What is Greyhat SEO?

Beverly

If it's intended to deceive the search engines or users but follows Google's Webmaster Guidelines and doesn't violate TOS, then it's possibly Greyhat SEO. If it does violate terms and is intended to deceive then it's blackhat.

12 years ago

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Corzhens

I wish you had elaborated on the grey hat because I am really interested in SEO methods that can deceive the search engines. Don’t get me wrong that I will do that kind of SEO method but it’s actually knowing it so I can avoid doing it. Besides I also need to know that deceiving methods so that I can give a good answer when someone would ask me about that grey hat method.

5 years ago

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seoconsul

Something one should be wary of.

12 years ago

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Tommy Matalino

If it's intended to deceive the search engines or users but follows Google's Webmaster Guidelines and doesn't violate TOS, then it's possibly Greyhat SEO. If it does violate terms and is intended to deceive then it's blackhat.

Deceive search engines but allowed by Google? How did that happen?

12 years ago

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Beverly

Deceive search engines but allowed by Google? How did that happen?

Not sure, you tell me. lol

I'm just giving you one definition of Grey hat that i found on the internet. And, it does make sense. Though i don't have a specific example to explain it.

12 years ago

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nilahroy

What is Greyhat SEO?

gray hat seo = black hat and white hat seo

12 years ago

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Tommy Matalino

I'm just giving you one definition of Grey hat that i found on the internet. And, it does make sense. Though i don't have a specific example to explain it.

That's also what I got when I did my search, but I still can't understand how is that possible? I mean, it's allowed but it's bad?

It includes practices like Cloaking,Doorway pages,gateway pages etc.

But aren't these blackhat?

12 years ago

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Beverly

That's also what I got when I did my search, but I still can't understand how is that possible? I mean, it's allowed but it's bad?

But aren't these blackhat?

Paid linking/buying links could be seen as a form of grey hat. Google frowns on some types of paid links which are used to boost PR/search engine ranking and explicitly demands those links be no-follow. But they also reward some backlinks from high page rank directories that require a submission fee. Seems as if Google is the final decider of what is white/black hat and if it wants, it lets some things slip in between to shades of grey.

12 years ago

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alliemarsh

Grey hat seo is tech. which comes in between white and black hat seo .Grey hat has some techniques of white hat but it also do unethical seo

12 years ago

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ahnaroy01

Grey Hat SEO = White Hat SEO + Black Hat SEO

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Beverly

Grey hat seo is tech. which comes in between white and black hat seo .Grey hat has some techniques of white hat but it also do unethical seo

But is unethical also illegal? As in punishable by prison time?

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Tommy Matalino

Paid linking/buying links could be seen as a form of grey hat. Google frowns on some types of paid links which are used to boost PR/search engine ranking and explicitly demands those links be no-follow. But they also reward some backlinks from high page rank directories that require a submission fee. Seems as if Google is the final decider of what is white/black hat and if it wants, it lets some things slip in between to shades of grey.

Well, I wonder how can they tell if a link is bought or added organically. I mean, I can add links on my blogs to my friends' sites, and with/out reciprocal links. It's similar to how people bought links to other sites...

12 years ago

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Beverly

Well, I wonder how can they tell if a link is bought or added organically. I mean, I can add links on my blogs to my friends' sites, and with/out reciprocal links. It's similar to how people bought links to other sites...

I'm not sure how Google knows or could know. Sometimes, i wonder if Google isn't just bluffing and trying to scare us all with their dire warnings about backlinking practices. If there is no way for them to know the difference anyway.

12 years ago

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Tommy Matalino

Was it possible that Google is bluffing? I mean, have they done this before?

12 years ago

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vinay

When Store Coach mentions gray hat SEO here on the Store Coach website he is referring to SEO methods that are in the "gray area" between black hat & white hat.

11 years ago

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Linksdepth

Not sure, you tell me. lol

I'm just giving you one definition of Grey hat that i found on the internet. And, it does make sense. Though i don't have a specific example to explain it.

Right... Another way ask from Matt Catt. He can explain it better.

11 years ago

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charleskoliver

I have been looking for the same question since months that what is gray Hat but did not find any specific answer. Some say it is in between white hat and black hat etc, I would rather like to know further elaboration this regard.

As google is continuously updating its panda and penguin and SEO rules are getting harder day by day than how it is possible to to beat search engine algorithms with black hat techniques.

Does it make any sense? Guide me in this regard.

11 years ago

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angie828

A mix of white hat and black hat. Not as bad as blackhat but still not as good as whitehat.

11 years ago

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BarryinSiam

At the end of the day, Google doesn't like seo as they want their search engine to show genuine popularity of a website.
Even if we open accounts by hand, or click a button for a bot to do this for us, white, black and grey (British spelling- lol) is subjective to who ever is answering the question.

11 years ago

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Tommy Matalino

A mix of white hat and black hat. Not as bad as blackhat but still not as good as whitehat.

Is blackhat really that "bad"?

11 years ago

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Kat1

Is blackhat really that "bad"?

Depends on if you know how to use it or not.

11 years ago

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Tommy Matalino

Depends on if you know how to use it or not.

If I know how to use it, it's good?

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angie828

If I know how to use it, it's good?

Well it would/could be ok for your site if you do not get caught. Can you not get caught using it is the question.

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Tommy Matalino

Well it would/could be ok for your site if you do not get caught. Can you not get caught using it is the question.

For how long can you stay under Google's radar?

11 years ago

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mattchauhan

Grey hat seo means to use both white hat as well black hat techniques for building links. It is basically a mixture of white and black hat seo.

11 years ago

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loulou

A mix is true. Not as ethical as whitehat but not as unethical as black hat either.

11 years ago

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Marlin

Is blackhat really that "bad"?

Do you mean bad as in ethically or morally wrong? What do morals have to do with business? Google is the one that decides what is right and wrong for SEO and enforces it. Play along or you will be out of their search engine.

11 years ago

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vickey7

Greyhat seo is a combination of white hat and black hat seo. Blackhat - totally against google, greyhat - partially against google, whitehat - with google

11 years ago

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MikeQ

Yes, it is combination of both white hat and black hat.

It would be better if you use only white hat SEO for better result.

You can use any tool to collect data but do link building manually.

11 years ago

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Corzhens

I admit that I am ignorant of the blackhat and greyhat SEO because I get confused that’s why I am only focusing on the basic SEO. But I know that I have to learn in order to avoid violations of Google policy. I now understand that getting a service to spread the backlinks is a form of greyhat and although it is safe than the blackhat procedure, I still should not be involved in buying links. It’s always better to do it myself.

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