So I came across this tool, which claims to show Google's results if the sandbox didn't exist: http://roberttaft.com/no_filter.htm So strange, my site has been around since Feb 2004, and yet it looks like I'm still sandboxed by Google. Using this tool, I'm ranking great. In reality, I'm virtually non-existant. I don't believe it's 100% sandbox though. Take my company name for example. Punch it into Google, and I come up #79. Throw it into this tool, and I'm #3. If I were sandboxed, wouldn't I be off the radar completely? I think this tool is removing some of the restrictions that Google uses to determine the placement of your site, thereby artificially inflating your rank. Any thoughts? My PR still sucks, even after the last update, and I'm sure that has some effect on my ranking, but I'm barely showing up in the top 1000 results for many of the KWs we target. And my BL # is still low (147 at last count, even though there are 1000s of BLs in Yahoo/MSN) Is there something I'm missing here?
Nice Discovery. I recall that filter with -asjdajshd -asdasdad and this is a new version I cant believe I didnt think of this
Your press release is #3 for "Celebrity Seats" at least. I know it sucks but more links and fresh content... just keep hammering away. Good things will come!
I'm constantly working on updating the site, making it more SE friendly, getting more backlinks, etc. There are only so many hours in a day, and on top of everything else, I'm actually trying to run a company.