Has Google penalised or banned your site in the past or currently? These days, many businesses have a strong reliance on Google, and as such, a drop in rankings for whatever reason can be a cause of great stress. At times a drop in rankings may be caused simply by Google changing their algorithm, but it can also be due to a Google penalty.

So what do you do?

Well firstly, don’t panic. It is important to wait at least a few days to a week, to make sure that the cause of the drop is not due to an algorithm change. An algorithm change can make your site drop a few places, a few pages, or even drop from the rankings altogether. During this time:

• speak with your SEO expert as they should know of any recent changes within Google, and
• document any recent changes that have been made to your website to see if anything obvious has cause a Google penalty.

If nothing obvious has been the cause, and your site is still not appearing after a week, have your SEO expert conduct a thorough full site analysis to determine anything that has caused the penalty. If you are still not getting answers, or your SEO expert is not able to help, call us today for a full analysis of your website. We specialise in search engine services, and keep up-to-date on the right techniques to help keep you at the top of Google.

You may also be interested in this video below:

‘How Google Penalties Can Help Your Site’.

Author Note: During the interview, it is mentioned that ‘link building can never hurt’. We disagree with this, and you should consult with an SEO expert before you commit to any link building within this time.

Did you know that when you copy and paste anything on your computer and an active internet connection, that this information can be visible to others on the internet?

Many people use the copy function (Ctrl+ c or right clicking on your mouse) on their computer for various different tasks.

We recommend that you never copy and paste personal details such as: login/passwords, PIN, date of birth, credit cards details or anything that you wouldn’t want anyone else to see while you are browsing the internet. It can take you a little longer to type this information, but it is worth this extra time so that you are not at risk from others having access to your personal information.

The link below demonstrates how easily your information can be gathered when browsing the web:

(1) Copy any text by Ctrl+C
(2) Now, click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
(3) You will see the SAME text you copied is accessed by this web page.