BillyS - 1:11 am on Apr 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

I submitted a reinclusion request earlier today. My site appears to be under some kind of penalty since Google accounts for exactly 1% of referrals.

I have to say that I was hesitant since this is like admitting that I did something wrong - which I never did. The site is approaching its 1st birthday in the end of May. Every night I write till I can't stand it any longer. At least one article a day, now 850 pages - over 500,000 words.

I'm starting to see good traffic from Yahoo. MSN has me on page 1 for a 230 million term (which I have to admit is probably an overstatement of my site's importance for this particular word). And my wife thinks I'm nuts when I try to explain why she can't find my website in Google (it's at 213 tonight, showing as supplemental).

I figure if I give up now, it's like admitting defeat. I'm just not a quitter, so... it's back to writing - then maybe a Margarita!

If Google lifts the penalty, I will make one promise... You'll see me at the next Conference (although I will be writing later that evening...)