Just opened blog and it is already in sandbox.

sniperhiga · 04-19-2007, 03:56 PM

I just opened my weblog MyWebHit and it is already in sandbox...

Firstly i got 10-15 good links from sites i know, after i linked it from my own sites... Later i decided to spend a day and submit in 200-300 directories from the list... Guess what? After this directories submission i appeared in "sandbox". Only when you type full domain it appear in index and that's it.

So, i should wait 1-3 months now to get back in index!

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 04:03 PM

A site query shows that you have 117 pages indexed in Google from that site, so I don't understand what you mean by, Only when you type full domain it appear in index and that's it. However, most are supplemental.

Why haven't you reversed your titles so that they are much more SEO friendly?

sniperhiga · 04-19-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cricket

A site query shows that you have 117 pages indexed in Google from that site, so I don't understand what you mean by, Only when you type full domain it appear in index and that's it. However, most are supplemental.

Site began to appear on top positions right away and i used to collect 50-70 people a day from Google right away. Now it is 0 visitors in 2 weeks.

sniperhiga · 04-19-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cricket

Why haven't you reversed your titles so that they are much more SEO friendly?

Explain me how can i do it?

it is my first WordPress blog ever.

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 04:18 PM

No offense, but it amazes me how often people jump on the term in the sandbox when 99.99% of the time the issue is poorly done SEO.

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 04:25 PM

If you are not familiar with WordPress I definitely recommend spending some serious time studying their incredible tutorials so that you can learn the program inside and backwards, including learning how to have the titles appear the way you want them to.

WordPress Lessons
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons

While you are at it, I highly recommend editing the template so it uses a much stronger method of navigation for the site. You can also download a plugin that will spell check your posts for you too.

sniperhiga · 04-19-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cricket

No offense, but it amazes me how often people jump on the term in the sandbox when 99.99% of the time the issue is poorly done SEO.

Hey-hey-hey... poor done seo? Check my SEO for ManhattanService and you will see that 20 000 links registered on Yahoo. Links from: directories, article sites, forums, blog posts, other sites, partner links, sponsored links, natural links, pr0-pr8 links. ManhattanService on top positions with major SEO related keywords.

My blog was opened just 10 weeks ago and already got:
3- pr7 (1 natural)
2- pr6
7- pr5
200 - pr0-4 backlinks. Different domains and ip's

It is not bad for new site.

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 04:27 PM

I am not talking about your main site showing up in the SERPS for a regional term. If you can't make a site do well for a regional term, something is seriously wrong.

I am talking about your blog, which is what you asked about. Straight up, it isn't set up in a manner that will help your SEO efforts. You can take the advice or leave it, makes no difference to me.

You asked for help as I recall.

sniperhiga · 04-19-2007, 04:37 PM

I was just sharing.... I know how to get out from sandbox and i know well how to promote sites. I am working with WinSCP site as example and everyone know that they have perfect SEO.

It is better if you suggest me how to fix this shaddow which on my ManhattanService site. I live in Boston and bought this domain to sell. I was promoting it to get more money but i never found any customer. By this time site has over 500 daily visitors and i desided to quit my old BostonSweb and work only with ManhattanService. The problem is, people think that it is local site, but it is not. It is just a name like "Poland Spring Water" or "Fiji".
How can i make people think that it is just a company name and not local (Manhattan) website?
Manhattan Service - officially registered business in Cambridge, Massachussets.

Thank you!

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sniperhiga

I was just sharing.... I know how to get out from sandbox and i know well how to promote sites.

My mistake. I didn't realize you just wanted a place to complain about your belief that your blog is in the sandbox. I sincerely thought you were asking for help. I will respectfully remove myself from this thread.

**chicgeek** · 04-19-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cricket

My mistake. I didn't realize you just wanted a place to complain about your belief that your blog is in the sandbox. I sincerely thought you were asking for help. I will respectfully remove myself from this thread.

*lollypops the cricket*

**chicgeek** · 04-19-2007, 04:53 PM

To be fair, Cricket has a point.

V7N likes discussions. It likes conversations. Constructive posts.
If this is just general complaining, what's the point of a new thread?

**Cricket** · 04-19-2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chicgeek

*lollypops the cricket*

Thank you! May I have another to help me keep my mouth shut please?

**chicgeek** · 04-19-2007, 07:42 PM

LOL. Coffee flavoured one for that purpose.

**ToddW** · 04-20-2007, 01:26 AM

I agree with Cricket, for a "SEO BLOG" your blog is not really SEO'd. No offense but anyone can submit to directories or buy links that doesn't make you a SEO or your site SEO'd.

A glance at your site tells me you have posts in more than one category, you don't use <more> therefor causing duplicate content issues. You don't use META description which can cause supplemental results in G. Your title setup sucks, you need to have the post title be the title not all that other garble that will cut-off the UNIQUE post/page title. You link to a TON of other sites on your homepage, and also a lot of other blogger sites from EVERY PAGE dilluting your PR to other sites and not helping your own site. Another problem is your robots.txt file, I suggest blocking your /feed/ as well as your category or archive pages as they are identical.

Another big problem is internal link structure is terrible. On a single post there is no link to related posts, or most recent postS, also no links to archive or other categories (depending which you block inr obots.txt). So again you are not spreading your link love around.

I don't mean to be rude with the post give you a BUNCH of tips that can help.

And yeah, the sandbox might not exist (google says it doesn't) but new sites sometimes do get penalized (my opinion) for getting TO MANY links to FAST on new/not-trusted domains. So you getting 400 back linksin a week could have something to do with it too.

Good luck.

sniperhiga · 04-20-2007, 06:11 AM

By opening new tread i was trying to complain and see other people who had the same problem in the past.