Ok so one of my sites was not being updated in the index nor was I ranking for any terms, none. And I got no, count it 0 traffic from yahoo this month. So I emailed them about this and I got a response that said: Ok so I don't cloak, I don't do massive domain interlinking, I don't have hidden text, I don't have excessive keyword repetition. The only thing I can think of is that Yahoo! is penalizing me b/c of "use of reciprocal link programs (aka "link farms") which I assume is referring to the Co-Op. So I have removed the Co-Op links and have asked for a review on submission, so we will see what happens. There is my analysis
I would not class the coop as a link farm? Surely the coop should be viewed like Adsense - if you want to show adverts on your site they should not affect your rankings. I can understand that coop links would be worth less than standard links but I would not expect the site showing the coop links to be penalized for it.
Take it how you want, I have nothing Yahoo! should object to on the site besides the questionable coop
You don't own the religious forums anymore? The blog you're linking to in your profile is running the coop too.
You have the word "cruise" on your index page 30 or so times. And your footer is dark blue text on a different dark blue background. Looks like "excessive keyword repetition" and possibly "hidden text" to me.
It's not hidden you can see it. The word cruise wouldn't be repetition when my site is about cruising. Every cruise line has "cruise in it" every forum is about something different "cruise".
Didn't know, just noticed it still had coop. It's actually the cruise forum...it's just linked to in your "recent blog" area right under your avatar. Sorry, I could have been more clear.
I don't know i think maybe making at least some links static helped a lot a couple of sites i made to place the original ones I cooped the hell out are starting to rank in yahoo.
that email is the same email they send to everyone regardless of the reason. It is the standard quick reply to make you think they have actually looked at your site. Wouldn't surprise me if it was an autoresponder set for a few days after you submit a reinclusion. It is in no way proof that the coop has anything to do with it.
So, you think "excessive keyword repetition" only applies to a site that has excessive keywords that have nothing to do with their site? Haha...good luck with that theory.
Well I guess if I have a site about shingles I can't list the type of shingles with the word shingles a few times ehh?