I think I'm doing everything right--why the drop in DA/PA?
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My DA has gone down from 29 in February to 13 today. Since then, my site traffic has increased 43.5% (organic by 24.6%), I have cleaned up citations, and worked on directory listings (unpaid listings for both local & national directories, including industry-specific ones). Why the drop-off? I'm concerned.
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Hi there
Rand actually just gave some insight to this in another Q+A thread; I recommend reading it!
Hope this helps - good luck!
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