My website www.azofficesystems.com is as of recently the number two (2) spot for Phoenix Computer Repair and is ALWAYS in the top 4 for these types of SERP(s), and number one (1) for Phoenix Laptop Repair. Now for the past few months Google search result will show all of my unique back links and my (other sites) but you can not find my MAIN website anywhere even if you do a search for just the URL name. And I am not banned in anyway. From what I can tell it is a complete glitch on Google’s end. Description: It is like the site was there, and now I am not at all. This is the second time as of 12:00 noon AZ time on the 30/12/2006. This has happened starting in October and we did not get search results back until the first week of December. Needless to say it crippled my business and basically shut down 5 full time techs. We basically have no search engine stuff unless it is from MSN AOL or others so it is slim pick at best. We are talking about a 3 year old (PR4) website with about 3,000 back links. Lost in space. ;( Help: Any advise on who I would get a hold of after I have tried SO MANY TIMES to reach tech support with there (submit a form) and even tried visiting my local Google office here in Tempe Arizona. The idea that Google can cripple my business this way makes me a bit upset to say the least. If anyone knows how to get a hold of tech support with a BETTER (than provided) phone number or even a valid email address to get some support, or even an answer of move forward you have no hope on this one would even help. My real concern with about 200 sites posted is this going to happen to my other forms of income. Thank you, Tod Kilgore – Owner /Operator
I checked and it seems your site is #21, #22, or #27 for most of these keywords, if it was #1, #2 then its definitely a kind of penalty. try removing some of the footer links and fix the title - it's too long, besides that repeating keywords in title doesn't help in any search engine anyway. Title should be generaly short enough so that you can see it all in the search engine listing and in your browser window Also you might try to get some .edu or pr7+ links to increase the trust rank of the site which "might" help your site overcome the penalty. But again the most likely problem is the footer links, google frequently implies penalties for multiple low quality outbound links
No this is more of a gltich ..I just talk to another PHX company and there haveing the same issues ..as of TODAY there site showed back up in google. I agree my links are not helping me ..but not the reason for the drastic drop over night (U can NOT even find my URL unless you use "site:azofficesystems.com" I still would appear when searched for my own name. I need to speak with google.
Try searching for just my name .. azofficesystems.com wont find me... but use "site:azofficesystems.com" you find me ..so according to google there no penalty. As far as the links ..yes I agree..however... is HAS never affected me in ANY way with the search engines as far as the "phoneix biz" for the last three years untill the past 2 months of Google updates. So there somehting up.
Even so it doesnt mean your site is going to come back just because PHX did. This happens all the time and for the most part it isnt a glitch its a penalty. If I was you I would drop those unrelevant links ASAP do what Michael suggests and you may even want to consider filing a reinclusion request . There is nobody in Google you can contact about this. You could try reaching out to Matt Cutts but thats a very long shot. *actually hold of on the reinclusion request for now* What I am finding strange is that you rank #1 for azofficesystems but using azofficesystems.com the site drops. Do you have an example of one of your key phrases that have also sank? forget about the command site:domain.com that just says you are still in the index even if there is a penalty.
According to google ... If the site if penalized..It would NOT show in the "site:azofficesystems.com" When you watch your own words and your compitition for 3 years.. you get a since of what happening. So when a fellow site owner who I called and asked hey what happend to ya last month and he says ..google glitch and I have the same problem ..is kinda leanin to the GOOGLE factor. I agree I need to work on the links ..but the site was to be changed out this AM with a new template ..so this started a nice wave of issues..when we AGAIn for the second time in a row ..can not find ARE name ..evrything we touch ..but not US.. complete..drop ..out of the blue..now I agree google does strange stuff ..BUT And thank you PROS ..for helping ... ;0) Happy new year ..
PHX ..is just a ref for another site owner in phoenix who site places NEXT to me for 3 plus years ..sorry I should have been more clear ..MY BAD ..;0)
Ok ..so ..this is just something out of the blue I am being penalized for...three years this site has almost not changed at all ..so ..now the past two month I have to reearn my spot ..just seems a bit odd. New software on there end ? What ever it is ..I have to clean my act up..!! is what this tells me .. with all of your help ..;0)
Probably. Look at this way, Google are on an ever lasting fight against spam, rank cheats etc so when they apply updates they might add something that will filter out such sites. The downfall on these updates is that sites like yours and mine could end up in the filter trap. All we can do is try our best to stick by Google's rules for creating websites. I also know of a site that was pulled to position 500 after sitting at number 1 for some very competitive keywords for over 5 years. That still sits at the bottom of the ranks.
Phoenix Computer Repair -was what i have been targeting for years. Yesterday... i checked on how well all of my sites were doing in the (updated SIG link(s) that I got a few weeks ago and most of my sites like myspacegenrator.org and what not rushed to the top of the google stuff as expected and so did the site azoffice. Then again like last month out of the blue I am no were to be found .. I guess second page. On my own name. Simply put ..it is CLEAN up time on my end and waite a month to see if I get my "date card" from google. Thank you for the help ..you have all taught me some great stuff .. to keep in mind and a nice blog for info.
Well some of the Data Centres are still holding your site at #5 for Phoenix Computer Repair when others are not. Use this tool to check all the data centres for positions - http://www.mcdar.net/dance/index.php Yes for now clean it up at your end and see if Google sends some love back your way. Dont hesitate to ask questions if need be. Best of luck with your Google fight.
yes google updates their algo frequently and its not perfect, well not even close I had similar cases and even had relatively old sites banned for linking to a few low quality site. So thats the best I could suggest. Did you have all the footer links before that as well?
Yes ..on the links ..for about a years with that set...I really have not touch this site much inthe past years. I DO plan to revamp the entie site and take advantage of the down time ..AND turn a bad to a good and ask for forgivness from the might "G". I may consider vood do ..if that fails me .. lol