Rankings Dropping.

Joannerao · 07-20-2011, 06:17 AM

Hey guys. So i was doing pretty darn well in the rankings when now suddenly all my keywords are slowly dropping off. the big change i made was change my background to black and my text to white.
Do you think that is what did it?

Joannerao · 07-20-2011, 06:45 AM

ya. that's what i was thinking. anyhow. i just changed the background to dark blue.
Also - google webmaster tools shows as me having a ton of 404's caused by the 'wp-no-external' links plugin. I uninstalled the plugin, but don't know how to clean up the links now .

Audi · 07-20-2011, 06:48 AM

Create a 404 page to redirect to your main site.

This isn't caused by you changing your background color, unless you were using the same color of text and stuffing keywords.

MikeFriedman · 07-20-2011, 06:51 AM

The background color has nothing to do with your rankings.

To fix the broken links you could either create a page for each broken link and do a redirect back to your homepage, or you said you were using Wordpress. There are Wordpress plugins that will do it for you. I've never used any of them, so I can't vouch for any.

Fraggler · 07-20-2011, 06:53 AM

A real 404 page has a purpose that will be lost if you just redirect people to the homepage. Just add a link to your homepage on your 404 page.

Clean up those links from your sitemap and also make sure no pages on your site are linking to them.

Your background colour has nothing to do with your rankings dropping.

peexter · 07-20-2011, 06:59 AM

Yes, i don't think background color change affect on ranking. Fix your broken urls and continue your seo work.

Joannerao · 07-20-2011, 07:09 AM

the 301 redirect isn't working. I finally am redirecting 404's to the homepage. maybe that will help.

Joannerao · 07-20-2011, 07:10 AM

ya. no more pages are linking to those links.. so don't do the 404 page? kinda confused now .

Fraggler · 07-20-2011, 07:13 AM

A 404 error is generated for a reason. As long as the links are removed from any other page then keep the 404 as is. You can customise a 404 page if you want...give a nice message to your visitor and let them know they can head to the homepage to find more info.

Audi · 07-20-2011, 07:18 AM

Just put a 404 page with a custom 404 not found message, and then have it redirect back to your main site within a certain amount of seconds.

arshavin · 07-20-2011, 07:20 AM

what is a 404 page?

simonbuzz · 07-20-2011, 07:26 AM

Use this plugin to redirect your 404 page WordPress › 404-to-start « WordPress Plugins all you have to do is just install it and by default it will automatically redirect your error pages to your home page. Hope that helps..cheers

~kev~ · 07-20-2011, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joannerao

Hey guys. So i was doing pretty darn well in the rankings when now suddenly all my keywords are slowly dropping off.

What kind of content are you posting on your site? Are you using just text articles?

Or, are you using images, videos and text?

On average, how many words do your articles have?

James Fortzman · 07-20-2011, 08:56 AM

Panda perhaps?

07-20-2011, 06:17 AM	#1
Joannerao Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rankings Dropping. Hey guys. So i was doing pretty darn well in the rankings when now suddenly all my keywords are slowly dropping off. the big change i made was change my background to black and my text to white. Do you think that is what did it?

07-20-2011, 06:45 AM	#2
Joannerao Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. ya. that's what i was thinking. anyhow. i just changed the background to dark blue. Also - google webmaster tools shows as me having a ton of 404's caused by the 'wp-no-external' links plugin. I uninstalled the plugin, but don't know how to clean up the links now .

07-20-2011, 06:48 AM	#3
Audi Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. Create a 404 page to redirect to your main site. This isn't caused by you changing your background color, unless you were using the same color of text and stuffing keywords.

07-20-2011, 06:51 AM	#4
MikeFriedman Don't Drink and SEO War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 207 Thanked 551 Times in 393 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Rankings Dropping. The background color has nothing to do with your rankings. To fix the broken links you could either create a page for each broken link and do a redirect back to your homepage, or you said you were using Wordpress. There are Wordpress plugins that will do it for you. I've never used any of them, so I can't vouch for any.
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07-20-2011, 06:53 AM	#5
Fraggler Troy Steele War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 723 Thanked 499 Times in 319 Posts Social Networking	Re: Rankings Dropping. A real 404 page has a purpose that will be lost if you just redirect people to the homepage. Just add a link to your homepage on your 404 page. Clean up those links from your sitemap and also make sure no pages on your site are linking to them. Your background colour has nothing to do with your rankings dropping.
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07-20-2011, 06:59 AM	#6
peexter Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. Yes, i don't think background color change affect on ranking. Fix your broken urls and continue your seo work.

07-20-2011, 07:09 AM	#7
Joannerao Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. the 301 redirect isn't working. I finally am redirecting 404's to the homepage. maybe that will help.

07-20-2011, 07:10 AM	#8
Joannerao Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. ya. no more pages are linking to those links.. so don't do the 404 page? kinda confused now .

07-20-2011, 07:13 AM	#9
Fraggler Troy Steele War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 723 Thanked 499 Times in 319 Posts Social Networking	Re: Rankings Dropping. A 404 error is generated for a reason. As long as the links are removed from any other page then keep the 404 as is. You can customise a 404 page if you want...give a nice message to your visitor and let them know they can head to the homepage to find more info.
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07-20-2011, 07:18 AM	#10
Audi Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. Just put a 404 page with a custom 404 not found message, and then have it redirect back to your main site within a certain amount of seconds.

07-20-2011, 07:20 AM	#11
arshavin HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 324 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. what is a 404 page?
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07-20-2011, 07:26 AM	#12
simonbuzz Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 17 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Rankings Dropping. Use this plugin to redirect your 404 page WordPress › 404-to-start « WordPress Plugins all you have to do is just install it and by default it will automatically redirect your error pages to your home page. Hope that helps..cheers

07-20-2011, 08:56 AM	#14
James Fortzman Writer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangkok Posts: 78 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Rankings Dropping. Panda perhaps?