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

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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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