Rankings Drop Week Beginning 19 May
-
Hi All
I have experienced quite a significant rankings drop since week commencing 19 May.
I have heard there has been a Panda roll out recently was it around that time?
Thanks
Gavin
-
If you don't mind me asking what was the nature of the press release and who did you release it through?
-
Thanks David
I havent used the open site explorer. I will give use it now though as I suspect we have many spammy links on websites we have had no contact with. Thanks for the advice.
Gavin
-
That recently happened to me with press releases, i submitted a press releases and 20 other website picked it up and most of the sites were spammy.
-
No, as that is what the tool is there for, to remove links you dont want. Some ecom stores have submitted thousands of disavow submissions. Don't worry about that.
Have you tried using MOZ's open site explorer? Sometimes when you submit to a spammy directory, they will auto add your link to their affiliate and sister sites, therefore you will have additional links you didn't even know existed.
-
Hi Tim
I submitted one disavow doc last year during the time we were trying to remove a google penalty. It was removed after the removal of links and the submission of the disavow doc. However I think there are many more spammy links out there so your right another disavow doc would probably be best.
Does Google look unfavourably on too many disavow submissions?
Thanks
Gavin -
If you have done all you can to request the links are removed - why not try out the disavow tool on those that simply won't budge... just make sure you detailt to google that you have tried every effort to have them removed.
-
Thanks both
Just been reading about the nature of the update and bit surprised our rankings have fallen based on the panda update. I'm thinking it may have more to do with the pay day loans update as we still have some spammy links floating about from a few years ago which I can't remove.
Thanks
Gavin -
Panda 4.0 was released on May 20th.
"After many smaller, almost monthly “refreshes”, the fourth Panda update seems to be a major one. However, according to the rumor mill, this update is more “soft and gentle” than previous ones, and will supposedly serve as a basis for future adjustments to the algorithm."
You can also see the Matt Cutts official twitter post here
-
Yes, Panda began rolling out at this time. You should check out Moz's Google Algorithm Change History page for a full list of updates. It's great!
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
About porn sites and ranking
Hello, I'm thinking to extend my website into porn. At the moment there is no pornography on it, although we do talk about sex related topics and products (from dating to tutorials, to toys etc.) Would it be dangerous to keep the porn section on the same domain as the rest? Would this negatively affect my non-porn content as Googlebot would "flag" my website as being pornographic (although only a few pages would be)? Or simply Googlebot would leave the current non-porn pages ranking as they are now, just fine, and plus it would rank the porn pages if they "deserve" to? I hope my question is clear. I don't want to create a subdomain.
Algorithm Updates | | fabx0 -
Fresh backlinks vs old backlinks: A solid ranking factor?
Hi Moz community, Backlinks being a major ranking factor, do they must be very recent or fresh to make a ranking difference compared to the backlinks which are years old? We know usually fresh content ranks well, but I wonder how much the fresh/recent backlinks impact in rankings. Do the years old backlinks from related and reputed website have same impact on rankings? Thanks
Algorithm Updates | | vtmoz0 -
Rankings Change
Hi I've noticed some ranking drops on 15th Jan, I saw there was an update on Jan 8th - could this have had a knock on effect a week later?
Algorithm Updates | | BeckyKey0 -
Delay between being indexed and ranking for new pages.
I've noticed with the last few pages i've built that there's a delay between them being indexed and them actually ranking. Anyone else finding that? And why is it like that? Not much of an issue as they tend to pop up after a week or so, but I am curious. Isaac.
Algorithm Updates | | isaac6630 -
Issue with Category Ranking on Page 1 vs. Homepage Ranking on Page 2
A client has a high-volume keyword that is rendering different results, whether it is on page one or page two of Google SERPs. If the keyword is on page one, ONLY the category page is ranking. When the keyword bumps off to page two, BOTH the category AND the homepage are ranking. This is happening on our IP and theirs, incognito and personalized searches. This has been happening since February. Any thought/insights would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!!!
Algorithm Updates | | accpar0 -
Could Retail Price Be A Google Ranking Factor???
I have not done any detailed studies on this but it seems that Google might be using low retail prices for specific items as a ranking factor in their organic SERPs. Does anyone else suspect this? Just askin' to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
Algorithm Updates | | EGOL0 -
What is the importance of listing score at Getlisted.org regarding higher local 7 pack rankings ?
What is the importance of listing score at Getlisted.org regarding higher local 7 pack rankings ? My listing score is 60% and i am trying to improve it. I am on 2nd page on local map results. So maximum score will help to get place in 7 pack ?
Algorithm Updates | | mnkpso0 -
Is anybody else seeing large scale rankings drops in Bing this week?
I track around 1000 keywords for this site, and my rankings in Bing dropped for about half of them on Wednesday. No major changes have been made to the site, rankings are maintaining or improving in Google for a majority of these same terms. The average drop seems to be around 9-12 places, which to me signals more than just standard fluctuation. Anyone else seeing anything strange with Bing this week? Or does anyone have any ideas? I looked for posts about an algorithm change but haven't found anything. Thanks.
Algorithm Updates | | BrianCC0