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04-26-2008, 02:40 AM
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Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
Location: E. Sussex U.K.
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Not number one any more?
I don't have a computer at the moment so I work from other people's typing in "writingforums" and then googling and clicking on the top one which is always us. Only this morning it wasn't, it was writing forums .org and I had to write us into the address bar to find us because we were not even on the first page! Are we not popular any more? Is this how a star feels when they suddenly flop?
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04-26-2008, 05:37 AM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I just tried it and lo! You were right. So I retyped and added .com and there we were back to #1 again. Easy-peasy.
With any luck this post'll beat Sam to the draw.
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04-26-2008, 07:44 AM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Well obviously when you added .com, Ox, this site would come back number one. There is only one writingforums.com. There can't be any others with the same name. The rest are all writingforums.org or writersforum.com or other.
Sam.
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04-26-2008, 08:21 AM
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Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
Location: E. Sussex U.K.
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Sometimes even I get things right on the computer Ox. More often all the time in fact.
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04-26-2008, 08:31 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: United Kingdom
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If you want this site to become popular, then it really needs to get back on the first page.
If people are looking for writing forums then in google they'll type "writing forums".
And yet this site is nowhere to be found in the results.
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04-26-2008, 08:50 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Here’s my two-step cure.- The owner of this site sells out to a sexy female.
- Said female cozies up to Mr Google.
That should do it. It works for Hollywood actresses.
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04-26-2008, 10:49 AM
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Olly Buckle
I don't have a computer at the moment so I work from other people's typing in "writingforums" and then googling and clicking on the top one which is always us. Only this morning it wasn't, it was writing forums .org and I had to write us into the address bar to find us because we were not even on the first page! Are we not popular any more? Is this how a star feels when they suddenly flop?
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I tried it too. I'm shocked.
It has to be a mistake or a google glitch or something.
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04-26-2008, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Carolina
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The admin needs to resubmit the site to Google. The headers look good, so it should get back onto the first page.
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04-26-2008, 10:39 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Well, it's still on p1 for me, though .org is above it.
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04-27-2008, 12:35 AM
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Ink Slinger
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If you want this site to become popular
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This site isn't popular enough?????????????? Christ, yesterday when I logged in, all but TWO of the new posts were "Hi, Here I am" shit. |
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04-27-2008, 12:37 AM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: May 2007
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Hmm, I looked at this and it's not a matter of popullarity. For "writing forums" entry to return a whole page without this site on it means the site has been blocked or depreciated by google for some reason.
This can happen for many reasons. One is if there are any links that have misleading anchors or keywords hidden in the background... stuff presents misleading info to users or search engine bots.
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04-27-2008, 01:11 PM
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Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
Location: E. Sussex U.K.
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So I wrote in Writing forums.com and put a space between writing and forums on automatic (as you do) and we are not even on the first page for that.
Slowly we shall be isolated from the rest of the world, until finally we shall be completely alone, a small group of people talking only to each other, totally isolat... Sorry, thought I was in short stories for a second or two there.
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04-27-2008, 06:18 PM
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Scribe
Join Date: Apr 2008
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It showed up on the first page when I found this place a few weeks ago... I typed in "writing forums" too. How curious.
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Modify yourself.
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04-27-2008, 09:31 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ireland
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Random dips can occur in Google quite often.
Possible reason for this could include the slow forum loading making it impossible for the search engine bots to browse and index all the pages, making the site seem smaller than it actually is to the search engine, and ranking it lower for specific terms as a result.
Solution? Use a more reliable server / host.
Or it could just be a random occurrence (I've had this happen on my own site once or twice), in which case it will fix itself when Google decides it wants to.
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04-28-2008, 05:47 AM
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Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
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This has stimulated some discussion staff side as well, it seems Google have altered their criteria lately, the general opinion is that it will fix itself given a little time, we will keep an eye on things and take steps if we continue this way.
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