Ask HN: Is there a reason Google does not like my domain?

4 points4kimov2y ago3 comments

If I google "fossfox", it's usually result number 20-30. The first few results are links/pages about the actual dot com, mixed with links/pages of what I'm guessing was the previous owner's product.

On Bing/Yahoo/Duck, it's result #1.

Search Console does not reveal any problems. Has anybody encountered this?

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cf12412908412y ago

Being a conspiratorial nutjob i think you shouldnt rule out that there is quite a lot of filtering happening to get you into the search results in the first place.

See https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/08/dead-...

Since there is only 40 or so pages for any given result, you might be lucky to make it at all. From your IP that is.

Please just take this as a far out option for the spectrum of possible answers to your question.

4kimovOP2y ago

I see. Thanks for the input.

cf12412908412y ago

I am really sorry its the only answer you got, but it should be easy enough to test and rule out so you can work on more productive angles to solve the problem.

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Ask HN: Is there a reason Google does not like my domain?

4 points4kimov2y ago3 comments

If I google "fossfox", it's usually result number 20-30. The first few results are links/pages about the actual dot com, mixed with links/pages of what I'm guessing was the previous owner's product.

On Bing/Yahoo/Duck, it's result #1.

Search Console does not reveal any problems. Has anybody encountered this?

3 comments

cf12412908412y ago

Being a conspiratorial nutjob i think you shouldnt rule out that there is quite a lot of filtering happening to get you into the search results in the first place.

See https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/08/dead-...

Since there is only 40 or so pages for any given result, you might be lucky to make it at all. From your IP that is.

Please just take this as a far out option for the spectrum of possible answers to your question.

4kimovOP2y ago

I see. Thanks for the input.

cf12412908412y ago

I am really sorry its the only answer you got, but it should be easy enough to test and rule out so you can work on more productive angles to solve the problem.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse