Help! Organic traffic decreased 75%.
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Hi all,
I've had fairly steady organic traffic to my website (www.toptienmobiel.nl) for the last 2 years. Since the beginning of march however I've noticed that the organic traffic was decreasing. Up until now my total organic traffic has decreased to about a quarter of what it was.
It doesn't seem to be a penalty, since I still have most of my important keywords on the first page. They've decreased significantly though, mostly from the top 3 to 7+ position.
Any idea on what may have been the reason for this sudden decrease? My link profile is still natural and I haven't done anything radical to the website concerning the backlinks or on-page elements. Could it be an algorithmic (Panda / Penguin) update?
Thanks in advance!
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I've had a similar problem and posted a question about it here;
http://www.seomoz.org/q/identifying-why-my-site-has-a-penalty
A friendly member of the community has given me loads of advice, I'd suggest you follow the tips he's given me.
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You need a consultant. Contact Ryan Kent. There are way too many factors why you lost traffic. Ryan specializes in this area. He's #2 on SEOMOZ http://www.seomoz.org/users
Tell him Francisco Meza says hi.
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For it to be that dramatic, it has to be a Google update in my opinion. Have you tried looking up the changes that Google has made and seeing if you have failed victim to the changes?
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