Matt Cutts of Google wrote a blog post today explaining why Google won’t take down a page that you don’t like. Perhaps this page says things about you that you believe to be untrue. Maybe you are a business and a past customer has written something about your company that you don’t like, believe to be false or maybe has even been worked out so the complaint is no longer valid.
Well, asking Google to remove that page from their index will fall on deaf ears. They will not take sides. You can read the explanation here.
So what can you do?
First, you can of course ask the person who put up the page or post to please take it down. If you are unable to get the page down or make a change to the page than your best bet is to try and make pages that say positive things about you or your company placed higher in Google and other search engines.
Search Engine Optimization is not just about getting people to find you. It is getting people to find positive things about you. It is about ensuring that you and your brand are presented in the way you want it done.
