fc-dh
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When Matt Cutts says that they don't use G+ for ranking, you can bet that they do use that data for ranking
Is Anyone Else Noticing Violent Movement In The Serps Lately?
- Thread starter Robby54
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When Matt Cutts says that they don't use G+ for ranking, you can bet that they do use that data for ranking
Robby54
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This doesn't seem link specific since I don't use sape on my sites and they all have a pretty clean backlink profile.
RichardUK
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I just noticed I've gone up 2 spots for a long tail keyword for the page I built Sape links to, I bought several Sape links for the long tail and several for the main keyword, wonder why I've gone up 2 spots for the long tail and down a page for the main keyword.... :/ perhaps its dancing and hasn't processed all the links yet
RichardUK
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Yes I don't think its link specific, I think Google has become increasingly tighter in terms of anchor text, I don't think they are placing much emphasis on keyword anchor text now at all... which would be easier for them to target. However, I've seen them throw outdated stuff from large corporate names up to page one or just clustering multiple listings for 1 site and this is poor user experience.I'm in the financial niche and on page 1 for a major term has two multiple listings for 2 domains, a Wikipedia page and some outdated stuff from Barclaycard... seems they are over targeting EMD's and exact match anchor text just because its a method blackhatters use... regardless of whether quality sites might have a EMD or high anchor text which happened naturally anyway
RichardUK
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Could this affect me since I'm in Thailand but I always check Google UK ? yes I've been seeing things change by one or two spots and competitors coming and going every 30 minutes when I refresh
A few sites dropped as well. From the top of page 1 to the bottom of page 1. Doesn't look to be link related since I don't get aggressive or spammy with my link building but what I can conclude is the sites that have taken over are BIG authority sites. A few weeks ago those were no where to be found now, they've pretty much pushed their way up. Many of these "authorities" aren't even optimizing for the keyword that they are ranking for - talk about being relevant SMH.
btw, has anyone having success bringing their sites back up a few positions, please share or PM me - would love hear about it.
btw, has anyone having success bringing their sites back up a few positions, please share or PM me - would love hear about it.
