Spent months creating links but Webmasters not picking it up
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Hey Guys,
I've been working on Blast My Deals.com an affiliate site which i have an issue hoping you guys can help with.
For the past year and a half we created loads of links from multiple domains at-least over 700+ which Webmasters did pick up since then we've created even more links however when we go in to our Search Console "Links to your site" it shows 214 domains. It seems like our old links are being removed and our new links aren't being added.
All the links we created have an average of DA40+
For the past 2 weeks ive noticed a significant drop in organic traffic and loosing our positions on our main keywords. Our DA has also dropped from 33 to 29 in a matter of 2 weeks.
I checked everything including robots.txt, sitemap.xml but Im unable to find the reason for it.
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It can sometimes take several weeks for the new links to be displayed on your SEO tools.
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Hi there!
On one hand, keep in mind that Search Console never showed us exactly ALL backlinks found. As long as you are certain and other tools like Moz link explorer, Ahrefs or Magestic find them you are good to go.
Did you know that past 1/8 there was a massive algorithm update? Your site could have been hit.
Here four of the best articles about that. Grab a cup of coffee and read them so as to understand whether you were hit.
Analysis and Findings From The August 1, 2018 Google Algorithm Update – A Massive Core Ranking Update - GSQi
Google's August 1st Core Update: Week 1 - Moz Blog
Google’s August algorithm update strengthens as roll-out continues - Sistrix
The August 1, 2018 Google Update strongly affected YMYL sites - Marie HaynesHope it helps.
Best luck.
GR
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