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8 years ago

Maybe because it's in Spanish? although it's not in Google.es either.
It's indexed in Bing though.

Is this a brand new domain? i.e. not registered before?

What is the fetch tool telling you?

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Tim3

Maybe because it's in Spanish? although it's not in Google.es either.
It's indexed in Bing though.

Is this a brand new domain? i.e. not registered before?

What is the fetch tool telling you?

Hi Tim3,
Yes the website is in spanish, but yes it's not present anywhere on google.
I bough the domain from a domain provider, and not from a person. I guess it was not registered before..

Im not sure what you mean by the fetch tool, do you mean "fetch as google" from webmasters? It runs fine, and no errors. But when i do site:mysite on google, it does not show any results.
What do you suggest? Thanks

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Tim3

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Hi Tim3,
Yes the website is in spanish, but yes it's not present anywhere on google.
I bough the domain from a domain provider, and not from a person. I guess it was not registered before..

Im not sure what you mean by the fetch tool, but when i do site:mysite on google, it does not show any results.
What do you suggest? Thanks

When you did a fetch in GWT what was the 'Status' given?
Did you submit each URL of your site?
and did you press the 'submit to index' button?

Have you used hreflang tags? (you should because it's in Spanish)
Google uses hreflang tags to match the user's language preference to the right variation of your pages.

Under Search Traffic heading
you will see the hreflang tags listed if you have them in your source code
You can also set your target country under this heading, are you targeting Spanish speakers in the USA?

I'm a little surprised Google does has not indexed your site at all, that was why I asked if it was a new domain, rather than one that had been previously used for spam and de-indexed, you can check using the Wayback machine.

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rswami65

8 years ago

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stevejohnsonwf 8 years ago

Originally Posted by rswami65

Checked Here: Google Sandbox and Penalty Checker Tool
unhindu.com is possibly penalized or sandboxed by google!

..just checked using the tool you mentioned. This looks scary. What can be done about this?
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shelviwu 8 years ago

Originally Posted by rswami65

Checked Here: Google Sandbox and Penalty Checker Tool
unhindu.com is possibly penalized or sandboxed by google!

Your website is possible get penalized by google.
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  Originally Posted by shelviwu
  
  Your website is possible get penalized by google.
  
  Hi shelviwu,
  Yes, found that. Please read the comments above.
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Sven300

8 years ago

Originally Posted by rswami65

Checked Here: Google Sandbox and Penalty Checker Tool
unhindu.com is possibly penalized or sandboxed by google!

I do not think that this site is very serious. I tried a dozen domain names that receive decent traffic, including YouTube (owned by Google!) and I received 12 times the following message:

"Domain Name" Possibly is penalized or sandboxed by google!

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Sven300

I do not think that this site is very serious. I tried a dozen domain names that receive decent traffic, including YouTube (owned by Google!) and I received 12 times the following message:

"Domain Name" Possibly is penalized or sandboxed by google!

Yes, but they do appear on google search... for my website, im sure the case is different.
I have currently sent a reconsideration request to google, saying that there might be a mistake from their team. I'm waiting for their reply.

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Tim3

8 years ago

There's a more few things you can try which I've used in the past:

Run your site through this tool:
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Create and submit an XML sitemap in your GWT Search console
(search for free XML sitemap tool online or use a plugin)

Embed a couple of related You Tube videos on your site, temporarily

If you have an Adsense account, stick a few ads on it.

Wait...

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Tim3

8 years ago

Here are some other things I just thought of you can do...

Check:
robots.txt file
.htaccess file
ensure they are properly configured

DNS or server connectivity issues
Maybe you had server issues when Googlebot called

URL Parameter
Submit your preferred URL version of your site in GWT e.g. www or non-www

Check in your Search Console for crawl errors (404's) and maybe your server logs too, Googlebot usually identifies itself.

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Tim3

Here are some other things I just thought of you can do...

Check:
robots.txt file
.htaccess file
ensure they are properly configured

DNS or server connectivity issues
Maybe you had server issues when Googlebot called

URL Parameter
Submit your preferred URL version of your site in GWT e.g. www or non-www

Check in your Search Console for crawl errors (404's) and maybe your server logs too, Googlebot usually identifies itself.

Hi Tim,
Thank you for your efforts. On google webmasters > Search Traffic > Manual Actions i see ---
Pure spam

Pages on this site appear to use aggressive spam techniques such as automatically generated gibberish, cloaking, scraping content from other websites, and/or repeated or egregious violations of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Learn more.

I don't get it. My website is just a personal blog that talks about things like "difference in Indian and Latin food", "Languages in India", "Dances in India" and other personal experiences. Whats so spammy in this??

The google webmaster guidelines say i need to clear the content and request a review? I seriously don't get it

(ps - what further troubles me is that why google did not notify me on this. My webmaster account still says "

No new messages or recent critical issues.

" I got the idea to check the manual actions somewhere from google search results.)

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8 years ago

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Steve Mark42

8 years ago

check your meta because some time if you set no index flag you won't be index your site.

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stevejohnsonwf 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Steve Mark42

check your meta because some time if you set no index flag you won't be index your site.

Hi Steve Mark,
The meta tags are in place, and its not doing a "no index" or "no follow". My robots.txt too is the standard wordpress created, just to stop the admin folder.

But the problem is that somehow google has index my website as a spam? You can find the details in my last reply to Tim3
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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Guys, i have good news. Just got an email from google that my reconsideration request has been approved!

There was no explanation given, but well i don't mind!
The website is yet not in google search, maybe because i just got the email minutes ago. Hopefully things will get normal.
Thank you all for your time!

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Tim3

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Guys, i have good news. Just got an email from google that my reconsideration request has been approved!

There was no explanation given, but well i don't mind!
The website is yet not in google search, maybe because i just got the email minutes ago. Hopefully things will get normal.
Thank you all for your time!

Good for you!

Maybe your site was flagged as spam by a gung-ho Google employee who doesn't sprechen sie Espanol?

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Tim3

Good for you!

Hi Tim3,
Thanks man

It seems google was not wrong afterall, my site is possibly infected. Check my previous message. What can i do here?

PS - i use codeguard to backup my data, but im not sure if i restore with them, the malware might be carried with it. Suggestions please?
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Sven300

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Hi Tim3,
Thanks man

It seems google was not wrong afterall, my site is possibly infected. Check my previous message. What can i do here?

PS - i use codeguard to backup my data, but im not sure if i restore with them, the malware might be carried with it. Suggestions please?
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I am not convinced that your site is infected. It is possible but I do not think that's the most likely explanation.

When I click on all the russian links "site:unhindu.com" (in google), I arrive on your site but I learn that I can not reach the desired page. Here is what I get: "Oops! La página no ha podido ser encontrada."

Your domain was created in 2007. Check at the Whois:

Whois History 21 records-have-been archived since 2007-09-17

The previous owner of this domain (your domain now) was a russian spammer. Google continues to point to several spammy pages (your site now) that are in its database. And that's why Google considers unhindu.com as spam.

1) If I were you, I would ask your webhost to verify that the files are not corrupt.

2) I would change my domain name. Google will not easily forget, it will be suspicious of unhindu.com for a long time and I doubt that you will have good SERPs with this spammy domain name.

3) I would not make any 301 redirect!

So I would make a nice restart!

Goog luck!

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Sven300

I am not convinced that your site is infected. It is possible but I do not think that's the most likely explanation.

When I click on all the russian links "site:unhindu.com" (in google), I arrive on your site but I learn that I can not reach the desired page. Here is what I get: "Oops! La página no ha podido ser encontrada."

Your domain was created in 2007. Check at the Whois:

Whois History 21 records-have-been archived since 2007-09-17

The previous owner of this domain (your domain now) was a russian spammer. Google continues to point to several spammy pages (your site now) that are in its database. And that's why Google considers unhindu.com as spam.

1) If I were you, I would ask your webhost to verify that the files are not corrupt.

2) I would change my domain name. Google will not easily forget, it will be suspicious of unhindu.com for a long time and I doubt that you will have good SERPs with this spammy domain name.

3) I would not make any 301 redirect!

So I would make a nice restart!

Goog luck!

Hi Sven300,
Thank you for your input. Man this sucks... i love this domain name. Isn't there some alternative??? I'm sure this is a valid question to ask.

Regards

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Sven300

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Hi Sven300,
i love this domain name. Isn't there some alternative???

It's your choice:

1) A domain name that Google does not like but that you love.
2) A domain name that is not your preference but that Google will perhaps love.

If you are patient enough, I imagine Google will eventually realize that spammers are not on this site anymore.

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Sven300

It's your choice:

1) A domain name that Google does not like but that you love.
2) A domain name that is not your preference but that Google will perhaps love.

If you are patient enough, I imagine Google will eventually realize that spammers are not on this site anymore.

Hmm.. i think i'm gonna stick around with it for awhile and see. It's not a mission critical project either so...

If things turn bad i'm just gonna hit the refresh button

Thank you Sven300!
Cheers!

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Guys, i have good news. Just got an email from google that my reconsideration request has been approved!

There was no explanation given, but well i don't mind!
The website is yet not in google search, maybe because i just got the email minutes ago. Hopefully things will get normal.
Thank you all for your time!

Guys urgent!
I think something was really wrong here. When i do a site:unhindu.com i see a lot of URLs in some wierd russian language, i'm sure i this is not my content. Possibly the website has been infected. Please suggest me what should i do!

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Webmasterior

8 years ago

Originally Posted by stevejohnsonwf

Hi,
One of my websites ('unhindu.com') is not being listed on google, though it will be 2 months in existence very soon.

I've setup my google webmaster account, submitted the sitemap, tried 'fetch as google' and submitted to index, checked if there is no "no index" meta robot tags, and no strange messages on my webmaster account either.

Any ideas? Many thanks!

Prateek, this domain was dropped once before. Most probably penalized.
h**p whois.domaintools .com/unhindu .com

Check the whois history you are the second owner and no idea what was the case before you owned it.

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Webmasterior

Prateek, this domain was dropped once before. Most probably penalized.
h**p whois.domaintools .com/unhindu .com

Check the whois history you are the second owner and no idea what was the case before you owned it.

Hi Webmasterior,
Are you refering to the name "Prateek varma" in the whois information? That's a friend, and we do this website together. Or is there some other reason you're saying this domain has been bought before?
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DigiEdge

8 years ago

After submitting sitemap and fetch as Google it will take some time to crawl and to index your website. You need to wait

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stevejohnsonwf 8 years ago

Originally Posted by DigiEdge

After submitting sitemap and fetch as Google it will take some time to crawl and to index your website. You need to wait

Hi DigiEdge,
The sitmap was submitted around 2 months ago.
Please read the above comment i made for Tim3... google someone has marked m website as "pure spam". And im now trying to figure out why...
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paulgl

8 years ago

No matter how you slice it, and regardless of the inane comments and helps above, the site is pure spam.

You can't get over that with the same old, rehashed advice. Sandbox? Come on people.

How about sandwich? Like spamwich. A manual action spamwich.

Nothing on this planet is going to help.

Now let's get to what is probably the problem.

This little tid bit is supposedly written by you: "Mi español no es muy bueno"

Then why, pray tell, are you doing an entire site in español? For laughs?

Since your spanish is not good, you must be using a translating tool.

Translating tools are, for the most part, generating gibberish. Sure, it's palatable gibberish, perhaps. To some folks who can agonizingly get through it. But if you post it without a real-world translator reworking it, B I N G O! We have a winner! Your site is probably looked upon as doing this:

"Text translated by an automated tool without human review or curation before publishing"

And that is considered automatically generated content. On every page. Read: Spam city.

And that domain? Man is that confusing. Not related here, maybe, but unhindu? I thought you were doing a site on getting people out of being a hindu! Who knew it was un hindu.

Paul

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stevejohnsonwf

8 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

No matter how you slice it, and regardless of the inane comments and helps above, the site is pure spam.

You can't get over that with the same old, rehashed advice. Sandbox? Come on people.

How about sandwich? Like spamwich. A manual action spamwich.

Nothing on this planet is going to help.

Now let's get to what is probably the problem.

This little tid bit is supposedly written by you: "Mi español no es muy bueno"

Then why, pray tell, are you doing an entire site in español? For laughs?

Since your spanish is not good, you must be using a translating tool.

Translating tools are, for the most part, generating gibberish. Sure, it's palatable gibberish, perhaps. To some folks who can agonizingly get through it. But if you post it without a real-world translator reworking it, B I N G O! We have a winner! Your site is probably looked upon as doing this:

"Text translated by an automated tool without human review or curation before publishing"

And that is considered automatically generated content. On every page. Read: Spam city.

And that domain? Man is that confusing. Not related here, maybe, but unhindu? I thought you were doing a site on getting people out of being a hindu! Who knew it was un hindu.

Paul

Hi Paul,
How about we lower our blood pressure a little bit first.

I live in a spanish speaking country, and thats what i speak now... Gramatically, the spanish written in the blog is not wrong.

I wrote that my spanish is not very good as a disclaimer, as i might miss the best ways to write spanish.

"unhindu" for any spanish speaking person would be clearly understood. And google won't have a problem with this atleast.
I'm sure we can continue the conversation without sarcasm, so i hope you can cool down a little bit.
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Sven300

8 years ago

In the words of William Shakespeare... All's Well That Ends Well.

I'm happy for you!

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velksshoes

8 years ago

First of all verify your website with google and then try to publish your website into serach engine.

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Corey Taylor

8 years ago

Maybe the domain has been spammed to death before, have you checked its backlink profile data before getting it? I'd just go buy a new fresh domain if i were you

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