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This morning page 1, this evening pg5 on an internal page?!?!

by Rysk
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This morning I was on page 1 for a KW, admittedly not a super lucrative, competitive KW, and this evening I was on pg 5 for the same KW but I was ranking for it on an internal page not my HP (checked rankings via M.Samurai and SEO Moz)

I haven't done any Black hat or serious mega volume linkbuilding, in actual fact the opposite...haven't really done much the last 2-3 weeks.

Why have I been shifted down 4 pages from morning to evening, and why is my HP not ranking for the KW when all my linkbuilding has been done to that page?!?!
#evening #internal #morning #page #pg5
  • Profile picture of the author SladeK
    Chill out, don't let that vein in your neck pop.

    This happened to me yesterday, I was ranked 2 for a keyword that I have been in the same spot for over 6 months; and now the only thing ranking within the top 5 pages is an internal blog post from the same site. However, when I check to ensure my site is still indexed, it is; so I am not going to panic.

    At any rate, I have noticed a pretty big change for the sites that are now ranking for that keyword on page one, many of them do not even have on page SEO or in a couple cases, any relevancy whatsoever. My assumption is there is some testing or something going on with the algo; but do not quote me on that.

    Either way, as long as my site is still in the index, I am not going to worry; and will continue updating the site and building links to it. That would be my recommendation for you as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rysk
      Will try not to let it

      I've seen a fair bit of movement amongst the other sites on the pg, e.g. a site which 3 is now at 10, but nothing as drastic as my site's movement.

      I didn't think there was a big Google algorithim change?

      Anyway, not a lot I can do other than as you say keep adding links and content.
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    • Profile picture of the author SladeK
      Well everyone keeps complaining about the whole "May Day" change that has resulted in a lot of strange occurrences for newer sites and micro niche sites being shifted in the SE's. At any rate, if your site is under a year old, you can expect to get jerked around expectantly from time to time while Google figures out your "actual" rank.

      My site just reappeared in spot #1 after disappearing for two days. Just check to make sure it is still in the index; if it is, continue back linking and adding fresh content, it will come back; more than likely at a higher ranking than it once was.
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