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Hidden Keywords

  • 04-02-2011 3:09pm
    #1
    magicflame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    HI there,
    Anyone know how to view hidden keywords on a website?
    Tx Karen


Comments

  • #2
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    View Source might be what you're after.


  • #3
    magicflame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭magicflame


    tricky D wrote: »
    View Source might be what you're after.

    Nope, tried that already, the keyword are "hidden"


  • #4
    rossc007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭rossc007


    magicflame wrote: »
    Nope, tried that already, the keyword are "hidden"

    I'm open to correction, but if its not in the source, then its not getting read by a search engine.


  • #5
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    magicflame wrote: »
    Nope, tried that already, the keyword are "hidden"

    What do you mean by hidden then?


  • #6
    jmcc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,521 ✭✭✭jmcc


    tricky D wrote: »
    What do you mean by hidden then?
    Cloaked in that a different version of the page is served to a search engine?

    Regards...jmcc


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  • #7
    magicflame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭magicflame


    jmcc wrote: »
    Cloaked in that a different version of the page is served to a search engine?

    Regards...jmcc

    Thanks for explaining that ;)
    So now we're all clear on that, do you know know how I can get hold of the cloaked code?


  • #8
    ianhobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭ianhobo


    Seriously? :D

    Not here anyway.

    You could try here though, theres a wealth of information on how to do it the right way http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=23

    ......by building a good decent quality website
    magicflame wrote: »
    Thanks for explaining that ;)
    So now we're all clear on that, do you know know how I can get hold of the cloaked code?


  • #9
    magicflame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭magicflame


    ianhobo wrote: »
    Seriously? :D

    Not here anyway.

    You could try here though, theres a wealth of information on how to do it the right way http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=23

    ......by building a good decent quality website

    SERIOUSLY :rolleyes:
    Btw, I have a perfectly perfect website, it's a competitor's keywords that Im trying to get hold of


  • #10
    ianhobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭ianhobo


    Well good luck with that, as it isn't really going to lead you anywhere.

    Why do you assume they are using cloaking techniques?

    Maybe they just simply have a larger ad words budget, and you won't get a copy of those keywords legally either

    You're options are to improve your own site in terms of content and SEO, or buy your way out of it by out bidding them on keywords in sponsored search results


  • #11
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    You need to get use a browser that will let you change your "User agent" string (I'm pretty sure Firefox has an extension that lets you do this). You can change the string to match the search engine you want to simulate and when you browse the site it will respond to you as if you are the search engine, including "cloaked keywords".


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  • #12
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    You could try using: http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/internet/google/googlebot-spoofer/

    However, I'm curious as to why you are doing this. Do you think your competitor is using some bait and switch method for search engine ranking? It's possible but very very unlikely.


  • #13
    Webmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    Yeah or do it quickly with Php/cURL by changing the user agent as said before.


  • #14
    komodosp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭komodosp


    What is the code that tells you the keywords are "hidden"? Is there any chance they are taking the piss out of you keyword thieves and they have actually made "hidden" the only keyword?

    THe thing is that their "keywords" are probably in the text of the website itself!


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