Subscribe to RSSBlack Hat SEO: Doorway Pages Technique
In order to get higher search rankings, website owners are tempted to apply black hat SEO on their sites. There are many black hat techniques that you can use to optimize your site. One of the known methods is the creation of Doorway Pages.
So what are Doorway Pages and how is it done? Doorway Pages are also called ghost pages or fake pages. They are used to get your page indexed easily by Google. There are invisible page intended just for optimization. Usually, it is just a simple HTML page filled with keywords and phrases that targets internet crawlers and engine spiders. With keyword rich pages, there is a big tendency that web spiders will mistake it as relevant and credible for a certain topic.
However, internet crawlers and search engine spiders are more intelligent and intuitive these days. As such, spiders are now ignoring doorway pages and getting your sites banned because of use. Though there is still a chance for your site to get high ranks out of this endeavor, it probably won’t stay as is for long.
Having doorway pages will necessitate you to update every keyword and phrase you use that is related to the hottest keywords of the day. This will include Meta tags, which you need to fill up in higher density. Doorway pages are very tiring to maintain then. But if you’re willing to do that work on doorway pages, why not use up your energy on the correct SEO techniques and optimize your site in an ethical manner.
Since website owners often have dilemmas over their site’s lack of keyword dense content and effective Meta tags, they will be tempted to buy a software which will aid them in creating doorway pages. My only advice is, instead of wasting money on a strategy that will only lead your site to banishment, the best thing to do is to hire someone who specializes on SEO to optimize your site. Aside from assuring yourself of safe, quality optimization services, you will also be saving you and your site form a whole lot of trouble.