Strange google result for my site

**MJ10** · 01-02-10, 07:16 AM

As you know I launched QuickFreeiPhone.com recently. Submitted to google and all was fine.

I just went to look at my site and did so via google. I searched "Quick Free iPhone" and was happy to see me at the top.

BUT... I see a sub link to my site "Quick Free iPhone - PS3 Slim". I didn't think I'd set up PS3 via that site and I followed the link to find a 404 Error.

1: Why would google have set this up?
2: How can I update it so it doesn't show?

Doesn't look good if they follow a link that doesn't work!

Have a search and see for yourself! Weird!

FurbtasticM · 01-02-10, 07:26 AM

Neither page loaded for me, not even the homepage. Edit - loading now.

One answer on the PS3 side is to make a PS3 page = http://www.quickfreeiphone.com/PS3Slim.html

**MJ10** · 01-02-10, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FurbtasticM

Neither page loaded for me, not even the homepage. Edit - loading now.

One answer on the PS3 side is to make a PS3 page = http://www.quickfreeiphone.com/PS3Slim.html

Glad the main page is OK! Got me worried there!

Hmm, true... I may get to work on one! I'm currently working on a few other sites though (including quickfreeconsoles) but I'm sure I can mock up a quick something!

Even a quick redirect code - gunna have to wait til I get home this afternoon to upload it though

messyhead · 01-02-10, 10:08 AM

Did someone have that domain before you?

It could be that they had a PS3 page when their site was setup, and it was indexed by Google, so now that the domain is back up Google is showing the pages still in their index. You could either set up a page that it will go to, or request the URL be removed from the Google index.

I had a similar problem when I got the freeipodguide domain - I set it to point to one of my other domains, but I then had pages showing up in Google that didn't exist, but had existed previously on freeipodguide.

**MJ10** · 01-02-10, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by messyhead

Did someone have that domain before you?

Not that I know of. I just bought it on OVH a week ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by messyhead

It could be that they had a PS3 page when their site was setup, and it was indexed by Google, so now that the domain is back up Google is showing the pages still in their index. You could either set up a page that it will go to, or request the URL be removed from the Google index.

Thing is it has all the meta details from my site! I'd rather set up a webpage to take advantage rather than lose it.

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Originally Posted by messyhead

I had a similar problem when I got the freeipodguide domain - I set it to point to one of my other domains, but I then had pages showing up in Google that didn't exist, but had existed previously on freeipodguide.

Interesting to know. Did the fact it was owned before help towards rankings at all? Was it already doing well before you got it?

messyhead · 01-02-10, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MJ10

Interesting to know. Did the fact it was owned before help towards rankings at all? Was it already doing well before you got it?

Don't know TBH. It was pointing to a lot of 404 pages so I removed the redirect to preserve the ranking of the site I already had. I didn't have time to look into it, or add any pages. Also, a lot of the links were to blog posts and a forum that no longer existed.

01-02-10, 07:16 AM	#1
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	Strange google result for my site As you know I launched QuickFreeiPhone.com recently. Submitted to google and all was fine. I just went to look at my site and did so via google. I searched "Quick Free iPhone" and was happy to see me at the top. BUT... I see a sub link to my site "Quick Free iPhone - PS3 Slim". I didn't think I'd set up PS3 via that site and I followed the link to find a 404 Error. 1: Why would google have set this up? 2: How can I update it so it doesn't show? Doesn't look good if they follow a link that doesn't work! Have a search and see for yourself! Weird! __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20)

01-02-10, 07:26 AM	#2
FurbtasticM ..is a Muppet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Swindon Posts: 10,244	Neither page loaded for me, not even the homepage. Edit - loading now. One answer on the PS3 side is to make a PS3 page = http://www.quickfreeiphone.com/PS3Slim.html __________________ iPhone deals \| Giveaway \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad Last edited by FurbtasticM; 01-02-10 at 07:27 AM..

01-02-10, 10:08 AM	#4
messyhead iBook Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,266	Did someone have that domain before you? It could be that they had a PS3 page when their site was setup, and it was indexed by Google, so now that the domain is back up Google is showing the pages still in their index. You could either set up a page that it will go to, or request the URL be removed from the Google index. I had a similar problem when I got the freeipodguide domain - I set it to point to one of my other domains, but I then had pages showing up in Google that didn't exist, but had existed previously on freeipodguide.