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    • WalkieTalkie
      WalkieTalkie last edited by

      Question - you can see the green positive and the red negative. If I optimize a certain keyword, and it turns red - how long should I wait before I optimize it again? The same with green - I had a keyword ranking up 20 points...which of course is good...should just wait for a a few months or use the keyword again next month? Not use how I should address the ups and downs (green & red) of rankings. thank you..

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      • Martijn_Scheijbeler
        Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

        So the colors are showing if the rankings are moving up and down. You obviously want to score as much green as possible.
        For high volume keywords, I would keep a more close track of what's happening for them, for lower volume keywords you can likely come back after a few weeks or months as it's not worth the time spent on it.

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