Comments on: Google search rank drop: advice needed http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/ David is a graphic designer passionate about brand identity. Here's his portfolio and a wonderful community of 100K+ designers subscribed to his blog. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ayuan http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-132494 ayuan Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:24:27 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-132494 When I first found my blog was a default nofollow blog, I changed to dofollow and added a commentLuv, but I read a post about why the author chose to use nofollow, I used rel="nofollow" to my part of sponsor links. I am luck to read your post which warns me to use nofollow tags to all my outgoing links. Thanks for your informative post! When I first found my blog was a default nofollow blog, I changed to dofollow and added a commentLuv, but I read a post about why the author chose to use nofollow, I used rel=”nofollow” to my part of sponsor links.
I am luck to read your post which warns me to use nofollow tags to all my outgoing links. Thanks for your informative post!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-120940 Lisa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:59 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-120940 I also found that letting google place ads on my web site seriously hurt my rankings. I decided it is not worth it. It really doesn't pay to be an advertiser for anyone but yourself. I also found that letting google place ads on my web site seriously hurt my rankings. I decided it is not worth it. It really doesn’t pay to be an advertiser for anyone but yourself.

]]> By: Matthew Adams http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-95759 Matthew Adams Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:41:04 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-95759 Its a real shame that google uses such a blunt instrument when detecting paid adverts. I can see the point in not allowing compnaies to boost their ranking by having paid for links all over the web. Google is a search engine not a commerical directory. A good post though and great advice about the nofollow attribute. Matt Its a real shame that google uses such a blunt instrument when detecting paid adverts. I can see the point in not allowing compnaies to boost their ranking by having paid for links all over the web. Google is a search engine not a commerical directory.

A good post though and great advice about the nofollow attribute.

Matt

]]> By: Fay Webber http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-91126 Fay Webber Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:46:42 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-91126 Google definitely needs to straighten out their policies. They should at least give one warning to the “offenders” before penalizing them. I too hope things will get sorted out soon and your ranking on Google will get back to normal. Google definitely needs to straighten out their policies. They should at least give one warning to the “offenders” before penalizing them.
I too hope things will get sorted out soon and your ranking on Google will get back to normal.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-87489 David Airey Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:04:27 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-87489 Chloe, Artur, Karl, Thanks for dropping by to comment. Glad you welcome you here. Chloe, Artur, Karl,

Thanks for dropping by to comment. Glad you welcome you here.

]]> By: Karl Hardisty http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-3/#comment-87383 Karl Hardisty Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:06:11 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-87383 I think the same thing has somehow happened to us (not that we have paid advertising, or links), as we've gone from page 1 on google.com for "mothership" down to somewhere around page 26, very quickly. The other search don't seem to have been effected as much, although "mothership" has gone from the 2nd link to the 2nd page during the same timeframe. We're not dependent on google at all (most work comes from word-of-mouth) but it would be nice to know it's up there. <em>Karl Hardisty's last blog post..<a href='http://mothership.co.nz/blog/index.php/2008/03/17/reflecting-upon-the-new-mothershipconz-design/' rel="nofollow">Reflecting upon the new mothership design</a></em> I think the same thing has somehow happened to us (not that we have paid advertising, or links), as we’ve gone from page 1 on google.com for “mothership” down to somewhere around page 26, very quickly. The other search don’t seem to have been effected as much, although “mothership” has gone from the 2nd link to the 2nd page during the same timeframe.

We’re not dependent on google at all (most work comes from word-of-mouth) but it would be nice to know it’s up there.

Karl Hardisty’s last blog post..Reflecting upon the new mothership design

]]> By: Artur M http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-2/#comment-76234 Artur M Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-76234 Google hate links market. U should use Java, nofollow, or flash ads. Direct links are dangerous for Your rankings. Use AdSense, if U want to benefits from blog. Google hate links market. U should use Java, nofollow, or flash ads. Direct links are dangerous for Your rankings. Use AdSense, if U want to benefits from blog.

]]> By: Chloe Edwards http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-2/#comment-70412 Chloe Edwards Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:32:26 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-70412 This is absoloutely shocking, and i always think the same thoughts. Google is basically saying 'Were the big boys, you work on our terms to do well' .. ie: there trying to make the industry work according to their standards, but it never will, just like microsoft force people to work to their way. People will always disobey and what google must do is revise their formula's and improve there system to counter this, not try and stop people from letting people advertise on their site. This will only serve to get peoples back ups. This is absoloutely shocking, and i always think the same thoughts.
Google is basically saying ‘Were the big boys, you work on our terms to do well’ .. ie: there trying to make the industry work according to their standards, but it never will, just like microsoft force people to work to their way.

People will always disobey and what google must do is revise their formula’s and improve there system to counter this, not try and stop people from letting people advertise on their site. This will only serve to get peoples back ups.

]]> By: David Airey :: Graphic Designer http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-2/#comment-33862 David Airey :: Graphic Designer Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:16:09 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-33862 Hi Jim, The TLA service won't let you add 'nofollow' to their links. Hi Jim,

The TLA service won’t let you add ‘nofollow’ to their links.

]]> By: Jim http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/comment-page-2/#comment-33462 Jim Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:38:55 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/google-search-ranking-penalty-david-airey/#comment-33462 So how exactly do you place the rel=”nofollow” tag on the TLA links? I have a plugin to adjust them in comments, but not TLA. So how exactly do you place the rel=”nofollow” tag on the TLA links? I have a plugin to adjust them in comments, but not TLA.

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