Grading issues on my weekly report

[ClaireH-184886]

Hi just had my weekly report on my website to show me how i am ranking in the search engines and i am puzzled, i have not changed my page except from one paragraph and the page has gone from a grade a to a grade f. can anyone explain how this works out

[Cyrus-Shepard]

Hi Diane,

A few possibilities here.

1. Small changes can have a big impact. Even changing a single paragraph can cause your grade to go from an A to an F, or vice versa.

Fortunately, the complete report will tell you exactly how it scored your page. If you drill down into the report, it will even tell you what areas you need to fix.

You can see the full drill down by clicking on the keyword in the report overview. Here's a screenshot.

2. Check to make sure it's the same URL that is ranking. The On page report generates a report for the URL that is ranking for the current week, which can change from time to time. If a different URL is ranking this week from last, then the On-page grader will grade the new URL, which might have a completely different grade.

3. Unfortunately, without knowing the URL or keyword it's hard to tell you exactly what's going on. Feel free to ask a private question, or ping the help team if you want further help and you are not comfortable sharing this information in public.

Good luck!

[ClaireH-184886]

hi, it keeps changing, one minute it is an a and then a f

[KeriMorgret]

Hi Diane,

Can you give us any more information here? Did this happen to just the one page, or many pages? Has it stayed the same since your original question, or has it returned to an A grade?

[NewGlobalVentures.comSEOTexas]

Hi there Diane.

How much content was in that paragraph that you changed? If you had , , _or _tags embedded, did you replace them elsewhere? What about the targeted keyword for that page which went from an A to an F? Was it replaced exactly as you were tracking it or did you use a similar phrase/word?__

****__The grader goes into great detail as to what best practices should be incorporated. If you follow it step by step, you'll re-attain that "A" that you're looking for and DESERVE !!!!

Best of luck!__****