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Totally agree with this Linda.

Just wanted to add that Moz did have a blog about Keyword volume tools which talks specifically about the pros and cons of using Google Adwords for exactly this.

Hope this helps

hemblem5 has started this off perfectly.

Firstly, yes I do live in the UK. A caching issue could potentially be the problem, it'd be interesting to see if that's what fixed the issue.

Just to expand on hemblem5's point, the best way to see exactly how many pages Google has indexed, is by using the search operator **site: **(kudos to hemblem5 for mentioning)

Using this search operator on both the US and UK site, we can see the following results:

site:itelligencegroup.com/uk/ Google is currently indexing 1,160 pages

vs.

site:us.itelligencegroup.com Google is currently indexing 879 pages

We can also see that when using:

site:itelligencegroup.com Google is currently indexing 3,130 pages

From a quick look at the above, I can also see that the domain has 3 sub-domains:

• us.itelligencegroup.com
• blog.itelligencegroup.com 975 pages indexed
• myaccount.itelligencegroup.com 7 pages indexed

I think going forward, the best thing to do would be to see how many pages you actually have across the site. If there all being indexed then there's no huge issue regarding making changes. If they're not then I recommend following my advice in the previous post.

A good tool to use to find all your pages is Screaming Frog SEO Spider Tool. However I would recommend running the tool outside of peak visiting hours as it can sometimes cause the host server to slow down in response time due to the large number of requests.

If you have any questions just ask.

Let me know how you get on.

Thanks

SilverDoor

Hey,

Welcome to Moz pro.

If you click on "About your data" which is on the right hand side just above domain authority, it will give you all the info on how often each section is updated. Not all elements update at the same time. Some are daily whereas others are weekly.

I would wait for a few days and if you still haven't received anything then get in touch with a member of the Moz help team.

I'm sure you'll see some updated data in a couple of days.

Another potential reason could be because Moz just updated the user interface for the campaign data (about a week or two ago). They may be having some intermittent problems with data presentation or collection.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

Have you thought of the potential correlation that this could have with the recent Google Pigeon update?

It's only (officially) come out in the last week and directly impacts local search.

I recommend checking out this article on Search Engine Land:

http://searchengineland.com/experts-weigh-googles-pigeonlocal-search-algorithm-update-198499

This should hopefully give you some insight.

Let me know if you discover anything else. Hope the rankings jump back up.

Hi,

I wouldn't recommend changing anything that is already successful. i.e. high click-through-rate (CTR) high conversion rate or low bounce rate.  People often get caught up with the idea of testing things and improving results and end up doing more harm than good.

However, if you identity areas where improvement is needed, these are ideal places to carry out tests.

In terms of what to do next, I recommend that you do some in-depth competitor analysis on all of the sites currently ranking above you.

Look at all of the elements that you've mentioned above and see what your competitors are doing in those areas. If you find that they're currently doing something better than you, strive to improve that.

Good research is the key here. Make sure to follow this rule:

Research - Hypothesise - Test - Review

Another important element to not forget is benchmarking. Ensure that you benchmark before you implement any changes, that way you can see what the overall effect is.

Hope this helps

Hi,

I would highly advise you to set your default choice to United Kingdom (English) en-UK. (When choosing Google as your search engine). This will give you the most accurate view of your search rankings etc for the UK.

Then you can add up to 2 other search engines/locations to compare against. I recommend going into Google analytics (i'm assuming that's what you're using) and finding out your top 3 search engine sources and their locations. Then input these in order of highest traffic received.

Hope this helps.

Hi James,

Congratulations, it sounds like you've done some really good work so far.

In terms of what to do next, I recommend that you do some in-depth competitor analysis on all of the sites currently ranking above you.

Look at all of the elements that you mentioned above and see what your competitors are doing in those areas. If you find that they're currently doing something better than you, strive to improve that.

Good research is the key here. Make sure to follow this rule:

Research - Hypothesise - Test - Review

Another important element to not forget is benchmarking. Ensure that you benchmark before you implement any changes, that way you can see what the overall effect is.

Hope this helps

Nice one Pixel by Pixel,

Completely forgot to mention about the Meta keywords!

But yes I completely agree. We've removed them from our site completely.

Only give competitors an edge over you.

Hey David,

Firstly, welcome to the world of SEO.

I know that things can seem pretty confusing and daunting, especially when your new to SEO. The key is to not rush into any decisions without having evidence to back the potential benefits. It's very easy to go storming into things and end up making poor decisions. Here is my recommendation for how to proceed from here:

Step 1:

Benchmark your current rankings, traffic etc. (You need to do this so you know if the changes you have made have had a positive or negative impact)

Step 2:

Do a quick health check of your website. Use Google Webmasters to check for any issues or penalties you may have received. Fix any issues as soon as possible.

Step 3:

Do a backlink audit using Open Site Explorer. Export your results to Excel and then analyse them. Look at every single URL and check to make sure that they're not harming your site. If you find any that you think may be harming your site, then get in touch with the webmaster of that site and request them to remove the link. If that doesn't work, use Google Disavow Tool to remove it. This article on Link Audit Guide For Effective Link Removals & Risk Mitigation will guide you through this process.

Step 4:

Use Open Site Explorer to analyse your competitors backlink structure. Look at the places they have obtained high quality links and attempt to target those same sites.

Step 5:

Once you have successfully obtained backlinks, analyse the results against the initial benchmark you did. Then you can see exactly what has improved and other areas that may still need work.

The above is a time consuming process and takes patience. Seriously though, it's worth doing it right as this will help prevent dips in traffic in the future.

Hope this is clear and concise enough.

Let me know if you need anything else explained.

SilverDoor