Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right?

IsaacWendt · 10-31-2011, 08:07 PM

Hey Guys

Just want to know if I got this right?

Can you get a page or pages in your site penalized and not others, because I think two of my pages on my site have a -500 penalty while the other pages are ranking #3. This is possible right?

I think it is because you rank pages not sites, but it will affect my other pages right? by having pages with a penalty for some reason it will have to have some negative affect on my other pages interlinked.

Thanks

Isaac

dadamson · 10-31-2011, 08:20 PM

Hi Isaac,

Yes, Google will often penalize just one page in a site, rather than your entire site depending on what you have done to incur this penalty.

It usually happens to your homepage but can happen to an inner page too.

Are you sure you have been penalized rather than simply not ranking for a keyword yet?

More info on individual page Google penalties at SEOMoz here: Page-Level Algorithmic Penalties On The Rise From Google | SEOmoz

Curtis2011 · 10-31-2011, 08:20 PM

There are penalties for both pages and entire sites.

Generally a page penalty will not effect the rest of your site.

yukon · 10-31-2011, 08:24 PM

Do a site:domain.com/Exact-URL-Here/

If the page shows up in the SERPs, no penalty exist.

The site: search depends on your specific site setup, so try both www & non-www.

Example:
site:domain.com
site:www.domain.com

IsaacWendt · 10-31-2011, 09:05 PM

Hey everyone thanks for replying, also yukon I don't know why I didn't check this earlier, I normally do this but most of the time only with the home page.

Thanks everyone for your help. =)

IsaacWendt · 10-31-2011, 09:07 PM

Also just another question, if you have a -500 or any penality. it's just -500 and then your ranking? let me explain a little more: say I was ranking 24th then I get a -500 I would be 524 right?

Thanks

Isaac

IsaacWendt · 10-31-2011, 09:10 PM

Okay also forgot another question If i have a page ranking #3 for one keyword and then 524 for the next, could you have a keyword penalty? is that possible? because if the keywords are similar and I build links to both, isn't weird that they would be so far apart in rankings?

Sorry about the 3 post, thanks for all the help.

C Rebecca · 11-01-2011, 04:35 AM

Yes, this is possible... If your one or two pages are meeting up or violating the quality guidelines, they may get penalized.

On the other hand, Panda algorithm targets pages of websites... So, it might be Panda update which is harming your website.

birthdaywrap · 11-01-2011, 04:40 AM

i always thought that google use to penalize whole site rather than a particular page...

NicoleBeckett · 11-01-2011, 12:16 PM

Google has said, in light of the Panda updates, that even having a few bad pages (on an otherwise good site) can affect the entire site. If it were me, I'd get rid of any page that I thought was problematic.

Google.me · 11-01-2011, 01:22 PM

sounds like backlink spam to me

10-31-2011, 08:07 PM	#1
IsaacWendt Isaac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Hey Guys Just want to know if I got this right? Can you get a page or pages in your site penalized and not others, because I think two of my pages on my site have a -500 penalty while the other pages are ranking #3. This is possible right? I think it is because you rank pages not sites, but it will affect my other pages right? by having pages with a penalty for some reason it will have to have some negative affect on my other pages interlinked. Thanks Isaac

10-31-2011, 08:20 PM	#2
dadamson SEO Enthusiast War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 1,843 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 52 Thanked 345 Times in 262 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Hi Isaac, Yes, Google will often penalize just one page in a site, rather than your entire site depending on what you have done to incur this penalty. It usually happens to your homepage but can happen to an inner page too. Are you sure you have been penalized rather than simply not ranking for a keyword yet? More info on individual page Google penalties at SEOMoz here: Page-Level Algorithmic Penalties On The Rise From Google \| SEOmoz
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10-31-2011, 08:24 PM	#4
yukon SEO Strategist War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,533 Thanks: 355 Thanked 1,993 Times in 1,274 Posts	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Do a site:domain.com/Exact-URL-Here/ If the page shows up in the SERPs, no penalty exist. The site: search depends on your specific site setup, so try both www & non-www. Example: site:domain.com site:www.domain.com

10-31-2011, 09:05 PM	#5
IsaacWendt Isaac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Hey everyone thanks for replying, also yukon I don't know why I didn't check this earlier, I normally do this but most of the time only with the home page. Thanks everyone for your help. =)

10-31-2011, 09:07 PM	#6
IsaacWendt Isaac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Also just another question, if you have a -500 or any penality. it's just -500 and then your ranking? let me explain a little more: say I was ranking 24th then I get a -500 I would be 524 right? Thanks Isaac

10-31-2011, 08:20 PM	#3
Curtis2011 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 130 Thanks: 84 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? There are penalties for both pages and entire sites. Generally a page penalty will not effect the rest of your site.

10-31-2011, 09:10 PM	#7
IsaacWendt Isaac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pages penalized not the whole website, do I have this Right? Okay also forgot another question If i have a page ranking #3 for one keyword and then 524 for the next, could you have a keyword penalty? is that possible? because if the keywords are similar and I build links to both, isn't weird that they would be so far apart in rankings? Sorry about the 3 post, thanks for all the help.

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