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MAIN-DOMAIN.COM account in GWT

• Within the MANUAL ACTION option; there is a MORE LINK under the "Affects, Some incoming links"; upon click, popup displays message :"Affected URL matches, Pointing to: PRODUCT-A.DOMAIN.COM

We have been getting the same response from Google after several reconsideration requests.

THE SITUATION:
Our site displays 3 distinct product lines. We separated each product line by use of SUB-DOMAINS. All 3 product lines are integrated as part of the main NAVBAR. The product list pages run off the sub-domain; however, product detail pages run off  the MAIN-DOMAIN.

GWT
Google has taken manual action because the MAIN-DOMAIN.COM links to PRODUCT-A.DOMAIN.COM on every single page. I attempted several times to explain; but without success. It's only one SUB-DOMAIN causing a problem. The other 2 SUB-DOMAINS are setup the exact same what without issue. This week, we simply added a NO-FOLLOW on the link to the SUB-DOMAIN causing the issue; we will see if this helps.

Anyone else ever experience this?

When viewing pages indexed by Google, I've noticed the Page Titles have be down stripped as follows:

Actual Page Title: CITY Keyword - STATE keyword
Google Indexed Page Title: 1 - Domain.com

None of the keywords in the actual PAGE TITLE are present; all words have been replaced with a random digit -domain.com. We launched a new version of the site several months back.. Any Idea on what can be causing this?

Have they rolled our the new algo?

Are there tools that can effectively analyze your content site wide and provide recommendations?

I would like to know the best places to submit articles. Free would always be best; but I not against paying if required. We launched a site within the "Home and Garden" industry and have tonnes of into to share.

No Change!
I would not change any URLs that are ranking well. Keep your URLs as is; and only add. Once the new design is LIVE with the new pages; I would slowly do the whole 301 redirect; starting with the least important pages and see if the PR value and ranking are affected.

We revamped a site a few years back, Invested quite a bit on fresh new content and we attempted to simplify the URLs and got burnt. We ranked TOP 2 for good keywords and disappeared! We did integrate the 301 redirects properly and ensured content was super clean etc....

If you want Users to reference your current URLs easily; consider using URL shorteners.

Working on a campaign for a Bed & Breakfast within non-english market.

The possibilities of establishing quality links is very limited. However, as it is most of the time, there are plenty of english sites we can target. What is the latest news on achieving link presence on a site that does not match your own site's language?

Given this campaign relates to travel; there shouldn't be an issue in achieving links on foreign sites, is there? Does the PR flow through just the same?