya: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern [link] via @ruthburr for @seomoz”
@t_orth » 24 Jul '12, 10pm
New Unnatural Links Warning in #Google #Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz #seo #analytics
@BlingBlinkyofTX » 24 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @robinatribit: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern [link]
@olioquatro » 24 Jul '12, 4pm
ORT @SEOmoz Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern - [link] by @ruthburr
@ryantollejr » 24 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @dayofjen: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz cc @SpeechRepSEO @EminentSEO
@andreainfusino » 24 Jul '12, 1pm
Google e i link non naturali, notifiche farlocche? [link]
@ivivewebs » 24 Jul '12, 12pm
mz.cm: [link]
@SEOgroup_ » 24 Jul '12, 9am
Też otrzymaliście w ostatnich dniach podobną wiadomość od Google co seomoz? [link]
@atom42 » 24 Jul '12, 8am
Why Not To Panic If You Receive An Unnatural Link Warning: [link] #mattcutts #google
@SEOportal » 24 Jul '12, 8am
Pat @SEOmoz ir saņēmuši paziņojumu no #Google par nedabiskiem linkiem, kas ved uz viņu lapu: [link]
@crushagency » 24 Jul '12, 8am
RT @kevinjgallagher: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] @ruthburr #seo
@RyanFoley_ » 24 Jul '12, 8am
Negative SEO a thing of the past? [link] #NegativeSEO
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 8am
RT @MattesRieke: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz #seo #linkbuilding
@Passion_Digital » 24 Jul '12, 8am
Had a Google Unnatural Link Warning? Fear not! #negative #seo [link]
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 8am
RT @t_orth: New Unnatural Links Warning in #Google #Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz #seo
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 8am
RT @Ian_M_Harris: New Unnatural Link Warning in Google Webmaster Tools #seo #googleupdate [link] @SEOmoz
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 8am
RT @searchlabs: New Unnatural Link Warning in Google Webmaster Tools #seo #googleupdate [link] @SEOmoz
@seo_hongkong » 24 Jul '12, 7am
Probably it means negativeseo works! [link]
@mysilentmusings » 24 Jul '12, 7am
Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools [link] Gonna read [link] too, to get some link removal tools
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 6am
RT @Michi_W76: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @UdoKempen #SEO #SEM
@KnutBarth » 24 Jul '12, 5am
LOL -> RT @randfish: We received an unnatural links notice for [link] last week. @ruthburr details it: [link]”
@dayofjen » 24 Jul '12, 3am
New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz cc @speechrepseo @eminentseo
@seotweetz » 24 Jul '12, 1am
RT @ledscrikz: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern by @ruthburr - [link] - #seo
@TalkinMac » 24 Jul '12, 1am
RT @kikolani: New Unnatural Links Warning in Google Webmaster Tools [link] via @seomoz by @ruthburr
@nextgenseosmo » 24 Jul '12, 12am
SEO Updates: Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern [link]
@LS_Fader » 23 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @seomadlab: Finally!!! :) [link]
@seopunkd » 23 Jul '12, 11pm
Finally!!! :) [link]
@seokai » 23 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @ANGRONde: RT @randfish: We received an unnatural links notice for [link] last week. @ruthburr details it: [link]
@resplendentlyme » 23 Jul '12, 11pm
Google's Unnatural Links Warnings May Not Be Cause for Concern [link] via @CrosspointMkt