Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Fresh Index Fun and Supplemental Index Screwed

There are 2 databases that google can put you in that are different then their normal indexing database. They are called the Fresh index and the supplemental results index. They couldn't be more different.

Fresh Index
This is a database of sites that get indexed a lot more regularly then the rest. Most of the time your home page will be indexed everyday and the rest of your site will be crawled within days. Google is rewarding sites that regularly update their site with fresh content and new pages. There is no proven evidence that this helps with rankings, but it helps with site relevancy and will speed up new content indexing that will get your site ranked.

Supplemental Results Index
This is a database of old urls that have not been updated in many spider cycles. Google states that they are for obscure/rare results. Take it from me don't let your site get stuck in this vortex. Once your entire site gets put in the supp index you will not get out. This does hurt your rankings and spidering. You pretty much have to burn that domain and start fresh.

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