Page dropped from 4 to outside top 50, but now present in Places listings.
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Whoa! In one week, I had a clients site drop from number 4 to outside of the top 50 in rankings. So confused! Also, the site is now showing up in the local results section (which it wasnt before). Does Google drop your site if your site appears in local results? Did the local result replace the ranking?
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I am noticing the same thing....
Rankings that were previously in the top 3 have now totally fallen off the map and are out of the top 50.
Usually I expect to see gradual increases or decreases, but I have no idea what would cause such a dramatic change.
I have not done anything with "Google Places/Local" recently, so at least in my case I can rule that out as the driving force.
There's also no notice or warnings in Webmaster Tools.
Very strange, indeed! And now a good way to kick start 2013!
Let me know if you come up with any other theories or remedies because I'd love to hear them.
Cheers!
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The same for me. My client was third since years on a competitive request on Google France. Suddenly, dropped to 20, then 30, then 40 positions... A drama here but some weeks before, I added his business to Google Places (Adresses in France).
Now he is on 1st place on the Google Adresses module and I observed that the visitors are more interesting in conversions.
Finally, maybe it is a better move ? thanks GG ?
bernard
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Your not the only one. I have observed this with some of my clients. Looking across the results no one in the local results also appears in the natural results any more. Maybe this is a also change where its either one or the other for the 1st page.
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