Q and A: Why won't Google index my web page?
Dear Kalena...
Hi, I ran across your blog while searching for help, and I'm wondering if you could answer a question. I made a web page for my wife's photography biz (http://polkaphotos.com). Google last crawled the index page on Oct 29, 2006. I've done some major overhauling to help with search terms, aesthetics, etc.
The site has Flash, but I've run it through a text browser (Lynx) and everything seems to display okay. I've submitted a sitemap, verified through Google. What do I have to do to get Google to go back and re-index the index page?
Michael
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Michael
I've had a look today and the site was last indexed by Googlebot on 13 March so it is being indexed. But I doubt it will rank very well for target keywords. Why? Because apparently your "overhaul" included retro spam tactics that go directly against Google's Webmaster Guidelines!
What on earth made you think that stuffing a web page full of keywords would make it more attractive to search engines or users? Those paragraphs of meaningless keywords at the bottom of the page will do absolutely nothing except attract red flags and ranking penalties from Google, not to mention distracting visitors from your wife's lovely photography.
If you want the site to be taken seriously by both search engines and visitors, I strongly suggest ditching those out-dated spam tactics. Replace them with a paragraph or two of appealing, descriptive text about your wife's photography. You'll find that many of your target keywords will be integrated into the copy naturally, without becoming meaningless, repetitive drivel.
Meanwhile, thanks for providing our Retro Spam Tactic of the Week!
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Hi, I ran across your blog while searching for help, and I'm wondering if you could answer a question. I made a web page for my wife's photography biz (http://polkaphotos.com). Google last crawled the index page on Oct 29, 2006. I've done some major overhauling to help with search terms, aesthetics, etc.
The site has Flash, but I've run it through a text browser (Lynx) and everything seems to display okay. I've submitted a sitemap, verified through Google. What do I have to do to get Google to go back and re-index the index page?
Michael
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Michael
I've had a look today and the site was last indexed by Googlebot on 13 March so it is being indexed. But I doubt it will rank very well for target keywords. Why? Because apparently your "overhaul" included retro spam tactics that go directly against Google's Webmaster Guidelines!
What on earth made you think that stuffing a web page full of keywords would make it more attractive to search engines or users? Those paragraphs of meaningless keywords at the bottom of the page will do absolutely nothing except attract red flags and ranking penalties from Google, not to mention distracting visitors from your wife's lovely photography.
If you want the site to be taken seriously by both search engines and visitors, I strongly suggest ditching those out-dated spam tactics. Replace them with a paragraph or two of appealing, descriptive text about your wife's photography. You'll find that many of your target keywords will be integrated into the copy naturally, without becoming meaningless, repetitive drivel.
Meanwhile, thanks for providing our Retro Spam Tactic of the Week!Add to: Digg | Del.icio.us | Ma.gnolia | RawSugar | Reddit
Subscribe via: Yahoo Feeds | Feedburner | Technorati | Bloglines
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