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 Apr 6 2008, 02:17 AM
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HR 4  Group: Active Members Posts: 112 Joined: 13-December 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:53 PM Member No.: 15,512  |
Over the past few days Google has been reporting a phenomenal increase in the number of links to my index page. While there are a few genunine new links, the majority come from a single site - in Japanese and hosted in Japan which seems to be causing Google to believe that it has over a 1000 new links to my site every day.
The site seems genunine enough so I am assuming that this is the result of a glitch whatever forum management software they are using. Given that I cannot translate the site using Google the option of politely writing and asking them to stop is out of the question. I assume that Google is smart enough but I am wondering if it could penalize me for flooding it with spurious external links in this way although I have no control over what is going on. Any ideas? |
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Apr 6 2008, 07:33 AM
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 High Rankings Advisor  Group: Admin Posts: 29,199 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 10:53 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
You can't put any stock in what Google reports for backward links (assuming you're doing link: check at Google). See the pinned thread here in the link building forum for more info on why.
Short answer is don't worry about it. |
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Apr 7 2008, 01:04 AM
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HR 4 Group: Active Members Posts: 112 Joined: 13-December 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:53 PM Member No.: 15,512 |
Actually, I use Google Webmaster Tools to monitor how Google sees my site. I gather the links reported from there are more reliable. In any case it looks like there is nothing I can do about this particular issue so I will just have to ignore it and assume that Google is smart enough not to get confused.
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Apr 8 2008, 11:43 AM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,199 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 10:53 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
Yeah, just pay attention to whether your traffic and/or conversions drop rather than the reported number of backward links. Sometimes people get caught up in looking at metrics that are only a means to an end, rather than the actual metrics that matter.
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Apr 9 2008, 12:58 AM
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HR 4 Group: Active Members Posts: 112 Joined: 13-December 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:53 PM Member No.: 15,512 |
QUOTE(Jill @ Apr 8 2008, 06:43 PM)  Yeah, just pay attention to whether your traffic and/or conversions drop rather than the reported number of backward links. Sometimes people get caught up in looking at metrics that are only a means to an end, rather than the actual metrics that matter. Thanks, Jill. I have to admit that there are times when I err myself - I forget my ever increasing visitor numbers (which is my current business goal) and start fretting about PR and stuff instead. |
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Apr 9 2008, 06:46 AM
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 Convert Me! Group: Admin Posts: 17,377 Joined: 17-August 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 09:53 AM Member No.: 551 |
That's why it's easier to simply uninstall the silly toolbar, or at least disable it in your browser.
Try that for awhile. You'll probably find out in a few weeks that you don't miss it at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/giggle.gif) |
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