Google must hate me so much...I have a problem

Mr Tomcat · 08-31-2009, 05:17 PM

So the site in my signature is causing me headaches. It has all pages indexed in google yet i get no google traffic at all. Even the domain name only shows up if i type the .com in the search. It has been live for about 2 months now.

A large part of the posts have been auto transfered from a blogger blog i ran and have now closed a few weeks ago.

Is it penalizing me for duplicate content? How long before google likes me again?

Or am i way off and something else is the cause?

Any input or ideas very much appreciated

Mr Tomcat · 08-31-2009, 06:12 PM

Anyone who maybe had the same problem or did the same transfer without problems maybe...

havplenty · 08-31-2009, 07:34 PM

Google will only give you traffic if your site is optimized correctly. getting indexed is only half the battle.

You should now focus on ranking for niche specific keywords. You know, the usual SEO stuff of building backlinks etc.

By the way I love the site. It could go viral. There's a site in your niche (not video based) that's about 3 years old and makes about 7K a month in advertising. Can't remember what it's called though.

Anyhow good luck with your site.

Hav

Mr Tomcat · 08-31-2009, 08:13 PM

Thanks Hav!

nice to hear you like the site...make it go viral please :-)

I have been building up relevant links with relevant keywords as anchor text and everything ...also in the beginning i did receive some google traffic but now nothing at all...this is what makes me a bit woozy...i have other random sites where i might get a visitor due to a typo every now and then but in this case nothing

johnlagoudakis · 08-31-2009, 09:06 PM

Great site!

Do you have the following plugins installed for Wordpress?

all-in-one seo
google sitemap generator

Also, you will want to add ping sites to your "update services" section so that new posts/pages are automatically pinged for you.

Mr Tomcat · 08-31-2009, 09:27 PM

Thanks Justin, jpieter and John!

Just checked my keyword use and using the all-in-one seo plugin i did overdo it a bit. Must have been a little excited when i activated that plugin lol...so i changed that.

John I have the xml sitemap plugin, does this make a difference?

I have a ton of sites in my "to ping list" not sure though if they have any impact at all. Any must haves you know of?

So assuming I was keyword stuffing in my tags which is now resolved...how long will google still be hating me?

Thanks everyone for your input!

The Expert · 08-31-2009, 09:52 PM

Have you created some type of NoIndex setting running on that site?

I just checked it in Yahoo Site Explorer and it says you have only 1 page indexed in Yahoo. The home page.

Google shows 137. That's weird.

You need to make sure that you are don't have something running that is sabotaging your site from the inside without you knowing.

Mr Tomcat · 08-31-2009, 10:00 PM

Thanks Expert for taking a look...

I don't think I have any type of noindex setting running...i think...

could this be caused by some wrong setting on the all-in-one seo plugin or another plugin?

oh boy i think my site is a mess...thanks for your time

Julian Lockhart · 08-31-2009, 10:59 PM

Some facts:

Funny Cat Videos
704000 exact phrase search Not so easy to rank
74000 searches per month GOOD
Your site has very little backlinks (about 8)
None link back to you with "funny cat videos" as anchor text

You do have a back link for "talking cat video" you rank #273
You don't rank for "funny cat video" because there are at least 1000 other sites ahead of you.

Your homepage ranks #583 for "cheeky cat videos"
talking cat video #273 funnycatworld.com/lorenzo-all-alone-talking-cat/
funny cat videos and pics #312 funnycatworld.com/cat-on-trampoline/
funny cat world #338 http://funnycatworld.com/stalker-cat-is-stalking-you/

Please get some more knowledge on SEO. It's going to take some effort to rank for Funny cat videos

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kendrickyi · 08-31-2009, 11:20 PM

wow Mr Tomcat, cool site!
don't give up if your website still receives the same amount of traffic even after you've made the changes. it takes time.

furthermore, maybe you would like to try other free traffic generation methods? as mentioned, your site could go viral. try promoting it in social networks or social bookmarks if you want. it's free.

all the best! love the videos. haha. (:

Myron · 09-01-2009, 12:01 AM

Try using Google's Keyword tool, and select "website Url" for results. Google will crawl your site and they will give you an idea of what they think your site is mainly about. That way you can get keyword ideas that you can rank for and they may stick more.
Hope this helps you out.

Julian Lockhart · 09-01-2009, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharyl.wilson

I think if u optimized ur site correctly then google will surly rank ur site.

This is in fact true.

Fact of the matter your site is ranked just not in the top 1000.

You can optimize your site some. But you my friend need to spend some time getting back links.

You should try the viral method as well.

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Mr Tomcat · 09-01-2009, 09:12 AM

Julian thank you very much for your posts, advice and insight. Trying to take all of this onboard at the moment. Thanks ever so much.

Sent you a pm with a little question hope you don't mind

Mr Tomcat · 09-01-2009, 09:14 AM

Thanks kendrickyi glad you like it! looking in to social bookmarking at the moment

Mr Tomcat · 09-01-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myron

Try using Google's Keyword tool, and select "website Url" for results. Google will crawl your site and they will give you an idea of what they think your site is mainly about. That way you can get keyword ideas that you can rank for and they may stick more.
Hope this helps you out.

Thanks never used it that way. Very interesting to see what google thinks...ohoh

AndyBeard · 09-07-2009, 06:37 PM

How did you close the old site?

Option 1 - just transferred content then deleted it (dumb)
Option 2 - left snippets of all content, with links to each new location
Option 3 - told blogger to run on a domain, then set your permalinks to match, or 301 redirect to new permalinks (can work for a while until Blogger spots you are no longer hosting with them, and adds an interstitial and kills juice
Option 4 - set up a smart redirect using javascript (302 redirect) which potentially can transfer the juice, and visitors, without Blogger adding an interstitial.

Now if your old site didn't have many links, it is potentially a none issue, but much bettter to handle this stuff correctly.

08-31-2009, 05:17 PM	#1
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google must hate me so much...I have a problem So the site in my signature is causing me headaches. It has all pages indexed in google yet i get no google traffic at all. Even the domain name only shows up if i type the .com in the search. It has been live for about 2 months now. A large part of the posts have been auto transfered from a blogger blog i ran and have now closed a few weeks ago. Is it penalizing me for duplicate content? How long before google likes me again? Or am i way off and something else is the cause? Any input or ideas very much appreciated
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08-31-2009, 06:12 PM	#2
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Anyone who maybe had the same problem or did the same transfer without problems maybe...
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08-31-2009, 07:34 PM	#3
havplenty HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 285 Thanks: 22 Thanked 32 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Google will only give you traffic if your site is optimized correctly. getting indexed is only half the battle. You should now focus on ranking for niche specific keywords. You know, the usual SEO stuff of building backlinks etc. By the way I love the site. It could go viral. There's a site in your niche (not video based) that's about 3 years old and makes about 7K a month in advertising. Can't remember what it's called though. Anyhow good luck with your site. Hav
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08-31-2009, 08:13 PM	#4
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Thanks Hav! nice to hear you like the site...make it go viral please :-) I have been building up relevant links with relevant keywords as anchor text and everything ...also in the beginning i did receive some google traffic but now nothing at all...this is what makes me a bit woozy...i have other random sites where i might get a visitor due to a typo every now and then but in this case nothing
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08-31-2009, 09:06 PM	#5
johnlagoudakis JohnLagoudakis.com War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 354 Blog Entries: 8 Thanks: 33 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Great site! Do you have the following plugins installed for Wordpress? all-in-one seo google sitemap generator Also, you will want to add ping sites to your "update services" section so that new posts/pages are automatically pinged for you.
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08-31-2009, 09:27 PM	#6
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Thanks Justin, jpieter and John! Just checked my keyword use and using the all-in-one seo plugin i did overdo it a bit. Must have been a little excited when i activated that plugin lol...so i changed that. John I have the xml sitemap plugin, does this make a difference? I have a ton of sites in my "to ping list" not sure though if they have any impact at all. Any must haves you know of? So assuming I was keyword stuffing in my tags which is now resolved...how long will google still be hating me? Thanks everyone for your input!
	Funny Cat Videos <-----Trade Linky Linky? ;-)

08-31-2009, 09:52 PM	#7
The Expert HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 357 Thanks: 26 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Have you created some type of NoIndex setting running on that site? I just checked it in Yahoo Site Explorer and it says you have only 1 page indexed in Yahoo. The home page. Google shows 137. That's weird. You need to make sure that you are don't have something running that is sabotaging your site from the inside without you knowing.

08-31-2009, 10:00 PM	#8
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Thanks Expert for taking a look... I don't think I have any type of noindex setting running...i think... could this be caused by some wrong setting on the all-in-one seo plugin or another plugin? oh boy i think my site is a mess...thanks for your time
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08-31-2009, 10:59 PM	#9
Julian Lockhart HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 142 Thanks: 66 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Social Networking	Google Doesn't Even Know You - Let Alone Hate You Some facts: Funny Cat Videos 704000 exact phrase search Not so easy to rank 74000 searches per month GOOD Your site has very little backlinks (about 8) None link back to you with "funny cat videos" as anchor text You do have a back link for "talking cat video" you rank #273 You don't rank for "funny cat video" because there are at least 1000 other sites ahead of you. Your homepage ranks #583 for "cheeky cat videos" talking cat video #273 funnycatworld.com/lorenzo-all-alone-talking-cat/ funny cat videos and pics #312 funnycatworld.com/cat-on-trampoline/ funny cat world #338 http://funnycatworld.com/stalker-cat-is-stalking-you/ Please get some more knowledge on SEO. It's going to take some effort to rank for Funny cat videos stompernet has a $1 trial for 1month of their program. You'll thank me later. They give you their SEO course for free just for trialing their membership service. Good Luck PS The site is pretty cool!
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08-31-2009, 11:20 PM	#10
kendrickyi HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 226 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem wow Mr Tomcat, cool site! don't give up if your website still receives the same amount of traffic even after you've made the changes. it takes time. furthermore, maybe you would like to try other free traffic generation methods? as mentioned, your site could go viral. try promoting it in social networks or social bookmarks if you want. it's free. all the best! love the videos. haha. (:
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09-01-2009, 12:01 AM	#11
Myron Myron Jones Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Try using Google's Keyword tool, and select "website Url" for results. Google will crawl your site and they will give you an idea of what they think your site is mainly about. That way you can get keyword ideas that you can rank for and they may stick more. Hope this helps you out.

09-01-2009, 09:12 AM	#13
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Julian thank you very much for your posts, advice and insight. Trying to take all of this onboard at the moment. Thanks ever so much. Sent you a pm with a little question hope you don't mind
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09-01-2009, 09:14 AM	#14
Mr Tomcat Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google must hate me so much...I have a problem Thanks kendrickyi glad you like it! looking in to social bookmarking at the moment
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