> ...although we did have a 302 redirect we didn't know about, which we > have changed to a 301 redirect...
> On Jul 14, 11:47 am, samanthab wrote:
> > Our internet company has just been dropped by Google. webmaster tools > > tell us ''No pages from your site are currently included in Google's > > index due to violations of the webmaster guidelines.' We have no idea > > why, have not done anything wrong, have not changed anything > > structurally to our knowledge over the last 2 years, and are an a well
respected small business in the UK. This is potentially
> > disastrous for us, and we have searched for any change or reason why > > we have violated rules, but can find none at all. How do we contact a > > real person at Google to find the reason and rectify it, before it is > > too late? Any help or advice would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
You have 421 links on your homepage alone between the top, left, right, bottom menus and any links in text. That's too many links. The recommended maximum is 100, and even if there's room for plenty more, 421 is probably way over.
Currently tool.motoricerca.info/spam-detector/ is not working but when it gets fixed you may want to test yur homepage and others and see what it may find. Sometimes with the best intentions we tend to introduce things which may appear spammy to a robot. I dont' knwo if the sheer number of links you have will do that, but maybe.
I would also recommend using headers on your pages (h1, h2, etc).
Links to the sort function ought to be either presented in javscript so robots don't pick them up or at least to use rel="nofollow" .
> On Jul 14, 11:57 am, samanthab wrote:> ...although we did have a 302 redirect we didn't know about, which we > > have changed to a 301 redirect...
> > On Jul 14, 11:47 am, samanthab wrote:
> > > Our internet company has just been dropped by Google. webmaster tools > > > tell us ''No pages from your site are currently included in Google's > > > index due to violations of the webmaster guidelines.' We have no idea > > > why, have not done anything wrong, have not changed anything > > > structurally to our knowledge over the last 2 years, and are an a well
> respected small business in the UK. This is potentially
> > > disastrous for us, and we have searched for any change or reason why > > > we have violated rules, but can find none at all. How do we contact a > > > real person at Google to find the reason and rectify it, before it is > > > too late? Any help or advice would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
> You have 421 links on your homepage alone between the top, left, > right, bottom menus and any links in text. > That's too many links. > The recommended maximum is 100, and even if there's room for plenty > more, 421 is probably way over.
> Currently tool.motoricerca.info/spam-detector/ is not working but > when it gets fixed you may want to test yur homepage and others and > see what it may find. Sometimes with the best intentions we tend to > introduce things which may appear spammy to a robot. I dont' knwo if > the sheer number of links you have will do that, but maybe.
> I would also recommend using headers on your pages (h1, h2, etc).
> Links to the sort function ought to be either presented in javscript > so robots don't pick them up or at least to use rel="nofollow" .
> Note this js code has to be inserted on the page, it cannot be an > external js file, since it also needs the php resolved.
> How well you manage to achieve any of this depends to what extent your > pages are built on a CMS or e-commerce framework and how modifyable > that is.
> On Jul 14, 7:14 am, samanthab wrote:
> > On Jul 14, 11:57 am, samanthab wrote:> ...although we did have a 302 redirect we didn't know about, which we > > > have changed to a 301 redirect...
> > > On Jul 14, 11:47 am, samanthab wrote:
> > > > Our internet company has just been dropped by Google. webmaster tools > > > > tell us ''No pages from your site are currently included in Google's > > > > index due to violations of the webmaster guidelines.' We have no idea > > > > why, have not done anything wrong, have not changed anything > > > > structurally to our knowledge over the last 2 years, and are an a well
> > respected small business in the UK. This is potentially
> > > > disastrous for us, and we have searched for any change or reason why > > > > we have violated rules, but can find none at all. How do we contact a > > > > real person at Google to find the reason and rectify it, before it is > > > > too late? Any help or advice would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
I'm trying to crawl yoru site using Xenu and it's taking very long, very slow progression, despite disallowing some url prefixes. Main cuplrits seem to be all the sort url's which I cannot filter out as they are suffuxesrather than prefixes.
> You shoudl also disallow this kind of link in robots.txt.
> Disallow: product_image.php
> It's useless and it just adds extra url's for no reason.
> On Jul 14, 12:44 pm, webado wrote:
> > You have 421 links on your homepage alone between the top, left, > > right, bottom menus and any links in text. > > That's too many links. > > The recommended maximum is 100, and even if there's room for plenty > > more, 421 is probably way over.
> > Currently tool.motoricerca.info/spam-detector/ is not working but > > when it gets fixed you may want to test yur homepage and others and > > see what it may find. Sometimes with the best intentions we tend to > > introduce things which may appear spammy to a robot. I dont' knwo if > > the sheer number of links you have will do that, but maybe.
> > I would also recommend using headers on your pages (h1, h2, etc).
> > Links to the sort function ought to be either presented in javscript > > so robots don't pick them up or at least to use rel="nofollow" .
> > Note this js code has to be inserted on the page, it cannot be an > > external js file, since it also needs the php resolved.
> > How well you manage to achieve any of this depends to what extent your > > pages are built on a CMS or e-commerce framework and how modifyable > > that is.
> > On Jul 14, 7:14 am, samanthab wrote:
> > > On Jul 14, 11:57 am, samanthab wrote:> ...although we did have a 302 redirect we didn't know about, which we > > > > have changed to a 301 redirect...
> > > > On Jul 14, 11:47 am, samanthab wrote:
> > > > > Our internet company has just been dropped by Google. webmaster tools > > > > > tell us ''No pages from your site are currently included in Google's > > > > > index due to violations of the webmaster guidelines.' We have no idea > > > > > why, have not done anything wrong, have not changed anything > > > > > structurally to our knowledge over the last 2 years, and are an a well
> > > respected small business in the UK. This is potentially
> > > > > disastrous for us, and we have searched for any change or reason why > > > > > we have violated rules, but can find none at all. How do we contact a > > > > > real person at Google to find the reason and rectify it, before it is > > > > > too late? Any help or advice would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from regular blank lines and line skips?
Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm glad you brought that up though. Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor content optmization.
We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on the www.soorganic.com to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all pages?
we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > regular blank lines and line skips?
> Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > glad you brought that up though. > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > content optmization.
> > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
Your homepage as such should always be kept as either "/" or the domain url, like "http://www.soorganic.com/" . Not as home.php (with or withotu full path before it). While not of any real great consequence, it avoids having 2 url's for the same page (by content).
So what this tells me is that you have somehow associated the default index page with home.php (maybe in .htaccess), so accessiing diretcly by domain alone will end up on home.php without showing it in the address bar. But you have also 302 redirected index.php to home.php because you dont' want to use the default index.php. This looks funny and roundabout.
I would guess the .htaccess contains somehting like:
> We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on thewww.soorganic.com > to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all > pages?
> we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take > to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could > do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> Many thanks.
> Sam
> On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, webado wrote:
> > Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > > regular blank lines and line skips?
> > Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > > glad you brought that up though. > > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > > content optmization.
> > > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
> We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on thewww.soorganic.com > to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all > pages?
> we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take > to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could > do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> Many thanks.
> Sam
> On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, webado wrote:
> > Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > > regular blank lines and line skips?
> > Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > > glad you brought that up though. > > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > > content optmization.
> > > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
Put in the url of your homepage and see all the trouble you are in.
Invisible text research: Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. Text: So Organic is the online department store designed for the life you want to live. We stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, Organic Beauty Products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up and natural skincare. As well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, organic cotton toys, Natural baby products, organic clothing, organic yoga wear, Organic T-Shirts, Natural Sanitary Products, Organic Cotton Wool and Natural Gifts. Because Organic living is more than just a food choice.
Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. Text: Our Brands include Lavera, Barefoot Botanicals - Rosa Fina & S.O.S, Spiezia Organics, Remarkable Pencils, Organic Blue, Simply Soaps, Keptin-Jr, Earth Friendly Baby, Natracare, Natalia, Mother Earth, Ecover, Mandarina, The Organic Towel Company, Simply Gentle, and Hug.
Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. Invisibility purpose: Impossible to say. Text: We also offer allergy & eczema remedies, environmentally friendly Ecover cleaning products, anti dust mite silk filled duvets and chemical free & natural remedies for those with sensitive skin.
Unnatural text research: List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value is only 9.88% Text: so organic is the online department store designed for the life you want to live. we stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, organic beauty products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up and natural skincare. as well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, organic cotton toys, natural baby products, organic clothing, organic yoga wear, organic t-shirts, natural sanitary products, organic cotton wool and natural gifts. because organic living is more than just a food choice.
List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value is only 25.26% Text: our brands include lavera, barefoot botanicals - rosa fina & s.o.s, spiezia organics, remarkable pencils, organic blue, simply soaps, keptin-jr, earth friendly baby, natracare, natalia, mother earth, ecover, mandarina, the organic towel company, simply gentle, and hug.
You must fix this stuff or you will never get indexed I'm afraid.
> We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on thewww.soorganic.com > to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all > pages?
> we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take > to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could > do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> Many thanks.
> Sam
> On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, webado wrote:
> > Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > > regular blank lines and line skips?
> > Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > > glad you brought that up though. > > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > > content optmization.
> > > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
> Put in the url of your homepage and see all the trouble you are in.
> Invisible text research: > Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. > Text: So Organic is the online department store designed for the life > you want to live. We stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and > certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, Organic > Beauty Products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up > and natural skincare. As well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, > organic cotton toys, Natural baby products, organic clothing, organic > yoga wear, Organic T-Shirts, Natural Sanitary Products, Organic Cotton > Wool and Natural Gifts. Because Organic living is more than just a > food choice.
> Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. > Text: Our Brands include Lavera, Barefoot Botanicals - Rosa Fina & > S.O.S, Spiezia Organics, Remarkable Pencils, Organic Blue, Simply > Soaps, Keptin-Jr, Earth Friendly Baby, Natracare, Natalia, Mother > Earth, Ecover, Mandarina, The Organic Towel Company, Simply Gentle, > and Hug.
> Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > Invisibility purpose: Impossible to say. > Text: We also offer allergy & eczema remedies, environmentally > friendly Ecover cleaning products, anti dust mite silk filled duvets > and chemical free & natural remedies for those with sensitive skin.
> Unnatural text research: > List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a > list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value > is only 9.88% > Text: so organic is the online department store designed for the life > you want to live. we stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and > certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, organic > beauty products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up > and natural skincare. as well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, > organic cotton toys, natural baby products, organic clothing, organic > yoga wear, organic t-shirts, natural sanitary products, organic cotton > wool and natural gifts. because organic living is more than just a > food choice.
> List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a > list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value > is only 25.26% > Text: our brands include lavera, barefoot botanicals - rosa fina & > s.o.s, spiezia organics, remarkable pencils, organic blue, simply > soaps, keptin-jr, earth friendly baby, natracare, natalia, mother > earth, ecover, mandarina, the organic towel company, simply gentle, > and hug.
> You must fix this stuff or you will never get indexed I'm afraid.
> On Jul 15, 1:39 pm, samanthab wrote:
> > We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on thewww.soorganic.com > > to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all > > pages?
> > we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take > > to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could > > do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> > Many thanks.
> > Sam
> > On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, webado wrote:
> > > Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > > > regular blank lines and line skips?
> > > Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > > > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > > > glad you brought that up though. > > > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > > > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > > > content optmization.
> > > > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
> > Put in the url of your homepage and see all the trouble you are in.
> > Invisible text research: > > Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > > Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. > > Text: So Organic is the online department store designed for the life > > you want to live. We stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and > > certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, Organic > > Beauty Products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up > > and natural skincare. As well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, > > organic cotton toys, Natural baby products, organic clothing, organic > > yoga wear, Organic T-Shirts, Natural Sanitary Products, Organic Cotton > > Wool and Natural Gifts. Because Organic living is more than just a > > food choice.
> > Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > > Invisibility purpose: Probably used to hide keyword stuffed/rich text. > > Text: Our Brands include Lavera, Barefoot Botanicals - Rosa Fina & > > S.O.S, Spiezia Organics, Remarkable Pencils, Organic Blue, Simply > > Soaps, Keptin-Jr, Earth Friendly Baby, Natracare, Natalia, Mother > > Earth, Ecover, Mandarina, The Organic Towel Company, Simply Gentle, > > and Hug.
> > Invisible text found. Method(s): CSS 'display' property set to 'none'. > > Invisibility purpose: Impossible to say. > > Text: We also offer allergy & eczema remedies, environmentally > > friendly Ecover cleaning products, anti dust mite silk filled duvets > > and chemical free & natural remedies for those with sensitive skin.
> > Unnatural text research: > > List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a > > list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value > > is only 9.88% > > Text: so organic is the online department store designed for the life > > you want to live. we stock a wide range of chemical free, handmade and > > certified organic and natural cosmetics & organic toiletries, organic > > beauty products, hand made soaps, natural body care, organic make up > > and natural skincare. as well as 100% certified organic cotton towels, > > organic cotton toys, natural baby products, organic clothing, organic > > yoga wear, organic t-shirts, natural sanitary products, organic cotton > > wool and natural gifts. because organic living is more than just a > > food choice.
> > List of terms found. The following text probably contains mainly a > > list of generic terms rather than a natural phrase. Naturalness value > > is only 25.26% > > Text: our brands include lavera, barefoot botanicals - rosa fina & > > s.o.s, spiezia organics, remarkable pencils, organic blue, simply > > soaps, keptin-jr, earth friendly baby, natracare, natalia, mother > > earth, ecover, mandarina, the organic towel company, simply gentle, > > and hug.
> > You must fix this stuff or you will never get indexed I'm afraid.
> > On Jul 15, 1:39 pm, samanthab wrote:
> > > We changed the 302 redirect to a 301. This was on thewww.soorganic.com > > > to our .php homepage. Could this wipe us off the map entirely for all > > > pages?
> > > we ahve resubmitted, and I wondered if you new how long it would take > > > to come back up again, and if there was anything else I could > > > do...apart from the above...to quicken the process?
> > > Many thanks.
> > > Sam
> > > On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, webado wrote:
> > > > Phil how are those "odd character sequences" any different from > > > > regular blank lines and line skips?
> > > > Hehe, i didn't bring up the validation since every time I do > > > > somebody's sure to come along and blast me to smithereens on that. I'm > > > > glad you brought that up though. > > > > Without checking very closely however it doesn't seem to be all that > > > > terribly broken so might not account for much more than just poor > > > > content optmization.
> > > > > Line 8 - you have an odd character masquerading as a single quote. It > > > > > sounds whacky, but I've seen this have funnyy effects.- Hide quoted text -
