confused with my lack of rank

Discussion in 'Websites' started by kpolich, Apr 5, 2006.

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    I have a site called www.cheapchicago.net. We rank #1 on MSN for the query:cheap chicago. We used to show up on Google, in a bad place. For several weeks now we don't show on Google at all. I know we have some fair incoming links (nothing impressive by any means), but if we are so high on MSN, it seems like we should at least be in the first 100 on Google. We do get crawled by Google.

    Any thoughts?
     
    kpolich, Apr 5, 2006 IP
  2. WebmasterWanabe

    WebmasterWanabe Peon

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    I know how you feel I have a new website and got a page rank of 1 on the home page and all the other pages got a page rank of 3.. very confused I dont think I have any back links on my contact us page.. cheers
     
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    MSN is easy search engine, but has no traffic
    For Google, new websites have to wait for longer time
     
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    websiteideas Well-Known Member

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    How is it that everyone says MSN is easy to get listed on?
     
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    kpolich Peon

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    Hi, the site is not new at all. It's been around for at least a year and a half, maybe longer. Google crawls it and used to list it.
     
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    FFMG Well-Known Member

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    Google is a bit more reluctant to rank new sites.
    MSN, and to a lesser extent Yahoo, are a lot easier but have a lot less traffic.

    In Google in can take up to a year to get listed. I know this is probably not what you want to hear, but that’s the truth. Search for 'Sandbox' in this forum, some say it is a myth some say it happens...

    Use that time to build content, backlinks and so on. So that once you are ranked you should do ok.

    FFMG
     
    FFMG, Apr 6, 2006 IP