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Should I be nervous about this?

by bellabee
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I was checking my awstats and noticed that someone searched my site by it's exact url (.com included). Because my site is still very new (just under 3 weeks old) i found this to be a bit weird. So i did a whois on the IP addy and it came back to the G. Should I be at all concerned by this? My site is not a generic MFA, it provides useful content for its targeted demographic...but I can't figure why someone from the G offices would be searching my exact domain name.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aster Brittan
    I dont have an answer for your topic but I can tell you dont be nervous be curious. fear is truly the mind killer and the world is not out to get you.

    cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author SamNichols
    Originally Posted by bellabee View Post

    I was checking my awstats and noticed that someone searched my site by it's exact url (.com included). Because my site is still very new (just under 3 weeks old) i found this to be a bit weird. So i did a whois on the IP addy and it came back to the G. Should I be at all concerned by this? My site is not a generic MFA, it provides useful content for its targeted demographic...but I can't figure why someone from the G offices would be searching my exact domain name.
    I doubt the whois results were accurate
    but is possible you were checked by a Google engineer
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Alexander
    maybe someone in google fancied buying a domain. And when they found out it had gone recently, they came to have a look.
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    • Profile picture of the author bellabee
      Thanks for the feedback everyone. I haven't received any messages from G, so I'll take it that everything is ok. It was just weird that the IP came from their offices...if it was someone manually checking my site to make sure that I was within the TOS, I suppose they would have sent me a message if I wasn't.
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      • Profile picture of the author MarQueteer
        Originally Posted by bellabee View Post

        if it was someone manually checking my site to make sure that I was within the TOS, I suppose they would have sent me a message if I wasn't.
        Nope, they'd just ban you without warning, but relax, probably just a standard manual review and as long as your site doesn't use any shady blackhat techniques you are safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author motivebrendan
    yeah don't freak out... it's all in your head
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  • Profile picture of the author Oling
    If you freak out you may lose more... stress and fear and that's the last thing you need. just continue and work with the TOS of Big G and you will be fine.

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    • Profile picture of the author baronig
      if you are not doing anything illegal, why afraid.
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      • Profile picture of the author bellabee
        Originally Posted by baronig View Post

        if you are not doing anything illegal, why afraid.
        Reading some of the threads on this board, there are a ton of people claiming that they were banned and didn't know why. I don't want to be part of that group so I asked a question. Is that ok with you?
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        • Profile picture of the author scorpio9
          Originally Posted by bellabee View Post

          Reading some of the threads on this board, there are a ton of people claiming that they were banned and didn't know why. I don't want to be part of that group so I asked a question. Is that ok with you?
          G$$gle won't reveal to you how you infringed their TOS, they will only tell you that you have, then it's up to you to correct it. If it not too serious they will email you and ask you to fix it within a period of time, sometimes they will just stop feeding ads to the site but will not close your Adsense site.

          If you have not done anything wrong then you have nothing to worry about. G$$gle is selling a service and they have to make sure it's not being abused, otherwise if could affect their business

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  • Profile picture of the author Wide Eyed Concepts
    I wouldn't worry about anything until you get the dreaded e-mail, (and I hope you don't)

    Just stay within the TOS and hope for the best.
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    • Profile picture of the author bellabee
      Originally Posted by MarQueteer View Post

      Nope, they'd just ban you without warning, but relax, probably just a standard manual review and as long as your site doesn't use any shady blackhat techniques you are safe.
      Originally Posted by YoYoPro View Post

      I wouldn't worry about anything until you get the dreaded e-mail, (and I hope you don't)

      Just stay within the TOS and hope for the best.
      You two are right - thanks again for the feedback! I have nothing to worry about since I'm well within their TOS.
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  • Profile picture of the author AndyBlackSEO
    An a seperate note.... why don't you use something like Google Analytics instead of Awstats. I found Awstats to be not that great and the figures don't always tie up. GA gives you loads more stats.

    Just a thought.
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    • Profile picture of the author bellabee
      Originally Posted by AndyBlackSEO View Post

      An a seperate note.... why don't you use something like Google Analytics instead of Awstats. I found Awstats to be not that great and the figures don't always tie up. GA gives you loads more stats.

      Just a thought.
      I have awstats, analytics, and another wordpress based plug-in that I use. They all reported the same info. That same IP also did a domainwhois search on my site as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ojami
    bellabee,

    If you have quality, unique content on your site you have absolutely nothing to worry about.
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