68581 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Most people in the industry have been aware of the issue for a couple of months and some have been able to make some changes to move sites back to number one on their own. </p> <p>In the past, Google denied that the penalty existed but it has now <a href="http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/google-removes-position-six-glitch-filter-penalty/">admitted</a> that a glitch in the algorithm could cause such behaviour.<br /><br />Google has tried to work with webmasters and, to their credit, admitted the mistake and worked to rectify things in a timely manner. <br /><br />Glitches in the algorithm such as this one help webmasters examine the intent of the engineers behind the system. </p> <p> <em>What were they trying to do with this new bit of code that caused the problem?</em> <br /> <br />It is likely they were looking at ways of reducing the weight of artificial link building and on page SEO factors. </p> <p>A lot of sites that received the filter were highly targeting one particular keyword and had been at number one for several years.<br /><br />Use this as a wake up call to make your campaign more natural.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Most people in the industry have been aware of the issue for a couple of months and some have been able to make some changes to move sites back to number one on their own. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>In the past, Google denied that the penalty existed but it has now <Link URL="http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/google-removes-position-six-glitch-filter-penalty/" Window="Self">admitted</Link> that a glitch in the algorithm could cause such behaviour.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Google has tried to work with webmasters and, to their credit, admitted the mistake and worked to rectify things in a timely manner. <LineBreak /><LineBreak />Glitches in the algorithm such as this one help webmasters examine the intent of the engineers behind the system. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>What were they trying to do with this new bit of code that caused the problem?</Quote> <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />It is likely they were looking at ways of reducing the weight of artificial link building and on page SEO factors. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>A lot of sites that received the filter were highly targeting one particular keyword and had been at number one for several years.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Use this as a wake up call to make your campaign more natural.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2008-01-30T09:54:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Some webmasters are rejoicing today after Google admitted it had accidentally given certain websites a penalty that moved them from first place to sixth place in its rankings.</strong> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Some webmasters are rejoicing today after Google admitted it had accidentally given certain websites a penalty that moved them from first place to sixth place in its rankings.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2124 364957 Google reverses the minus six penalty false 2008-01-30T10:14:00+00:00 google-reverses-the-minus-six-penalty 2009-04-30T04:55:19+01:00 2009-04-30T04:55:19+01:00 226