Comments on: Indexing timeline http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/ neat fun stuff Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:52:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gouri http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-388868 Gouri Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:29:50 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-388868 In google search, I can find results which were published just minutes before. Whereas, in case of my blog, I can see my posts indexed only after a few days. This problem has started from my second post onwards. My first post was indexed & available in google search within few minutes of publishing. Is this due some setting problem with my XML map or robots.txt plugin? In google search, I can find results which were published just minutes before. Whereas, in case of my blog, I can see my posts indexed only after a few days. This problem has started from my second post onwards. My first post was indexed & available in google search within few minutes of publishing. Is this due some setting problem with my XML map or robots.txt plugin?

]]> By: Perplexed http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-379489 Perplexed Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:51:12 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-379489 Matt / All There seem to be many sites that Google has not re-indexed for months and in some cases years, resulting in inaccurate information appearing in the results (snippet descriptions). These seem to be especially prevalent with domain information web sites, including http://www.souv.net/whois-com/ip-address/domain.com http://www.who.is/whois/ http://whois.domaintools.com http://www.domaincrawler.com/domains/view/ For example when performing the following search DotCorner.com last update date site:http://www.souv.net/whois-com/ip-address/ The snippet text reads: Jul 24, 2008 ... Last Update Date: 2007-09-05. Name Servers: ... Registration Service Provided By: DotCorner.com. Contact: ... The live page shows Last Update Date: 2008-09-07 Indicating that Google has not re-indexed the page for at least 11 months. As a result there are many cases where performing a name search on an individual shows up domains that the individual may have owned years ago. In my case, Google is showing me as the owner of domains which now either contain explicit content or names suggesting explicit content. Is there a reason for this, and what can be done to fix the issue? Matt / All

There seem to be many sites that Google has not re-indexed for months and in some cases years, resulting in inaccurate information appearing in the results (snippet descriptions). These seem to be especially prevalent with domain information web sites, including

http://www.souv.net/whois-com/ip-address/domain.com
http://www.who.is/whois/
http://whois.domaintools.com
http://www.domaincrawler.com/domains/view/

For example when performing the following search

DotCorner.com last update date site:http://www.souv.net/whois-com/ip-address/

The snippet text reads:

Jul 24, 2008 … Last Update Date: 2007-09-05. Name Servers: … Registration Service Provided By: DotCorner.com. Contact: …

The live page shows

Last Update Date: 2008-09-07

Indicating that Google has not re-indexed the page for at least 11 months.

As a result there are many cases where performing a name search on an individual shows up domains that the individual may have owned years ago. In my case, Google is showing me as the owner of domains which now either contain explicit content or names suggesting explicit content.

Is there a reason for this, and what can be done to fix the issue?

]]> By: victorantos http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-181182 victorantos Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:54:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-181182 Great! So relevant inlinks are always welcome, but what if I as a web developer sign my developed websites with a footer link to my personal website? How does this affect my clients websites? How does this affect my personal website? Is this a good practice? Great!
So relevant inlinks are always welcome, but what if I as a web developer sign my developed websites with a footer link to my personal website?
How does this affect my clients websites?
How does this affect my personal website?
Is this a good practice?

]]> By: Rika Susan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-123459 Rika Susan Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:51:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-123459 Matt, why does it happen that Google sometimes seem to go through a phase of picking up the wrong pages for a site? At the moment I am experiencing this in almost every instance with my site (linked in my name). For example, I would do a search for 'Joe Weider Pro 9635 Home Gym' (I have an full-length post about that), but the listing in Google is for my page on the Joe Weider 1120 Home Gym. I can give numerous similar examples. This has now been going on for about 2 or 3 weeks and has been affecting my listings severely. It is extremely frustrating and is causing a significant drop in income. I haven't done anything strange on the site just before it occurred. My posts are all written by myself - no duplicate content issues. No black hat SEO. It would be great if I could understand why this happens. Is there anything I can do to get my very steady, relevant listings back? Matt, why does it happen that Google sometimes seem to go through a phase of picking up the wrong pages for a site? At the moment I am experiencing this in almost every instance with my site (linked in my name). For example, I would do a search for ‘Joe Weider Pro 9635 Home Gym’ (I have an full-length post about that), but the listing in Google is for my page on the Joe Weider 1120 Home Gym. I can give numerous similar examples.

This has now been going on for about 2 or 3 weeks and has been affecting my listings severely. It is extremely frustrating and is causing a significant drop in income. I haven’t done anything strange on the site just before it occurred. My posts are all written by myself – no duplicate content issues. No black hat SEO. It would be great if I could understand why this happens. Is there anything I can do to get my very steady, relevant listings back?

]]> By: constantine http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-120206 constantine Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:19:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-120206 What does exactly Natural Text Link stand for ? Regular link ? Thanks, What does exactly Natural Text Link stand for ? Regular link ? Thanks,

]]> By: John http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-119986 John Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-119986 I am very interested in the question of linking and how it affects the positions in SERPS. I agree that relevant links are required for good positions. I am very interested in the question of linking and how it affects the positions in SERPS. I agree that relevant links are required for good positions.

]]> By: Gabriel Gervelis http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-116802 Gabriel Gervelis Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:26:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-116802 some of this stuff sounds like no-brainers! Why would a real estate site link to a quit smoking site? Can you say RED FLAG? some of this stuff sounds like no-brainers! Why would a real estate site link to a quit smoking site? Can you say RED FLAG?

]]> By: Rakeback http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-115347 Rakeback Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:36:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-115347 Coding has nothing to do with page rank. And i think most everyone agrees by now that the green toolbar that shows PR is pretty meaningless. Coding has nothing to do with page rank. And i think most everyone agrees by now that the green toolbar that shows PR is pretty meaningless.

]]> By: Robert Zimnicaru http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-114031 Robert Zimnicaru Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:58:41 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-114031 Natural Link Text it's something that google should always count. This will make the difference between “click here” billions and billions of links over the internet. SEO professionals know this and they always advice using Natural Link Text. Natural Link Text it’s something that google should always count. This will make the difference between “click here” billions and billions of links over the internet. SEO professionals know this and they always advice using Natural Link Text.

]]> By: Rose http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/#comment-112022 Rose Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=310#comment-112022 It is evident that many disregard the quality of sites they reciprocal link exchange with. While they think that all those links help their ranking it can really have a negative ranking. Am I right? What about submitting to directories. What is Google's stand on that? It is evident that many disregard the quality of sites they reciprocal link exchange with. While they think that all those links help their ranking it can really have a negative ranking. Am I right? What about submitting to directories. What is Google’s stand on that?

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