Why is google spidering both our dynamically generated MIVA pages and
our static html pages sporadically? I'm finding them yesterday and
today - but as frequent as 30 minutes later they're not found. Then
hours later they're indexed, a few hours later not found.

Even dogpile finds them on Google - but when I click the link from
Dogpile, Google returns not found - just like when I enter the terms
within Google.

For example, search for "PRO DELUXE SWORD THROUGH NECK" - a  product
we sell at abra4magic.com.

We came up #1, even for SWORD THROUGH NECK, #1. Then 30 minutes no
results found. Then it's back. I've tried this for many products we
sell, all with the same results.


Thank you!

Hello Bambino ~

Sometimes Google's results seem puzzling just because of what you
noticed, one moment a site's there and another, * * * poof * * * -
it's gone!

As of 10:15 AM PDT, your site, abra4magic.com, came up 1st place three
times in a row, using both of the search terms you mentioned, "pro
deluxe sword through neck" and "sword through neck".

That doesn't really answer your question, but at least you know you
are showing up there now.

To answer your question, though, here's Google's explanation of the
"Google Dance", and is probably what you are experiencing:

"2. Multiple indices

... If you happen to enter the same query repeatedly while we are in
the process of posting the index at our various data centers around
the country, it might seem like you are seeing inconsistent results
from Google. What is actually happening is that you are seeing a
result from an 'old' version of our index one time and a result from a
'new' version the next. Due to the size of our index, we can not
simultaneously post a new index at all of our data centers, which may
result in this behavior for a short period of time."
 - ://www.google.com/webmasters/2.html#A2

I found a site which, while not related at all to Google, can give you
an interesting look of the "Google Dance" and is fun to watch in any
case. That site calls itself the "Google Dance Tool", and you can find
it here:
 - http://www.google-dance.com/

If you have the room on your monitor, choose all nine datacenters, and
enter a search phrase, you can usually seem some action and/or some
differences, especially if you choose a very 'wide' search term, such
as 'music' or 'jewelry' or perhaps, in this instance, even 'magic'.

It might also be of interest that it appears that Google is tweaking
its algorithms and many sites are appearing, disappearing, reappearing
(but with older, cached pages), and then reappearing with current. You
can follow the discussions about this latest edition of the Google
Dance and the changes on Webmaster World.
 - http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/

Please remember that Google Answers Researchers are independent
contractors and that we are not privy to the inner workings of Google,
nor do we have any special insider informaton on its closely-guarded
algorithms. The information we give is either form Google's official
information and/or from other information available. That other
information (such as Webmaster World) is based on conjecture and/or
observation by people generally acknowledged as being 'experts' in
search engine strategies, but may not always be correct - and it is
subject to change because of the changes in search engine algorithms.


Search Strategies:
 - in this case I used my personal knowledge to answer the question.


If it's any help, you might take some comfort that your experience is
not unique, and thousands seem to be watching to see how these latest
rounds of the "Google Dance" finish up.

Good luck,
Serenata

Answer was perfect. Thank you (Unfortunately, not to due respondant's
answer, I also posted this on a user group and received an answer
within minutes of my post). I returned to Google to cancel the request
within minutes, but it wouldn't let me due to "question being respond
to now". I would like a refund as I had this same answer, at no
charge, and immediately returned to cancel.
Thank you.