Banned from Google?

[cwdedes]

I noticed two of my sites wipped from googles listings. They do not even show up for the keywords I used to check my placement all the time. Is it possible I was banned? My site doesnt containg anything that google would ban them for, I am listed in Yahoo and MSN just fine.

Thanks
Costa

[martinibuster]

Is it possible I was banned? My site doesnt containg anything that google would ban them for, I am listed in Yahoo and MSN just fine.

If your site doesn't contain anything that would cause you to be penalized, then I guess you weren't banned. Might be something mundane like you need better inbound links or more content.

Seems like duplicate content and/or excessive cross linking has been sinking ships lately.

You may want to read these threads, both from the last couple days, all about what you are concerned about:

Penalized by Google
[webmasterworld.com...]

Sudden Penalty
if this is Penalty?
[webmasterworld.com...]

And here's one from exactly one year ago, May 13, 2003:

Banned from Google?
[webmasterworld.com...]