Ranking Drop After Switching Sites
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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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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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Hi Holly,
Do you have any additional info. Such as:
How long has it been? Same Domain? Same Content?
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