Google Penalty?

[kennington71]

Hi All,

I've been sending out free product samples for bloggers to review my products, to try to get our business name out there.

• I thought asking bloggers for a review would be fine, as long as I'm not asking for a link. I see google's exact words on link schemes include "Sending someone a free product in exchange for them writing it and including a link"
• I've also seen a Google article which seems to put the onus on bloggers to ensure the links are a no-follow and articles are marked as gifted

Do you think I am likely to be penalised by Google for sending products out for review? The bloggers are linking back to me, but I'm not specifically asking for links, just a review.

I'm totally confused and worried that all the work i've done will actually negatively affect my website!

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Subhodip]

Did you check the latest google algorithm update on “product reviews update”. It’s not a penalty but this update rewards top quality and original product review content, above thinner ones. In this case, google is giving priority to the original ones.

 

[Scorebetting]

I don't see any reason why you would be penalized.

 

[lesseo]

I don't see any reason why you would be penalized.

I agree , me too don't see any reason for penalty.

 

[marketerrakib]

When Google doesn't like your website to keep on their search results. Because of your spamming

 

[shamu424]

A sanction from Google is reflected in a negative impact on the search ranking of a website because it does not comply with the updates of Google algorithms and / or manual review. The penalty can be a byproduct of an algorithm update or an intentional penalty at the hands of the negative SEO / Black Hat SEO.

 

[shamu424]

A Google Penalty is a negative effect inflicted on a website's rankings based on updates made to Google’s search algorithms. Penalties can be the result of an algorithm update or suspicion of black-hat SEO tactics such as suspicious links or keyword-stuffing.