Rank drop after running a link building campaign

jootess · Apr 28, 2023

I got about 20 quality guest posts for my site, which is about 5 years old, and linked exactly the keyword to my target page.
After these guest posts were indexed, my rank dropped.
This was the opposite of what I expected.
Is it possible that my rank will return and be even better than before the publication of this guest post?
What do you think is the reason for this drop?
The quality of the guest posts was really good and the sites were strong.

xGODx · Apr 28, 2023

Maybe it's just a dance and u get back to your ranking

blackh4t · Apr 28, 2023

Can be many reason. Maybe not even link fault as SERP always go up/down. Maybe competitor also did work on promote its site.
Is possible that just temp and rank will go up soon. How long ago you set new link? Maybe just give time

tazarbm · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
linked exactly the keyword to my target page.

so, 100% exact match anchors??

jootess said:
Is it possible that my rank will return and be even better than before the publication of this guest post?

only if you've not abused the anchors... I also suspect building all links at once could be a reason...

Upsign · Apr 28, 2023

Probably a serp dance, wait some days ans report back the final results.

DomantasDigital · Apr 28, 2023

There's always a storm before the calm in the case of SERPs, mate. Your positions should be back.

jootess · Apr 28, 2023

tazarbm said:
so, 100% exact match anchors??

Yes

jootess · Apr 28, 2023

blackh4t said:
Is possible that just temp and rank will go up soon. How long ago you set new link? Maybe just give time

I submitted these links two or three days ago and they were all indexed. I am sure that the reason for this drop was because of these guest posts. But I don't know if it will come back and my rank will be even better than before or if it will be a permanent drop.

jootess · Apr 28, 2023

DomantasDigital said:
There's always a storm before the calm in the case of SERPs, mate. Your positions should be back

It has to be better than before, right?

blackh4t · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
I submitted these links two or three days ago and they were all indexed. I am sure that the reason for this drop was because of these guest posts. But I don't know if it will come back and my rank will be even better than before or if it will be a permanent drop.

Is not enough time to say. Nobody will have exact answer to this. You have to give time and see )

CR7SEO · Apr 28, 2023

Maybe anchors are not matched or links are broken.

tazarbm · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
Yes

I don't think you'll get your rankings back until you fix

Leon jamesh · Apr 28, 2023

It's may be google dancing. Please be patient, it will return to rank up.

jootess · Apr 28, 2023

Leon jamesh said:
It's may be google dancing. Please be patient, it will return to rank up.

Have you had this exact experience?
I mean exactly that you will drop in the beginning but after a short period of time you will have more growth than before.

Castamir · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
Have you had this exact experience?
I mean exactly that you will drop in the beginning but after a short period of time you will have more growth than before.

Your rankings are not coming back.

IM Dude · Apr 28, 2023

Unless it's you brand name or domain naked url why would someone link to you multiple times with same anchor text? Think about it. Fix it if you can.

AAW · Apr 28, 2023

Did you buy these links from here? your website will never go back to its original ranking, that was my experience, and if you ever bought the monthly PBN links from some popular sellers on the forum, then kiss your money site BYE BYE. They will do whatever to hurt your ranking!
I myself don't care anymore, as I'm in an industry that get sales from word of mouth, and repeat orders from wholesalers. But again, be careful.

Leon jamesh · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
Have you had this exact experience?
I mean exactly that you will drop in the beginning but after a short period of time you will have more growth than before.

Yes, you need to be patient and focus on building links in quality niches.

ninzaseo · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
I got about 20 quality guest posts for my site, which is about 5 years old, and linked exactly the keyword to my target page.
After these guest posts were indexed, my rank dropped.
This was the opposite of what I expected.
Is it possible that my rank will return and be even better than before the publication of this guest post?
What do you think is the reason for this drop?
The quality of the guest posts was really good and the sites were strong.

Most probably its the case of Google dance. Give it 3-4 days if you have built them on Real Established Websites then your rankings should Return to better places.
But even with the best links, you should not go beyond 1-2% of main keywords.
GL

DomantasDigital · Apr 28, 2023

jootess said:
It has to be better than before, right?

It depends on Google, not on my opinion, mate. Wait and see

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