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Posted by Andrew Heenan on March 31, 2008, 1:22 pm
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> I'm guilty of two minor infractions - hiding an H1 element with CSS and
> partially obscuring links in (links go "[Manchester Web Design] by
> Dreamberry" where the bit in brackets is hidden). There are established
> companies far higher in the listings that have commited far greater sins
> and I've now changed both of these naughties anyway.
Others' cheating is no defence when caught with your pants down - especially
if a rival reported you.
But don't panic yet.
First search for "strings of unique text" from your inner pages, and see
what happens; that's the best way of being sure that it's there / not there.
Second, sign up for Google analytics, and see if your numbers have changed
significantly.
Third, look at ALL your outgoing links - ESPECIALLY recips and non-related.
The majority ofGoogle downgrading / banning is link-related.
Fourth, think really hard about anything else that may have changed lately.
But, chances are it's none of the above. Most new sites sail happily into
Google's index on a 'benefit of the doubt' basis - then reality clicks in,
and they sink like a stone, and eventually equilibrium sets in at the
'right' place.
Your site is new, and ALL THINGS are possible. However, starting a new site
with Google no-nos was probably a mistake, but unlikely a fatal one.
--
Andrew
seo2seo.com
sick-site-syndrome.com
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