I CANNOT get my site indexed to save my life

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mberman84, Feb 28, 2008.

  1. #1
    ok...here's the URL: myuggboots dot net

    I do not understand why my site is not being indexed. I have not used any black hat techniques (that i know of). The site was indexed for 2 days with decent traffic and then it dissapeared. I waited for a few weeks and finally submitted for reinclusion about a week ago. Since then nothing has happened. I have no idea what is going on.

    Yes, it is an affiliate site. But it has PLENTY of unique content on the site so I am not sure why it would not even be indexed.

    Any help is appreciated.
     
    mberman84, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    #2
    1. Build backlinks to your website.

    2. Create a XML sitemap and robots.txt file pointing to your sitemap.

    3. Register an Account at google webmasters central and submit your xml sitemap.

    4. Continue to build backlinks, content and move forward.
     
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  3. mberman84

    mberman84 Peon

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    #3
    I have done all of these things...and will continue to do it. But its been SOO long with no indexing. How long does reinclusion request take?
     
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  4. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    #4
    Not sure, never had to use it. I'm sure around 4-6 weeks, just imagine how many requests they get.
     
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  5. debunked

    debunked Prominent Member

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    #5
    Sounds like you may have been what they call sandboxed.

    But do you have incoming links using a search term in the anchor text? Are you listed at all or just no high serps?


    From an on-page view:
    First I saw no description tag. Also are you using Heading tags, bold, etc...?

    Do you have any other sites that rank well?
     
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  6. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    OMG

    How did you manage to get out the P&R forum! :D
     
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  7. mberman84

    mberman84 Peon

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    #7
    yes, the site was already ranked for a few days then disapeared. i have many other sites that never had this problem.
     
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    sacada2 Well-Known Member

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    #8
    try to wait for a few days, just keep on building links.
     
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  9. mberman84

    mberman84 Peon

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    its been almost a month now:(
     
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  10. debunked

    debunked Prominent Member

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    #10
    I suggest reading the threads about the sandbox, but I don't have first hand experience to know if it is true or not.

    I think the biggest reason for the sandbox are the sites that get too many links too fast that are not natural links.

    Also, is this only for Google or yahoo and msn as well?
     
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  11. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    #11
    enable ping if not already, use your recent blog post link on DP, submit to ping sites manually including your rss feed

    http://pingomatic.com/
     
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  12. budhanes

    budhanes Peon

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    #12
    Your site is too new. Here is the info I see:
    Domain Name: MYUGGBOOTS.NET
    Created on: 05-Jan-08
    Expires on: 05-Jan-09
    Last Updated on: 05-Jan-08

    You need to view the "sandbox" forum. I think you are in it. Keep plugging away at your site and give it 6 - 12 months. This is a quite normal occurance for new sites.

    Your site looks alright, just give it some time. And good luck with it!
     
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    #13
    Sending out press releases are a great way to get backlinks to your site. I agree with others that your site is most likely sandboxed but the more links you get the faster you will get out. You can use services such as PRWeb.com which is as cheap as $80, and if you are good at writing press releases you can do it for $40.
     
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    #14
    Have you made any post on blogs with a similar topic? If the blog you post on is a Do Follow blog it should almost immediately create a backlink. You could also write an article on the topic of your blog and submit it to www.ezinearticles.com.
     
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  15. mberman84

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    #15
    Only Google, I rank well in MSN. Yahoo, not so much.

    I have a ton of other sites that have never had this problem, they all get traffic fairly quickly.

    I have dropped links in a few places, making sure that i dont get too many links too quickly.
     
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    articleshop Banned

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  17. mberman84

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    #17
    yup....thats the site
     
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    #18
    is there anythink which may block search engines to cache your site ? (like robots.txt file or meta tags)
     
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    #19
    May I suggest that you run a HTML validation checker on your site. There currently is over 100. Two of them have blocked Google from indexing you site.

    Also, clean up the head section of the home page.
     
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  20. hooperman

    hooperman Well-Known Member

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    #20
    Why?

    The site in question has already been indexed (according to the OP) so invalid html couldn't possibly be the cause of the problem.

    Just be patient mberman84!
     
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