Comments on: Why my google rankings dropped http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/ Jon Phillips is an artist and developer living in San Francisco and Beijing while growing Fabricatorz.com and "new" media projects. His notable involvements include Open Source and Free Culture movements, Inkscape, Open Clip Art Library, and building community + bizdev for Creative Commons. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55957 jon Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:51:40 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55957 Cool...need to add to some of my project ;) Cool…need to add to some of my project ;)

]]> By: Hank Miller http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55904 Hank Miller Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:03:41 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55904 If your business depends on google, then you shouldn't take chances: buy ads now! In the best case it means your name is seen more than once near the top of the page, once in results, and once in ads. In the worst case, at least you are sure everyone will see your site after the algorithm moves you off the front page. If your business depends on google, then you shouldn’t take chances: buy ads now! In the best case it means your name is seen more than once near the top of the page, once in results, and once in ads. In the worst case, at least you are sure everyone will see your site after the algorithm moves you off the front page.

]]> By: Russell http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55577 Russell Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:47:30 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55577 Google is updating very quicly these days i think your fix will get it back in the index very quickly. You might have to wait a few months for Google to start feeding those Green Pixels to the PR indicator becasue thats updated every few months. You might also want to see if some links are coming in from Bad Neighborhoods. Might want to consider a Reconsideration Request http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35843 even thou there is no penalty. I think everyting will be 100% soon Google is updating very quicly these days i think your fix will get it back in the index very quickly. You might have to wait a few months for Google to start feeding those Green Pixels to the PR indicator becasue thats updated every few months.

You might also want to see if some links are coming in from Bad Neighborhoods.

Might want to consider a Reconsideration Request http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35843 even thou there is no penalty.

I think everyting will be 100% soon

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55567 jon Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:33:40 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55567 Basically, pagerank and the like are way too powerful to be closed...we need to have universal sharing rights! Basically, pagerank and the like are way too powerful to be closed…we need to have universal sharing rights!

]]> By: Greg Bulmash http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55555 Greg Bulmash Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:48:00 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55555 Oddly, while I saw some PR stuff go up in the last TBPR export, since Friday, my traffic has been down on some sites that had their pageranks go up, higher on some others where pagerank was flat or dropped. The pagerank you display in the Google Toolbar or other pagerank checkers is a snapshot from a certain point in time, but the actual pagerank that Google uses to calculate your placement in SERPs (which is what really matters in terms of getting traffic) is recalculated regularly. Basically, the pagerank that's being displayed for your site(s) is already out of date. Oddly, while I saw some PR stuff go up in the last TBPR export, since Friday, my traffic has been down on some sites that had their pageranks go up, higher on some others where pagerank was flat or dropped.

The pagerank you display in the Google Toolbar or other pagerank checkers is a snapshot from a certain point in time, but the actual pagerank that Google uses to calculate your placement in SERPs (which is what really matters in terms of getting traffic) is recalculated regularly. Basically, the pagerank that’s being displayed for your site(s) is already out of date.

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55549 jon Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:13:14 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55549 Cool...thanks man! Things are looking up now, but it looks like it was an ACCIDENT by dreamhost...needless to say, do you or anyone else have a recommendation for better hosting? Cool…thanks man! Things are looking up now, but it looks like it was an ACCIDENT by dreamhost…needless to say, do you or anyone else have a recommendation for better hosting?

]]> By: Kelvin Nicholson http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55364 Kelvin Nicholson Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:00:32 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55364 Jon: sorry to hear an accidental htaccess killed your SEO, that must really feel pretty crappy. Just know, I'm at least one person feeding off your RSS. Best of luck from Sydney! Jon: sorry to hear an accidental htaccess killed your SEO, that must really feel pretty crappy. Just know, I’m at least one person feeding off your RSS. Best of luck from Sydney!

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55323 jon Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:03:56 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55323 That is good then...I'm just really bummed that my site tanked so bad on the searches...there are a lot of new Jon Phillips that are cropping up in searches, so its war!!! That is good then…I’m just really bummed that my site tanked so bad on the searches…there are a lot of new Jon Phillips that are cropping up in searches, so its war!!!

]]> By: Nicu http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55321 Nicu Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:42:53 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55321 Heh! But also there are other people like me who saw their PR increased and are happy about this :p Heh! But also there are other people like me who saw their PR increased and are happy about this :p

]]> By: pfctdayelise http://rejon.org/2007/11/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/comment-page-1/#comment-55183 pfctdayelise Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:39:15 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/11/04/why-my-google-rankings-dropped/#comment-55183 Did you see this? http://blog.dreamhost.com/2007/08/10/the-internet-is-not-for-people/ Did you see this? http://blog.dreamhost.com/2007/08/10/the-internet-is-not-for-people/

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