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Need urgent help for newbie

by rajamalw
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Hi guys, I have a website with categories such as android tutorials, android programming, Linux etc. Many of the keywords are ranking in top position until Friday (1/12). Almost all rankings dropped in the past two days. They are still in Google search but pushed to second and third pages. I have a article which topped in search results for 4 months also dropped. I have no Idea what went wrong. Please help me to recover.
#newbie #urgent
  • Profile picture of the author legendcrest
    Hello,

    If you noticed a sudden drop in ranking and traffic, there you might have been hit by a Google penalty.

    I would suggest you take a look at your webmaster tool ,if there is a notification about a penalty.

    If there is none, then you might want to track back your progress to the period you noticed the drop and see if you have not been violating any search engine guidelines
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    • Profile picture of the author rajamalw
      Originally Posted by legendcrest View Post

      Hello,

      If you noticed a sudden drop in ranking and traffic, there you might have been hit by a Google penalty.

      I would suggest you take a look at your webmaster tool ,if there is a notification about a penalty.

      If there is none, then you might want to track back your progress to the period you noticed the drop and see if you have not been violating any search engine guidelines
      There is no notification about penalty. I am not violating any search engine guidelines. I am clueless. I have not anything wrong in past few days. Please help me .
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  • Profile picture of the author deepakrawat2789
    Originally Posted by rajamalw View Post

    Hi guys, I have a website with categories such as android tutorials, android programming, Linux etc. Many of the keywords are ranking in top position until Friday (1/12). Almost all rankings dropped in the past two days. They are still in Google search but pushed to second and third pages. I have a article which topped in search results for 4 months also dropped. I have no Idea what went wrong. Please help me to recover.
    If your site ranking drop down suddenly and after few days its status is same then offcourse your site is hit by google penalty.
    a. check the backlinks status of your site
    b. check the content of your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author rajamalw
      Originally Posted by deepakrawat2789 View Post

      If your site ranking drop down suddenly and after few days its status is same then offcourse your site is hit by google penalty.
      a. check the backlinks status of your site
      b. check the content of your site.
      How to check backlink status.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    There's very little info here, and the question is very broad. Take your Analytics records, SERP trackers and other information you can find, stare at them for a couple of hours, and try to come up with explanations. If you can't do that, hire someone who can.

    I'm not sure how people can say that it certainly was a Google penalty. I would say that it wasn't unless you can prove it. However, Google is changing their algorithms all the time. Results may just be fluctuating a bit, or they may turn for worse permanently.

    I'd guess that if your site was on the first page without any nasty tricks you can get it back there.

    Moz, Ahrefs and Majestic SEO are the most well-known backlink checking services.
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    Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
    Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

    What's your excuse?
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    • Profile picture of the author rajamalw
      Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

      There's very little info here, and the question is very broad. Take your Analytics records, SERP trackers and other information you can find, stare at them for a couple of hours, and try to come up with explanations. If you can't do that, hire someone who can.

      I'm not sure how people can say that it certainly was a Google penalty. I would say that it wasn't unless you can prove it. However, Google is changing their algorithms all the time. Results may just be fluctuating a bit, or they may turn for worse permanently.

      I'd guess that if your site was on the first page without any nasty tricks you can get it back there.

      Moz, Ahrefs and Majestic SEO are the most well-known backlink checking services.
      Can you help me to find the bad quality links. I have downloaded the links from my WMT. Can I mail you ?
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      • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
        Originally Posted by rajamalw View Post

        Can you help me to find the bad quality links. I have downloaded the links from my WMT. Can I mail you ?
        Please don't. I'm not willing to do this kind of work for free, and I'm definitely not able to take any new clients on January. There's forum called "Wanted - members looking to hire you" where you can post a request. Or maybe someone else is willing to take a peek.

        Both Majestic and Ahrefs are easy to use, but of course you need to draw your own conclusions from the results you get. Ahrefs might be better for spotting questionable backlinks. Majestic's Skype/phone introduction to their system was absolutely top notch.
        Signature
        Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
        Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

        What's your excuse?
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Oh, you did send me a list of links. I'd suggest you to try one of the web services listed above instead.

    I'm assuming the domain in the file name is yours. Are you aware of your domain's previous life? It seems that it's been hosting either cracked software or illegal serial numbers from 2002 to 2008. Someone more experienced than me can tell you if this is a problem, but I wouldn't touch such a domain myself.

    You've got some backlinks, but there could be more quality ones. I guess if you're posting good content, that problem will solve itself eventually.
    Signature
    Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
    Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

    What's your excuse?
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  • Profile picture of the author rajamalw
    I need a SEO expert to help my recovery. Any one willing to help me ? I can pay you
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      Originally Posted by rajamalw View Post

      I need a SEO expert to help my recovery. Any one willing to help me ? I can pay you
      Post here:
      Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You
      Signature
      Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
      Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

      What's your excuse?
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  • Profile picture of the author rajamalw
    Some of my results are still in first page but dropped. Is this due to penquin penalty.
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