[Brendan (chem2clean)]

 Hi vince, Don't think so, no links seem to be taken when I check my link amounts. Is this site now fecked?

[V_Purcell]

You site is still indexed, if you had a penalty you would be deindexed. What link building strategy did you use in your link building?

[garry22]

Links like this don't help...

http://linksindexed.com/pagerank2-listings35.html

You've got Bankok Butterfly Massage and herbal remedies for sexual weakness either side of your outbound link.

It looks you've got loads of non relevant sites linking in. It looks like they've been mostly devalued so in effect you have very few links left.

[V_Purcell]

Hi vince, Don't think so, no links seem to be taken when I check my link amounts. Is this site now fecked?

First thing I would do, is to take your signature link from all the forums you belong to, Google will see these as spammy links. These are the links that Google has targeted this time, we used to use profile links using Xrummer, we would hammer them at about 10,000 per day, but they do not work anymore. Notice I dont have any links in my posts. You need homepage backlinks with good PR. These are still valued in Google's eyes.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Had some Seo when the site was new, think that's where the links came from. Is this site a right off .

[V_Purcell]

Had some Seo when the site was new, think that's where the links came from. Is this site a right off .

No it is okay, just not in the top 500, you have another domain you can use, then see if your first site comes back, remember I was harking on about exact match domains, Google did an update on Friday, mine survived it, 2 others went in to orbit, but they will comeback. I hope.

[garry22]

In the Irish Google, I have you at no.7 for your .ie site (Local) and 35 for your .com site.

Penguin 2.1 appears to be a further attack on unnatural linking patterns (including deeper site pages this time).

You might find this article useful.....  http://www.hmtweb.com/marketing-blog/penguin-2-1-analysis/

You have a load of directory links. If those links pushed your site up before and are then effectively, taken away, them the site has to fall. It's like taking the supports of a bridge away. The only way is down (until you build better supports again).

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Hi all, thanks all for your input. Gary , I'm showing number 7 , not showing in my search. My . Com went down 4 pages alright. Maybe it has not all settled yet,the google dance.yeah I have lots of directory, trying for citations for my places site.

[V_Purcell]

Hi all, thanks all for your input. Gary , I'm showing number 7 , not showing in my search. My . Com went down 4 pages alright. Maybe it has not all settled yet,the google dance.yeah I have lots of directory, trying for citations for my places site.

I have you 3 in google local
Not showing up for the search terms ie google.ie/com
carpet cleaning in dublin
carpet cleaning dublin
carpet cleaners in dublin
carpet cleaners dublin
Clear your cache or browse in private, you might be getting a personalized search

[Hilton]

So you get on the first page of google and someone visits, then what ?

They go away and visit another company, so does anyone use banner retargetting ?  if not you should consider it.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

google places went down a place or two alright.It has the website that disappeared connected to it,hopefully theres not bad news ahead and the places start to suffer because of the website been hit...

[V_Purcell]

So you get on the first page of Google and someone visits, then what ?

They go away and visit another company, so does anyone use banner retargetting ?  if not you should consider it.

Why would they go away if its what they want, only reason is they do not get what they want, you can check your bounce rate in Google analytics to see how long people stay on your site. When people type in carpet cleaning bradford, its because they want their carpets cleaned in Braford, if you are no1 you will get most off the traffic, if your prices are competative, they will pick up the phone and call you.
With banner adds you pay per impression, not per click, but if your site does not give them the user experiance they want, they will go to the next site

[V_Purcell]

google places went down a place or two alright.It has the website that disappeared connected to it,hopefully theres not bad news ahead and the places start to suffer because of the website been hit...

Your website is still connected to Google local, but your links have are spammy and have no value, it better to have a few good links, as I have seen sites ranking with a few backlinks, I had a site ranking for a low volume search with 2 quality backlinks.

But you will be chasing your tail around in circles, because you have not yet learnt about backlinking, as far as I see it, hompage links are what is working at the moment. Web 2.0 tiered backlinking, forum profiles and spun content, all of this has had its day, now you have to get quality links. They do not come free, thats why there are SEO company's out there, however, our search volumes do not warrant their cost. To get to number 1 I would say it will cost around $2000 then you have to maintain that position, because when you are at the top there is only one place to go, yep down. Your competitors will not take it lying down, competition is healthy, they will up their game plan and it will keep you on your toes.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

where is the best to get some high quality links .

[V_Purcell]

I am going to buy 250 links from homepages for $99
I already use the company, on there last network, and that's how I got to number 1, but this time I am going to use them for my inner pages.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

thanks vince,can you please send the link for homepages,

What if the next update hits paid links ,like from homepage .

[garry22]

What if the next update hits paid links ,like from homepage .

That (allegedly) is one of the chief aims of the 2.1 update.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

What if the next update hits paid links ,like from homepage .

That (allegedly) is one of the chief aims of the 2.1 update.

yeah vince,would you not be heading into trouble with that..

[Hilton]

So you get on the first page of Google and someone visits, then what ?

They go away and visit another company, so does anyone use banner retargetting ?  if not you should consider it.

Why would they go away if its what they want, only reason is they do not get what they want, you can check your bounce rate in Google analytics to see how long people stay on your site. When people type in carpet cleaning bradford, its beverage they want their carpets cleaned in Braford, if you are no1 you will get most off the traffic, if your prices are competative, they will pick up the phone and call you.
With banner adds you pay per impression, not per click, but if your site does not give them the user experiance they want, they will go to the next site

Because people shop around, you can not assume that because someone looking for carpet cleaning Bradford likes your site they will buy from you,,,retargetting works because you are constantly in front of them, even when they are looking at the competitions site....

[V_Purcell]

What if the next update hits paid links ,like from homepage .

That (allegedly) is one of the chief aims of the 2.1 update.

yeah vince,would you not be heading into trouble with that..

Can you tell me how you are going to get a PR5 homepage link from free, the sites used have whois privacy, on unique ip address they have 250-300 word articles with images to make them more natural, there is no foot print, that big G can trace.