Dropped from #5 to #10 - Remove BLs or add more?

[marios_521]

Edit: My drop was from #5 to #20...
I cannot change the title.

 

[Gromit]

Are the web2.0s using exact anchors to your site?

In my experience, when a keyword starts dropping like a stone in rank, it's because I was too aggressive with the anchors.

If it is that, after its finished dropping, another page that loosely mentions the keyword will appears in its place.

 

[anthrax2014]

If your link buildijg is solid then it is surely a dance and u will see recovery in coming weeks ..so i suggest you to not remove/edit anything..just analyse your anchors and continue quality backlinks..stay away from shaddy pbn service..

 

[Nargil]

Classic case of 10%+ exact match ratio I presume. Unnecessary and dangerous.

 

[marios_521]

In my experience, when a keyword starts dropping like a stone in rank, it's because I was too aggressive with the anchors.

Classic case of 10%+ exact match ratio I presume. Unnecessary and dangerous.

I have to agree with that. Thought it will be ok, because I have good results with exact match anchors in another country.

Now what? Change the anchors to fix the issue (and maybe raise a flag) or just add more BLs with naked, branded anchors etc?

 

[Nargil]

I have to agree with that. Thought it will be ok, because I have good results with exact match anchors in another country.

Now what? Change the anchors to fix the issue (and maybe raise a flag) or just add more BLs with naked, branded anchors etc?

"Another country" is a world of difference. Every country specific Google is different and you can't compare .com Google with, I don't know, Hungarian one. Day and night difference.

What to do? I personally wouldn't even bother with that site anymore. Trying to dilute anchors is more exhausting on both time and resources than starting a new site. But that's my personal preference. I don't tend to end up with anchor overptimisation sandbox. And if you were listening to what I am posting here day in day out, you wouldn't either.

 

[marios_521]

"Another country" is a world of difference. Every country specific Google is different and you can't compare .com Google with, I don't know, Hungarian one. Day and night difference.

What to do? I personally wouldn't even bother with that site anymore. Trying to dilute anchors is more exhausting on both time and resources than starting a new site. But that's my personal preference. I don't tend to end up with anchor overptimisation sandbox. And if you were listening to what I am posting here day in day out, you wouldn't either.

I am following your posts and know exactly what you mean. I maybe use it to send a good link to a new site. It has some sales, so I will keep adding content and occasionally some links to keep it alive because it has positive ROI anyways.

 

[iBlackSky]

Sometimes google likes to play around and drop your rankings so be patient and do NOT remove backlinks. You should always keep getting more steady links to keep your ranking better than your competitors. Best of Luck.

 

[marios_521]

If your link buildijg is solid then it is surely a dance and u will see recovery in coming weeks ..so i suggest you to not remove/edit anything..just analyse your anchors and continue quality backlinks..stay away from shaddy pbn service..

Sometimes google likes to play around and drop your rankings so be patient and do NOT remove backlinks. You should always keep getting more steady links to keep your ranking better than your competitors. Best of Luck.

Maybe it settled there and the 5th place was part of a possitive dance. I will keep adding slowly content and links and see...