Dot Info Domains No Longer Ranking On Google

[MikeFriedman]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

I'm sorry but I think things have changed..my .info sites are still no where to be found in the top 1000...something has changed..before anyone starts saying..all B.S..or your crazy..test it your self and create a new site with a .info then you can say this is B.S if you can rank Ok !

What part of "it has only been a week" are you not understanding?

What you are saying is complete and utter nonsense. I bought a .com last week that isn't ranking in the top 1000 yet even though it is indexed.

So by your logic, Google hates .com's too I guess.

I'm going to go start a thread right now...

DOT COM DOMAINS NO LONGER RANKING ON GOOGLE


Maybe Google just flat out thinks the other 1000 sites are better than yours.

[Jay Moreno]

My infos are still ranking number one in google with zero time spent on back links, been there nearly two years now Lol all local seo and geo-targeted for a paticular niche for a client

I used to do this all the time but got out of seo turn of this year since panda and other changes make seo so unpredictable.

Made good $$$ when I had the chance

[Alexa Smith]

Even a confirmed, experienced skepchick like me, entirely familiar with threads based purely on misinformation, can barely believe some of the nonsense in this thread (and in fact underlying the thread's existence) ...

[Jay Moreno]

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Even a confirmed, experienced skepchick like me, entirely familiar with threads based purely on misinformation, can barely believe some of the nonsense in this thread (and in fact underlying the thread's existence) ...

You calling my post nonsense? Lol

[Dumkist]

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

What part of "it has only been a week" are you not understanding?

What you are saying is complete and utter nonsense. I bought a .com last week that isn't ranking in the top 1000 yet even though it is indexed.

So by your logic, Google hates .com's too I guess.

I'm going to go start a thread right now...

DOT COM DOMAINS NO LONGER RANKING ON GOOGLE


Maybe Google just flat out thinks the other 1000 sites are better than yours.

First off I know seo I have sites that rank #1 for terms that get 100,000+ exact searches a month ..so I think I know a little seo ..so you seem to know so much..when was the last time you even made a site with a .info ??...last year ?

[Jay Moreno]

@dumkist I'll set one up this weekend and get back to you with the results

[MikeFriedman]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

First off I know seo I have sites that rank #1 for terms that get 100,000+ exact searches a month ..so I think I know a little seo ..so you seem to know so much..when was the last time you even made a site with a .info ??...last year ?

Dumkist,

You are missing the point. You are making a very broad generalization based off of 2 sites not showing in the top 1000 in less than a week.

Do you not see why that argument has a very weak leg to stand on?

Now, if suddenly lots of people were reporting that .info website rankings were falling all over the place, and your sites were not showing in the top 1000 after a month or two of solid backlinking, ok then. That might be evidence enough to look a little further into such a claim.

On top of that, Google has never punished an entire TLD before. There is no evidence to support them starting to do it now.

Your entire argument is based on these sites not showing up in the top 1000 in less than a week. I have a .com I bought last week that isn't showing in the top 1000 yet.

So are you know going to tell everyone that Google is no longer ranking .com's too? Because if you are going to support your belief that Google no longer likes .info's, then you have to make the same argument that Google does not like .com's either based on the facts that I am presenting you.

[Dumkist]

Originally Posted by Jay Moreno

@dumkist I'll set one up this weekend and get back to you with the results

Thanks Jay..man that is what this forum should be like..people helping one another ...not people trying to make others look bad because they are asking others for help...thanks Jay

[Jay Moreno]

Dumkist have you tried doing a search like this site:yourdomain.com?

you probably know this already sometimes I forget about but that little gem it's a good indication at least to see if your site has even been picked up by google

Mike I hear what you are saying too - i don't think dumkist is saying omg why i am not in the top 10 on google, but more why is google not even crawling my site.... I don't think google would block an entire tld but would be interesting to see in comparison if there is any difference in time between a .com getting crawled and listed compared to a .info

With all the recent changes in the past year it is the main reason I don't do seo anymore for clients, I am getting ready to launch a project that will be using .com, .net and a few .infos so it's not a big deal for me to follow the progress since I would be doing it anyway just so happens it will help a fellow warrior out in the process. Least you can see if it's an isolated incident or not.

[MikeFriedman]

Originally Posted by Jay Moreno

Dumkist have your tried doing a search like this site:yourdomain.com?

you probably know this already sometimes I forget about but it's a good indication at least to see if your site has even been picked up by google

He said in a earlier post that both sites were indexed.

[bhuff85]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

I'm sorry but I think things have changed..my .info sites are still no where to be found in the top 1000...something has changed..before anyone starts saying..all B.S..or your crazy..test it your self and create a new site with a .info then you can say this is B.S if you can rank Ok !

Set a .info up about a week and a half ago. Ranked on 2nd page at #11 currently (and shouldn't be long til it hits page 1). So yes, the whole .info hoopla is pure myth based on my experiences of having over 10 .info domains ranking on page 1 currently.

Nothing has changed. Maybe you should look at other factors other than the domain extension, because the extension means nothing in this case. Check your on-page SEO. Check your backing sources. The list goes on and on. If you do this, I think you'll find a better explanation as to why your site isn't showing up in the top 1000 results.

[Jay Moreno]

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

He said in a earlier post that both sites were indexed.

Ok cool I missed that one

Dumkist if you pm me your domain I'll do an analysis on it if you like might shed some light on it

[Edmund Yeo]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think

Hi Dumkist,

There is nothing to worry about. This usually happens to new sites. They will take some time (about 1 to 3 months) to stable their rankings on Google.

It might also be due to the Google Dance phenomenal especially when your site is still very new and you are building many links to it. Therefore, it is normal to see your site's ranking fluctuating from time to time. It usually takes a few weeks for your site to get a stable ranking.

It happens to my new sites as well. I dont think the domain extensions affect the rankings a lot although I have learnt from top internet marketers to go for .com, .net and .org extensions instead of others.

What you need to do now is to post more unique and quality content to your site, and build links to them. On hindsight, do not build too many links at one go to a new site without adding new content as it will look unnatural to Google. Therefore, your rankings may be penalized. Personal experience on this..

What I would recommend is to slowly increase the number of links being built to your site on a weekly basis. Eg. Week 1: 15 links, Week 2: 25 links and so on. Do this until you have gotten your desired ranking and you can slow down the link building process.

Hope this helps..

Regards,
Edmund

[gittar1122]

Dot info domains are still working, as I have such domains ranking for competitive keywords. Its entirely dependent on your SEO (offpage+onpage), mostly people don't pay much attention to such domains.

Thanks

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

that is what this forum should be like..people helping one another ...not people trying to make others look bad because they are asking others for help

Nobody here tried to make anyone look bad "because they were asking for help".

Announcing as a factual statement that ".info domains are no longer ranking on Google", now, that's a slightly different matter: nobody needs to say a word for that to look "bad".

[epathj]

I dont think so.Its possible to rank .info. Though .info are not ranking as well as .com

[dcristo]

Originally Posted by Dumkist

I don't consider it ranking by showing in the first 1000 results..that is all Google shows in it's index..so if it's indexed it should show some where in the 1000 results right ??

Google shows 1000 results? What the heck are you talking about. It shows as many pages that are relevant for the search, which is a lot more then 1000 results.

[StoneWilson]

Google doesn't like some free domains(like .co.cc) due to so many BH seoers use them building thousands of crap sites, but for paid domains, I don't think big G will treat them differently.

[MediaEncounterOmar]

Google doesent ban TLD's. Sure based on their algorythm they would give preference to others but in general any tld can outrank another.

[julianbooth123]

.info sites are still ranking well in Google.