Why has my site disappeared from Google searches - help!

Discussion in 'SEO' started by RAGordon, Sep 6, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi everyone,

    Just in the last day or two it seems that my site, Future Conscience, has disappeared from the Google searches that it was previously ranking for.

    When I search 'site:www.futureconscience.com' there are heaps of pages indexed. However, a simple search for 'Future Conscience' no long brings up the site at #1 the way it used to just a few days ago...

    Any thoughts on why this might have happened? I have been playing around with sitemaps and some SEO plugins, so maybe I was penalised for entering some wrong information and having duplicate content or too many keywords? That's all that I can think of.

    More importantly, will this be quickly reversed?
     
    RAGordon, Sep 6, 2009 IP
  2. mjewel

    mjewel Prominent Member

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    Because your site is new. It's common for new sites to initially rank well and then fall out of the rankings. Sometimes it takes 6 - 12 months to come back. Just continue to build quality backlinks.
     
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  3. ThE.BeSS

    ThE.BeSS Member

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    Your site is new ,and it takes some time that google indexes a new site ,you must build good backlins so that the Google Bot can find you faster and can index you to google
     
    ThE.BeSS, Sep 6, 2009 IP
  4. Miguel82

    Miguel82 Active Member

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    Keep in mind there is a Google update in the pipeline too, this will cause havoc with the search results until the new algo's bed in.
     
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  5. RAGordon

    RAGordon Peon

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    Ah ok, thanks Miguel. Here's hoping that the new update is the issue, because it seems strange that the site would just drop out altogether after a month. I'll give it a few more days before I start to worry too much then!
     
    RAGordon, Sep 6, 2009 IP
  6. Bagless

    Bagless Active Member

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    Although noboby knows exactly when that will occur, it is normally preceded by a lot of fluctuation.
     
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  7. RAGordon

    RAGordon Peon

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    I've also tried resubmitting my site through Google Webmaster Tools - just in case they have penalised it for some reason.

    I noticed just yesterday that a SEO plugin I was using was duplicating some meta tag content and also dynamically creating meta keywords. So maybe this duplicate meta content caused some problems?

    Also noticed that the site map was logging duplicate content from categories, tags and archives...so I've fixed that too. Hopefully if this is the issue, and not the Caffeine update, it can be reversed sooner rather than later!!

    Anybody else had experience with resubmitting a site? Did it work?
     
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  8. jakomo

    jakomo Well-Known Member

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    Hello,
    If your site is new, it will be like a yoyo, be ok on google take time, keep working in backlinks, adding content, and time, time and time.. :)

    Best,
    Jakomo
     
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  9. newlogo

    newlogo Peon

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    #9
    try to generate quality back link for your site.
     
    newlogo, Sep 7, 2009 IP
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    luxs Active Member

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  11. solarpanelsdirect

    solarpanelsdirect Peon

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    #11
    same thing just happened to me! Was ranking very well for over a year. And bam beginning of the month my whole site dissappeared.
     
    solarpanelsdirect, Sep 7, 2009 IP
  12. zgerm

    zgerm Peon

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    #12
    give some time to google rank your website, meanwhile continue to build your backlinks such as submitting articles and link exchange
     
    zgerm, Sep 7, 2009 IP
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    rypher21 Active Member

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    its just normal...work with your site by building quality links and its content...:)
     
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    #14
    keep on update your site and build more high quality backlinks,your site will appeared at the first page on the google.
     
    jason830, Sep 7, 2009 IP
  15. FifthDimension

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    #15
    Your site has not 'disappeared' from google searches - it is just that it has fallen in rankings, mostly because google initially assigns high ranking for some new sites while it tries to determine how quality content you have and where it would fit. If you continue posting your content and using tools like traffic bug to promote backlinks then probably your position will rebound soon.
     
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    rootbinbash Peon

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    #16
    Just continue your link building.
     
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  17. lavanyaja

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    #17
    the linkbacks are not constant and they keep disappearing. So, you need to constantly work on your site's SEO.
    In order to give your site a boost in getting indexed by google, submit your site to the top 100 social directories.
     
    lavanyaja, Sep 8, 2009 IP