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duplicate content - but I don't think google is that silly to not know that domain.com and www.domain.com are the same.
As for complaining - Well, when your brand name is taken by another party that is benefiting by being #1 for a search on your brand, then if you fell it's best to just sit back and take it.. I on the other hand would rather come on here, ask as many questions as possible, and learn from the answers that get posted.
I've spent quite some time building my brand, and now according to Google, I'm not even relavant enough to rank for my brand name - that, my friend, is the problem.
ahhh...another preacher talking about good content and how that means good results. We've doen that part and aren't ranking not even for our domain.com. Not all of us have have a million spammy sites that can be ditched in a hearbeat and replaced with another domain. We might be cheap and idiots, but you aren't much better.
I'm buying a few already established domains and follow the 100 domain strategy. Spamming apparently is more honorable than complaining about bad results.
btw, No spamming here. I detest spam as much as the next. Just because I run several sites doesn't mean that I participate in shady SEO/spamming.
ahhh...another preacher talking about good content and how that means good results. We've doen that part and aren't ranking not even for our domain.com. Not all of us have have a million spammy sites that can be ditched in a hearbeat and replaced with another domain. We might be cheap and idiots, but you aren't much better.
Spot on!
If this is your business, then you're are either a.) a cheap *** or b.) an absolute idiot to depend upon organic search engine results to generate all of your revenue.
I can't control the fact that Google are a search monopoly... so I kinda have to roll with the fact that they were referring me about 90% of traffic. I've had more than one company attempt to diversify the referrers, however it just wasn't possible with the type of industry. We did some brand-building in the beginning, and then it grew thorough the work we've done and word-of-mounth.
I have a few people here helping me out, and unfortunately they will have to be let go - because 90% was taken away (though given also) by Google. If more people used MSN or Yahoo, this would be less of an issue (we're ranked good there).
So, on the off-chance that my #*$!ing will get something done to get the site ranked again, and keep those 3 people with jobs, then in their name I'll do it.
PS: Still waiting for GoogleGuy to PM me! :)
[edited by: eelixduppy at 10:03 pm (utc) on Feb. 18, 2009]
to be honest you should be focussing your attention on what you can do to remedy the problem. not what google can do. As i said before i'd be glad to look over your site if you'd like. I wouldn't count on getting help from google.
ahhh...another preacher talking about good content and how that means good results. We've doen that part and aren't ranking not even for our domain.com.
Yes...
I can't control the fact that Google are a search monopoly... so I kinda have to roll with the fact that they were referring me about 90% of traffic. I've had more than one company attempt to diversify the referrers, however it just wasn't possible with the type of industry.
And yes!
Why is it so hard for some of you (I don't want to name anyone Mikec) to understand/concede these simple points? You employ mind constructs and abstract subjectivity instead of relaying plain facts and using deductive reasoning to reach further understanding.
