Google slowly droping links

travelsh · 04-08-2008, 06:00 AM

Hi,
I have an online travel directory. I have 8,000 items in the site. I also have cross links in from content items to forum items. WHen Google first got hold of my site I had 78,000 links registered in google.

Over the last few weeks Google is slowly droping links, I am currently at 10,300. I used to get very high rankings and new content would be listed in 36 hours.

Does anyone know what has happened or is happening. I have done the sitemap thing. I have deleted the sitemap today , so as to let it spider naturally.

My searches are slowly slipping as well. What used to come up as number 1 is now number 4.

Any Ideas

Regards
Glenn
Travel Shop Ireland - Travel Shop Ireland - -

x3mario · 04-08-2008, 10:52 PM

I think google is now updating backlinks, but I'm not sure. I know backlinks update is after the PR update.

mit · 04-09-2008, 01:05 AM

Surely, some updates are going on Google. There are much fluctuations on External links in GWT.

mudkipz · 04-09-2008, 01:33 AM

I don't think dropping your sitemap was a good idea though. It helps in quickening the crawling since all your pages are listed there.

xomero · 04-10-2008, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudkipz

I don't think dropping your sitemap was a good idea though. It helps in quickening the crawling since all your pages are listed there.

that's right, droping your sitemap it's a bad idea.

travelsh · 04-10-2008, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xomero

that's right, droping your sitemap it's a bad idea.

Hi all, Thanks for the advice. I have put it back asap. Only dropped for a day. Notified Google- it has picked it up again.

Does anyone know a good, quick sitemap generator.

I use Gsitecrawler - slow and put heavy burden on my site while crawling.
I have over 8000 content items and another 8000 forum threads.
It can take a week to crawl the site- slows down the site as well.

Regards
Glenn

x3mario · 04-10-2008, 11:20 PM

There are a lot of sitemap generator out there. Try to visit this page

sitemap generator - Google Search

liz21107 · 04-14-2008, 05:28 AM

The sitemap is definitely important. Try to monitor the development over the next weeks to see if this improves the number of sites listed in google again.

travelsh · 04-30-2008, 12:55 AM

Hi,
I am getting more links listed in google- the google burp.
Back up to 20200 links.
Have done a propper site map.
New listings and my blog entries are in google in 36 hours again.

Thanks for your help

Glenn
Travel Shop Ireland - Travel Shop Ireland - -

04-08-2008, 06:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
travelsh Noogle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google slowly droping links Hi, I have an online travel directory. I have 8,000 items in the site. I also have cross links in from content items to forum items. WHen Google first got hold of my site I had 78,000 links registered in google. Over the last few weeks Google is slowly droping links, I am currently at 10,300. I used to get very high rankings and new content would be listed in 36 hours. Does anyone know what has happened or is happening. I have done the sitemap thing. I have deleted the sitemap today , so as to let it spider naturally. My searches are slowly slipping as well. What used to come up as number 1 is now number 4. Any Ideas Regards Glenn Travel Shop Ireland - Travel Shop Ireland - -

04-30-2008, 12:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
travelsh Noogle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Getting more links Hi, I am getting more links listed in google- the google burp. Back up to 20200 links. Have done a propper site map. New listings and my blog entries are in google in 36 hours again. Thanks for your help Glenn Travel Shop Ireland - Travel Shop Ireland - -

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x3mario Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gems Collection Posts: 557 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	I think google is now updating backlinks, but I'm not sure. I know backlinks update is after the PR update.

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liz21107 Noogle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The sitemap is definitely important. Try to monitor the development over the next weeks to see if this improves the number of sites listed in google again.

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