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What search terms are you optimizing for? I will have a look and let you know why if you want?

I have had a look at your link profile, and I would expect you to be ranking for some terms by now -

This is your report from opensite explorer:

Domain Metrics:

| Domain Authority |
| 33/100 |

Page Metrics: Just-Discovered Links index updated continuously. Last Mozscape index update: June 26, 2013. Next Mozscape index update: July 24, 2013.

| Page Authority | Linking Root Domains | Total Links | Facebook Shares | Facebook Likes | Tweets | Google +1s |
| 44/100 | 48 | 1,335 | 71 | 355 | 4 | 87 |

• although you could do with a few more root domains linking to your site!

Anyway, let me know what terms you are targeting and I will have a look

Google Disavow, always good fun lol

I would suggest that you ensure that this is required before going down this path.... it  is very time consuming, can negatively effect your current rankings, and is often not required!

Well I would say that this should firstly be dictated by the user experience, as opposed to building your menus with search engines in mind. Although this seems counter-intutitive, building sites for google is bad SEO.

I would suggest you build the menu to be the most simple and usable for your users. Keep in mind the future updates you mention, as if you change your menu structure again, I am sure this wont confuse users - but it is change, and too much change is not good for trust.

Therefore, decide what will be the best option for your user, both now and in the future. Then let this dictate your decision.

Hope this helps

you should connect on twitter and G+ via my profile page on here... in case you need more guidance

Exactly, just replace the ones you have lost with better ones -your ranking will come back in no time

or get your moz profile to 200 mozpoints and they will no follow a your profile link to your website.

It sounds to me more like the continuous link devaluation that Google is employing these days.

They will devalue links as and when they find anything seen as spammy. They then turn these links from dofollow to nofollow. When they update their algorithms this will change what is viewed as unnatural and then they will pick up on links that were not previously viewed as bad.

There will be no need for any actions other then to replace these links in order to regain your rankings.

A few high DA sites to get some links from could include Google plus + and Pinterest. Google plus lets any account post a few external links on the bottom right. Pinterest allows for a backlink when creating a verified business profile. Both easily done and both provide 100DA (domain authority) dofollow backlinks to your website

If you have everything set up correctly, your users should be re-directed to the https anyway, if you have the SSL certificates and your site is set up properly.

Ummm, yes

But only if you want to be found in search results

The best approach would be to download the links from your WMT (Web Master Tools).

You can then assess what links could be causing any issues. Google specifically states that in WMT they will only show you some of the backlinks to your website, but they will show you a selection of both good and bad. Therefore any bad links will be visible, you just need to identify then and disavow

Definately not a penalty, you would have known about it if you did have one. Normally I have found you are dropped about 10 pages when you get a Gslap (google penalty).

Just build some high DA (Domain Authority) links from some great social sites and you will be back on page one in no time

Well I would say that their domain name is definitely having something to do with them ranking well

I know EMD (Exact Match Domain) have taken hits from google, but this is not an EMD, but very close.

I am in total agreement with Marcus and Simon, you should be designing your site for the best possible user experience.

Your ranking will be associated with the quality of user experience provided by your website, this a job for google and not us... you should always ensure that user experience is a priority and organic rankings will follow.

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That is great, many many thanks!!!

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how did you manage to get that link live in there?

I think you are right, if you can manage to get yourself a few links, they are all no follow from sites such as this, but they will definitely help to improve the trust factor of you site... i think lol

User: Toldham

Or sometimes, it seems that people also sneak in a link into these blog comments as a footer almost.

e.g............................

I am also slightly lost with acceptable blog commenting etc.

I often see the users profile on blog site, acts as a link back to the original website

e.g. User: Toldham