Not indexed after over a month... Google playing favorites?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Refla, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. #1
    I started to develop a domain that I purchased well over a month ago. I wrote 100+ completely unique articles. I designed the homepage, I SEOed the content, and then I submitted a sitemap, added analytics and prepared to be indexed.

    However, the problem is, I haven't been indexed. It has been well over a month with the site just sitting there. Nothing.

    I looked it up and turns out domains that have been registered by someone before you can get banned by Google and future owners of the domain are penalized for previous owners mistakes!

    I submitted for "re-inclusion" into Google days ago. We'll see how it goes I guess.
     
    Refla, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  2. dream party

    dream party Active Member

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    #2
    What's your site about? How do you get your domain? What was the domain used for by the prior owner?
    You can try to ask your friends to visit your site to see if your site works well.
     
    dream party, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  3. atniz

    atniz Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Submitting for "re-consider" in Google Webmaster is a gamble.

    I would not suggest you to go on with that domain anymore if it is really have been heavily penalized or banned by Google earlier.

    You might wanna get a complete new domain.
     
    atniz, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  4. Refla

    Refla Peon

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    #4
    It's within the health niche and was registered at Godaddy. I'm not sure what the previous owner did to get the site banned.

    Re-inclusion might not work out huh? Well that's just fantastic :(
     
    Refla, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  5. toretic

    toretic Peon

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    #5
    I register the domain, always new, if i am not indexed within 2 minutes of adding content... well i just lose interest.
     
    toretic, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  6. merockysingh

    merockysingh Peon

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  7. Betty_Europe

    Betty_Europe Peon

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    #7
    website url ?
     
    Betty_Europe, Oct 13, 2010 IP
  8. seoexpertuk

    seoexpertuk Peon

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    #8
    search the website which is indexed fast in google. Like directory,article,social bookmark..etc. Take any one and post your site. This is the way you can create quick index.
     
    seoexpertuk, Oct 15, 2010 IP
  9. northernweb

    northernweb Peon

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    #9
    check the history of the domain, use archive.org to see what the site used to be. check it's backlink profile. it may have been penalised in the past, so you'll be lucky to have it reindexed.7

    google seems to act on "once bitten, twice shy" so it might take some convincing to reindex you.

    similar to this, i have had reindexing problems with some pages - some pages taking weeks and months to get recrawled, it's tiresome.
     
    northernweb, Oct 15, 2010 IP
  10. yourshowman

    yourshowman Greenhorn

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    #10
    Something Same Happened To me. I re submitted the sitemaps and re-considere my site. then it worked
     
    yourshowman, Oct 15, 2010 IP
  11. efreed

    efreed Guest

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    #11
    Hey there,

    If you already own the domains, they're paid for - I wouldn't necessarily take the advice given here about "forgetting reconsideration."

    What do you have to lose by it?

    If you've cleared up the site, removed the old pages and have new content - I would go to several social bookmarking sites (like reddit for e.g) and submit your pages there.

    Go through a reconsideration process via Google Webmaster Tools - if it works, great - if not, you still have the content for use elsewhere.

    Exhaust your options though - nothing bad will come of it if you're still penalized from the previous owners actions, not going to get any worse.

    Regards,
    -e
     
    efreed, Oct 15, 2010 IP
  12. Refla

    Refla Peon

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    I switched domains because I just couldn't wait any longer. I've been counting on this site to make me some money within the coming months and this delay is killing me.
     
    Refla, Oct 16, 2010 IP
  13. co19

    co19 Peon

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    #13
    Generally you also need some other bigger sites to link to you. Sometimes submitting a site map isn't enough. I would do what efreed said and submit to social network sites, even for your new domain. It helps you get indexed more.

    also, making money off new websites is always a big risk. But generally if you put in a big investment and distribute it properly it can grow fast.
     
    co19, Oct 16, 2010 IP
  14. yugo

    yugo Well-Known Member

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    #14
    I have the same problem with you.
     
    yugo, Oct 17, 2010 IP
  15. vijayrajreddy

    vijayrajreddy Greenhorn

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    #15
    hey did you check the domain history, if the previous owner made bad using your domain, then the domain will never get indexed in Google..
     
    vijayrajreddy, Oct 17, 2010 IP
  16. charlesgan

    charlesgan Well-Known Member

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    #16
    maybe add the domain to your forum signature, might help
     
    charlesgan, Oct 17, 2010 IP
  17. moneyreward

    moneyreward Peon

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    #17
    get some backlinks
     
    moneyreward, Oct 17, 2010 IP
  18. Organs

    Organs Peon

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    #18
    May be the domain was once punished by Google before you bought it. You can check the web archive history and see whether there is any usual activity.
     
    Organs, Oct 17, 2010 IP