Page Change Caused Big Ranking Drop - How To Fix?

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Had a page rankings for the keyword "free XXXXXXXX" which was basically a bunch of content and a mailing list sign-up. I had been #1 ranked for almost two years.

At the beginning of September, I added maybe 200 words of text and a pricing table to the bottom of the page with inexpensive XXXXXXXX's -- something I thought visitors looking for free XXXXXXXX's would want to see / consider.

Within 3 days, my ranking dropped to #8 -- which equates to a loss of 2,500+ visitors per month.

Is it standard procedure for a page content addition to cause some major SERP dancing? Will my rankings recover or should I be concerned that my rankings will continue to slide without some intervention?

Would removing the new content help restore my rankings?

Thanks in advance!
 
More than likely just a dance.
 
It’s music related? If yes I’m sure it was my fault lol
 
hi mate, probably a dance but you should also consider if the text you add are keyword rich - adding some content is a good thing but sometimes it results to ranking drop if the added text are keyword rich which may make your keyword density change as well.

hope it helps.
 
hi mate, probably a dance but you should also consider if the text you add are keyword rich - adding some content is a good thing but sometimes it results to ranking drop if the added text are keyword rich which may make your keyword density change as well.

hope it helps.
The text I added was innocuous, I don't believe it would have effected keyword density all that much.
But thanks!
 
The text I added was innocuous, I don't believe it would have effected keyword density all that much.
But thanks!
if its not keyword rich, then no problem mate. probably just a dance.
 
The profile picture is just right :D:D
I would also suggest doing some competition research just to be safe.
 
if its not keyword rich, then no problem mate. probably just a dance.
I added keyword rich content and my rank drop, What should I do now to get back my ranking??
 
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