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Went from #1 to number 2,000 to 3,000 in Google for ALL keywords

by use23
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I was ranking #1 on Google for many keyword phrases which had very little competition and now I find I'm ranked at number 3,000+ in Google for all of them. They all vanished at the same time.

All pages are still indexed in Google but why should multiple rankings suddenly jump from number 1 to position 3000+?

I checked Webmaster tools and they didn't detect any problems with my site.
#google #keywords #lose #number #rankings #worry
  • Profile picture of the author use23
    No SEO experts here?
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    • Profile picture of the author SiauHen
      There are a lot of experts here. Due to the timezone, they are not ready to be here to reply your question. Mind to tell us more about your website?

      Age? PR? Pages indexed? Any minor or major backlink activities?

      or afterall, maybe it's just a google dance.

      I am not an SEO expert, but more hints surely will help the others to assist you on your question.
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      • Profile picture of the author use23
        Originally Posted by SiauHen View Post

        There are a lot of experts here. Due to the timezone, they are not ready to be here to reply your question. Mind to tell us more about your website?

        Age? PR? Pages indexed? Any minor or major backlink activities?

        or afterall, maybe it's just a google dance.

        I am not an SEO expert, but more hints surely will help the others to assist you on your question.
        I didn't need to build backlinks as every page went straight to position #1 without them as there was no competition.

        The site is a few weeks old so and since Webmaster Tools didn't find anything wrong it can't be a penalty so you're probably right it's a Google dance.

        Two years ago I had a site that did this and the pages would suddenly re-appear every so often for 24 hours only before disappearing again.
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
          How in the world are you checking rankings out to 2000 and 3000? Unless something has changed, Google will only display 1000.

          If your site is only a few weeks old, I suggest you Google the term "QDF".

          That is why your posts were showing up on the first page. You didn't really deserve that high of a ranking to start with.
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          • Profile picture of the author imMindset
            When did this happen? Give it some time, and see if it comes back. Continue your backlinking to the pages that were affected, and check your on-page optimization.
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          • Profile picture of the author use23
            Originally Posted by imMindset View Post

            When did this happen? Give it some time, and see if it comes back. Continue your backlinking to the pages that were affected, and check your on-page optimization.
            About 3 days ago the pages lost their rankings. I never do any backlinking as I never need to as my on-page SEO is enough to get page 1 rankings even with competition in the millions.


            Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

            How in the world are you checking rankings out to 2000 and 3000? Unless something has changed, Google will only display 1000.

            If your site is only a few weeks old, I suggest you Google the term "QDF".

            That is why your posts were showing up on the first page. You didn't really deserve that high of a ranking to start with.

            The pages are all back ranking at #1 most at position 1 again. Must be some sort of trust filter that affects new sites.

            My guess is they'll keep disappearing and reappearing for several months until they "stick".
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  • Profile picture of the author kakaboo
    wow.. what kind of tool are you using that can check rankings all the way up to 2000,3000?

    The furthest I know of is just 1000...
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  • Profile picture of the author JawadAshraf
    hahaha everybody is getting effected by Google panda update, except me. Actually you did something wrong in the near future or maybe in the past that's why you have been punished by big G.
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    • Profile picture of the author ilee
      Originally Posted by JawadAshraf View Post

      hahaha everybody is getting effected by Google panda update, except me. Actually you did something wrong in the near future or maybe in the past that's why you have been punished by big G.
      Gosh, how does google know that he's going to do something wrong in the future!? Scary

      Anyway, I think you should just keep adding quality content and backlinks, if your site isn't de indexed, it'll probably come back
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    • Profile picture of the author YasirYar
      Originally Posted by JawadAshraf View Post

      hahaha everybody is getting effected by Google panda update, except me. Actually you did something wrong in the near future or maybe in the past that's why you have been punished by big G.
      Dont be so sure of that. Maybe you are next
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  • Profile picture of the author seobirk
    Now open up your Google Analytics and see what what is wrong with your website for you to deserve the punishment.

    Google Panda can be your greatest friend if you treat it as such.
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  • Profile picture of the author JRemington
    Make sure you mask your affiliate links. Failing to do this caused me 3 weeks of no traffic and was a real noob error on my part.

    Watch out for using certain ads that will cause Google spiders to disregard certain pages on your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Karen Barr
    You're saying in the space of 4 hours you fell completely out of the rankings and now you're back to number 1? May I suggest it may be a problem with your rank checking software and not your website ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author use23
    No 3 days. I check rankings manually. I made a mistake, the pages were on page 30 which is 300+ not 3000+

    So they're back at #1 from ranking 300+

    They'll probably disappear again in 24 hours from now and repeat this process for a few months. That's what happened with another of my sites.

    It's annoying but what can you do?
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  • Profile picture of the author seoviviti
    after Google panda update google start re-indexing all the website on base of their backlinks. if you have quality backlinks for your website with google content then your site will rise on search result. Try to get some contextual backlinks for your website. This will surely help you to optimize your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author russells
    It's just part of the indexing process. When you post/page gets indexed it'll jumo right up there then, when Google decides where you SHOULD BE it'll place you there.

    You haven't been de-indexed which is a good thing.

    The remedy is to keep adding quality, unique content whilst building steady backlinks. Make sure your internal link structure is good, too.

    Time will cure this temporary set-back.

    Welcome to th e frustrating world of SEO!
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  • Profile picture of the author RevSEO
    This is the world of the Google dance.

    You said that you didn't build links, but maybe people are linking to you since you were in the top spots?

    You also mentioned that its a new site. New sites will experience more volatility in the rankings than an older preexisting site. How new is your niche/keyword? Is it a "newer" keyword?
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  • Profile picture of the author krnekdo
    About 3 days ago the pages lost their rankings. I never do any backlinking as I never need to as my on-page SEO is enough to get page 1 rankings even with competition in the millions.
    Yeah right Sure you can get on top if the keywords you are targeting have no common sense and monthly searches..

    Content really is king, but you also need to mix it up with backlinks to get the desired result if there are competing sites that have backlinks and age..

    Since your site is more or less new, your number 1 rankings are from that fact. You are in the honeymoon period.. And when that ends you will probably stay in the 2000 area without any additional work done..
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  • Profile picture of the author That Guy
    Only SEO messiahs can see past ranking 1000.
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  • Profile picture of the author owenlee
    maybe when you check the first time you did it wrongly..sometimes my sites just came up first page but drop later to page 3 again...it may have to do with the history i think?...not sure too..so i just ignore it first and take it is from page 3...this will motivate me to work even harder...

    Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author rachs
    The stable rank will be found after time. Don't care about the rank and don't check its everyday. Just make sure you have quality content and keep building link and update. You can't go wrong with unique content.
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