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Re: Think you're affected by the recent algorithm change? Post here.


ultimatewasher Mar 8, 2011 10:56 AM
Posted in group: Webmaster Central

Categories: Crawling, indexing & ranking :

www.ultimatewasher.com – We are really the pioneer in our niche market as a source for industrial cleaning equipment, and in fact the first true content site in our industry.  Over time, we have established ourselves as a credible resource for information, education, and product to our customer base.  Ultimate Washer has large customers that rely on us for original content such as government, military, and well-know Fortune 50 companies.  We have always tried to stay ahead of the curve and on trend with changes that could impact our business and we are certainly open to any ideas on how to improve, but we are not aware if we are doing something wrong.  Ultimate Washer Inc is established as a trusted source listed with BBB where we maintain an exceptionally high standard.  

 
That being said, we are saddened by the result of the new algorithm and how it has affected us.  We have worked very hard to be original and new in our content, and many times we have found other sites copying our content, in some cases verbatim (examples can be supplied on request).  We have come to realize that being first makes us subject to being copied over and over.  We have created a forum and a learning center to promote self education.  We feel the best consumer is one who knows what questions to ask.  In our effort to educate our consumer more effectively, we have moved some web pages to a dedicated directory for better organization and now are left to wonder if in this desire to make such improvements have in turn negatively affected ranking.  Any suggestions or tips to improve/modify our newly created web pages would be greatly appreciated.  We feel our formula for success was in being the leader in innovation and presentation.  Ultimate Washer is a quality site that is being mimicked, and while we feel some pride in others wanting to be like us, we feel some penalty now.