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I am new to search engines but thought I had it figured out when my site showed up in the ranks quite nicely I thought but now it is gone. Now the only time I can access a page through any search engine is to type in my domain name exactly as it appears when I type it in the address bar.
A week ago I could type in keywords and such and find my site listed.
If I have been penalized for something is there a way know what the reason would be and how to fix it. I purchased a template to build my site and even though I have my own domain name they say I don't have access to the server logs.
Is there a way around this? I am concerned that maybe they are able to stop search engines from accessing my site with the robot.txt file I have been reading about. Also, I read that someone can request that my site be removed for copyright infringment. I purchased a DBA for my chosen domain name and also purchased the related domain name. There is another site out there with my name who did not purchase the domain name but I was under the impression that I have right to use the name I purchased.
Also, I read one of those books on how to increase your ratings with the search engines but since then have removed those offensive techniques. Had I fould this forum before the book, I sure I would not have made such dumb mistakes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
One last thing regarding the fresh tags. What are they and how can I access them?
Welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com]!
If your site has been on-line less than 60 days, don't worry about it; It is likely that your site appeared in the listings due to the action of freshbot: Googlebot: Deepbot and Freshbot FAQ and Information [webmasterworld.com]
Because the update is underway, it is likely that your freshbot listing got dropped. And if this is the case, it is also likely that it will return in a few days.
Fresh tags are what we call the dates that appear in the search results for pages which have been updated by the freshbot. Look at some popular sites like WebmasterWorld, and compare to less-popular ones. The date appears on the last line of each page's listing.
It can take two to three months for a new site to be fully-indexed in Google, with all incoming links accounted for. Once that happens, the effects of freshbot will not be so apparent, unless you make big changes to your pages.
See the Google Knowledgebase [webmasterworld.com] for more info.
HTH,
Jim
