Forbes Slapped with Google Manual Action

🚨 Download one of our FREE subscriber-only resources 👉 ____________________________________________ The unthinkable has happened. The Forbes and Google lovefest is finally over. And it’s not just a minor spat. Google has finally caught Forbes red-handed abusing their site reputation, and slapped them with an alleged manual penalty that has already cost Forbes MILLIONS of page views. Try to hold back your tears…while we play the world’s smallest violin. It’s about time this happened. Google has been talking a big game when it comes to penalizing sites who ignore their guidelines, and Forbes has been one of the biggest rule-breakers. So why did this only happen now? Is this the start of the downfall of Forbes? And does this mean the party is over for other big-names sites too? We’ll answer all of that in today’s video. ____________________________________________ A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Digital PR Agency, Search Intelligence. ____________________________________________ Here at Authority Hacker News, we cover the latest cutting-edge news from the world of search and online marketing. ____________________________________________ SOURCES ____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Forbes’s domination in search results 01:39 Google hits Forbes with site reputation abuse penalty 02:00 How some news sites are generating affiliate income 04:50 Where Parasite SEO comes in 05:28 What even is Forbes Marketplace? 06:26 CNN and USA Today also guilty? 07:22 Google is cracking down 08:30 Why did Google finally take action? 09:27 How will Google stop this from happening again? 10:33 Manual actions aren’t foolproof 11:18 What’s our take? 12:35 Debate of the Week! ____________________________________________ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE LinkedIn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: @authorityhackernews/