dead links

[Suzontheweb]

For at least six months I've been waiting for a inactive website to drop out of the rankings (it is above me). I guess you wouldn't exactly call it "dead" -- the page redirects to a domain parking site. I don't understand why the site doesn't drop out. It is # 7 for my key words and does have some backlinks, so I guess it existed at some point. The cache is updated regularly by Google, so I don't understand why it never moves after an update. I tried make Google aware of it by using the Remove deadlink feature in Google but that didn't work. Any ideas?

Sorry if this is a silly question -- I'm pretty new at this.

[jeremy goodrich]

I've been watching 1 high profile site for five months now, that redirects all it's pages to the new owner's site, but the site still shows in SERP's, and the google cache.

I haven't tried writing them, because it doesn't concern me but I'm surprised that they don't get rid of the old trash faster...I guess they don't because that way they can advertise a bigger number of pages in their index? :) Dunno.

Strange things are a foot at Google, that much is certain.

As far as help in getting them to remove the site, I wouldn't worry too much, it probably won't take away from your market share in any serious way, given that it's a redirect...provide your visitors and audience with what they are looking for, and your site will rise of it's own accord.

Cheers.

[xbase234]

Sounds like strong anchor text buildup. It will eventually get flushed out.

[Suzontheweb]

Thanks...I guess I'm just anxious because I moved up to spot #11 this update and I'd really love to get on the first page!

If you are willing, I have another question...

Any guess why my page's listing in the Google Directory shows no page rank? My index page has a PR of 7. I just got added to the Directory last month(sept update) and thought the PR might appear after this one. Nope. Oh, and my page doesn't show a category in the regular google search results.

Same story? Be patient?