Has anyone experienced a dramatic decrease in Google rankings followed by a dramatic increase in the past few days?
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I don't want to be one of those whiny people always asking about rankings, but for the first time in a while, I've seen some crazy fluctuations in Google rankings. I was wondering if anyone had any similar experiences lately.
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well said Chris thumbs up.
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I have not seen much fluctuation in 25 websites. Some go up a little bit and some are staying steady. I've had one go down very little and were working on fixing it. However if you're having a big upswing and then a solid downswing I hope you didn't do anything that might make Google mad. I would review your site and make sure that you are not being penalized for something depending on just how badly this down trend is. I wish you the best with this.
Sincerely,
Tom
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I haven't seen anything unusual with my clients--what vertical are you in? Sometimes that's the precursor to even greater change. Anything you want to get off your chest at this point in the hopes that it might prevent the worst case scenario?
Sorry, couldn't resist asking.
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