Annoying SEO Problem - Looking For Solution

[SAM22]

I am trying to rank for several keyword terms and some of my sites are on the first page on Google. However, there are a few in the bunch that continue to get de-indexed and removed from the search results completely. Then a few days later they will return. I understand when you're building links you will experience the Google dance and sometimes your site will appear as if it was completely removed from the listings. But how long is this suppose to take place. Even though my site returns after a while I would prefer if they never get removed from the rankings, because that means no traffic and no sales. Has anyone had this issue before and what did you do to solve it. I'm thinking I should probably minimize the amount of backlinks I am sending to site.

[Maheshpandit]

If that keyword is competitive then you can be sure that your ranking will not get affected. It also depends on how your competitor is working to get top ranking.. Keep working and never leave your hope. Good Luck.

[seowizz]

Hi Sam,

If it's your home page that is experiencing this 'dance' then it is likely down to the links you build, if you build a lot of site wide links it is common for newer websites and even older ones to react like this, also if your chasing the same anchor text with every link you build this can also cause problems.

We have noticed that Google is getting a lot faster at devaluing links that aren't natural so if your doing a lot of article submissions, classic forum profiles or buying links there is a good chance that they are simply being built and devalued.

If the page in question is an internal page then you need to consider your site structure, do you only link to it from the homepage? what anchor text do you use? how many other pages do you link to it from?

The best advice I could give is to maybe kill the link building for a month, see how the page settles in the SERPS. If you're not comfortable doing this then switch up your link building, don't do the same thing month after month. Do a few articles one month, some guest blogging the next and then a few directory submissions after that.

Keep Google guessing.

[webgain]

Originally Posted by Maheshpandit

If that keyword is competitive then you can be sure that your ranking will not get affected. It also depends on how your competitor is working to get top ranking.. Keep working and never leave your hope. Good Luck.

Thanks for you LUCK

I have the same problem.. my all site got down in GOOGLE ranking, now I have started to build link steadily but quality only. I hope to get my rank soon. And one more thing my few sites got de-indexed on Google, how to get them index again. Please let me know.

[SAM22]

@ seowizz. I should also add that when they do reappear in the serps sometimes they'll return in a higher position from the last time I took a look at it. So this makes me assume that my link building strategy is working for the most part, since it is still moving up the ranks. However, I agree with the point that stop link building on this term will allow my site to settle in a more definite position. However, I would much rather figure out how to continue my link building campaign on my site and keep it from disappearing and reappearing constantly. Yes, I'm only using one anchor text and I am sending the links to my home page.

The thing is though I am building links for about 16 total sites (16 different keywords), and for all of them I am doing the same thing. But not all of them are reacting like this, as some are moving up the ranks very effectively without getting de-indexed and then indexed again. I think each keyword term is different and reacts differently. I'm not sure about this but what else could it be, because I do the same thing for every keyword. It's just a select few that wants to be a trouble maker and not stay consistently in the ranks while link building. I think I will take your advice and just switch it up and keep Google guessing for the few that don't want to act right and see what happens.

[dburk]

Hi SAM22,

Sounds like you are not being de-indexed, that is the wrong terminology. Your rankings are fluctuating for a particular keyword, this is not the same thing as being de-indexed. Don't worry about these fluctuations, just continue solid promotion of your web pages.

Oh... and Google does not guess, Google uses an algorithm that is automated so there is no way to "keep Google guessing". If Google is devauling your backlinks then you may want to switch to building meritorious backlinks instead of spamming, this will lead to a more solid ranking position.

[SAM22]

Originally Posted by dburk

Hi SAM22,

Sounds like you are not being de-indexed, that is the wrong terminology. Your rankings are fluctuating for a particular keyword, this is not the same thing as being de-indexed. Don't worry about these fluctuations, just continue solid promotion of your web pages.

Oh... and Google does not guess, Google uses an algorithm that is automated so there is no way to "keep Google guessing". If Google is devauling your backlinks then you may want to switch to building meritorious backlinks instead of spamming, this will lead to a more solid ranking position.

Thanks dburk for your input. Well appreciated. I know now what I need to do.