Type this phrase into Google

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  1. mvandemar

    mvandemar Notable Member

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    #21
    Yes, you are. Do the search. Click on the link to the article. The page that used to be there is now redirecting to the homepage. This means that either:

    a) The page is cloaked, Google sees one thing and visitors see another (not so likely considering the surprise at being #1), or

    b) After she got to #1, she decided to redirect the page in order to funnel any traffic from that phrase to the homepage (this is what I assumed happened, and is what my post is based around).

    -Michael
     
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  2. wibr

    wibr Peon

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    #22
    Yep. It's a redirect. I don't care, but google might. :D The filename of the original page, coupled with the keyphrase usage in the post is enough to rank for that longtail. Nice cloak!

    http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cach...I+dont+feel+like+doing+anything&hl=en&strip=1
     
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  3. mvandemar

    mvandemar Notable Member

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    #23
    Well, like I said, it's still more likely that she just decided to redirect the page after ranking, in which case it's not a matter of cloaking.

    -Michael
     
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  4. factchecker

    factchecker Peon

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    #24
    It wasn't a cloak. I actually deleted a few 100 pages of my site that I though were not getting any traffic. My site has an automatic 404 direct to any page that doesn't exist.
    I don't have the content for that page, and, outside of this post I'm sure nobody would be looking for that page.
    This post was just meant to give a little hope to people who thought they would never be first.
    Anyway... Not a cloak.. Just an innocent 404 redirect for the whole site.
     
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  5. Janna122003

    Janna122003 Banned

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    #25

    Good for you! Now that you know that you have ranking for a certain keyword does it give you traffic?
     
    Janna122003, Mar 26, 2007 IP
  6. factchecker

    factchecker Peon

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    #26
    Well, I had over 100 people from this forum type it in. But, no... I don't plan on ever getting traffic from it.
    But, it gives me a lot of hope that, maybe, either through hard work or luck, I might get a good phrase.
     
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  7. mvandemar

    mvandemar Notable Member

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    #27
    Well, technically you can get as many phrases as you want really. Not all will bring you traffic, but some it's just very cool being #1 for. :D (I have a few, low volume but neat to see, ego boost types of things)

    You should put that page back before you lose the rankings. Grab it from Google's cache. :p

    -Michael
     
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    #28
    WEL DONE .Good work
     
    cashman2007, Mar 26, 2007 IP
  9. colombo

    colombo Active Member

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    #29
    good seo man.
    BTW your sig link is dead.
     
    colombo, Mar 26, 2007 IP