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SgtAw
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 11:54 pm
Post subject: MSN / Inktomi Drop Us Like a Rock!
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Calling all SBIers.
Need to to check something.
For those of you who are listed with MSN via Inktomi do a check on your keywords that are ranked in the top 10 prior to October 1, 2003.
I am trying to see if we have all be dropped because of something MSN / Inktomi is doing. This seems to have happened beginning October 1.
I had several #1 and #2 listings and some of them are nowhere to be found anymore. So did another SBI. We just want to see if we are nuts or not!
This is a new thread following up on this post
http://associateprograms.com/discus/viewtopic.php?t=811
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:24 am
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Hi Ed,
From your post in a different string...
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Try this. Do a search at MSN.com and put quote around your keywords. Do you show up at all?
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I tried "state auto insurance law" (with quotes) and came up 2nd under their "Web Pages" listings.
I was just indexed by MSN and Inktomi on Oct 5, so I don't know whether I was ever ranked for that keyword or not.
Without the quotes, nothing.
Since I have the top 51 listings in their "Web Directory Sites" listings for "state auto insurance law" and "auto insurance law" (both without quotes), it's not really an issue for me. Still, I would also like to know if anything is up at MSN/Inktomi that we need to know about.
Hope this helps.
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:26 am
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Sorry, forgot to log in.
The previous post was from me.
-Bob |
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Robert
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:28 am
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 How embarassing.
-Bob
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:12 am
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I don't have sbi site, but it has dropped in rankings too.
To your success,
Gana.
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speedguide
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:00 pm
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I knew that but didn't put 2 and 2 together  Thank you for the math lesson Gary
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SgtAw
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:56 pm
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Just an update....
Been almost two weeks and the input from SBI support and Inktomi support (via positiontech and network solutions) is wrong. They said that it would get relisted in about a week. NOT.
Yes, I am listed. Never lost the list. Except now instead of being the the top three. I am way below that!
Funny in a stupid way. Position tech emailed me back and said, essentially, -- see you're in the top postion when we did the search.
However, they used quotes around the keyword! Duh! How many people in real life do that. I was previously listed in the top three without the quotes!
Thanks for your input,
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Charlie
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:41 pm
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| SgtAw wrote: | Funny in a stupid way. Position tech emailed me back and said, essentially, -- see you're in the top postion when we did the search.
However, they used quotes around the keyword! Duh! How many people in real life do that. I was previously listed in the top three without the quotes! |
The quotes question is an interesting one, I reckon...
Although not many searchers use quotes, I think using quotes to check "optimisation expertise" is the best approach. After all, you are trying to measure how easily your best prospect would find you. If he knew how, your best prospect would in fact use quotes wouldn't he? At the end of the day, that phrase in quotes is what you optimised the page for.
That's the way I look at it, anyway, put I understand your frustations.
All the best,
Charlie.
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speedguide
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:42 am
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Troops,
I checked my stats today and have noticed some of the listing starting to come back... about 20%.
*** On a side note ***
There is a lot of good info in some of the old threads. Before we start posting lots of "new" threads I propose we try to post on some of the old ones.
I hate to see some of the old info lost, and then we go back over it again.
I plan on posting more links to past threads...
Just my thoughts....
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SgtAw
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:51 pm
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Gary said:
| Quote: | *** On a side note ***
There is a lot of good info in some of the old threads. Before we start posting lots of "new" threads I propose we try to post on some of the old ones.
I hate to see some of the old info lost, and then we go back over it again.
I plan on posting more links to past threads... |
I agree Gary.
I shall try to be more diligent to search old posts before I start a new one!
Sometimes, I just want a direct response and boosts my ego to see that I started a thread (as if I had something cool to say)  
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Charlie
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 10:34 am
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| speedguide wrote: | There is a lot of good info in some of the old threads. Before we start posting lots of "new" threads I propose we try to post on some of the old ones.
I hate to see some of the old info lost, and then we go back over it again.
I plan on posting more links to past threads... |
My thoughts exactly...
It gets more than a bit frustrating answering the same questions time and time again. Linking to past threads is a good idea... if you can remember where they are, that is. I don't have any secret searching shortcuts that aren't available to any other posters.
Cheers,
Charlie.
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SgtAw
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:31 am
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Ok,
I just check my listings and MSN has picked me up again! This ocurred on the 20th!
So, I was dropped in the beginning of October and now I'm back!
Check yours and see.
Yeah. In fact, here's what happened. I have had virtually no sales since I was dropped.
Then on the 20th I had a sale, then another one on the 21 and then THREE sales on the 22nd and another on the 23rd!
I checked this out and everything is corresponding to getting my top spots again!
Yahoo!
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speedguide
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:19 am
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SgtAW,
I checked mine and I've got some more listing too.
That was MSN or was it Yahoo!
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SgtAw
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 2:56 pm
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OOPS 
I mean Yahoo to MSN 
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