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    • edwardrj
      edwardrj last edited by

      Your post leads me to believe you are getting organic search rankings confused with paid search (Google Adwords). Are you saying your campaign position in paid search has lost position? As Zachary pointed out, it seems unlikely you were ranking so high in organic search results for the keywords you posted.

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      • RandyRoussie
        RandyRoussie @edwardrj last edited by

        We have been #1 and #2 for over 5 years. We have many keywords and all of them have been #1 to #10... such as Buyers Presentation... always #1. Now not there at all. So we are lost as to why this has happened and it seems no one can give us a reason.

        And no I am not confused on organic and Adwords

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        • RandyRoussie
          RandyRoussie @Zachary_Russell last edited by

          We have been #1 and #2 for over 5 years. We have many keywords and all of them have been #1 to #10... such as Buyers Presentation... always #1. Now not there at all. So we are lost as to why this has happened and it seems no one can give us a reason.

          And no I am not confused on organic and Adwords

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          • DougRoberts
            DougRoberts last edited by

            Hi Randy - some questions...

            What changed? We know there was an EMD update and a Panda update on or around the date you specified - could this potentially be to blame?

            Where are you ranking - just how far have you dropped?

            How many keywords are affected - are you still ranking for any keywords? Can you see any connections in the keywords that are affected.

            How have the SERPS changed? Is it a case of your site just dropping out of the SERPS or has there been a greater shake up?

            How have you been tracking your ranking position? Are you using a rank tracking tool or have you been doing it manually?

            What impact has this change had on your traffic? (particularly organic search traffic)

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            • RandyRoussie
              RandyRoussie @DougRoberts last edited by

              We lost all rankings... simply vanished. We tracked our own rankings internally for years. From inside our Webmaster Tools... traffic is down 97%... we fell off the cliff on Sept 29.

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              • DougRoberts
                DougRoberts @RandyRoussie last edited by

                Another thing to check - Have you been indirectly affected by changes in your backlink profile. Have sites in your backlink profile been penalised or lost value?

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                • DTOSI
                  DTOSI @RandyRoussie last edited by

                  I see you as #1 for buyers presentation

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                  • RandyRoussie
                    RandyRoussie @RandyRoussie last edited by

                    Thank you for your input. We remain lost on all of this. I guess the only option we have is to shut the domain name down, get a new one, and start over. It is a shame as we have been using that domain for years and have enjoyed page 1 rankings for years. Our organic traffic has dropped from about 1000 per day to as little as 1... yes 1.

                    As have asked SEO companies, staff, even Adwords who did go out of their way to see what is happening with no solution.

                    I guess Google is not trustworthy... and a company ought not to waste 1 red cent on SEO as in a twinkling of an eye... they, Google, can toss you under the bus.

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                    • RandyRoussie
                      RandyRoussie @RandyRoussie last edited by

                      Thank you for your input. We remain lost on all of this. I guess the only option we have is to shut the domain name down, get a new one, and start over. It is a shame as we have been using that domain for years and have enjoyed page 1 rankings for years. Our organic traffic has dropped from about 1000 per day to as little as 1... yes 1.

                      As have asked SEO companies, staff, even Adwords who did go out of their way to see what is happening with no solution.

                      I guess Google is not trustworthy... and a company ought not to waste 1 red cent on SEO as in a twinkling of an eye... they, Google, can toss you under the bus.

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