Good point Jonathan.........If the sites added no value to the search results they will slide down the rankings but it seems like a penalty with so many sites involved.
We would all be interested to here about these issues as it will add value to this forum.
Links & Footprint
What was your link profile like?
e.g. Any obvious paid links, automated directory submissions, link farm, interlinking of your own sites, etc.
Any footprint?
e.g. All created with the same template, same ip's, etc.
I have a handful of quality domains to develop and wanted to here some feedback on the best methods used to monetize a domain.
A. Adsense
B. Direct Advertising
C. Affiliate Programs
D. Products Sales
E. Service Sales
F. Subscriptions / Membership
In addition to this, what would you class...
I've noticed a bit of a pattern where my exact match keyword (.com.au) domains rank on the 1st page (with only a few links) but not actually the 1st position. More link building and age would help though.