Google eats indexed pages

Antonio · 05-22-2006, 06:37 AM

I found google like cutting the indexed pages.

there are 200+ indexed pages last week and there are only 70+ today.

Sites are updated daily and why google would like to cut my pages

JamieJelly · 05-22-2006, 07:33 AM

hmm unfortunately I don't know the answer, but unless your traffic is affected as a result, there is nothing to worry about!

bcombs · 05-22-2006, 10:42 AM

Google does seem to be still having some index problems, although Matt Cutts suggested a few days back that all indexing issues should be resolved.

Brian

BingoBalls · 05-22-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bcombs

Matt Cutts suggested a few days back that all indexing issues should be resolved.

Many people feel that Matt was actually blowing smoke now that the Site map team have posted Issues with the site: operator query

I think all we can do is sit and wait to hear more or better results.

cldnails · 05-23-2006, 01:46 PM

Yes, I noticed a lot of my indexed pages were dropped as well, literally 100's. Oh well, not like I can really do anything about it at this point.

DarrenC · 05-23-2006, 02:47 PM

Yup the site: command seems to be playing up again. I had 43,000 pages indexed, then 21,000 then 16,000 then 600, then 17,500 at the moment

A friend has gone from 3,400 pages to 10 in one week!

Traffic hasn't being affected by this so is it simply the site: command thats reporting incorrectly?

**Cricket** · 05-23-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DarrenC

Yup the site: command seems to be playing up again. I had 43,000 pages indexed, then 21,000 then 16,000 then 600, then 17,500 at the moment

A friend has gone from 3,400 pages to 10 in one week!

Traffic hasn't being affected by this so is it simply the site: command thats reporting incorrectly?

In many cases, this has not been related to the site command issues. Search for exact page url's to see if specific pages are still indexed.

cimmeron · 05-23-2006, 04:01 PM

it seems to be saying that it's a command issue, not an actual drop of the pages, so I say sit tight until it's fixed

**Cricket** · 05-23-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cimmeron

it seems to be saying that it's a command issue, not an actual drop of the pages, so I say sit tight until it's fixed

There are two different issues going on. One is indexed pages just not showing when using the site command. The other is pages actually being removed from the index. That is why I recommend searching for specific page url's for missing pages to see which issue you are dealing with.

cimmeron · 05-23-2006, 04:05 PM

ok, I read this and it seemed to say it wasn't dropping pages.

**Cricket** · 05-23-2006, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cimmeron

ok, I read this and it seemed to say it wasn't dropping pages.

Yup, that is ONE of the issues.

Take a look at the nearly 500 posts in response to a recent post by Matt, along with a virtually unlimited number of posts in this Google Group where the issues are being heavily discussed.

cimmeron · 05-23-2006, 05:25 PM

yea, I got that. I guess I'm missing something, oh well

thanks, Cricket

**Cricket** · 05-23-2006, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cimmeron

yea, I got that. I guess I'm missing something, oh well

thanks, Cricket

There are many people WISHING it was just a burp in the site command. Unfortunately there have been thousands of pages actually removed from the index, not just from the site command results.

Here's hoping that both issues correct themselves soon!

cldnails · 05-25-2006, 03:38 PM

Well put Cricket and as Matt Cutts has said, careful with who you link to.

The time of reciprocal linking may be coming to a close, at least with unrelated site linking. Of course, this has been something speculated against for quite some time.

I noticed that a few of my older sites, that utilized 'reciprocal link with anybody' techniques has not recovered as many indexed pages. However, my later sites that I focused on building 'quality' links with like pages have skyrocketed and I have more indexed pages on those sites than I did before the 'hiccup'.

DarrenC · 05-25-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cldnails

The time of reciprocal linking may be coming to a close, at least with unrelated site linking.

I completely agree - for a blog it's easy to get links pointing to you, people do that all the time to my travel blog, BUT to get people linking to a site that provides a product or service is going to be much more difficult.

Take I'm selling Yellow widgets - and I have a page full of different type of yellow widgets - who is going to link to this type of page?

No one.

So how do you get around this - dunno, but I've got my thinking cap on, and I'll report back when I have a few ideas.

Do you have any ideas?

**Cricket** · 05-25-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DarrenC

I completely agree - for a blog it's easy to get links pointing to you, people do that all the time to my travel blog, BUT to get people linking to a site that provides a product or service is going to be much more difficult.

Take I'm selling Yellow widgets - and I have a page full of different type of yellow widgets - who is going to link to this type of page?

No one.

So how do you get around this - dunno, but I've got my thinking cap on, and I'll report back when I have a few ideas.

Do you have any ideas?

I write tons of articles for my websites. People link to them naturally.

cldnails · 05-25-2006, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cricket

I write tons of articles for my websites. People link to them naturally.

But an article about yellow widgets....?

Lol, Cricket, if you write an article about yellow widgets I SWEAR I will link to it.

Point being there will be difficult topics to gain grounds on, it will definately be a longer process I would think and drive more people to 'paid' advertising.

**Cricket** · 05-25-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cldnails

But an article about yellow widgets....?

Lol, Cricket, if you write an article about yellow widgets I SWEAR I will link to it.

Point being there will be difficult topics to gain grounds on, it will definately be a longer process I would think and drive more people to 'paid' advertising.

First, there are the obvious basic articles, such as the care and maintenance of yellow widgets, how to choose a yellow widget, frequently asked questions about yellow widgets, etc.

However the true key is knowing your target audience inside out and backwards.

In my humble opinion, one of the best ways to find online financial success is to find something that you love to do, something you are absolutely passionate about, and then find a way to make a living doing it. If you are fortunate enough to have chosen this route, you already have an excellent feel for your target audience.

What if I got into this specific business accidentally though?

In this case, I would likely head to the library and start looking at every magazine related to this topic to give me a very strong feel for my target audience. I may also visit websites that focus on these themes to get additional thoughts to work from.

If my business focuses on selling motorcycle parts, my articles would be based on the needs of those people that buy motorcycle parts. Perhaps, I would write some general maintenance tips, troubleshooting issues, simple repair tutorials, great places to ride, calendars of events, anything in which folks in the motorcycle industry are likely to have interest. I would join a few groups that my target audience hangs out in so I could find topics that were of interest to them, so I could continue to write more articles. I would also keep an eye on Google News for topics related to motorcycle enthusiasts. Frequently these articles can lead to a whole new discussion about which you can start writing.

If I sell a widget that a ton of folks who are focused on saving money would buy, guess what my articles are going to be about? All kinds of money saving tips, and anything involving living a frugal lifestyle. If I can attract the target audience to my site, I can get them to look at more pages on my site. Guess who their friends tend to be? Yup! Other folks who live a frugal lifestyle and they talk and tell each other about the great site they found. They blog about it, and they leave posts in forums about it, and the word begins to spread.

Where folks get hung up is in thinking they are focusing on natural incoming links just for the search engines, whereas that is just ONE part of the whole picture.

Getting your target audience talking about your articles and your business makes a HUGE difference to the success of the site.

Just my