> New to the groups, but I've searched for a similar case and did not
> find any. If I'm repeating someone else's question, feel free to
> redirect me to any answers already given.

> The (strange) problem is this: after launchinghttp://www.fortunefriends.nl
> a few days ago (november 30th 2008) pages where almost instantly
> picked up by Google (verified in Webmaster Tools, uploaded sitemap,
> etc.). Doing a site:www.fortunefriends.nlquery made quite a few pages
> show up, and searching for 'fortunefriends' gave us a number 1
> position.

> Not bad, in just 2 days after launch...

> However, today (day 3 after going live), no pages are indexed at all.
> Doing a site:www.fortunefriends.nlgives 0 results. How can this be?
> Webmaster Tools reveals my sitemap to be okay, but no pages are
> indexed yet (but that was also the case right after launch).

> Checked with different tools whether some technical error might be
> causing this, but still no obvious reason found. I can't imagine
> violating any Google rules with this site.

> Just one thing that might be of help: I had the beta version of the
> site up and running behind a http header login for testing. The
> Webmaster Tools reveal that Google tried indexing the site on November
> 23rd, but that it was given a '401/407 authentication error'. Not sure
> if this is relevant, but who know.

> Can anyone help? Have I done something to piss of Google in just a few
> days after launch, or should I just be more patient for Google to
> really index the site?

> Any help is much appreciated!

> Jeroen