Why does this happen?

wolfmmiii · 05-01-2011, 07:18 AM

Hello all...

I've now seen this type of activity on a few different sites. Has anyone experienced these types of ups and downs on a relatively new site? I'm inclined to chalk it up to the dance but I wanted to hear others' opinions.

What I noticed is that a new site (less than 2 months old) will generally take 1-2 weeks to begin ranking for my targeted keywords. Traffic will the ramp up significantly for a week or two (for dozens of different pages). Then, suddenly, all pages lose their rankings (all at the same time).

This activity makes me think it's a penalty of some sort but my WebMaster Tools never indicate any violations.

Anyone have any experience with this type of site behavior?

Traffic example:

JoshKelsey · 05-01-2011, 07:20 AM

I've seen sites do this often.. they move up in a niche, start to rank and bring in some traffic..

then....

Manual review... could possibly be the case.

wolfmmiii · 05-01-2011, 08:10 AM

You know, I've wondered if that might be the case. However, the sites I've seen this happen with are decent sites. Lots of content, well designed, no scraped content, unique information, etc. The sites I see this happen with are sites that have even been approved by the AdWords team after their own manual review.

I suppose it is possible though, I guess.

05-01-2011, 07:18 AM	#1
wolfmmiii Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,337 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 107 Thanked 235 Times in 163 Posts	Why does this happen? Hello all... I've now seen this type of activity on a few different sites. Has anyone experienced these types of ups and downs on a relatively new site? I'm inclined to chalk it up to the dance but I wanted to hear others' opinions. What I noticed is that a new site (less than 2 months old) will generally take 1-2 weeks to begin ranking for my targeted keywords. Traffic will the ramp up significantly for a week or two (for dozens of different pages). Then, suddenly, all pages lose their rankings (all at the same time). This activity makes me think it's a penalty of some sort but my WebMaster Tools never indicate any violations. Anyone have any experience with this type of site behavior? Traffic example:
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05-01-2011, 08:10 AM	#3
wolfmmiii Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,337 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 107 Thanked 235 Times in 163 Posts	Re: Why does this happen? You know, I've wondered if that might be the case. However, the sites I've seen this happen with are decent sites. Lots of content, well designed, no scraped content, unique information, etc. The sites I see this happen with are sites that have even been approved by the AdWords team after their own manual review. I suppose it is possible though, I guess.
	NEW UTILITY POSTED (5/25/12): Pay-per-Click Calculator for Affiliates NEW TUTORIAL POSTED (5/21/12): My Personal Amazon Review Site Blueprint (pre-WSO special) RECENTLY POSTED (5/17/12): Building a Product Review Site One Long-Tail at a Time I now offer my own DIY HOW-TO tutorials for everything IM-related. You can now take advantage of my 15+ years of IM experience. NOW ACCEPTING PAYPAL!