gouri - 6:52 pm on Jun 27, 2012 (gmt 0)

I have one big rectangle at the top before the body text starts on many of the pages of a site that I am working on.

Some of the body text is visible without scrolling, but the big rectangle is right there at the top.

Could this have caused me to be affected by Penguin?

Some of the pages on this site could have better content, and there might be over optimization in terms of links.

Could having a smaller sized ad at the top or maybe moving it below the fold help me?

Does it seem like the ad the way it is now is combining with other factors to cause the site to be affected by Penguin?

I would appreciate your thoughts.