Anyone noticed that Bing is deindexing website for almost no reason?

onlinework

Power Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2013
Messages
603
Reaction score
150
I noticed that Bing became very strict and started deindexing new and old websites for no reason. I launched 7 websites (all of them are built with premium theme, have good hierarchy, high quality content) but they were indexed only for a few days. After that completely one by one started disappearing from the search index. I contacted the support and got their message which is obviously sent to all webmasters ( to review the guidelines and to make quality changes to my websites). Some of the websites are whitehat, some greyhat. Their search index is full of crap and I got a message that I need to rebuild my websites lol. Alright, I can change structure, but how I can be sure why this happened? This is driving me crazy. If anyone has advice please write it below.
 
Yes, they do that sometimes. But if all of your 7 sites disappeared from the index, the problem could be somewhere else.
 
Yes, they do that sometimes. But if all of your 7 sites disappeared from the index, the problem could be somewhere else.
Well, most of them have similar structure but two of them don't. They have deindexed as well. Still can't figure it out.
 
My site got deindexed. emailed the support. it is now in the index again but with little impression. After that I was getting an error with the URL inspection tool. it says "Indexed but cannot be served" for every url put. I emailed them again. they sent me the this. I think they are having some troubles or they rolled a new update (noticed a serious dip in traffic Jan 23) which is causing the issue.

1616993202561.png
 
Last edited:
Weird haven’t observed it but they have so less traffic that I don’t even think web masters will be bothered about them. But do contact them again 7 sites getting deindex is too much
 
Happened to me as well. Site just disappeared from index with the "Guidelines issues" message. Then slowly returned back, but with worse rank. No sense really.
 
Perhaps such deindexing is happening because of the SERP updates?
I would love to hear if someone has got better positions after deindexing?
 
Bing dump intense norms on their update, for violating their policies.
1. More post that result 404 error on the website.
2. Unlimited download link of post and site template.
3. Revamping sites undulate.
4. Duplicate contents across multi URL.
5. Keyword stuffing.
6. Using automated contents.
7. Use of backlinks, that are unnatural.
 
Maybe Bing ran out of disk space too?

This is hilarious to a degree because bing implies they will delist poor performing websites to make room for quality sites.

  • Your site does not meet the quality threshold required by Bing: Bing likes unique, quality content. Websites which replicate content, redirect users quickly, or provide little depth often don’t fare well in our results. Prolonged poor performance can lead us to delist websites to make room for quality websites.

Code:
https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/why-is-my-site-not-in-the-index-2141dfab

Plot twist; Matt Cutts is working part time at Bing; stay tuned!

Matt Cutts Bing Employee.png
 
Bing dump intense norms on their update, for violating their policies.
1. More post that result 404 error on the website.
2. Unlimited download link of post and site template.
3. Revamping sites undulate.
4. Duplicate contents across multi URL.
5. Keyword stuffing.
6. Using automated contents.
7. Use of backlinks, that are unnatural.
None of this persist at my websites.
 
My site got deindexed. emailed the support. it is now in the index again but with little impression. After that I was getting an error with the URL inspection tool. it says "Indexed but cannot be served" for every url put. I emailed them again. they sent me the this. I think they are having some troubles or they rolled a new update (noticed a serious dip in traffic Jan 23) which is causing the issue.

View attachment 167831
I also mailed them but didn't get any valid response. Get the same message when I inspect any of the urls and also didn't get any impressions in the dashboard stats. The websites are deindexed.
 
One member posted this problem on BHW.
 
Yes, they do that sometimes. But if all of your 7 sites disappeared from the index, the problem could be somewhere else.
As I am currently exploring this exact same issue, the fact that OP lost all 7 sites make me think that perhaps he should change his hosting if he was hosting all 7 on the same server?

Bing dump intense norms on their update, for violating their policies.
1. More post that result 404 error on the website.
2. Unlimited download link of post and site template.
3. Revamping sites undulate.
4. Duplicate contents across multi URL.
5. Keyword stuffing.
6. Using automated contents.
7. Use of backlinks, that are unnatural.

Can you please explain what do you mean with 2nd and 3rd point? I don't quite understand it.

As for 1st, the 404 errors, I already wasted half an hour in GA trying to find that damn report and all the tutorials are for their old interface but crafty webmasters keep updating their pages to trick google that content is fresh so it says July 2021 in tutorial but uses the old images, sigh, in times like these even I want to deindex some of you.
 
Back
Top