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How to Tell if Your Domain is Banned in a Search Engine

Source : Search Engine Watch / More : Ofindo - (08 April 2008 10:43)

Do you have a domain that appears to have ranking problems in Google, Yahoo or MSN? Sometimes this may leave you wondering, "Has my Web site somehow been banned in the search engines?"; "Did my search engine optimization firm do something bad?".

If your Web site is brand new, you can skip this and just read some earlier columns on optimizing a new Web site.

If your Web site once ranked and all of a sudden seems to be taking a hit, perhaps you should check to see if you've suffered a ban in any one of the search engines or encountered a penalty.

First, let's take a look at what a ban might look like.

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