Did someone sabotage my URL?

dapper · 02-20-2008, 07:30 AM

For some reason, about a week ago, my web site COMPLETELY disappeared from the Google search rankings for keywords that before it was easily and number one for. (In fact, I can't find my site using ANY key words now.) My site isn't even a business and I'm not competing with anyone, so it's not like my competitors got really savvy all of a sudden. MY site simply disappeared. I have reason to believe, however, that people who don't like what I do may have "sabotaged" it. Is this possible? I know there are ways to remove URL's from the cache but I am not sure how someone would come up with an excuse that would fit within the criteria.

Any ideas what may have happened? I resubmitted my site to google.

This may be occurring on other search engines, too, but I was never checking my ranking on there so I wouldn't really know.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

ariese · 02-20-2008, 07:34 AM

Hi dapper. welcome.

There have been quite a few reports of this type across the SEO/Webmaster boards in that past few days. The best advice at the moment is to have a bit of patience as on occasion Sergey does burp and upset tings a bit.

And I really don't mean to be to flippant, but sometimes Google get somewhat flummoxed and appears to do things that then straightens out within a few days. So, for right now, don't do anything drastic, just sit and wait, but while you do, run through a complete "health check"of your site just to be sure you haven't inadvertently gone beyond G's guidelines.

skysoldier · 02-20-2008, 11:42 AM

Google is updating and you will not see a stable result and it's almost a month now! e patient and it happens to many of us so don't worry and continue what you are doing!