Listing Removed

[tomraffe]

I used to be on Google, fairly well down the rankings without any submission. I then used submitfire.com as people have reported fairly good results. However when Google last crawled my site, something obviously went wrong, as now when I type in site:e-discounts.co.uk it displays the URL, but not the title or description. Obviously this is useless unless anyone types in my URL!

I havent changed any META tag information apart from putting in Google Analystics in my head tags.

I would hope that I havent been banned. I would assume I wouldnt be listed at all then. Maybe googlebot couldnt access my site and therefore could not retrieve any information. Although I dont know of any downtime. Any ideas?

[Keith]

I see a title and description for www.e-discounts.co.uk

[Brendon]

Short version : you are on the way to a total ban. The URL only listing is the first step in a delisting.

Submitfire looks suspiciously like the kind of automated software that Google specifically warn against using, as it contravenes their ToS. I would recommend that you stop using it immediately, and send a reinclusion request to Google noting that you were using the software, have discovered that it is a no-no, and have now stopped, and promise never to attempt to promote your site without professional SEO advice ever again. And then stick to that promise

<added> Keith, that's just an effect of multiple DC's. It's on the way out </added>

[tomraffe]

Rubbish.
I have emailed webmaster@google.com and we'll see what comes of it.
Do I expect to get a response?

[tomraffe]

My site has now appeared again. I've tried it a few times.
Is there a way of telling if its definatly there on all severs?

[tomraffe]

Now its not showing up again. ARG!

Will it just be crawled again and listed again next time?

[stevey]

It's possible that Google has penalised your site because of all the affiliate links in the code of the main page.

It could also still be a flux on your site as it is still relatively new.

[dmorison]

Perhaps "Big Daddy" is rolling out....

Try your search on: http://66.249.93.104/

[tomraffe]

Originally Posted by dmorison Perhaps "Big Daddy" is rolling out.... Try your search on: http://66.249.93.104/

Im on here, and on the main google site come times, some times im not.

Its a shame there isnt one google server, which all the results are run off, then I'd know.

[drivetowin]

You're likely to get bumped from some affiliate schemes too - people like Tescos won't like you putting discount codes from their leaflets on a website and I reckon those merchants with codes meant for NHS employees only won't like it either.....

[tomraffe]

All sites concerned have approved my site after viewing the content. I have also been in contact with alot of them and they seem very relaxed about it. Thankfully.

[drivetowin]

I'm surprised - but good for you