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Can a blank test article published by mistake affect the ranking of a good website?

by newbiewnewbie
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Hello everyone,

Say there is a very well ranked website (always have quality and updated content since years) and a blank test text has been published by mistake on the website. There was only a test title and everything else was blank, not much bogus text. Can this affect the ranking of the website and all the other websites linked to it?

Can one article only mess up everything? Is there no way to fix that?

Thanks in advance to those who will answer, this will be of great help!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author ilee
    No it won't. you'll be fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Eddie
    No, I wouldn't worry about a little thing like that.

    If your site has suddenly taken a drop in the rankings it's probably to do with something else you've been doing.
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  • Profile picture of the author newbiewnewbie
    Thanks for your reply guys.
    I have got a severe warning at my workplace because they think I am responsible for rankings going down, due to this test article.
    What factors can actually contribute to this?
    What leads Google to usually take such a radical measure on a website? Without any warning?
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    • Profile picture of the author SEO Power
      Originally Posted by newbiewnewbie View Post

      Thanks for your reply guys.
      I have got a severe warning at my workplace because they think I am responsible for rankings going down, due to this test article.
      What factors can actually contribute to this?
      What leads Google to usually take such a radical measure on a website? Without any warning?
      Noncompliance with the Google webmaster guidelines is what leads Google to take action against websites.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dr los3
        If your "team" at your work place believes this is what caused your site to drop in rankings, you guys obviously have a lot of learning to do

        The great thing about seo is that i am surrounded by idiots..which makes for easy leverage in this industry.
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        • Profile picture of the author newbiewnewbie
          Originally Posted by Dr los3 View Post

          If your "team" at your work place believes this is what caused your site to drop in rankings, you guys obviously have a lot of learning to do

          The great thing about seo is that i am surrounded by idiots..which makes for easy leverage in this industry.
          I'm starting to think they are just looking for someone to blame for all the bullshit they had going on the website.... I've been researching and you are all indeed right.. I have to find a way to make things right for myself, thanks for all the replies and support!
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  • Profile picture of the author Meherhomji
    No..not at all. No need to worry
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  • Profile picture of the author Hemanth Malli
    no it wont effect your ranking as the site is having good ranking and your next article will be on top then there is no need to worry about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author richardboss78
    But your blank page will not rank for any query.. Just kidding
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    If the page isn't ranking you can change the content as often as you like.
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