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    Why was there a big drop in a lot of my rankings today

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    • TerryS999
      TerryS999 @Keszi last edited by

      Yup, the drop started on the 24th.  Darn you Penguins!

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      • AlanMosley
        AlanMosley @Keszi last edited by

        Is your site anything likes these examples,(Penguin) http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/another-step-to-reward-high-quality.html

        Then fix it up and youy should see something of a return

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        • Keszi
          Keszi @Keszi last edited by

          Seek out what could have caused it. And try to resolve it as soon as possible. 🙂

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          • TerryS999
            TerryS999 @Keszi last edited by

            my site is http://thestockmarketwatch.com/  I'm sure I have some areas where some keywords repeat a lot, but nothing blatant.

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            • GeorgFranz
              GeorgFranz last edited by

              Hi Terry,

              you are not alone... we are also affected:

              http://www.seomoz.org/q/lost-50-google-traffic-in-one-day-panic

              Best wishes,

              Georg.

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              • TerryS999
                TerryS999 @GeorgFranz last edited by

                Hi Georg,

                I'm about to start making t-shirts, "Kill the Penguin" 🙂

                Terry

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                • Keszi
                  Keszi @TerryS999 last edited by

                  Instead I would invest in resolving the issue 😉

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                  • GeorgFranz
                    GeorgFranz @TerryS999 last edited by

                    😄 I would buy one 😄

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                    • Keszi
                      Keszi @TerryS999 last edited by

                      Careful, there might be people around from the Green Peace Organization 🙂

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                      • TerryS999
                        TerryS999 @TerryS999 last edited by

                        lol, good point.  : adds fine print 'no real penguin harmed while making this t-shirt' :

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                        • Keszi
                          Keszi @TerryS999 last edited by

                          Ok this way send one to Romania 🙂

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                          • GeorgFranz
                            GeorgFranz @TerryS999 last edited by

                            Here is the penguin:

                            http://www.seo-stories.com/post/21985421183/google-called-the-25th-april-2012-ranking-update

                            😄

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