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My Site Has Dropped Drastically on Google

by deyesborn
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My site used to be one of the top rank sites 2 years ago until Google panda and penguin slapped it.
My website is full of content that some people copy. My site is about job vacancies and I got most of the jobs opportunities from newspaper and type them and post it on my site and most bloggers do the same. SO the content is everywhere.

It was very fine one or two year ago, but now the slap is worst. Those that copy even get away but mine has gone down badly.

What can I do to improve my site ranking?

Thanks
#drastically #dropped #google #site
  • Profile picture of the author GodMode52
    Get a new site and stop spamming it with forum signature links, that would be a good move.
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  • Profile picture of the author webdevpro
    One solution can be like make you site more strong by popularizing it through creating contents on sites like squidoo, hubpages, ezinearticles etc. The more the popularity more will be the chances of getting high rankings in search results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Slin
    Start a new site, but i'd keep using forum links. Just don't blast them x-rumer style and you should be fine.

    Heck, if your old site has pr just 301 redirect it at your new site, problem solved!
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    • Profile picture of the author Bambu
      Start a new site, but do not 301 redirect your old site to your new site. If you have been penalized by penguin, the penalty will follow in a few weeks time.

      If your current site has a panda penalty and you copy the content to a new site, the new site will get penalized by panda.


      Originally Posted by Slin View Post

      Start a new site, but i'd keep using forum links. Just don't blast them x-rumer style and you should be fine.

      Heck, if your old site has pr just 301 redirect it at your new site, problem solved!
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      • Profile picture of the author Slin
        I would advice to trust this actually. I've never tried it, so it's probably better safe then sorry.
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      • Profile picture of the author Slin
        Originally Posted by Bambu View Post

        Start a new site, but do not 301 redirect your old site to your new site. If you have been penalized by penguin, the penalty will follow in a few weeks time.

        If your current site has a panda penalty and you copy the content to a new site, the new site will get penalized by panda.
        I would trust this actually, I've never tried the 301 work around, just heard about it, so I'd go with the safe bet.
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    • Profile picture of the author patco
      Originally Posted by Slin View Post

      Start a new site, but i'd keep using forum links. Just don't blast them x-rumer style and you should be fine.

      Heck, if your old site has pr just 301 redirect it at your new site, problem solved!
      Yes. About 80% of the times webmasters failed because they BLAST links... :X
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  • Profile picture of the author skyrider008
    Were your anchor text and backlinks diversified?
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  • Profile picture of the author jaisonjohn
    First of all you need to understand whether your website is penalized because of panda or penguin based on that you need to take the decision. If it is panda then it is because of content,so try to create unique content for each of the job post or else if it penguin then cross the back links webmaster tools and remove all the low quality back links using disallow option. There is not wrong is working on the existing site once you fix the issue based on the two points that i have mentioned.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mr.Seo
      Try adding meta descriptions to you pages. If you are in this to make money, start by figuring out who your target market is. The technology sector has hundreds of niche markets to choose from. Pick one, and write targeted content for it. Try limiting your scope. I would cut the post on the homepage to 2 or 3, and try monetizing the extra space with books about technology. Analyze what other technology news sites are doing, and try doing 1 or 2 things better. Concentrate on these things because they will save you alot of frustration about ranking. Then come back to the forum for more advice.
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      • Profile picture of the author GodMode52
        Originally Posted by Mr.Seo View Post

        Try adding meta descriptions to you pages. If you are in this to make money, start by figuring out who your target market is. The technology sector has hundreds of niche markets to choose from. Pick one, and write targeted content for it. Try limiting your scope. I would cut the post on the homepage to 2 or 3, and try monetizing the extra space with books about technology. Analyze what other technology news sites are doing, and try doing 1 or 2 things better. Concentrate on these things because they will save you alot of frustration about ranking. Then come back to the forum for more advice.
        Yeah this will solve all his troubles.

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        • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
          Originally Posted by GodMode52 View Post

          Yeah this will solve all his troubles.
          The entire thread is a laugh.

          Do X.
          Don't do X.

          No one has enough information to intelligently suggest anything. Might as well sit a blind person in front of an unplugged computer and ask: tell me why the website on the screen is not ranking well in Google.

          Go talk to an SEO expert. Maybe visit an SEO forum where credible people can look at your site and backlinks and offer some insightful suggestions.

          .
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    • Profile picture of the author deyesborn
      Originally Posted by jaisonjohn View Post

      First of all you need to understand whether your website is penalized because of panda or penguin based on that you need to take the decision. If it is panda then it is because of content,so try to create unique content for each of the job post or else if it penguin then cross the back links webmaster tools and remove all the low quality back links using disallow option. There is not wrong is working on the existing site once you fix the issue based on the two points that i have mentioned.
      How do I check to know if my site is penalized by Panda and penguin? What tool should I use to check that?

      Thanks so much for your contribution.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ndot India
    Try to develop and promote a new website. After that Get DMCA certification for your website. So, even if they copy your website then it won't get affected by Google algorithm updates.
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  • Profile picture of the author stevejhon1
    Its May Be Due To An Update In Google Rules Or Google Dance. You Should Focus On Quality Of Work And Use The Unique Content. It Will Help You To Get the Website Back In Rank.
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  • Profile picture of the author aadi144
    May be you will find your answer from this post Signs Of A Google Update? May 7, 2013

    There is an update or upcoming update due to which your site has gone down.Try to make your site more search engine popular.
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  • Profile picture of the author inudu
    Your site needs authority. If you spammed CNN.com with 5,000 forum profile links, do you think it would affect their rankings?

    NO.

    So the key is to build authority backlinks, not mass produced spam crap. Either build them yourself manually or with a legit software like SEnuke.

    Please avoid the cheap blasted spam links. These guys could care less about your business and they will make Google dislike your website.

    Focus on websites with HUGE authority. My clients get links from Wordpress, Huff Post and .EDU websites. Links that Google thinks "Wow. If Huff Post links to you, then your website must be awesome. Here's some more traffic, pal."

    That's the secret to success and the faster you start building these links, the quicker you will get more traffic in the SERPS.

    Also, cover the basics of On-Site optimization and a faster loading site!
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    • Profile picture of the author GodMode52
      Originally Posted by Tarik View Post

      Your site needs authority. If you spammed CNN.com with 5,000 forum profile links, do you think it would affect their rankings?

      NO.

      So the key is to build authority backlinks, not mass produced spam crap. Either build them yourself manually or with a legit software like SEnuke.

      Please avoid the cheap blasted spam links. These guys could care less about your business and they will make Google dislike your website.

      Focus on websites with HUGE authority. My clients get links from Wordpress, Huff Post and .EDU websites. Links that Google thinks "Wow. If Huff Post links to you, then your website must be awesome. Here's some more traffic, pal."

      That's the secret to success and the faster you start building these links, the quicker you will get more traffic in the SERPS.

      Also, cover the basics of On-Site optimization and a faster loading site!
      lol what do you guys smoke? Seriously..
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    • Profile picture of the author internalsoul
      Originally Posted by Tarik View Post

      Your site needs authority. If you spammed CNN.com with 5,000 forum profile links, do you think it would affect their rankings?

      NO.

      So the key is to build authority backlinks, not mass produced spam crap. Either build them yourself manually or with a legit software like SEnuke.

      Please avoid the cheap blasted spam links. These guys could care less about your business and they will make Google dislike your website.

      Focus on websites with HUGE authority. My clients get links from Wordpress, Huff Post and .EDU websites. Links that Google thinks "Wow. If Huff Post links to you, then your website must be awesome. Here's some more traffic, pal."

      That's the secret to success and the faster you start building these links, the quicker you will get more traffic in the SERPS.

      Also, cover the basics of On-Site optimization and a faster loading site!
      Thats made me laugh like anything. Do share more knowledge
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  • Profile picture of the author deyesborn
    The site in question is Job Vacancies and Career, Business Ideas and Scholarships - and not the one in my signature. I have since abandoned that one and concentrate on the main one.
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  • Profile picture of the author jasmin007
    You may be hit by the penguin update, No Anchor diversification and low quality links may be the cause of sudden fall.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cash37
    The advice in here is all over the place so let me try to give you a course of action:

    1. Remove all the crappy links you can.
    2. Improve site structure
    3. Add quality content
    4. Get 50-100 strongly related links
    5. Let the site age, dont do anything for 90 days
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  • Profile picture of the author bulkbacklinks
    Everything has been changed after PANDA/ PENGUIN so try to forget what you got!!
    Now concentrate on making new site with quality backlinks and good contents ofcourse. Less backlinks can be helpful but it should be quality backlinks. Browse this forum for latest methods of SEO.
    Good Luck !!!
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  • Profile picture of the author mrmarketer1
    As this is going in multiple directions - thought I'd add mine...

    I'd stop worrying about all the tricks and just focus on providing valued unique content to your target market on a consistent basis. All of Google's screwing around is to try to help their searchers find the best quality content...so focus your energies on providing the best quality content and a) you'll have happy customers and b) Google will kiss your...

    Wouldn't that be nice for a change?
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  • Profile picture of the author dragas
    forum signatures work well for me. just focus on relevancy.
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