Comments on: Lessons Learned From A Google-Slapped Niche Blog http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/ Blogging ideas, tips, creativity and money making strategies for blogs Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: SiteMost’s Weekly Blog Recap 11/10/07 at Brisbane SEO Blog http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-3141 SiteMost’s Weekly Blog Recap 11/10/07 at Brisbane SEO Blog Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:41:32 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-3141 [...] Lessons Learned From A Google-Slapped Niche Blog [...] […] Lessons Learned From A Google-Slapped Niche Blog […]

]]> By: nXplorer http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2826 nXplorer Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:07:34 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2826 I don't agree with your statement that one should only blog about a topic one likes and follows all the time. Your example with only 4 posts is a bit extreme. When you blog like 50 articles in lets say three month and stop blogging after that time your rankings should not suffer. I don’t agree with your statement that one should only blog about a topic one likes and follows all the time. Your example with only 4 posts is a bit extreme. When you blog like 50 articles in lets say three month and stop blogging after that time your rankings should not suffer.

]]> By: ColdFire http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2806 ColdFire Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:04:10 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2806 I have a similar story, i launched a niche affiliate site about a month ago. I started building some decent links in and then had a friend lob a few links around the internet as he went on his merry way. Turns out he was blog spamming with my domain and his domain at the same time, probably only 50 links or so but since then i have dropped right out of Google for exact title terms and also rank 9th for the domain. The only other thing i could think of is that i have a h1 image replacement going on with CSS. The worrying thing is that some data centres show 8 page indexed, but the majority show 240 pages indexed. I just cant get my head round what exactly is going on since Google never actually tell you in webmaster central. I know its my own fault for trying to get easy links and having a friend do it, but its a highly relevant site in a niche with well structured urls, titles etc so i would love to actually know what the hell Google thinks is wrong with it. I have Geocities pages above me for god sake. I have a similar story, i launched a niche affiliate site about a month ago. I started building some decent links in and then had a friend lob a few links around the internet as he went on his merry way.

Turns out he was blog spamming with my domain and his domain at the same time, probably only 50 links or so but since then i have dropped right out of Google for exact title terms and also rank 9th for the domain.

The only other thing i could think of is that i have a h1 image replacement going on with CSS.

The worrying thing is that some data centres show 8 page indexed, but the majority show 240 pages indexed. I just cant get my head round what exactly is going on since Google never actually tell you in webmaster central.

I know its my own fault for trying to get easy links and having a friend do it, but its a highly relevant site in a niche with well structured urls, titles etc so i would love to actually know what the hell Google thinks is wrong with it. I have Geocities pages above me for god sake.

]]> By: Results Of Posting Twice Per Day | Blogging Fingers http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2775 Results Of Posting Twice Per Day | Blogging Fingers Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:51:19 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2775 [...] my post called Lessons Learned From A Google-Slapped Niche Blog hitting Sphinn page1 and receiving more stumbles than Marketing Choices To Be Made When Reacting To [...] […] my post called Lessons Learned From A Google-Slapped Niche Blog hitting Sphinn page1 and receiving more stumbles than Marketing Choices To Be Made When Reacting To […]

]]> By: Brian Turner http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2743 Brian Turner Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:35:59 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2743 Fresh content boost has worked for sites for years. But for brand new sites, rarely lasts. Keep with the development, though - Google dislikes websites with short-term business plans. :) Fresh content boost has worked for sites for years. But for brand new sites, rarely lasts. Keep with the development, though - Google dislikes websites with short-term business plans. :)

]]> By: Matt Jones http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2729 Matt Jones Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:36:09 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2729 That may be true as well. Although the airsoft gun site only had 4 posts on it so it probably isn't what is going on there. That may be true as well. Although the airsoft gun site only had 4 posts on it so it probably isn’t what is going on there.

]]> By: Matt Jones http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2728 Matt Jones Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:34:52 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2728 Very interesting Garry, thanks for sharing that info. I will add more posts to it. Very interesting Garry, thanks for sharing that info. I will add more posts to it.

]]> By: CashQuests http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2717 CashQuests Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:20:47 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/blog-marketing/lessons-learned-from-a-google-slapped-niche-blog/#comment-2717 Agreed. I had the same experience when I switched domains. Great rankings (top 10 for AGLOCO) and then you disappear. My theory is that when a new site appears, there is a whole lot of new content being sent to Google in a short period of time. That makes it look like the site is being updated 100 times a day so it gives it a great ranking. Then Google realizes that the updates actually aren't that regular and that it is a new domain so it sandboxes it. Just a theory though. CQ Agreed. I had the same experience when I switched domains. Great rankings (top 10 for AGLOCO) and then you disappear.

My theory is that when a new site appears, there is a whole lot of new content being sent to Google in a short period of time. That makes it look like the site is being updated 100 times a day so it gives it a great ranking. Then Google realizes that the updates actually aren’t that regular and that it is a new domain so it sandboxes it. Just a theory though.

CQ

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