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There really IS a Google.

I spoke unto Google and did receive great wisdom

         

Scruffy

12:17 pm on Nov 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



I was hit hard in the last few days by the LPQ algo.
Keywords jumped by 1000% forcing a shutdown.
(And me having just released a new version of my software product - sob!)

I asked Google to confirm and they said 'Yes' poor LPQ.
So I thought about it - There's nothing wrong with my site or the LP.
The only issue I have is that my domain name host recently changed hands and the new owners have rejigged so that all sites are 'framed' in their wrapper page.

So I asked if that could be a problem.
And I got an answer!

Yes, it IS the problem, definitely, checked and confirmed by technical staff.

I could cry.

Green_Grass

12:20 pm on Nov 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



"I could cry. "

I am crying with you ...

The only problem is that even after you make 'corrections', it may be till next QS update that your score may be updated.

It took me 2 months to increase my QS on my e - commerce site. But the good news is that patience pays...

aeiouy

2:54 pm on Nov 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Nah it won't take two months, because what he is going to do is dump that host, get a new domain and go for it again.

Having a host who would do that was your first mistake. So live and learn. Get a real host and get going.

You could bypass getting the new domain and it may be a while before you are rescored, but the only way to find out is try. I would definitely create new landing page urls at the very least.

Scruffy

9:57 am on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Dumped the domain name
Got a new host/domain
Changed the Ad URLs

Within 10 minutes Google had reinstated my Ads at fair prices.

Go Google!

luke175

10:59 am on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Now that just shows the whole system is an easily gameable fraud that does nothing for "quality".

And for those of us with extensive backend databases or other things that are not easily portable to a new domain...we suffer from low quality extortion.

Scruffy

11:59 am on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Easy!
I was up all night. Luke175

That 10 minutes was the time it took from my final step of un-Pausing the campaign. Google's reaction time, which quite frankly astonished me.

You shouldn't assume it's any easier for anyone else.

Green_Grass

2:37 pm on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



"Google's reaction time, which quite frankly astonished me. "

IMHO Wait for the adWords quality bot to reevaluate your Landing pages before jumping to any conclusions. This may take a while. Meanwhile enjoy the ride.