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    • invitationsforless
      invitationsforless last edited by

      Hello until recently I was ranking quite well for a certain keyword and now week by week I am dropping in ranking. How do I fix this or find out how my competitors are getting higher than me

      Thanks

      Linda

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      • Hutch42
        Hutch42 last edited by

        If you are moving down consistently then it is most likely not all of your competition suddenly started to work for that keyword.  How to fix your site is complex but you should start with looking at the page that was receiving the traffic and check for changes that were made recently, make sure that you are following best practices for your content and technical pieces.  You should also check your back links as recently many people who had used certain link building tactics have seen decreases as Google updates.

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