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Google Penalty or Google Dance?

by dewdxweb
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I've launched a site 2 weeks ago. I put in unique content for the first week, and the site seemed to skyrocket in ranking, reaching as high as page 3 in a few days without a single backlink or promotional effort.

The next week I syndicated my articles to a couple of article directories. I've also posted on my personal blog though it is unrelated to my niche. I've also posted a link on a squidoo lens that claims to be about seo but seems to only serves as a link repository. The same week my rankings fluctuated, jumping across in SERP rankings and finally disappearing from the top 100. My domain is still indexed though, and I can find them past the top 100.

Is this the usual google dance or am I being penalized for that suspicious squidoo backlink? :confused:
#dance #google #penalty
  • Profile picture of the author MikeWike
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    • Profile picture of the author dewdxweb
      Originally Posted by MikeWike View Post

      B) If you build your links too agressively or un-naturally, your site might disappear from top 500. Some weird pages like yoursite.com/contact might have better SERPs than the homepage itself. However, if you keep adding new content and building links the site should pop back to it's previous rankings.
      This has happened to me, some obscure page like site.com/author ranked higher than my home page. I do hope you're right and my ranking stabilizes soon.
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  • Profile picture of the author codecreative
    I've heard that you get a honey moon period in the initial phase of getting your site listed and then after around 2 weeks its real ranking becomes evident. I'm not too sure if this is what has happened with you it is just what I have read on this forum from previous posts
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Your site is 2 weeks old. What do you expect?

      People who believe in the sandbox cannot explain
      how people can make it to the top with a straight
      face. The sites you overtake were obviously
      put in the sandbox, right? It's not your hard
      work or anything else. And if you come back up,
      you should give congrats to yourself for
      putting sites in the sandbox. Be glad google
      penalized some sites so you can take your
      rightful place. I mean you didn't get there
      by your efforts, right?

      Getting back to reality. Your site is 2 weeks old.
      Making it to page 3 is not skyrocketing.

      What happened to hard work and being in it for
      the long haul?

      Your site is 2 weeks old. 'nuff said.

      Paul
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      If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

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      • Profile picture of the author dewdxweb
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        Your site is 2 weeks old. What do you expect?

        People who believe in the sandbox cannot explain
        how people can make it to the top with a straight
        face. The sites you overtake were obviously
        put in the sandbox, right? It's not your hard
        work or anything else. And if you come back up,
        you should give congrats to yourself for
        putting sites in the sandbox. Be glad google
        penalized some sites so you can take your
        rightful place. I mean you didn't get there
        by your efforts, right?

        Getting back to reality. Your site is 2 weeks old.
        Making it to page 3 is not skyrocketing.

        What happened to hard work and being in it for
        the long haul?

        Your site is 2 weeks old. 'nuff said.

        Paul
        You'll have to forgive me, I'm kinda new at this. I do thank you for your comment though, I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
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  • Profile picture of the author ownergolan
    This must be a dance, learn to waltz with google :]
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    "Aiyyo I'm gonna be on ti-dop, that's all my eyes can see..
    Ill put in work, and watch my status escalate"
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    • Profile picture of the author apprillove
      Originally Posted by ownergolan View Post

      This must be a dance, learn to waltz with google :]
      Maybe Tango? If you can't dance with it, you'll be out of the floor.
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    • Profile picture of the author apprillove
      Originally Posted by ownergolan View Post

      This must be a dance, learn to waltz with google :]
      Maybe Tango? If you can't dance with Google updates, you'll be out of the floor.
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  • Profile picture of the author lutherlars
    Your site is only 2 weeks old and your complaining already. Sheesh.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Typical Google dance, no big deal.

    Since the site is new, build more quality links. Also, try & rank a 2nd page for the same exact keyword, then link from the 2nd page to the page your really trying to rank (with keyword anchor-text). Repeat...
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  • Profile picture of the author dewdxweb
    thank you all for your replies. you'll have to forgive me as im new at this.

    So from what I've gathered from you so far is that it's most likely that my site is young. And if I did get penalized or sandboxed it'll lift eventually, hopefully sooner than later?
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  • Profile picture of the author intergen
    Agreed - Google Dance its only been 2 weeks. I don't even think they would have a reason to penalize you since you're so new.

    If you had added 10,000 crap back links in the first 2 weeks they may find you. But chances are you would still fly under the radar. BTW - I don't endorse this kind of back linking...
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  • Profile picture of the author Vivers
    Happens every time when I commence work on a site weather new or aged domain. All of a sudden we start building links and this happens. It totally sounds like the dance my friend. No worries.
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  • Profile picture of the author faithyunn
    A lot of sites are bouncing around at the moment. I'd wait to draw any conclusions on your ranks.
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