Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change.

suncit · 04-25-2010, 06:29 PM

Hello fellow warriors, I need some SEO advice. Recently my site has dropped from 2nd spot for my main keyword to second page

after I rearranged by home page (it was too long) moving half the content to it's own page. The keyword density hasn't changed all that much and my home page is still rated A+ using traffic travis page analysis tool.

My question is: It's been about 3 days now. Is this drop in ranking temporary and will I return to second spot soon? or should I reverse the changes I made or build links more aggressively to regain my position in the serps.

Thanks in advance

joetheseo · 04-25-2010, 06:50 PM

Perhaps your keyword density dropped when you removed the content?

thinkweb · 04-25-2010, 06:58 PM

This is not really that uncommon, as the G picked up on the change and will (hopefully re-index the new content). Are you using WMT?? If not then I would get it installed asap to help monitor the changes.. I would not suggest replacing the old content right away as its already in a place that needs to be indexed..

Hope that helps,

-Roland

suncit · 04-25-2010, 08:10 PM

@joecrupie

My density remained more or less the same.

@thinkweb

I've seen drops like this before for the same reasons, but my site would disappear totally to pages 100+ in the serps and then come back after a couple of days. This time's a bit odd I was just moved to pg 2 but my traffic took a serious hit

thinkweb what is WMT?

Any more ideas? or Should I just wait a bit longer and see what happens

suncit · 04-29-2010, 07:40 PM

It took about ten days but I'm back at #2

Bon-Bon · 05-17-2010, 10:11 AM

Hey thats good news. I too have the same problem but so far no changes on my ranking. Your incident will surely raise my hope.

PhilipSEO · 05-19-2010, 11:49 AM

People, please! Read my lips and repeat after me: Keyword density doesn't matter! It is an urban legend. 2004 called and it wants your SEO technique back!

Read this post:
seomoz.org/blog/did-search-engines-ever-use-keyword-density

Aussie_Al · 05-19-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilipSEO

People, please! Read my lips and repeat after me: Keyword density doesn't matter! It is an urban legend. 2004 called and it wants your SEO technique back!

LOLOLOLOLOL

Dr.faizan · 05-19-2010, 04:21 PM

Don't worry google algorithm will set you back.. but if you done some not so advisable by google then you might have got penalised..

04-25-2010, 06:29 PM	#1
suncit HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York, USA. Posts: 102 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. Hello fellow warriors, I need some SEO advice. Recently my site has dropped from 2nd spot for my main keyword to second page after I rearranged by home page (it was too long) moving half the content to it's own page. The keyword density hasn't changed all that much and my home page is still rated A+ using traffic travis page analysis tool. My question is: It's been about 3 days now. Is this drop in ranking temporary and will I return to second spot soon? or should I reverse the changes I made or build links more aggressively to regain my position in the serps. Thanks in advance

04-25-2010, 06:58 PM	#3
thinkweb HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Maine Posts: 100 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. This is not really that uncommon, as the G picked up on the change and will (hopefully re-index the new content). Are you using WMT?? If not then I would get it installed asap to help monitor the changes.. I would not suggest replacing the old content right away as its already in a place that needs to be indexed.. Hope that helps, -Roland
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04-25-2010, 08:10 PM	#4
suncit HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York, USA. Posts: 102 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. @joecrupie My density remained more or less the same. @thinkweb I've seen drops like this before for the same reasons, but my site would disappear totally to pages 100+ in the serps and then come back after a couple of days. This time's a bit odd I was just moved to pg 2 but my traffic took a serious hit thinkweb what is WMT? Any more ideas? or Should I just wait a bit longer and see what happens

04-29-2010, 07:40 PM	#5
suncit HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York, USA. Posts: 102 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. It took about ten days but I'm back at #2

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Bon-Bon HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 146 Thanks: 27 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. Hey thats good news. I too have the same problem but so far no changes on my ranking. Your incident will surely raise my hope.

04-25-2010, 06:50 PM	#2
joetheseo HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 84 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. Perhaps your keyword density dropped when you removed the content?

05-19-2010, 11:49 AM	#7
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05-19-2010, 04:21 PM	#9
Dr.faizan HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 323 Thanks: 29 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Re: Help! Dropped from 2nd spot to 18th in SERPs after content change. Don't worry google algorithm will set you back.. but if you done some not so advisable by google then you might have got penalised..