My previous article on this topic shows more detail on how and where these sites are displaying their paid dofollow links. Finally, if it is a non-profit site, and they are providing dofollowed links to sponsors, and particularly if these sponsors include spammy or fraudulent sites, then you should report those too. Alternatively, if you see banner image ads for third party websites, and these are dofollowed, then you can also reasonably conclude that these sites are selling these banners for their SEO value (paid ads are supposed to be nofollowed). Review each of these sites, and if you see a “links” section with some suspicious looking links (gambling sites, viagra sites, attorney sites, loan sites, thin coupon sites like ) and these link are dofollowed, then you can be pretty sure the site is selling these links for profit. You can report these sites too - if Google concludes that these sites are engaged in selling links, their links will lose their value, and hopefully thin coupon sites like will become less visible on search engines. I’ve also compiled a list of the sites that are most obviously engaged in selling links to spammy sites like PromoCodeWatch. - 5,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 35,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 70,000 visits -Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 100,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 130,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 150,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 230,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 250,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 360,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 450,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.- 850,000 visits - Backlinks: Ahrefs, Majestic - Report to Google.I’ve included links to their backlink profiles on and MajesticSEO - you can do your own research and see if they have backlinks that warrant reporting to Google. My research is by no means exhaustive, my list is the result of research done specifically for my clients, but I have compiled a list of sites that are the most obvious abusers of paid links, and these sites are ranking prominently in Google and other search engines. To report these sites, simply visit this tool and enter in the URLs of offending sites that are buying and selling links.Īdditionally, due to the deceptive practices BrokeScholar has been found to be using on its own pages, such as posting fake codes then tricking users into thinking they are “verified,” I recommend that webmasters report the site to Google for posting content designed to mislead users. I think that enough webmasters report these sites, Google will take action and these sites will lose their rankings.
If you’re a website owner or an SEO who may be negatively impacted by rise of these thin affiliate sites, you can simply report these sites to Google. These are growth charts any business could envy, and their growth comes at the expense of higher quality sites like RetailMeNot, DealNews,, CouponCabin, CouponChief, and others.Īnd if you multiply this by the dozens of new sites that are using this tactic, you can see this is a widespread problem in the coupon industry.
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