Why did exact match domain get penalized?

johnrichardjack · 08-17-2011, 06:02 PM

I had an exact match domain ranking on page one for the keyword in my domain with no backlinks to it. Then I started using article marketing robot to build links to it and now that site is not in the first 20 pages of google.com for that keyword. The site did not get deindexed. It just got penalized severely for that keyword. Can anyone tell me why this happened?

Matt Ward · 08-17-2011, 06:04 PM

You likely triggered some kind of automatic filter due to your backlinks; I've had the same experience more than once. If you keep building links, and working on the site, you will eventually get out of the filter.

James- · 08-17-2011, 06:06 PM

It's most likely the Google dance. Wait a few days it will most likely come back in a stronger position. Keep building links, but don't do it erratically

JSProjects · 08-17-2011, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattward

You likely triggered some kind of automatic filter due to your backlinks; I've had the same experience more than once. If you keep building links, and working on the site, you will eventually get out of the filter.

Depends on how severe.

However, it sounds like it may (hopefully) just be the Google dance. A sudden surge of backlinks will make your site dance around for a bit before it stabilizes again.

sandragaff · 08-17-2011, 06:07 PM

It can be the Google dance, eventually if you continue to build backlinks it will come back and stronger. Many sites experience this

retsek · 08-17-2011, 08:48 PM

You probably built all those links using the same anchor text. Mix it up a little, use some variations and your site will come back.

mikelmraz · 08-17-2011, 11:35 PM

Most likely it is Google dance. I have built many many sites.

Believe me, there are some sites where I built a couple of links manually and didn't touch it for weeks. Later it dropped out of the rankings by itself, without me doing anything at the time ... go figure

dburk · 08-17-2011, 11:45 PM

Another confused by QDF thread.

It is not a penalty, it was a boost that wore off. Now you must do the work to earn the higher rankings.

warrich · 08-27-2011, 03:29 PM

It could be because of some recent link building that you have done. Let it go like this for a while, but don't stop with your link building. If Google is playing around with you,
it would see the links with value coming to your site and would eventually stop its Dance.

08-17-2011, 06:02 PM	#1
johnrichardjack HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 394 Thanks: 191 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Why did exact match domain get penalized? I had an exact match domain ranking on page one for the keyword in my domain with no backlinks to it. Then I started using article marketing robot to build links to it and now that site is not in the first 20 pages of google.com for that keyword. The site did not get deindexed. It just got penalized severely for that keyword. Can anyone tell me why this happened?

08-17-2011, 06:04 PM	#2
Matt Ward Addicted to IM War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: {Sunny\|Frigid} Canada Posts: 716 Thanks: 65 Thanked 150 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? You likely triggered some kind of automatic filter due to your backlinks; I've had the same experience more than once. If you keep building links, and working on the site, you will eventually get out of the filter.
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08-17-2011, 06:06 PM	#3
James- HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: England Posts: 201 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 21 Posts Contact Info	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? It's most likely the Google dance. Wait a few days it will most likely come back in a stronger position. Keep building links, but don't do it erratically
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sandragaff HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 419 Thanks: 58 Thanked 63 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? It can be the Google dance, eventually if you continue to build backlinks it will come back and stronger. Many sites experience this

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retsek Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 6 Thanked 294 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? You probably built all those links using the same anchor text. Mix it up a little, use some variations and your site will come back.

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mikelmraz Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? Most likely it is Google dance. I have built many many sites. Believe me, there are some sites where I built a couple of links manually and didn't touch it for weeks. Later it dropped out of the rankings by itself, without me doing anything at the time ... go figure

08-17-2011, 11:45 PM	#8
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,644 Thanks: 162 Thanked 671 Times in 581 Posts Contact Info	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? Another confused by QDF thread. It is not a penalty, it was a boost that wore off. Now you must do the work to earn the higher rankings.
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08-27-2011, 03:29 PM	#9
warrich Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 687 Thanks: 2 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Why did exact match domain get penalized? It could be because of some recent link building that you have done. Let it go like this for a while, but don't stop with your link building. If Google is playing around with you, it would see the links with value coming to your site and would eventually stop its Dance.
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