Why Does Google Hate Me?

Marcus Santer · 07-05-2011, 11:00 AM

I'm getting pretty upset with Google to be honest.

I've been on the Google Webmaster forum twice asking for advice on why my blog, with 170+ posts (of pretty good content I think), backlinks, etc rates so much lower than very thin affiliate sites.

Their advice was:

to add a navigation bar to make my site easier to navigate - check
set my www or non www URL preference - check
get rid of the number of times I use the word Qigong - check
To link to my qigong exercises page from my home page - check
and some others I can't remember

I've done everything they have suggested and I'm still going down in the rankings.

For example, I did a search on: qigong exercises

It's my main keyword at the moment. I used to be 6 or 7 on page 1. Now I'm towards the bottom of page 2. Yet in my browser (with me not logged into Google so as to avoid skewing the results as much as possible) this page appears as number 1 for the term:

qigongforbeginners.com/qigong-exercises/

It has a Page Rank 1 and Google Index: 22, using SEOQuake toolbar tool, it's clearly an affiliate site and it's kicking the stuffing out of my qigong15.com/blog/category/qigong-exercises/ page.

I'm at my wits end. What am I missing guys and gals?

I try to provide quality, relevant information on Qigong that is of benefit to readers searching for qigong and yet everything I seem to be doing is making my rankings worse and worse.

Thanks for your help with this one.

Kindest regards

Marcus

yukon · 07-05-2011, 11:12 AM

That Google Webmaster forum is like asking KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) for their secret recipe.

Your answer would be, "The secret recipe includes 7 herbs & spices".

Not much help is it?

I havn't looked at your site, the best I can tell you is focus on external + internal links with keyword anchor-text. Also, include the keyword in the page-title & url. Related keywords are also important.

07-05-2011, 11:00 AM	#1
Marcus Santer Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Why Does Google Hate Me? I'm getting pretty upset with Google to be honest. I've been on the Google Webmaster forum twice asking for advice on why my blog, with 170+ posts (of pretty good content I think), backlinks, etc rates so much lower than very thin affiliate sites. Their advice was: to add a navigation bar to make my site easier to navigate - check set my www or non www URL preference - check get rid of the number of times I use the word Qigong - check To link to my qigong exercises page from my home page - check and some others I can't remember I've done everything they have suggested and I'm still going down in the rankings. For example, I did a search on: qigong exercises It's my main keyword at the moment. I used to be 6 or 7 on page 1. Now I'm towards the bottom of page 2. Yet in my browser (with me not logged into Google so as to avoid skewing the results as much as possible) this page appears as number 1 for the term: qigongforbeginners.com/qigong-exercises/ It has a Page Rank 1 and Google Index: 22, using SEOQuake toolbar tool, it's clearly an affiliate site and it's kicking the stuffing out of my qigong15.com/blog/category/qigong-exercises/ page. I'm at my wits end. What am I missing guys and gals? I try to provide quality, relevant information on Qigong that is of benefit to readers searching for qigong and yet everything I seem to be doing is making my rankings worse and worse. Thanks for your help with this one. Kindest regards Marcus
	Marcus Santer Qigong15.com/blog/ - the home of Qigong goodness

07-05-2011, 11:12 AM	#2
yukon SEO Strategist War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,532 Thanks: 355 Thanked 1,992 Times in 1,273 Posts	Re: Why Does Google Hate Me? That Google Webmaster forum is like asking KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) for their secret recipe. Your answer would be, "The secret recipe includes 7 herbs & spices". Not much help is it? I havn't looked at your site, the best I can tell you is focus on external + internal links with keyword anchor-text. Also, include the keyword in the page-title & url. Related keywords are also important.
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