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For the past two years, ever since I started AdWords, Google has dropped my site in November - just before the Holiday Season.
Since I am an online retailer, this has cost me tens of thousands of dollars. This year, we were never re-listed after the Holidays. This is now costing me tens of thousands a month in lost sales. I have emailed consistently with nothing but a canned response back. I paid thousands for a "professional SEO company" without any remedy.
What can I do?
Does anyone else think that Google is being irresponsible by not allowing us a voice? We support them directly and indirectly but we are treated like crap.
I would gladly pay a fee to have them look at my site and let me know what is wrong. But, they allow no resolution other than "read the webmaster page".
My team has read all the pages, followed forums and joined newsletters. We have taken down link directories for industry specific companies because "Google doesn't like link directories. We have added content to every product page. We have expended many hours and a lot of dollars to appease the Google gods with no luck.
I am not posting about a new site. We have been online since 1998, we've been on CNN, MSNBC, and in many major publications. We sell millions a year online. We even won the top 50 online retailers by a prestigious magazine. We are a great resource for anyone looking for our product. Our website is all about our product and we have no SEO tricks.
Does anyone know what we can do to get re-listed in Google?
1. Why you think the redirect is not working?
2. I think we are using 301's. Do you see different?
3. What's the "Inktomi PFI SERP"? We used to be an Inktomi merchant. Is this something on our server?
I appreciate the help.
The function that echoes the id only echoes it IF the user-agent has the word 'Mozilla' in it.
Don't forget that sometimes the Googlebot UA is:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)Therefore, your "Session ID removal" code isn't working properly for Googlebot. Update it.
I think we are using 301's. Do you see different?
No, I never checked that you were or were not. Just going down my list. :)
What's the "Inktomi PFI SERP"? We used to be an Inktomi merchant. Is this something on our server?
No, it's not on your server. Do a search for
+www.domain +.comDo you *seriously* mean this?
Look, I'm trying to help the poster who's obviously new to this. I'm giving him a format that I've used successfully in the past.
You can help or shut up. But please don't drag the thread offtopic with nonsense dribble.
Sorry for introducing reality to this thread.
is there a list they know of somewhere for the user agents of the spiders?
because I saw no solution
Now you have some ideas. Do what's been suggested in the thread, and let us know how it works.
is there a list they know of somewhere for the user agents of the spiders?
Our Cloaking Forum moderator, volatilegx [webmasterworld.com], maintains a list of the known spider IPs at his website. Check his profile for details. I'm positive that his site also links to another side which contains the known useragents, as well.
Sorry for introducing reality to this thread.
Thanks again!
Apology accepted. Jetlagged? If only you knew what I had to deal with at the salt mine where I work. Tomorrow, I'm gonna demand I talk with the boss, and make it *damn* clear I won't put up with bull**** up to and including having to deal with customers who found it unacceptable that managers were yelling at co-workers *in their presence*. "Yes Ma'am, I agree this is totally unacceptable, and will contact my superiors about this." You are blessed if jetlag is the worst you have to deal with.
