My #1 Rankings Have Disappeared Completely

[seochand]

hi,

this is chandrasekar. befor the yesterday i got some keywords 1st position in google. but today again i checked those. there i can't find them position in google. anybody help me what are the problems and how to rectify like this issues.

thanks and regards
chandrasekar

[tedster]

You'll need to check several things to get a handle on what is happening. Probably the most important question - how new is this website? Very new websites often start with great rankings and then those rankings go away, only to grow back slowly as the site develops, attracts new backlinks and so on.

Here's another question - did you check all the way through the search results pages? It's important to understand whether your url disappeared completely or if it is still in the results but just at a very low position.

[wrockca]

Great Tips Ted, another thing to look into would be the Webmaster Tools and see if Google is reporting any issues with the site. Sometimes it could be the simplest thing but without looking at all the data it is really hard to say what effected the ranking change.

As Ted said above:

- what could have changed recently, pages, text, tags, links, etc.

this will effect your rankings

[mailorder]

Same thing has happened to me, not made any changes as I have been away the past Month.

Came back to find all my page 1 terms have bombed out of sight.

Unable to find them even including my domain in the search.

Have checked my webmaster tools and no messages.

I have a number of blog sites that write about my site and have read that Google might not count these links so highly now.

Would be interested to hear others opinions on this.

Cheers
Dave

[deskwiz]

This happend to mhy ste in the uk on the 17th July - It started to all come back yesterday - If you have made no changes then just do some checks, but dont change anything!

[Deepak Panchal]

Google is updating, thats the reason only your site is fluctuating and not making constant position on google.

[tedster]

Deepak, these days Google is continually updating. This is now the environment our sites need to work with.

[zuko105]

seochand, that's always a good sign when you first appear, well...1st. Sites rarely hold onto the first for long when first getting included in the index or start appearing in the serps.

I always see a drop as the serps are rearranged. So you're doing some things right and follow tedster's advice in the first response.

I also notice that sites that tend to get updated more often (like blogs) tend to hold onto those short bursts in rankings for a while longer, and eventually permanently occupy those spots barring any penalties.

Good luck and Welcome to WebmasterWorld.com!

[mailorder]

Thanks deskwiz, my site is UK based also, but have have not seen any return of previous results.

My site is about 12 years old so anything but new! I have lost about 2500 uniques a day so I hope I see some changes soon.

Thanks for the input.

Dave

[zuko105]

Ah, my fault. Thought your site was new.

Welcome to WebmasterWorld all the same!

[pageoneresults]

Before the yesterday i got some keywords 1st position in google. But today again i checked those. There i can't find them position in google.

How did you check? And, what about all the other keywords that you may be ranking for?

[mailorder]

No problem zuko105, thanks for the welcome.

As I have not made any changes for some time I have been looking elsewhere for anything that could have effected rankings.

Yesterday I was looking through Google webmaster tools and found 350+ links from a website I did not recognise, turns out this guy has copied some links in our footer and place it exactly in his footer!

I have a few questions.

These links are showing in the tools from very late July through to currently, I lost most of my traffic 21st Aug could this have been the cause?

Why would he have done this?

I have sent an email to the owner asking for the removal of the code, is there anything else I can do?

Any finally, if he does remove it and if it was the cause will I need to inform google to get any penalty lifted?

Thanks for any help

Dave

[Reno]

these days Google is continually updating

How right you are tedster. And because the algo is also being updated hundreds of times a year (by Google's own admission), that means that positions are going to shift on a regular basis.

And thus, going from number 4 to number 8 should no longer be considered surprising or even an indication that something is necessarily "wrong" -- it's just the way it is, as tedster said.

But going from number 1 to number 900 -- well, that may spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E (to quote Tanya Tucker!). If that's the case, use Webmaster World's search function to look over the vast archive of posts on the same subject, as you'll get a goldmine of good information to help you get back on track...

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[wrockca]

Lot's of great words of wisdom here on this post, thx Tedster "look forward pubcon, look forward to your Frankenstein site speech" hope to hear your opinions with Social Media & VSEO

But going from number 1 to number 900 -- well, that may spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E (to quote Tanya Tucker!).

This normally means you have done something wrong otherwise called "OOPS" for some and others didn’t know the rules.

as far as the message quoted above "Yes" it looks as Google is reviewing sites faster than ever, sometimes as fast as 30 Min to 1 Hour when the Google bots find the new content.

Personally I think you should focus more on "what next?" Thinking of make the experience more of what they expect out of your company.

Make a quality site you are not ashamed to show your mom. (or you need to get the trucks out)