Have you noticed a sudden drop in your traffic?
Check These First:
- You haven’t accidentally been blocked by search spiders
- Your site wasn’t down for any reason
- All of your site tracking codes are installed properly
If everything looks fine then you may have been hit with a Google penalty. Even if you don’t have one officially, site drops in traffic are good indicators of algorithm penalties and that one is on its way to you. In this case, find out what is being flagged and fix it.
Even worse than anticipating you may have bumped up against search engine algorithm problems is receiving a Manual Penalty. This means that someone from the search engine, such as Google, has personally reviewed your site and found severe red flags.
Manual Red Flags Can Consist Of:
- Suspicious Out-Bound Links
- Low Content Quality
- Black Hat Link Building
- Manipulation of Schema Markups
While not limited to those listed above, these tend to be the biggest spam alerts to search engines. You will know for sure if you have been slapped with a manual penalty because Google will send you an email or alert you directly in the Google Search Console. Getting out of a Manual Penalty is not always as easy as simply fixing the issue. If it looks to be a bit muddled or complex, you may want to seek the help of a reliable SEO service company.
With a plethora of options available when it comes to advertising, your small business might just reap bigger rewards than both you and the competition realize!
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