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Dropped Down In Serps

by JenniferRa
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Hey all,

I had a new site or wp blog ranked somewhere between 30-50 for a few keywords. I tracked the ranking for all the keywords on a daily basis since I created this blog, which was 25th of July.

The keywords weren't shifting a lot. Mostly staying around 30-50, when all in sudden I dropped down, now those keywords aren't even in the top 100. Most of them are around 150-180 and they're staying there.

I don't believe I did something wrong here, some manual Angela's backlinks in the beginning (3-6 a day), Social Bookmarking, Pinging and the basic stuff and then I switched over to "Traffic Bug" just over a week ago. So nothing excessive.

Do you think Google has penalized me somehow?
#dropped #serps
  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    You're most likely seeing what Lynn Terry calls 'rank and tank'. Read more at “Rank and Tank” - The Definition | ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog
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    • Profile picture of the author BTCollins
      I assume you mean the 25th of July this year in which case it is normal for website to fluctuate in the serps for the first few months.
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      • Profile picture of the author JenniferRa
        Originally Posted by BTCollins View Post

        I assume you mean the 25th of July this year in which case it is normal for website to fluctuate in the serps for the first few months.
        Yes 2009, but it's not fluctuating. It's been pretty stable for a while and then it drops and stays there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
    It's called QDF (Query Deserves Freshness). It's speculated to be part of the Google ranking algorithm. When Google finds new and unique content, it gets a boost for awhile in the SERPs. Then it drops to where it "belongs" in the normal scheme of things.

    Keep building links and moving forward. Don't worry about it. Age + more links with the correct anchor text will move it back up steadily.

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author JenniferRa
      Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

      It's called QDF (Query Deserves Freshness). It's speculated to be part of the Google ranking algorithm. When Google finds new and unique content, it gets a boost for awhile in the SERPs. Then it drops to where it "belongs" in the normal scheme of things.

      Keep building links and moving forward. Don't worry about it. Age + more links with the correct anchor text will move it back up steadily.

      John
      Great, thanks a lot for that

      Should I vary the anchor text often or just use the same one over and over to rank better for that particular KW
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    • Profile picture of the author dburk
      Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

      It's called QDF (Query Deserves Freshness). It's speculated to be part of the Google ranking algorithm. When Google finds new and unique content, it gets a boost for awhile in the SERPs. Then it drops to where it "belongs" in the normal scheme of things.

      Keep building links and moving forward. Don't worry about it. Age + more links with the correct anchor text will move it back up steadily.

      John
      Hi John,

      It's more then just speculation, QDF was disclosed in some detail by Amit Singhal, one of Google's top engineers, during an interview with the NY Times.
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  • Profile picture of the author acedalright
    Yep, rank and tank seems to suck, but in time with more links you''l hold more sway.

    It's kind of a good thing really
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua McCoy
    Another vote for hammering your site with backlinks to get back to the top!

    I'm also using angela's packets (well, helping a friend with his site anyway.) A combination of that plus a bunch of high pagerank blog comments pushed the site up to #2 for the top keyword. (#1 doesn't stand a chance!)
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  • Profile picture of the author wwwpidse
    The SERP goes up and down all the time, it is like the wave of the sea. nothing to do about, just lean back and enjoy the ride as long as you dont have a broaken boat
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  • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
    R u there in google for site:yourdomain.com? I mean, is google display your site there? If yes, you are NOT banned & This is google dance, so, get more backlinks daily, that is the one and only solution for google dance...
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