.info domains banned in Google - Webmaster reports .info domains getting penalized
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Some active members of webmaster world are discussing about a potential penalty to .info domain names. It seems for about 2 weeks Google has been experimenting with .info domain names by removing from search results for a certain period of time to check how much spam it stops in their results.
"This has happened to my .info domain since last night and I am really upset at it.
All my 300 keywords have stopped working in Google but my site still appearing in Google with site:www.example.info and www.example.info searches.
Yesterday I received 600 visitors from Google and today only 4.
My .info domain is one and half years old. Till, Today I regularly update it with unique content and don't promote it much as I am already receiving number of visitors.. I never did spamming or adopted prohibited ways to promote the site.
I do Free directory submissions and very seldom links exchanges.
Can any expert tell me please what why it has happened to my site?
Is it a permanent problem or temporarily.?
I will be thankful for any help and guidance "
Did Google really ban .info domains i doubt it its very difficult for Google to ever attempt something like that. If you check the search for Global registry you can see afilias.info ranking in top 3 this is an indication that .info domain itself is not banned. May be because that domain extension is abused too much Google might have removed some domains.
"This has happened to my .info domain since last night and I am really upset at it.
All my 300 keywords have stopped working in Google but my site still appearing in Google with site:www.example.info and www.example.info searches.
Yesterday I received 600 visitors from Google and today only 4.
My .info domain is one and half years old. Till, Today I regularly update it with unique content and don't promote it much as I am already receiving number of visitors.. I never did spamming or adopted prohibited ways to promote the site.
I do Free directory submissions and very seldom links exchanges.
Can any expert tell me please what why it has happened to my site?
Is it a permanent problem or temporarily.?
I will be thankful for any help and guidance "
Did Google really ban .info domains i doubt it its very difficult for Google to ever attempt something like that. If you check the search for Global registry you can see afilias.info ranking in top 3 this is an indication that .info domain itself is not banned. May be because that domain extension is abused too much Google might have removed some domains.
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6 Comments:
Got to admit, it would make a lot of sense to aggressively filter .info domains - after all, with them being offered for free by Registerfly a few years back, and now available for less than $1 from GoDaddy, there's no motivation for anyone to develop strong content on these sites.
Commonly I see them used for blog spam - after all, they are so cheap that it's easy to churn and burn .info sites without causing too much expense.
I've previously suggested filtering .info domains would be a good move by Google - and it looks like Google just may be moving in that direction.
I'm not sure I agree with you there Brian - it's very "Big Brother" of Google to dismiss website's based on TLD don't you think?
I had a couple of .info's a bit back - because as you point out they were cheap, I didn't do much with them and let them expire - but I certainly didn't put spammy content up or phishing site's etc... If I had built up a good website on a .info domain and Google then banished me from the SERPs because of the .info extension I would be very slightly upset
And if Google is going down this route of "if the cap fits..." then surely they need to ban .ru domains because Russians are all hackers, .cn domains because the Chinese are all communist's and hackers? and the Irish are all terrorist's so they need to ban .ie domains too?
I do agree that .info domains have a higher percentage of rubbish compared with other TLD's but blanket banning / filtering them... not sure about that one...
I have some .net sites. Google kicked me after making 40 bucks. I mean I didn't even klick on my adds, the other users did, and at the and they'll kick everyone who's making some serious money from them.
I think they ought to add info tld as a factor in reducing the page rank, not outright ban them or remove them from index.
I don't think they should take the TLD into consideration at all - you may be the authority on a subject but you're just a bit slow off the mark and didn't manage to get the .com/net/co.uk domain so instead you picked up a .info for a great price and used it to develop your site on donating money to orphans or something.
Then Google comes along with it's "our way or no way" attitude and deprives all these starving orphans.
:'(
Why be Frustrated Marketers...There is only 1 way to get UNBANNED by Google and it doesn't include;
-going over to use family and friends houses.
-Sitting in Internet Cafes or Copy Stores
OR reapplying and begging Google to accept you back! It is possible to be back in business in 72 Hours. Blog owner..Please let your readers see this and get back in business.
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