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Ranking Drop After Switching Sites

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hwade last edited by

I have a client who's rankings dropped after switching to out site. We know that rankings can drop a little after switching, but we are concerned that hers are still low. Any suggestions? As far as I can tell, the links to her site remained the same.

Thanks

Holly
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hwade @KevinBudzynski last edited by

Kevin,

As far as I know the domain and content are the same. The site went live March 19.

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Holly
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KevinBudzynski last edited by

Hi Holly,

Do you have any additional info. Such as:

How long has it been? Same Domain? Same Content?
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