Why have i dropped like a stone?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by richkinsella, Jan 25, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi everyone

    I've been running this site about Fantasy Football (that's 'Soccer' for our american friends) for about 18 months - 2 years. I've had some problems in that the whole proposition of the site had to change (for reasons i won't bore you with) but even during that transition period i ranked relatively well for my keywords - the main one being 'Fantasy Football'.

    However, in recent months i've sunk like the preverbial stone in both Google and Yahoo, even though i have better and more relevant content than ever before. I've optimised the site as much as i am capable but i can't seem to halt this decline - can anyone see anything blatenly obvious that i'm doing wrong?

    Your advice would be much appreciated!

    Fantasy Football

    Thanks
     
    richkinsella, Jan 25, 2010 IP
  2. Nigel Lew

    Nigel Lew Notable Member

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    Hard to say without doing a range of research. When you submitted your xml sitemap to google webmaster tools did you set the geographic targeting to the UK?

    I will try to poke around the site in a bit. Sorta swamped today.

    Nigel
     
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    Thanks Nigel! I wasn't expecting such a quick response. Not sure if i did set the geographic targeting to the Uk but will look into it.
     
    richkinsella, Jan 25, 2010 IP
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    No probs, if not you could have some issues with "football" for the reasons you mentioned.

    Nigel
     
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    I've just checked my google site map and the geographic targeting is definately set to UK.
     
    richkinsella, Jan 25, 2010 IP