Simsi
msg:4163568 | 5:58 pm on Jul 2, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I had exactly the same thing in March and have been trying various ways out ever since. Even did a reincusion request which came back as "reviewed" but the rankings have only recovered a faction of what they were.
I became convinced in early June it was an over-optimisation penalty so every couple of weeks I am "de-optimising" something. If I get a breakthrough I'll pass it on here if you're still in the mire. Perhaps you'd do the same?
Simsi
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zch0071
msg:4163887 | 8:51 am on Jul 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
what do u actually do to solve the problem?
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Simsi
msg:4163890 | 9:15 am on Jul 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Personally, I would undo the keyword density changes you did first and see if that rectifies it. I'm always wary about hiding things in CSS too. Sometimes it's essential, but if it can be avoided, I'd avoid it.
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FranticFish
msg:4163896 | 9:42 am on Jul 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
How could it ever be essential to hide a list of anchor text links 1000 pixels off the page?
Surely you can find ways of increasing keywords and links on the page where they can actually be clicked on too?
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zch0071
msg:4164257 | 9:30 am on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
i have deleted hidden code. but do i need to Request Site reconsideration?
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tedster
msg:4164383 | 6:35 pm on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
It could help - hidden content is something Google's guidelines say to avoid, so letting them know you removed it could speed things along, if this was in fact the reason for home page problem.
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ken_b
msg:4164396 | 7:26 pm on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Considering that you installed hidden keywords/text/whatever, even though you seem to have removed it already,
I'd suggest a good read through Googles Webmaster Guidelines to make sure you haven't inadvertently violated any other rules/guidelines/etc, and fix any problems you find, ....
BEFORE.... you submit a reconsideration request.
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Sgt_Kickaxe
msg:4164422 | 8:37 pm on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Whichever site gave you the idea to try placing text 1000 pixels off the side of the screen should be avoided too. Your browser lets Google know where you visit and so if you're one of those guys who visits lots of known spammer hangouts you may be marked as a spammy webmaster too when stuff like this pops up on your sites.
I'm not saying Google does that, just pointing out that they have the tools to do so if they so desire.
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tedster
msg:4164431 | 9:17 pm on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| Your browser lets Google know where you visit |
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But only if you've got the Google Toolbar installed or use Chrome, right?
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g1smd
msg:4164449 | 10:18 pm on Jul 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
...Or if the page serves adsense.
...Or if the site runs Google Analytics.
My guess is that Google can track a single user over a vast part of their web journey.
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Simsi
msg:4164594 | 8:38 am on Jul 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| Whichever site gave you the idea to try placing text 1000 pixels off the side of the screen should be avoided too |
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This used to be quite a common trick for dynamic/dropdown/slider navigation menus and it does have it's uses, but obviously if it's going to raise flags with Google an alternative method should be sought out. I suspect there are a lot of sites that use this quite innocently.
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tahiti
msg:4169881 | 9:23 am on Jul 14, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I have my homepage (just homepage) disappear in mid june too but it is due to other reasons.
zch0071, what I wanted to know is that is your page still fresh in Google's cache? Mine stop at June 30 and there's no more new cache on the homepage since then - not even when I posted a new blogpost and published it on my homepage (it used to pick things up in minutes).
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Sgt_Kickaxe
msg:4169895 | 9:51 am on Jul 14, 2010 (gmt 0) |
add a no archive meta tag to get rid of the cache. It serves YOU little good, it serves your competitors a glimpse of the changes you're making and if a visitor uses it they see a Google copy they know is safe and you don't even get a visit.
IMO cache should be turned off, it's usefulness has passed.
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