New Algorithm?

Since 1996 my site www.nevis1.com has always been in the top three of page 1. Even yesterday I was ranked #2. (Searches on "Nevis" ) Today to my shock, I am listed at Number 7. I have not made any changes to the pages. Any ideas? There goes my adsense spending money

 

SERP is really weird right now.But don't worry it will be stable in the next couple of weeks. This is what we called SERP flux

 

Google has been screwed up for about four months now. Welcome to the club. One of these days they might fix themselves.

 

From this side of the world (India), I still see it at number 2 on google.

 

perhaps other sites are just ranked better? better PR or keywords?

 

btw, its still showing as #2

 

your site is at number 2

 

Shows number 6 for me. Could it be simply that some sites have left the sandbox and surpassed you?

 

Prolly your competitors did ??

BTW dont panic, you are still #2 this side of world..

 

I spoke with my GF in Texas last night, and she was still seeing me at # 2, several friends globally also said the same. Today I looked and I was back at #2. Strange world we live in. At any rate thanks for all the info and tips! I learn soooo much just reading the forums here, what a great resource

 

Algorithms are always changing.

 

Change your title tag and you will see the difference in a week or so. the Title tag should be more appropriate with

Nevis "Non-Tourist-Trap" Guide

Try it if you can. You always have someone to blame if it does not work... that is if it doesnt ...

Rajeev

 

Hey,

we fluctuate on a daily basis, dont know when it will settle down

 

Check this command in Google: inurl:nevis1 (leave off.com)

Make sure these sites haven't stolen your title, or your content. This can cause your rank to drop also and a 302 redirect can cause your site to dissappear from the index--and when you see your rank reappear make sure it's on the same datacenter as it may be switching between datacenters and may actually still be dropping.