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Why is Google trying to destroy me?

Discussion in 'Google' started by remember, Jul 30, 2008.

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  1. #1
    I'm being penalised by Google and I have no idea why. Traffic dropped by around 75% 2-3 weeks ago. The website in question is http://www.doyouremember.co.uk

    I play by the rules, don't sell links and have made no major changes to the site in the last few months except for modifying page titles slightly.

    This happened once before back at the end of last year (mid December 07). Traffic went up and down for a few days and then settled at a really low rate for about 3 or 4 months. Then, without warning, it jumped back up again at the beginning of April and I thought everything was fixed.

    Then mid-June the traffic started jumping around again before settling at a really low amount on July 9th where it has stayed ever since.

    What is going on? What am I doing wrong? Why does Google hate me?

    Here is a screenshot of my traffic
     
    remember, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  2. Camay123

    Camay123 Well-Known Member

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    #2
    I beleive google as issued a press release about targetting you specifically 3 weeks ago.

    Really? Google is not targetting anyone in particular. They just change their rules as they want.
     
    Camay123, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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  3. Fka200

    Fka200 Guest

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    I experienced the same problem with some of my sites... there was some sort of crazy tweak to the Google algo I'm assuming. First I thought it was a major Google Dance (started June 26) and I just had to wait till it settled down... Now it's July 30 and I'm off my vacation and some sites are still in the toilet.

    Doing some major "investigating" on what exactly happened. Actually just spent the last 3 hours doing research/website tweaking.
     
    Fka200, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  4. amgboy

    amgboy Peon

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    rjianchao Peon

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    #5
    I don't konw .study
     
    rjianchao, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  6. windtalker

    windtalker Well-Known Member

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    That actually is not a lot of reciprocal links so it is not a link farm. The only way that could negatively affect him is if he has more reciprocals links then one-way links pointing to his site.
     
    windtalker, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    StarBucksCoffee Peon

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    #7
    The unpredictable google changing rules...
     
    StarBucksCoffee, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  8. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #8
    Only Google can answer your questions...

    May be the other site(your competitor) may have done some Good SEO
     
    Freewebspace, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    m.jizzle Peon

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    #9
    Looks like you're using a lot of reciprocal links, which Google has been valuing less and less
     
    m.jizzle, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    francisabey Peon

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    I experienced the same problem with some of my blogs for last 1 month.All my traffic from Google search dropped
     
    francisabey, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    tomjerryhacker Peon

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    Have you checked if ur links are reciprocal....

    google might have checked those for count...
     
    tomjerryhacker, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  12. thor22

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    #12
    maybe they just dont like you.
     
    thor22, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    WishBone Peon

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    Sad but just for Google algorithm ridding off those jumpers beyond TOS and guidelines, other sites who didn't do anything wrong just suffer.
     
    WishBone, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    baybossplaya Active Member

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    #14
    90's is the new oldschool
     
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    #15
    do not do too much reciprocal links.that is the only advice i have to give
     
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    Hmmm.. maybe it's just some major shift in the SERP's. You might have wait a while before you can go raving about this. . Someone may have just dominated the niche you run :)
     
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    I don't think Google is personally targetting you, even though it may seem that way.
     
    jellybeanz, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i completely agree with amgboy
     
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    my_misyel Banned

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    I don't believe that Google is "directly" targeting you because as we know, Google's Algo has been "a secret' and "changing" thats why we experience fluctuations, low traffic, etc.
     
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  20. remember

    remember Active Member

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    #20
    OK the thread title was meant to be tongue in cheek, I know that Google isn't out get me specifically (although I did see a couple of guys wearing Google shirts parked in a black sedan parked outside my house in the middle of the night looking at me with binoculars).

    So the only suggestion I'm picking up here is that I have too many reciprocal links. I'll try dropping the links page and concentrate on getting organic links.

    What about my page titles? Could that have been anything to do with it? I changed my titles a few weeks ago from:

    "<keyword> 80s Toys and games"
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    "<keyword> : 80s Toys : Buy vintage <keyword> stuff"

    Would that count as keyword stuffing and get me penalised?
    Gotta go - the Google guys are back outside...

     
    remember, Jul 31, 2008 IP
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