Page Was Ranking High for TWO Terms, but Now only 1... Help..

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mbomb, Oct 2, 2008.

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    Lets say my site is on "Dog Food":

    I was ranking in top 5 for "Dog Food" and "Dog Chow".

    Google shows Dog Food to be the lesser of the two in demand. Hoever, I know from experience Dog Food is more traffic.

    Meanwhile, some sites have popped up for Dog Chow and I've lost ranking from like the top *30*.. or even more.

    My niche is tiny and I'd like to get back up there.

    But -- do you think Google is penalizing me for having my main page optimized for two two terms?? Why did I lose such ranking for Dog Chow when this niche really isn't that competitive in the grand scheme of things?
     
    mbomb, Oct 2, 2008 IP