I used to Rank No.1 on Google

Discussion in 'Google' started by uzair21, Jul 9, 2008.

  1. #1
    I am really obsessed to say that my ranking have been badly affected in the last couple of days. And by "bad" I mean that I have stopped ranking in the first 10 pages of SERPs for my own site name. The site in question here is http://www.gamelet.net I used to ranking No.2 for "Gamelet" and No.1 for a really competitive keyword.
    As I was going through the traffic stats, I saw that The Google traffic had dropped to zero and I knew something was not right. When I checked where I rank in Google, I was obsessed. I don't think I have violated any of the Webmaster Guideline.
    Can any one here guide me?

    *PS: I had posted this thread earlier in SEO, but I thought this section much more related.
     
    uzair21, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  2. zodiac

    zodiac Peon

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    #2
    your site is 2 months old.you have to earn a right to rank.
    you jump up in rankings because it is a new page.

    work on your backlinks.
     
    zodiac, Jul 9, 2008 IP
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  3. Comptonhair

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    #3
    I would say just do hard work on off page optimization.
     
    Comptonhair, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  4. silveraden

    silveraden Banned

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    #4
    Never get mad when this happens.. check the activities of your competitors and find ways to beat them..
     
    silveraden, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  5. mixke

    mixke Prominent Member

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    #5
    Don't get disappointed....keep working on content and links. This can happen with new sites.
     
    mixke, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  6. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #6
    This is a temporary thing ,It happens for many sites ...
     
    Freewebspace, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  7. cclayton

    cclayton Peon

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    #7
    I would just check backlinks to your site for thse keywords and then do the same for your competitors and then work out how you can improve that along side to SEO on your site for those keywords.
     
    cclayton, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  8. claireo

    claireo Peon

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    #8
    I Optimise for my web design and SEO company and this always happens to new websites. Onsite Optimisation together with getting quality backlinks will help, but also linking to other sites will help as you are being 'fair'.
    Concentrate on what your competitors are doing and get the 'nofollow' quality links.
     
    claireo, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  9. salman4raza

    salman4raza Peon

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    #9
    work more on your back links than your compititors. make more and more quality links, not spammy links
     
    salman4raza, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  10. lycos

    lycos Well-Known Member

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    #10
    Initially I thought your site was sandboxed but since you mentioned that the traffic had dropped to zero, then it is something to be alarmed of. I can't think of any reason other than engaging in blackhat methods or something to do with paid links.
     
    lycos, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  11. WebHostAdvisor

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    Are your pages still indexed or have you been dropped from their directory all together?
     
    WebHostAdvisor, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  12. tradeya

    tradeya Notable Member

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    #12
    google always put a new site in high ranking at the begining and then drop them later. you just need to build more back links and wait, your site will come back.
     
    tradeya, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  13. kianah

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  14. beanstalk

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    #14
    I generally go so far as to warn clients that this is a possibility when we start working on a new site so they don't think we're screwing up when the site drops after popping up to the first page for a bit right off the bat.

    More content and links.

    Of course, that can be said about virtually every site that isn't #1 for every phrase related to their products/services. ;)
     
    beanstalk, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  15. digiwarez

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    #15
    your site is 2 months old.you have to earn a right to rank.
     
    digiwarez, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  16. mtime88

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    #16
    I think you've been sandboxed.
     
    mtime88, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  17. fr@nc!z

    fr@nc!z Active Member

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    #17
    Dont feel bad... You cant stay on top at all times... continue your link building...
     
    fr@nc!z, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  18. Lovely

    Lovely Well-Known Member

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    #18
    Life is up and down, keep working on the content of your site and build more link, you will be there again. Good luck
     
    Lovely, Jul 9, 2008 IP
  19. killer2022

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    #19
    lol yea. My sites constantly jump around in the top 10 of the serp. Nothing to worry about really. Maybe write another article or something.
     
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  20. longcall911

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    #20
    I think it is very possible you have been sandboxed, too. Have you purchased a large number of links maybe?

    /*tom*/
     
    longcall911, Jul 9, 2008 IP