sit2510 - 1:39 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0)

No, I have no point to laugh or chuckle whenever someone post different opinions...I could be right and at the same time I could be wrong...I just post my opinion.

Back to the issue

>>> 9 sites, but each time this has happened and yes these ones have been around for years

Currently many new sites don't show up in G serp perhaps of the so-called "sandbox". The past success of your 9 sites "around for years" should not be compared with your new site of around 1-month old this year. You see I also have many sites ranking greatly of today because of reciprocal links in the past years...so who is right and who is wrong. Perhaps neither sides are losers and that is the point I try to convey.

I speak about temporary boost regarding your new site, because it happens that I have similar experiences in rare occasions very recently. The longest boost for new site that I used to see is around 3-4 weeks that I recall before the site gets drop in ranking (not out of index).