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Is your website being filtered by content filters such as BeSafe, Barracuda, or Postini (or the hundreds of other filters out there)?

I had an interesting exchange recently with an affiliate yesterday in which he asked me to check out his new site. I was happy to do so of course and clicked on his URL.

Then I got this:

I have a Firefox plugin called “FoxFilter” and it was blocking his site. Knowing his site is perfectly fine I added an exception and told him about it.

He did some research and found that the word “adults” was causing the problem, as in “Children and adults alike can learn…” Nothing wrong with that!

So I encourage you to make sure to have a few plugins or get a software and make sure that your site is not being filtered. You could be missing a LOT of sales!

If you are being filtered, what could be some of the reasons?

First, it might be the text on your site. If this is the case, change your text. Simple as that

Second, it could be your server. If you are on a shared server and some other site is doing something shady, you might get penalized. So if that is the case, find a new host pronto. If you can afford it, seriously, get a dedicated server.

Third, it could be something as simple as an image name. Check your image file names and update those if needed.

Lastly, check your outgoing links. If you have links to some suspicious sites, you need to get rid of those.