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Got De-Indexed both by Google and Yahoo-What's wrong?

by mayorlan
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Can anyone tell what's wrong.Was in page 1 for months now but got some articles,PressRelease and bookmarking backlinks recently and I re-direct the site to another product site ranked no 1 for those keywords as an affiliate but I woke up last Sunday to see it removed or say de-indexed by both google and yahoo the same day.What's happening and what can be done to restore it back?
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  • Profile picture of the author marky12345
    You have just answered your own question I think1
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  • Profile picture of the author Domenic Carlson
    Did you do anything spammy? This could include buying links, trading links or getting links from known link farms. Maybe you used some kind of code in your website (like using text the same color as your background) which the search engines flag.
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    • Profile picture of the author mayorlan
      Originally Posted by Domenic Carlson View Post

      Did you do anything spammy? This could include buying links, trading links or getting links from known link farms. Maybe you used some kind of code in your website (like using text the same color as your background) which the search engines flag.
      Can't think of any thing like that,I once used IMAutomator sometimes.Could this be the problem or the redirection to another site?
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  • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
    How did you handle the redirection?

    Did you do a 301 redirect via .htaccess, or some other method? (If the latter, what was it?)
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      Originally Posted by TristanPerry View Post

      How did you handle the redirection?

      Did you do a 301 redirect via .htaccess, or some other method? (If the latter, what was it?)
      I use the normal Html meta-equiv refresh with the redirected site link.Could it be?
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      • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
        Originally Posted by mayorlan View Post

        I use the normal Html meta-equiv refresh with the redirected site link.Could it be?
        Eek. Yep, unfortunately. The SEO-friendly (and only 'proper') way to redirect a site is using a 301 redirect. A meta refresh is almost definitely the reason for the de-indexing.

        At this stage, I'd even suggest that you put your original site back, then when it's back in the rankings (could be 1-2 weeks), do a 301 redirect and use Google's Webmaster Tools' "Change of site address" tool too, if applicable. This should ensure the site changeover goes okay.

        If you don't wish to put your original site back, at least be sure to switch over to a proper 301 redirect
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        • Profile picture of the author mayorlan
          Originally Posted by TristanPerry View Post

          How did you handle the redirection?

          Did you do a 301 redirect via .htaccess, or some other method? (If the latter, what was it?)
          Originally Posted by TristanPerry View Post

          Eek. Yep, unfortunately. The SEO-friendly (and only 'proper') way to redirect a site is using a 301 redirect. A meta refresh is almost definitely the reason for the de-indexing.

          At this stage, I'd even suggest that you put your original site back, then when it's back in the rankings (could be 1-2 weeks), do a 301 redirect and use Google's Webmaster Tools' "Change of site address" tool too, if applicable. This should ensure the site changeover goes okay.

          If you don't wish to put your original site back, at least be sure to switch over to a proper 301 redirect
          Thanks so much TristianPerry,I tried using the thanks button but go an error msg.But any idea about 301 redirect?
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  • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
    You're welcome To do a 301 redirect, it can vary depending on your host. Usually it's a case of adding the following sort of thing to your .htaccess file though. Ask your host (or on here) if in doubt

    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule (.*) http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
    Then change the www.newdomain.com bit as necessary. And you can check if the 301 redirect works correctly using a tool such as Search Engine Friendly Redirect Checker

    It can be tricky though (and vary depending on host), so ask your host first and foremost if in doubt.
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  • Profile picture of the author mithil
    You might have done something against the policies of these search engines.
    For Google, go to the webmaster tools and re include your website for consideration.
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  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    Tristan nailed it! Sort out your re-direct
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