Scary Things Happening

activetrader · 03-14-2009, 11:35 AM

I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced something similar. Here is my story:

About a month ago or so one of my blogs got slammed from the first page of Google down to nowhere to be found. It is still indexed, but it only ranks on the first page for one of my targeted keywords (still going strong though – No. 1 for most key combinations for one product I sell). However those are not my most profitable keywords and the product is cheap. The blog no longer ranks anywhere near the first page for the rest of keywords. I have to add this is an old blog with over 300 posts, pages PR from 1 to 4 depending on the page.

That's half the trouble. It still gets traffic from article directories. Then next thing I notice is that all of a sudden a major article directory deletes over ten of my articles for my most profitable keywords. On top of that they lock me out of my account.

I wonder if this is a coincidence, bad luck or what? Any thoughts? Ever had something like this happen to you?

joe.marsh · 03-14-2009, 12:18 PM

Activetrader..

That sucks... I have no help for you here but ask that you keep us updated. This is an issue that could effect everyone.

My best to you.
Joe

BizBoost · 03-14-2009, 12:20 PM

Sorry to hear that, ActiveTrader,

Have you done any Google-style research on the article directories that locked you out? Perhaps they do that every once in a while to steal traffic when someone has a couple of real winners. I agree it wouldn't be good for their business over the long haul but it's something to consider...Let me know what you think..

Eric

activetrader · 03-14-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BizBoost

Sorry to hear that, ActiveTrader,

Have you done any Google-style research on the article directories that locked you out? Perhaps they do that every once in a while to steal traffic when someone has a couple of real winners. I agree it wouldn't be good for their business over the long haul but it's something to consider...Let me know what you think..

Eric

Not sure how to interpret this. Are you saying the directory is stealing traffic from me?

1bad55 · 03-14-2009, 12:36 PM

I am not an expert at this but could it be maybe the articles and blog are being penenized for duplicate content?

activetrader · 03-15-2009, 08:33 AM

Ok, the articles are back - it appears their latest database crashed and is now respored, cause I could not see not just my latest artices but my affiliates latest articles were missing as well. Now everything is back on

03-14-2009, 11:35 AM	#1
activetrader Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 693 Thanks: 30 Thanked 107 Times in 78 Posts	Scary Things Happening – What Could That Be? I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced something similar. Here is my story: About a month ago or so one of my blogs got slammed from the first page of Google down to nowhere to be found. It is still indexed, but it only ranks on the first page for one of my targeted keywords (still going strong though – No. 1 for most key combinations for one product I sell). However those are not my most profitable keywords and the product is cheap. The blog no longer ranks anywhere near the first page for the rest of keywords. I have to add this is an old blog with over 300 posts, pages PR from 1 to 4 depending on the page. That's half the trouble. It still gets traffic from article directories. Then next thing I notice is that all of a sudden a major article directory deletes over ten of my articles for my most profitable keywords. On top of that they lock me out of my account. I wonder if this is a coincidence, bad luck or what? Any thoughts? Ever had something like this happen to you?
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03-14-2009, 12:18 PM	#2
joe.marsh HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 342 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 17 Thanked 22 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Scary Things Happening – What Could That Be? Activetrader.. That sucks... I have no help for you here but ask that you keep us updated. This is an issue that could effect everyone. My best to you. Joe
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03-14-2009, 12:20 PM	#3
BizBoost Marketing Savant War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In front of a grey/blue backpack, Yourtown USA Posts: 471 Thanks: 269 Thanked 147 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Scary Things Happening – What Could That Be? Sorry to hear that, ActiveTrader, Have you done any Google-style research on the article directories that locked you out? Perhaps they do that every once in a while to steal traffic when someone has a couple of real winners. I agree it wouldn't be good for their business over the long haul but it's something to consider...Let me know what you think.. Eric

03-14-2009, 12:36 PM	#5
1bad55 Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 40 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Scary Things Happening – What Could That Be? I am not an expert at this but could it be maybe the articles and blog are being penenized for duplicate content?

03-15-2009, 08:33 AM	#6
activetrader Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 693 Thanks: 30 Thanked 107 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Scary Things Happening – What Could That Be? Ok, the articles are back - it appears their latest database crashed and is now respored, cause I could not see not just my latest artices but my affiliates latest articles were missing as well. Now everything is back on
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