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Matt Cutts has been quoted recently stating that perhaps they give too much rank to keywords in domain names, so tread carefully as this could change.

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Andy

The only other tool I use regularly is called SEO Ranking and it is an iPad app and also for the iPhone. It helps to be mobile with these things

I am sure there are lots out there - perhaps others will be able to chip in with some additional info?

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Andy

You're very welcome

Well, it wont hurt to keep an eye on your site and do make contact with these other sites and try and get links removed.

Good luck,

Andy

It's a waiting game sadly - there is no extensive reporting available for us that shows where we were, etc, or has any history. You would need to use something else as well if you want to see a timeline.

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Andy

It will just be Google moving you up and down the rankings and is perfectly normal to move around

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Andy

I don't know about OSE, but if they are being removed then I would just wait it out.

However, a friendly mail to the webmaster of the site won't hurt either. And do you think a competitor would go to such extremes in order to try to damage your site reputation?

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Andy

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.

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Andy

I have a suspicion that perhaps something happened with the site before you purchased it.

I would start with a reconsideration request to Google through your Webmaster tools. If it had been booted out of Google in the past, it will still be excluded.

Regards,

Andy

Amen to that!

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

Have you got a screenshot of this?

I have heard from others where Google has changed results in the SERP's myself

Google, Bing and Yahoo all use Facebook and Twitter as metrics, so I would suggest at least using those. But it is also about building up a reputable following as well. For example, if Matt Cutts were to re-tweet an article of mine, it would be a strong signal for the SE's.

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Andy

Have you owned the new domain from 2009? Or did you recently buy it? It could be that a reconsideration request to Google is worthwhile in case there are reasons why Google won't rank it.

Other than that, there are many reasons why this could be and I would need to have more of a look into it.

Andy

Can you post a screenshot of one of the pages or a link to it please?

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Andy

Google is smart enough to know that not every link is something you have added, or indeed can do anything about, so don't worry too much.

Can you see your link on those sites or pages? Do you feel your traffic is suffering? You could try and ask them to take down your link, but I wouldn't hold up a lot of hope for getting an answer - but never say never

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Andy

You can't ask Yahoo to do anything about it. Each SE will have their own algorithm which will mean results differ. You optimise for one, another will suffer.

My advise is just carry on following standard guidelines for a well designed site, keep it fresh with good, strong content and be active in Social Media, as the SE's do use Twitter and Facebook as metrics.

Good backlinks are always going to help, but you need to have something good there for them to want to.

Regards,

Andy

Some of the tools here at SEOmoz will be of great help to you.

Start out by using Google Keywords to research the phrases you want to rank for. This will serve as a guide to helping you chose and find new phrases and to see how many searches are performed each month.

Using Open Site Explorer here will help you identify your competitors sites to give you an idea of where they go to get their links.

Install the SEOmoz toolbar to help you are you browse sites as well.

Don't just stop at SEO either and remember to think about usability of your site. How easy is it to navigate, do any images give off the desired message, etc. After all,what is the point of getting traffic only to lose it when they get to the site.

It is also important to look at your sites analytics to help you understand what people are doing there - look at Bounce Rates and Exit Pages to understand where work needs to be done.

There are so many pointers I could pop in here that it would take forever, but do have a read of the blogs and guides here at SEOmoz

Regards,

Andy

There are some times it is awkward to do anything about, especially if it is a sitemap - is this what is could be? Or are you getting reports of other links that could be doing this?

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Andy

I asked Rand this exact question about 2 weeks ago - it might happen at some point, but they have lots going on to get the site done first.

Here's hoping it will happen

I wouldn't worry if all it is is a change in how it looks - but a screenshot would be good for all to see.

Regards,

Andy