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Google Slapped!?

by webatomic
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So I bought an exact keyword match domain name and started building backlinks. I got it to number 1 in Google for my keyword and 2 days later it's at 268. Is this what's known as a Google Slap or Sandbox? Anything I can do at this point?
#google #slapped
  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Kelsall
    More than likely this is the period where Google is trying to figure out exactly where to place your site...Nothing to worry about.
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    • Profile picture of the author die()
      Originally Posted by Jeremy Kelsall View Post

      More than likely this is the period where Google is trying to figure out exactly where to place your site...Nothing to worry about.
      It's nothing to worry about, except that period of time seems to be months in some instances.
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      • Profile picture of the author webatomic
        Originally Posted by die() View Post

        It's nothing to worry about, except that period of time seems to be months in some instances.
        I guess that's what I'm worried about. Should I just keep building backlinks as usual, or slow it down, or speed it up or what?
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  • Profile picture of the author webatomic
    Well I liked it better when they decided it belonged at number one!
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Becker
    First of all, Google Slap refers to AdWords quality score problems, so it isn't a slap.

    You didn't say how long it took you to get to #1. If it's a relatively new domain, or page, the position in Google varies wildly from day to day in the beginning, it goes up, it disappears, it comes back, it disappears again, and if it deserves to be at the top, that's where it will land. So if your page is new, this sounds like normal stuff.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkH45
    It's the Google dance - keep building links daily.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    No such thing as a Google Slap or Sandbox .... You just need to continue building backlinks and keep in mind that many other people are also building backlinks for that same keyword. You can have a domain name made from the keywords all you want, that does not mean you will retain top listings for that keyword.

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    • Profile picture of the author jan roos
      It's the google dance. Happened to me many of times. You will get back to the first page in a few weeks or maybe sooner. Keep building backlinks.

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    • Profile picture of the author webatomic
      Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet View Post

      No such thing as a Google Slap or Sandbox .... You just need to continue building backlinks and keep in mind that many other people are also building backlinks for that same keyword. You can have a domain name made from the keywords all you want, that does not mean you will retain top listings for that keyword.

      James
      I understand, but going from 1 to 268 overnight is not the result of 267 other domains surpassing me in backlinks.
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  • Profile picture of the author webatomic
    I think I overdid it with the backlinks, Social Bookmarking and Blog Commenting. 500+backlinks in a few weeks. Maybe too much too fast? Live and learn I guess. The question is, what to do now?
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    • Profile picture of the author youtring
      Don;y worry same was the case with mebut after some time my keywords starts recovering but the keyword is generic it will take time to come back.
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      • Profile picture of the author freetraff
        I think now you are ok about feeling what happened to your site.

        I would add from my end that most likely you stopped building backlinks for a while, and this is when you dropped the ranks.

        Yes, after your site was fresh and Google pushed you a little for the fresh backlinks, then the honeymoon is over and you simply need to keep building more great backlinks. I can tell that even for the 100% fresh sites - if you build good backlinks on a regular basis - you will not even lose the ranks at all once you gain them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Kelsall
      Originally Posted by webatomic View Post

      I think I overdid it with the backlinks
      No such thing...at least on the scale that you are doing it...
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    • Profile picture of the author dburk
      Originally Posted by webatomic View Post

      I think I overdid it with the backlinks, Social Bookmarking and Blog Commenting. 500+backlinks in a few weeks. Maybe too much too fast? Live and learn I guess. The question is, what to do now?
      Just the QDF is all:

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    • Profile picture of the author Smokey_Joe
      Originally Posted by webatomic View Post

      I think I overdid it with the backlinks, Social Bookmarking and Blog Commenting. 500+backlinks in a few weeks. Maybe too much too fast? Live and learn I guess. The question is, what to do now?
      No, it has nothing to do with your backlinks, so don't you worry. And no, this is not too much too soon. As it has already been pointed out, this is something that any new site goes through. Under these circumstances, I would stick to the normal link-building routines, without leaps or drops.
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      • Profile picture of the author rocketmail009
        Make sure that the content on your landing page matches the keywords you are bidding on.

        In the footer, have at least a couple of links to other sites (on the same domain or other domains). Google frowns upon pure squeeze pages and will slap you if that is what you do.

        The Google bot cannot read text that is part of an image file so make sure that all of your copy is in text form.

        Break up your Ad Groups into highly targeted Ad Groups
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