Webmaster Forum / General / Search Engines / December 2003

I am wondering if Google penalizes for spelling errors?
I had a pretty decent ranking but then I suddenly dropped off the radar
screen. Then I noticed that I used a non-standard word not found in common
dictionaries (in the index page), i.e. "irregardless" instead of

It appears that it is getting quite easy to spam Google, at least in
regional categories.
Here is my experience:
http://www.ibiza-hotels.com/google.php

Using overtures search suggestion tool I see that
"register at search engine" results in 111.779 searches/month.
I rank top 10 in Google for "register at search engine" and expected at
least 3000/hits a month for this keyword !

Hi group,
I log on to Internet from Sweden, have an English language
version of W2k, and English Internet Explorer 5.0.
My opening page and favorite search engine is Google.

The site I'm working on is at: www.theherbalist.com
I posted a question awhile ago about my problem with WebPosition Gold
(trial). It sees too many words due to it reading my complex navigation
menu. I'm still unclear if that's really an issue or not. Someone said the

We have just set up a slashdot-like site for discussing neat new
computer science ideas, particularly in more applied areas.
The emphasis would be on ideas that most people would understand
without much technical expertise in the area. The ideas may come from

If hotbot receives data  from overture via inktomi and google through their
ppc programs, what are the pros and cons for listing the same keywords with
both companies?

Excerpt from JimWorld Newsletter:
Google is preparing for an IPO.  There's bigtime money at stake here.
The success of the IPO, and the long term success of Google.com is
directly tied to the stability and profitability of AdWords, AdSense,

I'm composing a list of robot user agents & ips for my new cloaking
software. Here is the list so far. Anyone have any suggestions?
Googlebot
FAST-WebCrawler

I have a dynamic type of site and was wondering how to get it anywhere near
the top ten in any engine. can someone take a look and pick me apart so I
can get better results? I need some real help here.
www.giftsgiven.com

Anybody know where MSN gets the results, in their "web directory
sites" area that are not from looksmart?
In the search below, the link to www.avonmarine.com is in the #1
position, and not through looksmart and therefore free.

Hi group - I have signed up for Google's Adwords program. I was thinking of
putting keywords in my adword campaign that may reflect my local major
competitor.
Do you think this is a good idea ? I know my competitor does not subscribe

Bllx to Google. They've really gone and messed things up with this update.
I'm removing their banner ads from the next build of my site. I wrote to
them, and got a standard reply, so action is the only thing. Okay, it won't
kill their business, but sod them.

Just wondering ... :)

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