What is Cloaking ?

Started by seoinheritx, 11-15-2012, 00:19:43

Previous topic - Next topic

DavisJoseph

Cloaking is a search engine optimization Black hat method that some webmasters use to show the content of their sites to the search engine spider so they could rank higher for their keywords, and they show something else to the visitors.
  •  


jaysh4922

Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser


macpual

Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser. This is done by delivering content based on the IP addresses or the User-Agent HTTP header of the user requesting the page.

Kate Evans

Cloaking is a black hat SEI technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the users' browser!

Jennyholms

As name shows it's "Cloaking" not 'Clocking'.
Cloaking is basically a Black hat SEO technique use for ranking improvement. In this the content visible to Google spider is different from the user's browser.
Jenny Holms
  •  


macpual

Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser. This is done by delivering content based on the IP addresses or the User-Agent HTTP header of the user requesting the page.

MaryGreen

Hello, I want to use Wikipedia explenation! So, Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser. This is done by delivering content based on the IP addresses or the User-Agent HTTP header of the user requesting the page. When a user is identified as a search engine spider, a server-side script delivers a different version of the web page, one that contains content not present on the visible page, or that is present but not searchable. The purpose of cloaking is sometimes to deceive search engines so they display the page when it would not otherwise be displayed (black hat SEO). However, it can also be a functional (though antiquated) technique for informing search engines of content they would not otherwise be able to locate because it is embedded in non-textual containers such as video or certain Adobe Flash components. As of 2006, better methods of accessibility, including progressive enhancement, are available, so cloaking is no longer necessary for regular SEO.

SEO.Ninja

It is Un-Ethical Black Hat SEO technique.
The programmer write a content for search engine purpose but not for the people.
Consequently the search engine see one content but visitor see other content.
It violation of Google Webmaster guidelines.


spinneren

Is giving different content on meta description of a blog post with real content of blog post where meta description only shown to search engine spider and real content shown to the visitor is consider as a cloaking?


96Livepro

Cloaking is a Black Hat SEO in which content presented in the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's web browser.