Getting Page Higher Again

[jbp82]

Hi everyone,
I have a dropshipping web site, and a few months ago, it was #1 if you searched for the term "dropshipping". It was great while it lasted. :) It went up and down a little, but remained on the first page for about a year. Then it went to the 2nd, and then the third.. I added a couple of banners to the bottom, and since, I haven't been able to find the site even listed when I search for the same term! What should I do? I'm doing well in Yahoo, but not Google at all. *Sigh*
Jason

[cbp]

Welcome to WPW...

I only had a quick look - other may have time for a longer lood.

If it was my site, the first two things I would do are:

1. Get rid of the Vigara link (=poor quality signal)
2. Get rid of the unnatural use of words (ie Dropshipping, Dropship, Wholesale, Wholeselling, and Ebay)

Your site appears to be some sort of doorway for http://www.worldwidebrands.com ... maybe Google picked up on that.

CBP

[jbp82]

Well it's an affiliate program site.. that's the reason for the "doorway" :(

[cbp]

that's the reason for the "doorway"

...then that is my best guess as to why Google rank it lower.

CBP

[Softland]

Originally Posted by cbp

..Your site appears to be some sort of doorway for http://www.worldwidebrands.com ... CBP

Just out of curiosity, how did you figure out cbp that this site has (is) a doorway page? Or you don't mean the "classic" doorway page? I'm asking because I didn't see anything strange.

[cbp]

I probably should not have called it a "doorway" as its not one in the true sense of the word.

What it is a site with minimal content, only a couple of pages. Its sole aim is to rank well in search engines to direct traffic to an affiliate site. Why would a search engines want to rank a site like that well? In that sense, its is sort of a "doorway"

What the search engines want to rank well is a lot of content on the topic, so the site can stand on its own merits and be a value on its own. .... then have the links to an affiliate.

CBP