What Is The Reason Behind Keywords Being "Lost"

ddungud said:

post penguin perhaps

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badasscoder said:

Are you using any blackhat techniques?

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qwertzu said:

Hey OP, have you found the reason for the lost keywords? I actually have the same problem and don't even know where to look for a solution... I haven't built any links for over 3 months. No manual action messages in Google Webmaster Tools...
That's how it looks like:

As you can see 3 keywords are still ranked... I am totally confused about this situation

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savobaby said:

nah I haven't been able to find the reason as to why my keywords were being removed/lost, but I just left it and ignored it for the last month or so, and I've actually been slowly ranking for more keywords again.

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theproblemo said:

Apart from relying on SEMRush did you verify in Google Search Console. While SEMrush is quite good but if your site is of a more 'local niche' then Semrush might not be as accurate.
Having said that here's an article that lists possible causes depending on how many keywords you've lost rankings: https://www.mondovo.com/blog/effectively-deal-with-lost-google-ranking-with-rank-drop-quadrant/

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