#1 Search Result Is Called "Site Closed"

Can Google Remove This?

[annaz1]

On a particular search term in Google, my site is returned as the #2 result. The #1 result returned is a website that is called "Site Closed", and the website is not operational.

This seems a little odd! What is the point of having this? Could Google be asked to remove this?

[rfgdxm1]

You could report this to Google. Google may be hesitant to do anything as the site could come back. And, from your point of view, that #1 site listed obviously will get few clicks. ;) And, this could be an advantage to you. That site in #1 is pushing what is likely a relevant site onto page 2. Thus this may be increasing traffic to your site.

[elklabone]

Might want to do a whois and offer to buy the site....

Add some new content to it and you could have spots #1 and #2.

[tombola]

I agree with rfgdxm1: why bother?
Besides, it's easier and cheaper than elklabone's suggestions ;-)

[annaz1]

Thanks for the advice - I hadn't really thought about it from that perspective (that it might be pushing visitors onto my site). I guess I was just being greedy about the #1 position... ;-)

[Chico_Loco]

The other day I seen an "Error 404" page ranking in the top 10 for a pretty competitive term. I would have thought a 404 would have been relatively easy to detect and flush out?

[Chicken Juggler]

I would try to buy it before a competiter does. If it can be bought you should find out.

[rfgdxm1]

>The other day I seen an "Error 404" page ranking in the top 10 for a pretty competitive term. I would have thought a 404 would have been relatively easy to detect and flush out?

I've seen 404 custom error pages that did not return a 404 error code in the HTTP headers. In that case, it techically is not a 404.