Need help getting indexed.

swaddell · 04-26-2005, 04:59 PM

Hello all and thanks for taking the time to review this.

I'm confused about a few things that have either hindered the googlebot or resulted in a ban. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated!

When I query google for my sitename.com, site:sitename.com or link:sitename.com I get blank results (which I have read, meant that my domain has been banned. (the last googlebot crawl was on 04-22-05)

After careful review of the information google has about it's bot I found that 'hidden' text would result in a ban. My site has an interesting feature that I added called 'easter eggs' basically it's hidden internal links or commented out source code that a viewer can spend time looking for like a riddle. I'm gathering that the googlebot thought I was trying to cheat the system.

Does this sound accurate?

Another question is about linking content. All of my internal links are set up './next_dir/' instead of www.sitename.com/next_dir/. Which way is better for the bots? Finally, my site structure is setup by folders meaning...

/index.php
/next_dir/index.php
/another_dir./index.php

Does google frown on multiple indexes? as opposed to lumping all the content into the root with other naming conventions?

Thanks in advance for replying!

Scott

EDIT (04-27)
::Hmmm, no help or suggestions? I don't care about ranking or anything, my site doesn't sell anything... Just trying to learn the game here, Waiting patiently

::

EDIT (04-27)Later in the day

:: I appealed the possible ban and it seems google reversed it. They crawled me today, thanks anyway.::

bentong · 04-29-2005, 01:15 AM

you can try "www.mysitename.com]

udung · 05-02-2005, 06:36 AM

i used hidden text as tag comment, but now i removed it, someone told me if i used hidden text, my account will be removed..
so scary u know.. :P

Buy Linux DVD · 05-03-2005, 03:07 AM

Did Google tell you why your site was banned?

swaddell · 05-15-2005, 06:08 PM

No they didn't. I don't think they will tell anyone the reasons as its a computers decision and very rarely does the staff get involved.

I just cleaned out my eggs and put them in another directory and via my robots.txt instructed the robot to ignore the directory.

I wrote an e-mail explaining the reason for the ban and they seemed to reverse it. My site has numerous indexed pages now.

weblaunch · 05-25-2005, 12:40 PM

I'm glad to hear that Google listened to your appeal.

04-26-2005, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
swaddell Noogle Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need help getting indexed. Hello all and thanks for taking the time to review this. I'm confused about a few things that have either hindered the googlebot or resulted in a ban. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated! When I query google for my sitename.com, site:sitename.com or link:sitename.com I get blank results (which I have read, meant that my domain has been banned. (the last googlebot crawl was on 04-22-05) After careful review of the information google has about it's bot I found that 'hidden' text would result in a ban. My site has an interesting feature that I added called 'easter eggs' basically it's hidden internal links or commented out source code that a viewer can spend time looking for like a riddle. I'm gathering that the googlebot thought I was trying to cheat the system. Does this sound accurate? Another question is about linking content. All of my internal links are set up './next_dir/' instead of www.sitename.com/next_dir/. Which way is better for the bots? Finally, my site structure is setup by folders meaning... /index.php /next_dir/index.php /another_dir./index.php Does google frown on multiple indexes? as opposed to lumping all the content into the root with other naming conventions? Thanks in advance for replying! Scott EDIT (04-27) ::Hmmm, no help or suggestions? I don't care about ranking or anything, my site doesn't sell anything... Just trying to learn the game here, Waiting patiently :: EDIT (04-27)Later in the day :: I appealed the possible ban and it seems google reversed it. They crawled me today, thanks anyway.::

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04-29-2005, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
bentong Google Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 271 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you can try "www.mysitename.com]

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udung Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: indonesia Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i used hidden text as tag comment, but now i removed it, someone told me if i used hidden text, my account will be removed.. so scary u know.. :P

05-03-2005, 03:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Buy Linux DVD Noogle Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did Google tell you why your site was banned?

05-15-2005, 06:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
swaddell Noogle Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No they didn't. I don't think they will tell anyone the reasons as its a computers decision and very rarely does the staff get involved. I just cleaned out my eggs and put them in another directory and via my robots.txt instructed the robot to ignore the directory. I wrote an e-mail explaining the reason for the ban and they seemed to reverse it. My site has numerous indexed pages now.

05-25-2005, 12:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
weblaunch Googler Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm glad to hear that Google listened to your appeal.

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