Google seems to have blocked my entire server. I have no idea why. I'm not sure if this is a technical issue or an SEO issue. But every domain that is on the server is having their index page and main pages slowly removed from my server. This is really bad, any thoughts on what might be happening. I understand a domain being blocked for SEO spamming, but an entire server?
WiseWebDude
3:41 pm on Aug 1, 2007 (gmt 0)
We need more info, please. Are these ALL your sites on that server? Is it your dedicated server? Are ALL your sites in the same "c" block and link, extensively, to each other? Google wouldn't just block an entire server. The only reason I can see this happening is if you are using the same IP (shared IP) for all sites and link too much to each other, etc. If Google did that, they would block off half the websites on the net, or more.
Robert Charlton
7:17 pm on Aug 1, 2007 (gmt 0)
I understand a domain being blocked for SEO spamming, but an entire server?
Google would downrank a network of sites it had good reason to believe were spamming.
superclown2
10:16 pm on Aug 1, 2007 (gmt 0)
A long shot but worth checking - you haven't blocked the spider's IP address have you? I once blocked off a whole /8 and watched my traffic disappear from over 300 sites before I realised the error.
