2 weeks old site vanished from Google - Googlebot on 24/7

Discussion in 'SEO' started by PaulMc, Jan 30, 2011.

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    Hey, yesterday my two weeks old site vanished from Google. Using the site: operator shows 0 results, and traffic dropped to zero.

    Yet in my logs Googlebot is accessing my pages at a very good rate, very similar to when the site started growing.

    I'm fairly experienced in SEO, been doing it for years with success, mostly.

    Does this mean I am banned or is it temporary because the site is new? Does Googlebot's activity on my website signal anything?

    I don't see any chances to crawl rate / crawl errors or message from Google in Webmaster Tools.

    I cannot mention site name, sorry.

    Anybody has a clue? Thanks.:confused:
     
    PaulMc, Jan 30, 2011 IP
  2. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    its too early to set the alarm.
    give it at least a month more and keep working on marketing. i am sure it would be included.
     
    webcosmo, Jan 30, 2011 IP
  3. Matt Faro

    Matt Faro Greenhorn

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    I think you have experienced the Google sandbox effect. New sites tend to do really well for a few weeks, then google realizes the site is new, and sandboxes you for a while. Its kind of like a probation period in which your site does not appear in the search results, especially for competitive searches. The age of a domain seems to be very important these days, especially in competitive searches.
     
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  4. mascot

    mascot Active Member

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    Is your website listed on Google Local Places ? What sort of business it is ? I would also like to know if you did something new or unusual as far as SEO is concerned.
     
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  5. PaulMc

    PaulMc Peon

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    Thanks for the replies.

    @ Mascot, it is not - cannot comment on business type sorry, orders of the co-owner.

    I didn't do anything unusual, pretty much like every other site I have.

    @ Matt, if a site is sandboxed are you sure the site: operator shows 0 results?
     
    PaulMc, Jan 30, 2011 IP
  6. DoDo Me

    DoDo Me Peon

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    I guess it simply means you build link too quick, and you site will back to index later.

    (if you server is ok, and no blackhat trick on your page)
     
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    Did you check if you website is still indexed with the site operator?
     
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  8. MarketingBoss

    MarketingBoss Greenhorn

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    This is absolutely normal as your website is new, but don't stress as you will see it back on Google soon. I have a new website now that has been jumping all over the place from 3rd pg to 1st pg to nowhere to be seen. I was even on the 1st position on the 1st page and i thought I had finally achieved my goal, but only to be disappointed the next day because I could not find it anywhere.

    But i know its a matter of time and ill be back on top :)
     
    MarketingBoss, Jan 31, 2011 IP