Google cop out

[globalpi]

We wrot eto Google ( initially received a standard response) shouted a litte and then received the following. Yawn............

Hi Timothy,

Thank you for your note. We have located your site,
www.ukprivateinvestigators.com, within Google's search results at the
following link:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...stigators.com+

Results in our index change regularly based on ongoing, automated
processes aimed at improving the quality and content of our search
results. The changes you describe are consistent with these fluctuations.
Our automatic processes sometimes cause dramatic shifts in the ranking or
indexing of sites. We are always working to improve the quality of our
search results and it is possible that your site will resume its previous
position during the next crawl.

We understand that this situation can be frustrating. However, as
mentioned earlier, these processes are completely automated and not
indicative of wrong-doing or penalization of individual sites.

While we cannot guarantee that your page will consistently appear in our
index or appear with a particular rank, we do offer guidelines for
building a "crawler-friendly" site. You can find these guidelines at
http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html . Following these
recommendations may increase the likelihood that your site will show up
consistently in Google search results.

For more information, please visit the webmaster section of our site at
http://www.google.com/webmasters/ . In an effort to better address your
needs, we've dedicated this entire section of our website to answering
common webmaster questions, listing Google's quality requirements and
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We have also created a Google discussion group on Google Groups where
Google users and webmasters can connect to share their vast knowledge and
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We hope that the information we have provided above is helpful to you.

Regards,
The Google Team

Original Message Follows:
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From: "UK Private Investigators" <globalpi@ukprivateinvestigators.com>
Subject: UK Private Investigators
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:19:59 -0000

Sirs,

Our website www.ukprivateinvestigators.com has been dropped from your
search results - even when searching for "UK Private Investigators." This
is the actual name of our business and not an attempt to "spam" your
index. The keywording on our site directly reflects our businesses name
and once again is NOT an attempt to spam the index.

[Rahvelle]

With all the monkey business going on at Google these days I did a little "shouting" of my own and would you believe it, but I got the same (and I mean exact) letter that you did. (substitute your url here...)

I know this stuff happens but the timing is evil. A month before Christmas and you're basking in your top 10 rank and suddenly you are not even in the top 100 anymore.

All advice is to "wait it out". Let's hope for next month and try not to go broke in the meatime.

[globalpi007]

Its happened to us AGAIN!!!!

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Dropped this morning - any ideas?

Regards

Tim Burchell

[Dubbya]

Holy, repetitive meta tags, Batman!!!

Clearly, this would be seen as SE spam and it stands to reason that your results would plummet. Honestly globalpi007, what were you expecting would happen???

It's time to "clean house" in the head of your document. Use standard meta tags within reasonable boundaries and you'll do much better.

Here's a link to a pretty decent guide to writing meta tags:
Top meta tag myths - an introduction to correct use of meta tags

<meta name="DC.Title" content="private investigators uk : Private Detectives UK : UK Private Investigators and Investigations - Private Investigators Kent - Tunbridge Wells - Missing Persons UK">
<meta name="copyright" content="Private Investigators UK : UK Private Investigators">
<meta name="updated" content="Daily">
<meta name="distribution" content="Global">
<meta name="search engines" content="Google, AltaVista, AOL, Yahoo, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos, Magellan, LookSmart, UkIndex, CNET,
UKDirectory, MSN">
<meta name="robots" content="follow">
<meta name="robots" content="index">
<meta name="rating" content="Safe For Children">
<meta name="revisit" content="Daily">
<meta name="DC.Contributors" content="private investigators uk, UK Private Investigators - Kent private Investigators, Missing Persons UK">
<meta name="DC.Coverage.PlaceName" content="london, uk, private investigators uk, europe, california, texas, florida, iowa, nebraska, new york, hawaii, st.louis, russia, moscow,
south america, indiana, india, france, italy, germany, spain, usa, the netherlands, malta">

<meta name="DC.Creator" content="Private Investigators uk, Discreet Service, UK Private Investigators, Missing Persons UK, pay only for results, legal, law,
investigations, private investigators uk">
<meta name="DC.Description" content="Private Investigators uk, Pay only for results! We carry out Private Investigations all over The World. Missing Persons
located, surveillance, corporate due diligence, mystery shopping (test purchase) and many other Private Investigations at www.ukprivateinvestigators.com.">
<meta name="DC.Language" content="EN">
<meta name="DC.Publisher" content="private investigators london, private detectives uk, private investigations uk, private detectives tunbridge wells, process serving uk, private detectives england, private investigators england, private investigators tunbridge wells: private investigators kent, private investigators surrey, Private Investigators UK, UK Private Investigators, Global Investigation Service">
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<meta name="keywords" content="UK private investigators, private investigators kent, private detectives uk, private detectives kent, private investigators london, private detectives uk, private investigations uk, private detectives tunbridge wells, process serving uk, private detectives england, private investigators england, private investigators tunbridge wells: private investigators kent, private investigators surrey, Private Investigators UK, UK Private Investigators, Global Investigation Service, Discreet
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[thindenim]

wow! That's the biggest spamming in meta tags I've ever seen! I think we have found the problem...

[weslinda]

Ever meet that guy at the local chamber of commerce meeting that won't shut up about how good of a "fill in the blank" he his?

Google is hearing the same thing from you. Stop shouting, and simply develop your site in a quality manner, on topic and it will be rewarded.

When it comes to page content, less is more. I promise.

Outside of the meta information noted above, you should fix the 100+ errors in coding on your page. Impressive with how small of a home page it is.

[globalpi007]

Ok, thanks guys - tags trimmed now but how do I fix the errors?

Regards,

Tim

[mjtaylor]

Tags trimmed? This is what I see now:

<title>Private Investigators UK : The UK Private Investigators and Detectives : Private Investigators Kent, tunbridge Wells Private Investigators and detectives:</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="stylesheets/ukpi-default.css" type="text/css">
<meta name="DC.Title" content="private investigators uk : Private Detectives UK : UK Private Investigators and Investigations - Private Investigators Kent - Tunbridge Wells - Missing Persons UK">
<meta name="copyright" content="Private Investigators UK : UK Private Investigators">
<meta name="updated" content="Daily">
<meta name="distribution" content="Global">
<meta name="search engines" content="Google, AltaVista, AOL, Yahoo, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos, Magellan, LookSmart, UkIndex, CNET,
UKDirectory, MSN">
<meta name="robots" content="follow">
<meta name="robots" content="index">
<meta name="rating" content="Safe For Children">
<meta name="revisit" content="Daily">
<meta name="DC.Contributors" content="private investigators uk, UK Private Investigators - Kent private Investigators, Missing Persons UK">
<meta name="DC.Coverage.PlaceName" content="london, uk, private investigators uk, europe, california, texas, florida, iowa, nebraska, new york, hawaii, st.louis, russia, moscow,
south america, indiana, india, france, italy, germany, spain, usa, the netherlands, malta">
<meta name="DC.Creator" content="Private Investigators uk, Discreet Service, UK Private Investigators, Missing Persons UK, pay only for results, legal, law,
investigations, private investigators uk">
<meta name="DC.Description" content="We carry out Private Investigations all over The World. Missing Persons
located, surveillance, corporate due diligence, mystery shopping (test purchase) and many other Private Investigations at www.ukprivateinvestigators.com.">
<meta name="DC.Language" content="EN">
<meta name="DC.Publisher" content="Private Investigators based in The UK covering Private Investigations all over The World.">
<meta name="author" content="SHEAKOS Design 2001">
<meta name="description" content="We carry out Private Investigations all over The World. Missing Persons
located, surveillance, corporate due diligence, mystery shopping (test purchase) and many other Private Investigations at www.ukprivateinvestigators.com.">
<meta name="keywords" content="UK private investigators, private investigators kent, private detectives uk, private detectives kent, private investigators london, private detectives uk, private investigations uk, private detectives tunbridge wells, process serving uk, private detectives england, private investigators england, private investigators tunbridge wells: private investigators kent, private investigators surrey, Private Investigators UK, UK Private Investigators, Global Investigation Service, Discreet
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in the UK, private investigators,
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I think you might have some more trimming to do ...

[dux]

You still have too many meta tags on your home page and your title tag is way too long - people say 60 - 100 characters max.

Try this page Meta Tags Explained for a guide on the meta tags to use

Most search engines ignore the keywords tag, so don't overdo it - 25 words max and don't repeat any word.

The most important meta tag is the description tag - make it keyword rich and keep it fairly short.

Rebuild the site using css - this would really clean the code up

Add meta description tags that are relevant to the page content - you have some pages that don't have them

Don't use Namo! I used a few years ago at work and found it a complete waste of time. Dreamweaver is the best software to use.

Apply the same principles to every page of your website.

Do you do maintain the site yourself?

[globalpi007]

I do maintain the site - I need some pointers here I think. The only confusing thing is the fact that the site has been fine on Google, as it stands, for years! I have emailed Google three times and still have not had a response.......

Tim