Recovering from Panda hit... here's what I did..

[Adie]

One of my websites promoting CPA offers was hit badly by Panda and completely eliminated from search result... not even inside top 300 lists. It was on 3rd place before and earning an average of $30 to $50 a day from organic traffic...

What I tried and succeed:

1. I copied all content and saved in my hard drive
2. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled the wordpress script and created a totally new site (still the same domain)
3. I edited all articles (same articles) and posted gradually at the rate of 3 per day.
4. Instead of putting direct CPA links, I created more than 50 blank files (1 per product I am promoting) and uses these links to redirect to the actual offer page. So when google check my links, all considered internal.
5. Now, my website is promoting more than 50 products but there is no single direct outside affiliate link. All are 301 redirect.
6. After 4 days, my site is getting back into ranking (now on 42nd).


I think the major factor is the linking... I remember a video with a google engineer discussing about SEO that lots of ads and outbound links are major factor in ranking....

hope it helps a little.

[athenistic]

That sounds interesting. Couple questions.

How long ago was your site hit, and when did you begin revamping?

[Adie]

Originally Posted by athenistic

That sounds interesting. Couple questions.

How long ago was your site hit, and when did you begin revamping?

My site disappeared for almost 4 months... I had no time to revamp so I just did it recently.. I totally modified just 6 days ago.... I can't even believe it's recovering fast.... 95% of my backlinks are pointed to my homepage so I did not worried losing some when I deleted the old posts/pages.

[Adie]

Originally Posted by Ron Hitson

I'll go as far as saying your content was not good and you are involved in search engine manipulation.

A well built site with great relvant content that does not manipulate the Search engines does not get deindexed/removed when Google makes major changes. Your sites should be better and stronger rankings because Panda is a cleansing process.

The pupose is to wash out the garbage so the quality content can be seen and found a lot better.


As far as the amount of content you ad each day? has nothing to do with it. There are websites owned by big media companies that launch of the first day with thousands of pages.


Google has it listed on it's webmaster tools website that states they do not have an issue with affiliates as long as they are adding value to their search results.

Are you adding value? It does not sound like you are and based on your post it appears that you're still trying to game the system. your website is going to get deindexed again. Mark my words.

I understand and agree, that my site had poor content and I also knew the reason why that was deindexed. It was created solely to promote CPA products and the content was not good enough..... That's why I am modifying everything...

One thing I didn't agree.... Affiliate links has major effect when you have links all over your website... Google have it's eyes focused on websites made for advertising (just like MFA sites)

[Adie]

Originally Posted by Ron Hitson

Why don't you learn SEO priciples instead of strategies and technigues. If you guys would learn how to do REAL SEO, you would not be chasing your tails so much.

No need to tell me to learn SEO principles.. I've been in this business since 2003.. That website was not taken seriously before the panda was implemented.... that's why it got hit...

What I am doing right now to correct that mistake is a combination of seo principles and strategies..

[Adie]

Originally Posted by Ron Hitson

Uh, I was not talking to you. I was talking to the OP.

Hmmm, then you're talking to me because I'm the OP... anyway, never mind... just want to share some thoughts... .. It might be useful to others..

[boxoun]

I have bad content ranking. I'm not promoting bad content I'm just tired of people jumping straight to content issues. Has to be other factors and op pointed out one of them.

[d0rhk]

Originally Posted by Ron Hitson

Why don't you learn SEO priciples instead of strategies and technigues. If you guys would learn how to do REAL SEO, you would not be chasing your tails so much.

What is "REAL SEO" for you? You've never posted about it once. You only talk about how you're so much better at SEO but you never explain, NEVER, how you do it.

[4morereferrals]

Originally Posted by d0rhk

What is "REAL SEO" for you? You've never posted about it once. You only talk about how you're so much better at SEO but you never explain, NEVER, how you do it.

Because the graphic artist is still working on the eCover art and the Buy Now Buttons for the wso and sales landing pages

[neil_patmore]

4. Instead of putting direct CPA links, I created more than 50 blank files (1 per product I am promoting) and uses these links to redirect to the actual offer page. So when google check my links, all considered internal.

How did you redirect? Googlebot can detect a redirect no problem, just fetch as googlebot on your redirect script!

I thought about redirecting googlebot to the home page and everyone else to the aff links but in the case of a manual review this would surely be a size 12 boot out of the serps. Although I can see a few #1 sites using this strategy. But for how long remains to be seen.

[mkl3377]

Originally Posted by Ron Hitson

I'll go as far as saying your content was not good and you are involved in search engine manipulation.

A well built site with great relvant content that does not manipulate the Search engines does not get deindexed/removed when Google makes major changes. Your sites should be stronger and get better rankings because Panda is a cleansing process.

The pupose is to wash out the garbage so the quality content can be seen and found a lot better. It sounds like you get washed away.

When are you guys going to learn?

Is that your article service in your sig? Are you using .75cent per 100 word articles? I cannot see how they would be high quality.

As far as the amount of content you add each day? Has nothing to do with it. There are websites owned by big media companies that launch on the first day with thousands of pages.


Google has it listed on it's webmaster tools website that states they do not have an issue with affiliates as long as they are adding value to their search results.

Are you adding value? It does not sound like you are and based on your post it appears that you're still trying to game the system. Your website is going to get deindexed again. Mark my words.

Why don't you stop pedaling your garbage. You've not seen the guys site or his content so how can you say his stuff is garbage. And just because you build "quality content" doesnt mean you're safe from Google updates as there are plenty of people in the forum with "quality content" site that got hit and plenty of "garbage sites" slipping through the cracks. Google is NOT perfect.

For someone preaching "quality relevant content that adds value", you've offered no value in your non-relevant posts besides a bunch of generalized ideas that every Tom, Dick, and Henry with half a wit can come up with.

So since you've added "no value", keep your "garbage" to yourself.

[d0rhk]

Originally Posted by mkl3377

Why don't you stop pedaling your garbage. You've not seen the guys site or his content so how can you say his stuff is garbage. And just because you build "quality content" doesnt mean you're safe from Google updates as there are plenty of people in the forum with "quality content" site that got hit and plenty of "garbage sites" slipping through the cracks. Google is NOT perfect.

For someone preaching "quality relevant content that adds value", you've offered no value in your non-relevant posts besides a bunch of generalized ideas that every Tom, Dick, and Henry with half a wit can come up with.

So since you've added "no value", keep your "garbage" to yourself.

THANK YOU!

I'm sick and tired of "Ron Hitson" posting his crap no-value posts. He thinks hes the SEO god and knows everything about high quality sites. Yet he NEVER posts anything valuable or worth reading.

People seem to just skim over his crap or call him out. Just today I've seen about 3 other people call him out on his stupid useless posts. I hope people keep calling him out on it.

[xylement]

wow deep... nvm i'll give it a try and see how =)