it is a new site. it is up for less than 6wks. Again I added the contents from my other site to the new site. Does this have anything to do with it?
--- On Thu, 8/20/09, Joomla Training <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Joomla Training <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [joomla] google listing question > To: "NYPHP SIG: Joomla" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 8:34 PM > Changed the site on Monday and dropped like > a rock on Tuesday? > > That's likely to just be co-incidence. Not even Google > moves that fast 98% of the time. > > That kind of movement sounds like you have a relatively new > site ... is that true? > > > > > Steve > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:03 AM, > Mitch Pirtle <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > I'm not an SEO expert but have learned over the years > that content > > that is presented in identical fashion on two sites is a > bad thing, > > and that the second website indexed will be punished for > it. > > > > The thinking is that some folks tried to game the system by > making > > thousands of identical websites with identical content, in > order to > > overload the top of the list for their chosen keywords. > Their plan was > > to make sure ALL links on the first page went to one of > their > > websites, even if all of them were the same. > > > > I'd reconsider republishing content from one site to > another - or move > > the content from one to the other before the next index > from > > googlebot. > > > > Maybe another Steve from Atlanta would like to weigh in? > > > > -- Mitch > > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Steven Wang<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi > > > I have a site melanomapictures.org > that was listed as #8 on google search. On monday, I added > 30 articles to the melanomapictures.org > from my other site. Now, I discover google droped my listing > to #300 in just 2 days. > > > > > > > > How did this happen? Does google think I > "stole" the contents from someone else? If so, how > can I fix this? > > > > > > many thanks > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php

