Problem with my site

[Yaron53]

the site is casino.pt

we created the site 7-8 month ago, we started to push it by good and natural links (http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/www.casino.pt/a!links!!filter!all!!source!external!!target!page), links in sites with content rich and most of them related to gambling and sport topics.

During the first 3-5 months, the rankings were better and better, after the 6 months, the site lose all its rankings.

Aditional details

1. http://www.casino.pt/robots.txt
2. http://www.google.pt/#hl=pt-PT&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=805&q=site:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.casino.pt&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&fp=2651649a33cd228
3. no critical errors in google webmaster tools

any idea how can I fix it?

thanks

[Andy.Drinkwater]

When you say you were pushing it by good natural links, do you mean you were going out and gaining links yourself or were other sites linking back to you because of a good site and content?

It is not uncommon for sites to get a boost in the beginning and then drop to where Google thinks they should actually be.

Have you been booted out of the SERP's altogether, or just lost positions?

Regards,

Andy

[Yaron53]

basically have been booted out of serps's altogether,

Regarding links, We bought articles in other related sites. In gambling sites is very common to do that, you can see the biggest top ranking sites doing that..

I checked the backlinks of casino.pt and they look fine...

what do you suggest us to do?

thanks for the help

[A_Q]

If you've bought links and as a result been kicked out of SERPs you should start by cleaning up your link profile. Get rid of the links you bought in the hope you can be re-listed.

This white board Friday video might be a good starting point http://www.seomoz.org/blog/preventing-linkbased-penalties-whiteboard-friday

Good luck!

[Andy.Drinkwater]

If you have been booted out, it is likely because you have done something that Google doesn't like. Despite the fact that other sites might do this and get away with it, not everyone will and Google will come down hard on them.

Have the articles you bought been duplicated elsewhere on the web?

It could be that you need to reverse what has been done and then send in a reconsideration request to Google, through your Webmaster tools.

Regards,

Andy

[Yaron53]

thanks for the reply, the articles are original with good content

[Andy.Drinkwater]

I would say that the original higher placements you were getting then were just an early boost. However, if you are sure that everything you have done is absolutely White hat, then it is hard to know what other reasons google might have found to do this without going into it in more detail. Andy

[Yaron53]

thanks again for the help Andy,

I would happy to provide you what kind of details do you need?....

thanks

[Andy.Drinkwater]

I would need to spend some considerable amount of time looking at this, which might be awkward. Just check that you are doing everything by the book. Don't go near black or grey hat techniques and get lots of unique content on there. You also want to build up a good social following and get them to read and repost your articles. Regards, Andy

[KeriMorgret]

Hi! I'm following up on older questions and am wondering how you're doing with your site now, and if the rankings have improved. I see that you're at least indexed in the US right now, with plenty of pages in Google. Can you give us an update and any information that might be helpful for someone else in a similar situation?