PageRank Drop – Why?

The Google toolbar can be used to see the rank that Google gives a website. Google update this information about 3 or 4 times a year.

Matt Cutts explains the reason for this is that people get hung up on page rank and the goal is to make people focus on making websites better in terms of content.

How can you identify the cause of a page rank drop?

If an external link was adding power and has now been dropped then this will cause this. Or if you have changed the internal linking structure of your website then this will also have an effect.

Page ranking dropping by 30% is often due to breaking guidelines and this becomes detected and then this power will be removed. Remove the paid links and then ask Google to check and then the page rank will return.

How can I identify causes of a PageRank drop?

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Cheap SEO

Many SEO companies advertise ‘cheap SEO’ to try and entice customers who potentially have a small budget for SEO, or do not want to spend a lot on this service altogether, or wish to try the service before they commit their full budget to it. Whatever the reason why cheap SEO may seem like a good option, please be warned that it is not!

The truth is that cheap SEO companies use strategies which can irreversibly damage your website’s reputation and standing within Google. This is because they often use quick-fix black hat SEO techniques to show positive results immediately which are not ethical or sustainable in the long term. This means that they will damage your search engine rankings.

Cheap Search Engine Optimisation – SEO

A common cheap SEO technique is to purchase links to your website to make it appear reliable and popular; each link acts as an endorsement of your site. However, in practise link building is a time consuming process and so purchasing and having 500 links built to your site in a day is unrealistic and unnatural; Google penalises this activity by dropping the websites ranking position or removing them from the index altogether. Once these links are built, it is very difficult to get them removed as the owner of each linked site has to be contacted and asked to remove the link; not every website owner will be contactable and some may refuse to remove the links, meaning that damage is permanently done to your site.

Similarly, link farms are often used by cheap SEO companies which further damage your link profile. This is because the links created through these farms are often not related to your business sector and have no relevance, thus devaluing the power of the links.

In SEO, as in life, you get what you pay for. Cheap SEO is not worth taking a gamble on; if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Look for an SEO company with reasonable prices and an established reputation; this research could be the difference between online success and failure.

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How will my site look in Google listings

If you want to see how your website will appear in Google search result listings you can use the Google Snippet Tool.

Google Snippets

Why do paid links violate Google’s guidelines

Matt Cutts is asked Why do paid links violate Google’s guidelines?

Matt explains the difference between a link used to manipulate a search engine result and a pure advert.

Advertising can educate people or tell people about an offer but a paid link is only used to manipulate search engines. This means the end result is that the user search experience is effected in a negative way.

Facebook, Adsense, etc adverts are not used to manipulate search engines.

The intent of selling links to pass page rank is against Google Guidelines.

Why do paid links violate Google's guidelines while other ads don't?

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There are many fantastic companies operating in Birmingham and carrying out website optimisation services. Chameleon is the number one choice for SEO Birmingham and has been for many years.

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We are a Birmingham based company that has its roots from the heart of the West Midlands. We have a large client base of companies in most sectors with fantastic website search results.
We use proven techniques that have been tested in our sandbox and this what makes Chameleon the safe choice for SEO.

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Search engine optimisation is an important for every website as it assists Google in finding the information required to rank within Google search results. Working with a search engine optimisation is investment into your online success.

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