We switched web hosts again today, just after signing up with Synthesis hosting last week. While one can argue that one short week is not long enough for anyone to provide substantial feedback about a specific platform, we'd like to share a few insights regarding why we decided to make yet another switch, specifically as they relate to Synthesis … [Read more...]
Manual Spam Action Revoked After 14 Days: Recovering From Google Penalties (Part 2)
Today, we received an email from Google Webmaster Tools that our manual spam action has been revoked! On June 24th, we received some terrible news that our website (which was then only 2 months old) had been hacked with some spammy links. This resulted in a violation of Google's quality guidelines. We needed to act. Fast. Hacked Site: Manual … [Read more...]
Blog Hacked After 3 Months: Recovering from Google Penalties (Part 1)
Our blog just turned 3 months old today! Believe it or not, we had to take our blog down 3 times within 3 short months! It's been an entire quarter's worth of work (plus re-work), experience, and discovery. We certainly learned--and learned to create--a whole LOT! So...here we are today, ready to share our journey with you! We will be mentioning a … [Read more...]