Dear hwsecker,
First of all, and that is very important - Google Answers is not
linked with the Google Index, and I am not a Google employee. I am,
though, sort of an expert on search engine submission, and in
particular in Google submission.
There could be several reasons, why a site is not indexed on Google.
Google doesn't work like many other search engines, which are
men-edited. Google has a robot, which crawls between sites' links to
other sites, thereafter indexing them. Moreover, as much as a site is
linked by other sites, it has more chances to be indexed.
The reason you don't appear in Google's search engine could be, that
you haven't been crawled to yet. That might be because you are not
linked to any site, and no site links to you - your own link page is
empty, and you are listed only in two directories
(://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=sheerswimwear).
In other words, the first step you have to take in order to ensure a
Google indexing, is to convince as many other site holders to link you
site to theirs. For example, sites that review fashion, swimwear, etc.
(some may ask you to link theirs in return, that's the way it is). You
can also "advertise" you site in Google Groups that specialise in the
French language, thus maintaining the option that people would
voluntarily link to you. Another fool proof method to be linked and
indexed is to insert yourself to the Google Directory and in other
relevant directories
(http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Clothing/Swimwear/?il=1).
All you have to do is choose a category in the directory, that would
describe you the best, and using the "submit a site" option.
There are also some reasons for Google to remove manually your site
from their indexed. Google discourages (or maybe I should say - bans)
cloaking and link exchanges, and other "artificial" methods that would
make it look as if you are linked to many sites, that are actually not
linked to you.
You can find more information on Google's index at
://www.google.com/webmasters
You can also use their FREE user support forum
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general
I hope that answered your question. Please contact me for
clarifications on the answer. I'd be pleased to clarify my answer
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Request for Answer Clarification by
hwsecker-ga
on
20 May 2003 07:11 PDT
Yes, the site was submitted months ago, and has been listed on top
pages for keywords sexy swimsuits and sheer swimwear. Yesterday, it
vanished. Apparently, it was manually deleted. I'd like to find out
if in fact it was manually deleted and, if so, why, and if so, what is
necessary to resolve the matter.
Thanks
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Clarification of Answer by
politicalguru-ga
on
21 May 2003 00:53 PDT
Dear hwsecker,
Thank you for the clarification request. It could be, that a site was
not removed manually, but that that the Googlebot (the robot that
crawls through the sites) had missed your site - because it was down,
for example.
However, there is also the possibility that it has been manually
removed. This happens when you use placement programmes and
search-engine optimisers. Google have added to their manuel for
Webmasters this page, that warns you of the crooks out there:
://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html (some of them are "real"
crooks, ones that take your money, while others might cause harm to
you, although being free, by inserting elements that might ban you
from Google index): "Be careful if a company is secretive or won't
clearly explain what they intend to do. Ask for explanations if
something is unclear. If an SEO creates deceptive or misleading
content on your behalf, such as doorway pages
or "throwaway" domains, your site could be removed entirely from
Google's index. Ultimately, you are responsible for the actions of any
companies you hire, so it's best to be sure you know exactly how they
intend to "help" you." (Source: Google Information for Webmasters,
Search Engine Optimizers, ://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html ).
In any case, whenever you feel that the removal was "unfair", you can
address your grievances to Google, at and mailto:help@google.com. They
do not "promise" to tell you why you have been removed, or to
reinstate you, but explaining what happen might just help.
In other words, if there has been a removal, it might be because of
illicit usage; or because of technical problems in Google or in your
site/server. You could read more about it here:
://www.google.com/webmasters/2.html#usedtobe
I hope that helped.
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