What is the To Do list when get deindexing?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by tonyinabox, Jun 25, 2006.

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    I am about lost in my mine don't know what I should do. :eek:
     
    tonyinabox, Jun 25, 2006 IP
  2. BamaStangGuy

    BamaStangGuy Notable Member

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    There is nothing you can do. Google is messed up right now
     
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    Art Peon

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    #3
    Fret, pace and worry.

    Or you can work on some other sites whilst Google gets themselves sorted out.
     
    Art, Jun 26, 2006 IP
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    The first thing on the list is to try and figure out why. Granted, Google is de-indexing a lot of fine pages but this is not the case for all of them across the board.

    A good place to start is with Google sitemaps. If Google has a "problem" with your site you can find that out however, they won't give the problem specifically.

    Dave
     
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  5. tonyinabox

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    Nop, I use google sitemap and don't see anything wrong there.

    Only thing different is the indexing is successful. Usually it is partial indexing.

    How would you find out what is the deindexing problem by using google sitemap?
     
    tonyinabox, Jun 26, 2006 IP
  6. CrankyDave

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    You cannot find out the specific problem, just if there is one.

    Next, use the site: operator to find out if you have a canonical or duplicate problem with any/all of the following being indexed...

    http://mysite.com
    http://mysite.com/index
    http://www.mysite.com
    http://www.mysite.com/index

    Then try using some like copyscape and the link: operator to look for duplicate content.

    Dave
     
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  7. tonyinabox

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    hell,, it just reminded me that I have redirected the traffic the old blog to the new blog by .htaccess file.

    The problem is I can't redirect all of them so some of them redirect to the same page. it might count as a duplicate content.

    ;( I just have them removed now and will accept to have 404 ;(
     
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    I think probably nothing helps except waiting, but two suggestions I have implemented and may have improved my position are:

    use .htaccess to redirect http://site. com to http://www.site. com (as above)

    and

    put a sitemap on the site itself, one click away from the home page, so no page on the site is more than 2 clicks deep. Google sitemaps don't appear to help but a 'site' sitemap just might.
     
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  9. tonyinabox

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    well, i don't use above because I have never link to myself without www. and it will affect the other part of .htaccess code.

    also my back link seem link to only www.
     
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    This is fine, but it does not prevent anyone else from linking to you without the www

    Google, appears to have a handle on this but when it comes to them, it's a good idea to hedge your bet.

    Dave
     
    CrankyDave, Jun 26, 2006 IP