How to protect your blog from competitor attacks - x-droov

Lol, when you create your blog, you are always drawn to thinking that you don't need to protect your blog from competitors. That's nearly senseless, but because your blog is new, you think no one will try hitting you down inorder to secure his future prosperity.

It has happened to x-droov and it can surely happen to you. One good thing was that we dealt with it seriously and we are now safe.

There are so many ways in which a person can kill your website ranking or web visibility that's why Google is taking caution to acting swiftly on reported websites.

How Google is protecting you from competitors

Google is aware of the green-eyed guyz and is ready to work with you to make sure you're on line.

1. Delaying action

Google always delays action on websites that have been reported multiple times.

With multiple times, I mean that your website was first reported to Google as a defaulter then you appealed and it was reinstated. With such a site, Google hesitates quick action, but instead warns the webmaster.

Blogger is very vulnerable to kick outs in the early stages. If a competitor reports your blog as spammy and it's the first time it's being reported, Blogger will take it offline as soon as possible.

That's destructive to your traffic, but it doesn't affect your ranking once your blog is reinstated.

2. Offering swift response

This is in case your website is reported falsely and you appeal to Google. It takes less than two hours for new Blogger blogs to be reinstated and less than an hour for authority Blogger blogs.

As a Blogger, you need to make it a habit to always check on your blog at least twice every week. You could even do it daily inorder to be in time to put your blog back online.

3. Ignoring reports

Once your blog is big enough, more competitor attacks will be experienced and because Google gets tired of being tricked by liars, it distances itself from acting on some consecutive reports.

How you can protect your blog from competitor attacks

It's now your turn to protect yourself.

1. Backup your content weekly

On Blogger, navigate to settings, scroll down and click backup.

It'll download for you an xml format of your whole blog. That's good in case a shitty action is done by Google and you can't reinstate your blog. It's mostly recommended for new blogs.

2. Have a search console account

A search console account warns you about all reports by anyone on your site. An example is someone reporting your blog for phishing or spam.

It's easier to correct the mess when you have a console account. In short you can't correct some feck reports if you don't have a search console account. 

Quickly create a search console account to be on the safe side.

3. Moderate all comments

It's difficult to do it as a site grows, but it's recommended.

Comments are the only way a person can place personal information on your blog. Someone could post sensitive financial or personal information on your comments then report your site to Google for exposing his or her information.

With moderated comments, they don't have a chance at you.

To moderate comments, go to Blogger settings and scroll to the comments then change the moderation to always.

4. Be a good parent

A good parent checks on his or her kids regularly to make sure they are okay. That's what you need to do for your blog. Keep checking on it even when you are not posting. 

You'll be in time to save your site.

5. Watch for copyright and Blogger privacy terms

Try to use uncopyrighted content on your blog because it's the only way you can be hit head on. Don't post violent content without adding an age warning.

Don't post pictures of minors or someone's kids without prior permission. That's what is basic.

There we have the tools for your protection. Use them well. If you have any questions or you needed to add to the above pack, let us know in the comments section. Thanks for reading.

AUTHOR

Emmy Jayson