I can see where you're coming from in terms of SEO benefits but Google's algorithm if anything would actually penalise the site for being down and really, REALLY slow for a while. If there are no pages to crawl, no content to read but a blank home page that is not good for rankings on any search engine. As it was only for a couple of days it won't have a major impact but the fact remains that it has a slightly negative impact.alric wrote:I appreciate your thorough technical explanation of your SEO strategies, but the bottom line is that these shenanigans do bump up your organic search priority, so you guys may not be as heart-broken about these "botches" as we're led to believe (you guys are at the top result for 85% of your keywords and I assume you want to continue to stay at the top, so every little bit helps).Xntrix wrote:I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy....Anything I've missed, has probably been done on purpose in order not to let you in on our nefarious plans. World Domination FTW.
-Jake
If they had not placed a link site such as Facebook or another social media channel, then there would have been plenty criticising them for not providing updates or support. They can't win.
Whilst i'm not saying big companies like E, T11, etc shouldn't look after their customers, by the same token I feel sorry for them sometimes as they literally can't do anything right - whatever decision they make someone get's annoyed.