Area88 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 It turns out posting using signature links for my website was counting as spam which penalises my Google ranking massively. Also linking a review from Digg was doing the same. My website in the last week has fallen off all the front pages of Google. Any tips for fixing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yeah. You can google it. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Nope, you'll be forever tarnished in google's eyes, like that cut up prostitte in Unforgiven, sure Eastwood said if he wanted a free one, it'd be from her, but he was obviously lying. Now it's the same for your webpage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 It turns out posting using signature links for my website was counting as spam which penalises my Google ranking massively. Also linking a review from Digg was doing the same. My website in the last week has fallen off all the front pages of Google. Any tips for fixing this? Whoa, where did you hear this from/how were you alerted of this? I'd like to know so I can ask the TF Wiki's overlords, as most of the regular contributors have been advertising the wiki via forum signatures. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area88 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 I'm contacting Google directly to find out the exact links that have penalised my website in the last week. I'll post here when I get a responce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I had the Galaxy Network link in my sig for AGES, but if you Google "Galaxy Network," I'm number four on the front page, so I doubt the problem stems from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hmm, somebody else has informed me that the worst Google can do is ignore the links for the purposes of ranking, and that if Google did demote sites based on sigs, then people would be "advertising" their competitor's sites in their sigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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