Google Indexing WTF

rbsremodeling

I don't know if it is specific to my site, I highly doubt it but, google indexing is bringing up a whole lot of contractor talk post under my name and site.

When I type in certain keywords, it also had a bunch of craiglist posts, which I do not use. It is really strange all the normal top ranking websites weregone Just mysite, contractor talk posts and local DC craig's list listings

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Jason Whipple

Your signature here will come up on search engines. If you want to keep your posts out of view from those that are looking for you on-line, you need to take out the Company name and web site.

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HomeSealed

...or just be careful about what you post. It is actually helping you rank higher by having all those posts. My understanding is it reads them as links.

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Duane1982

Thats my understanding also.

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BuilderRemodler

So it is worth it to type is short messages saying really nothing if you are o.k. with getting sales calls and advertisers contacting you is what is being said eh?

ChrWright

Google's algorithm seems to place much more empasis than others on back links. One of the latest & greatest SEO techniques is using blogs to backlink to your site.

Like anything, they continue to refine their indexing to target spammers and folks who exploit it to direct weakly related searches to their sites.

Searches for my keywords also bring up my posts on here. I know for a fact it has helped my ranking, and keeps me in the top 3 on the first page for my local keywords--for several, I have been #1 for the past month or so.

Yahoo and MSN have been much easier for me to rate higher in than google. It's only recently I hit the "sweet spot" with them.

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john elliott

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Ed the Roofer said "John too, in his crass and blunt demeanor.............."

john elliott

Absolutely, a fact that is well known to certain CT posters, and what they say here needs to be read with that in mind

John

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Ed the Roofer said "John too, in his crass and blunt demeanor.............."

rbsremodeling

This post now has me wondering if I should remove my name and weblink. While I am not worried about anything I have said here. My answers and replies are geared toward the contractors here and posted sometimes out of fustration. I could see a homeowner misunderstanding things I or some else says here. Could that turn into a neagative thing??? Never realized how powerful this forum was until last night.

Has anyone ever had a negative experience because of posting a comment here?

I am very proud to be a contractor and think I am very honest and outspoken. I have not been here very long, but could something I say to another contractor or something a HO reads here negatively effect another contractor??

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Jason Whipple

I had a quote by Groucho Marx that would not be the first thing I want my customers to see. When I googled My company name one day, my CT posts came up (my company name was also in the sig. line). The quote was also right there in the search terms. I removed both!

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Susan Betz

The Internet is not private. It also has a long memory. What you post can be accessed for years after the fact.

One of the reasons I use my real name here is that I don't say anything I wouldn't say directly to another person's face. I don't need anonymity. I am not afraid to stand behind my words.

With that said, I am careful about what I say here. I rarely talk about specific work we do, out of respect for clients' privacy. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who our clients are and intrude on their lives. By the same token, even the occassional bad experience that is shared needs to be handled carefully. All identifying specifics should be stripped out of any post.

When posting on the Internet, the golden rule is your best guide. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." If you can follow that rule, no harm should befall you.

You become what you say. Say what you believe, without malice. It's karma, baby.

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wizendwizard

RBS, I had a very bad situation happen to me because of a post here.

I posted a comment concerning a HO that was expecting too much from a single contractor. 1 hr after posting it that HO emailed me through my website. It took me almost an entire day to do damage control.
Thats how quick this site gets indexed by google.

If you notice, I have changed my signature to KEYWORDS instead of direct indexable link. And I have started watching what I say when It comes to HO's and I never offer advice to HO's looking for info or pricing.

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Susan Betz

The search engines still "see" your link. The real url is in the tag.

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wizendwizard

That may be Susan, but i'm not seeing near as many of these show up when searching for my company name. They do show up when I search those keywords though.

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Susan Betz

OK. That makes sense.

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john elliott

Actually I think it's a shame that some people here are unable to talk openly for fear of present or prospective customers reading what they might say.

John

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Ed the Roofer said "John too, in his crass and blunt demeanor.............."

wizendwizard

LOL John, I don't know whatit's like near swindon England. Here in th U.S. people judge you just by the shirts you wear or the hair style you have. A contractor will be judged as good enough or unacceptable due to his or her baseball cap.

My brother attended a certain college and I have a cap with that schools logo on it. A customer recently refused to let my compnay work for him simply because he roots for the opposing school.

Thats the price of doing business here.

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Jason Whipple

I actually used another forum in the past to work in my favor. So it goes both ways, there is good and bad in everything.

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rbsremodeling

While I whole heartly agree with you John. I was also concerned abotu the damage I or someone else could do to another contractors reptutation. I have seen guys here get questioned or worst yet ribbed for stuff they say, do or post here.

Where it is right or wrong or we subject ourselves to this by posting on an open forum can be debated forever. Could you imagine how a customer would feel seeing there contractor contradicted by his peers. While I do ribbed often I usually direct it toward posts that I think come from homeowners who are snooping for answers instead of calling a contractor or going to DIY forums.

I may be as guilty as the next. The jokes do not bother me I actually find most of it amusing and a break for the stress of running my business but others may have a different opinion

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john elliott

Well, you don't have to put your website in your signature, it's not compulsory

John

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Ed the Roofer said "John too, in his crass and blunt demeanor.............."