What the $%#@ is going on with Google?

drewfioravanti

11 years ago

They are probably playing God with the Internet again.

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Irwin Dominguez 11 years ago

You're probably right.

Originally Posted by drewfioravanti

They are probably playing God with the Internet again.
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tonyb23

11 years ago

One of the best free tools I've used that will show you the day-by-day volatility of Google is this...

MozCast - The Google Algorithm Weather Report

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Irwin Dominguez 11 years ago

Thanks for sharing. According to the "weather report", nothing drastic has been going on. I wonder if it's something under the radar. Thanks for the link btw, very helpful.

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One of the best free tools I've used that will show you the day-by-day volatility of Google is this...

MozCast - The Google Algorithm Weather Report
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- lassy715 11 years ago
  
  Stop screwing around with Google and run your business like a business.
  
  ps. sorry for being so straight-forward.
  
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  Irwin Dominguez 11 years ago
  
  I know what you're saying, buddy! I'm just curious what's going on. I'm doing whatever I can to diversify my traffic but so far, unfortunately most of it is from Google.
  
  Originally Posted by lassy715
  
  Stop screwing around with Google and run your business like a business.
  
  ps. sorry for being so straight-forward.
  
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  RedShifted 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by lassy715
  
  Stop screwing around with Google and run your business like a business.
  
  ps. sorry for being so straight-forward.
  
  You shoudn't apologize for being straight-forward.
  
  You should apologize for being so vague.
  
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yukon Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by tonyb23

One of the best free tools I've used that will show you the day-by-day volatility of Google is this...

MozCast - The Google Algorithm Weather Report

No offense to you but that mozcast/link is the dumbest thing Moz has ever done & has nothing to do with anyone's site & especially nothing to do with Google SERPs.

Those guys are clowns, find a new circus (lol).
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Alex Blades

11 years ago

It is probably doing the Google dance.

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seobro

11 years ago

They are testing out new algorithms now. I see more you tube videos and I rank under a movie I posted many years ago. Yeah, it is funny in a way. They want to promote their own stuff like you tube, blogger, etc more. This is interesting as I am seeing more pictures on the main page now. These pictures will push down your listing meaning less click, but there we go. What we are seeing is more images. 10 blue links is going away. OK as to what the replacement is... we are not so sure.

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m00d

11 years ago

They just want it all, I've been doing this long enough to know to never feel stable again.

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Velant

11 years ago

Make sure you are checking serps with the same IP.

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Paul Tovey

11 years ago

I can relate to the Google+ image disappearing. I had my picture appearing next to my SERPs from week 2 of my website being up and running and then 4 days later it disappeared, never to return. Any idea why?

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Paul Gram

11 years ago

There will always be fluctuations in Google. Most people check their rankings WAY too often. You should try it once a week to get a good baseline.

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MikeFriedman

11 years ago

Really depends on the niche/keyword, but those kind of fluctuations are not as unusual as some people think. I'm working in some markets where the top 8 is fluctuating pretty much all day long. It is not indicative of any major updates like other people have suggested. It might just be the norm for that keyword.

The authorship thing, I don't know. That is more unusual.

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ProSence

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Irwin Dominguez

I recently hit page 1 for my main keyword I've been trying to rank for, which is great, but for the past couple of days, I'ven been bouncing around on page 1 literally every few hours.

I got to as high as #4, then a few hours later I would go down to #7, then up to #5, etc.

Then, this morning, I noticed all of a sudden my picture doesn't show up anymore in the SERPs (Google Authorship) when I google my main keyword.

Does anyone know what's going on with Google right now? I've never seen this type of volatility with an older site, especially this much movement every few hours!

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It would still bounce, and it would take some time, for stable position ranking, the problem is in trust, you need to build more trust links using authority sites, your site should also look authority, it is going to help, I think.

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Irwin Dominguez

11 years ago

Very good point. Very good point and I didn't notice it until you pointed it out!

Originally Posted by seobro

10 blue links is going away. OK as to what the replacement is... we are not so sure.

I feel that way about the big "G". I don't like playing the SEO game at all, but this authority site I started a few months ago is starting to take off now and I'm just evaluating all my traffic options.

Originally Posted by m00d

They just want it all, I've been doing this long enough to know to never feel stable again.

I didn't even think about that! Thanks for mentioning.

Originally Posted by Velant

Make sure you are checking serps with the same IP.

I have no idea... It appears the "dancing" is done and Google decided to remove my picture from the SERPs for my main keyword. The were definitely doing something...

Originally Posted by Paul Tovey

I can relate to the Google+ image disappearing. I had my picture appearing next to my SERPs from week 2 of my website being up and running and then 4 days later it disappeared, never to return. Any idea why?

His point was heard loud and clear.

Originally Posted by RedShifted

You shoudn't apologize for being straight-forward.

You should apologize for being so vague.

Good point. I couldn't help but keep looking at my ranking b/c I was so shocked my site was bouncing around so much.

Originally Posted by Paul Gram

There will always be fluctuations in Google. Most people check their rankings WAY too often. You should try it once a week to get a good baseline.

Thanks for your input. This is the first time I noticed the extreme dancing but it's good to know this sort of thing can be normal.

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

Really depends on the niche/keyword, but those kind of fluctuations are not as unusual as some people think. I'm working in some markets where the top 8 is fluctuating pretty much all day long. It is not indicative of any major updates like other people have suggested. It might just be the norm for that keyword.

The authorship thing, I don't know. That is more unusual.

Thanks for your input. I'm building my site to be an authority but one side of that equation, like you mentioned, is to get authority links back.

Originally Posted by ProSence

It would still bounce, and it would take some time, for stable position ranking, the problem is in trust, you need to build more trust links using authority sites, your site should also look authority, it is going to help, I think.

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nik0

Banned 11 years ago

I have a much more extreme story, about 2% of my clients experience huge fluctuations.

For example one of them is bouncing between #7 and #200 for an extremily competitive keyword, day 1 he is at #7, day 2 at #200+, day 3 at #7 again, and it has been going on like this for more then a month now and I can put my watch on it every day and it just keeps on repeating in that pattern.

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