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Unfortunately I cannot add images to questions so need to try and explain the best I can
First off.. I will not spam my site link here... rules... but it is on my WA pro
You can check in Jaaxy for your ranking as a plus member it shows you the first 20 pages. just remember that with all the HCU from Google they have screwed many site owners. Some have shown small signs of increase after the August update but lately now many are losing some of these increases but once more due to Google doing some more changes. Google still hasn't got it right as usual
Thanks mate.. I will take some solace in what you say lol... just difficult to see no movement sometimes when we work hard at something
Yes... got ya Abie... thanks
Here you can see when the March hit... it was gradually improving then boom.. then never recovered..
You can do this in the comments section by clicking the clip and attaching screenshots.
Abie
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Something that is bugging me with rankings - anyone help?
Unfortunately I cannot add images to questions so need to try and explain the best I can
First off.. I will not spam my site link here... rules... but it is on my WA pro
Google has toyed with us all during this update.
I have seen a comment by Jay in regards to him ending the relationship with Google.
I jumped on the idea and began indexing to Bing instead of Google and the result was an increase in traffic and impressions.
Just an idea, but here is some info you can read.
https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/url-submission-62f2860b
I no longer worry with GSC
Michael
You can check in Jaaxy for your ranking as a plus member it shows you the first 20 pages. just remember that with all the HCU from Google they have screwed many site owners. Some have shown small signs of increase after the August update but lately now many are losing some of these increases but once more due to Google doing some more changes. Google still hasn't got it right as usual
Thanks mate.. I will take some solace in what you say lol... just difficult to see no movement sometimes when we work hard at something
Yes... got ya Abie... thanks
Here you can see when the March hit... it was gradually improving then boom.. then never recovered..
You can do this in the comments section by clicking the clip and attaching screenshots.
Abie
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I keep getting a critical error message when browsing my website...
I can log in to the wordpress back end and visit the live site.. but the moment I navigate.. the erro
Hi Chris
You can change SEO plugins and you will not lose the basic SEO optimizations like internal links, image alt text, etc.
Take note of your general settings in SEO Framework and duplicate those in the new plugin.
Disable, but don’t delete SEO Framework until you have everything working properly with the replacement plugin.
Alternatively, you can ask Site Support to make you a staging site to test out new SEO plugins to see which one you prefer and disable SEO Framework on your original site until you get it sorted. This will not affect the way your real site functions.
Frank
Hi Abie
Yeah, if he disables it and that solves the problem then he could try to reinstall it. Also, check for a conflict with another plugin or code in the theme he is using.
It may ultimately come down to a process of elimination.
I won't like it, lol. Your website may have another conflict, but it's not necessarily about the SEO framework. Millions use that plugin with no issues.
Are you sure you only have the one SEO plugin?
Abie
So I don't think it will be a problem. I think most people I know use RankMath or Yoast. I would deactivate the plugin and install one of those.
Thanks sir.. but do i need to go back through all of my pages and posts and rewrite all the titles, descriptions, social images etc? I have a lot of pages lol
I guess I do. I have never used SEO Framework. Only Yoast and RankMath and have never seen anything like this. I know SEO Framework is also well regarded.
Another thing to try is just disable the plugin and see if the problem goes away.
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Seo framework plugin.can anyone help?
I keep getting a critical error message when browsing my website...
I can log in to the wordpress back end and visit the live site.. but the moment I navigate.. the erro
Hi Chris
You can change SEO plugins and you will not lose the basic SEO optimizations like internal links, image alt text, etc.
Take note of your general settings in SEO Framework and duplicate those in the new plugin.
Disable, but don’t delete SEO Framework until you have everything working properly with the replacement plugin.
Alternatively, you can ask Site Support to make you a staging site to test out new SEO plugins to see which one you prefer and disable SEO Framework on your original site until you get it sorted. This will not affect the way your real site functions.
Frank
Hi Abie
Yeah, if he disables it and that solves the problem then he could try to reinstall it. Also, check for a conflict with another plugin or code in the theme he is using.
It may ultimately come down to a process of elimination.
I won't like it, lol. Your website may have another conflict, but it's not necessarily about the SEO framework. Millions use that plugin with no issues.
Are you sure you only have the one SEO plugin?
Abie
So I don't think it will be a problem. I think most people I know use RankMath or Yoast. I would deactivate the plugin and install one of those.
Thanks sir.. but do i need to go back through all of my pages and posts and rewrite all the titles, descriptions, social images etc? I have a lot of pages lol
I guess I do. I have never used SEO Framework. Only Yoast and RankMath and have never seen anything like this. I know SEO Framework is also well regarded.
Another thing to try is just disable the plugin and see if the problem goes away.
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I seem to be having issues with my Site Kit.. When I go to the site kit dashboard or the Site Kit setting the screen is simply blank... last week it gave me some red warning s
I reached out to site support.. and they resolved the issue... thanks for getting back to me all of you... just been very busy and did not have time to get back to you all at the time..
Many thanks again!
Chris
Hi - several people had problems a couple of weeks ago, and I believe that Site Support had to move them to another server.
So, that's probably the best option, to contact Site Support.
Hi Chris,
I'm sorry about the situation, because I know that such a situation could be frustrating.
I would have suggested you try the site kit reset, but since you said you did that earlier and now you have nothing.
I don't know if this would help.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-error-getting-token-failed-when-setting-up-site-kit/
- Makinde
Do you have a VPN on? When I have mine on I get all kinds of weird errors with site kit, analytics etc
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Site kit by google issues - anyone?
I seem to be having issues with my Site Kit.. When I go to the site kit dashboard or the Site Kit setting the screen is simply blank... last week it gave me some red warning s
I reached out to site support.. and they resolved the issue... thanks for getting back to me all of you... just been very busy and did not have time to get back to you all at the time..
Many thanks again!
Chris
Hi - several people had problems a couple of weeks ago, and I believe that Site Support had to move them to another server.
So, that's probably the best option, to contact Site Support.
Hi Chris,
I'm sorry about the situation, because I know that such a situation could be frustrating.
I would have suggested you try the site kit reset, but since you said you did that earlier and now you have nothing.
I don't know if this would help.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-error-getting-token-failed-when-setting-up-site-kit/
- Makinde
Do you have a VPN on? When I have mine on I get all kinds of weird errors with site kit, analytics etc
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When I am trying to sign in I keep getting a red warning message saying they are experiencing a Server error.. this has been the same for 48 hours when trying to get in...
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I just logged in without an issue. Silly question and maybe it's been already mentioned but have you tried clearing your cache?
Hey Chris,
As I write this I am logged into 3 different Reddit accounts via 3 different browsers, hahaha!! I had to be different.
Best thing to try is to open an incognito tab and attempt to login from there.
Admittedly, the message you're receving was quite common in Septmber/October 2023 when Reddit received a massive boost in authority, search appearance, and rankings (when you're getting close to 1 Billion visitors per month you can expect certain server issues every now and then), but I've not seen it recently.
As I say, check via an incognito tab first, if that works, then clear your browsing history on your computer.
The only other thing I can think of is your location, but I don't see that as an issue.
Partha
Yeah thanks Partha.. Even in an Incognito window I get the same message... We Had A Server Error... weird
Just read about this on Reddit (I would share the link here, but you probably won't be able to read it, LOL).
But, there's been quite a few people saying the same, but all have found that it eventually resolves itself, usually somewhere between 2-7 days.
My guess, as Reddit has pretty much owned the rankings for the last 8 months they get massive spikes in traffic, so this will cause server outages every now and then.
The only other thing you could try is to open a new Reddit account (via a different email address<---- I know most people know I do things by scale, but I have over 100 Reddits accounts, so no problem opening new ones), and then seeing if you're getting the same message.
If so, this would be a location-based thing, and unfortunately you'll just have to wait it out.
But, as I say, I've found about 20 threads all from the last 3 months, so at a guess this will be the massive amount of traffic that Reddit has been getting recently!!
Ok thank you.. I will give it a few days and see if it sorts itself out... I appreciate your advice my friend!
Chris
I don't use Reddit but I just went into reddit.com with no problem. It came up fast and clean.
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Is anyone else having issues signing into reddit?
When I am trying to sign in I keep getting a red warning message saying they are experiencing a Server error.. this has been the same for 48 hours when trying to get in...
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I just logged in without an issue. Silly question and maybe it's been already mentioned but have you tried clearing your cache?
Hey Chris,
As I write this I am logged into 3 different Reddit accounts via 3 different browsers, hahaha!! I had to be different.
Best thing to try is to open an incognito tab and attempt to login from there.
Admittedly, the message you're receving was quite common in Septmber/October 2023 when Reddit received a massive boost in authority, search appearance, and rankings (when you're getting close to 1 Billion visitors per month you can expect certain server issues every now and then), but I've not seen it recently.
As I say, check via an incognito tab first, if that works, then clear your browsing history on your computer.
The only other thing I can think of is your location, but I don't see that as an issue.
Partha
Yeah thanks Partha.. Even in an Incognito window I get the same message... We Had A Server Error... weird
Just read about this on Reddit (I would share the link here, but you probably won't be able to read it, LOL).
But, there's been quite a few people saying the same, but all have found that it eventually resolves itself, usually somewhere between 2-7 days.
My guess, as Reddit has pretty much owned the rankings for the last 8 months they get massive spikes in traffic, so this will cause server outages every now and then.
The only other thing you could try is to open a new Reddit account (via a different email address<---- I know most people know I do things by scale, but I have over 100 Reddits accounts, so no problem opening new ones), and then seeing if you're getting the same message.
If so, this would be a location-based thing, and unfortunately you'll just have to wait it out.
But, as I say, I've found about 20 threads all from the last 3 months, so at a guess this will be the massive amount of traffic that Reddit has been getting recently!!
Ok thank you.. I will give it a few days and see if it sorts itself out... I appreciate your advice my friend!
Chris
I don't use Reddit but I just went into reddit.com with no problem. It came up fast and clean.
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Since the Google update that has just finished and brought everyone down to their knees.. I have a question.
OK the site I am referring to is a new one.. started in Dece
Hey Chris,
I wrote this last week, and there's also lots of information in the comments section too: Are You Seeing THIS in Google Search Console? HOWEVER
Even though we have the "site reputation abuse" update coming on Sunday (May 5th), I honestly don't think this is going to make a huge difference to the SERPs as they currently are.
Honestly, NOW, I'm starting to think what a lot of SEOs have been saying over the past 2 months, Google has finally sold out, and they've actually been planning this for 5 years (I'm sure there will be SEOs who will put a positive spin on things, but the proof is there to see with your own eyes, in fact, I've been saying for around 8 months that Google is simply ranking based on authority and platforms where users are generating the content).
(Google search the article written by Ed Zitron titled, "The Man Who Killed Google Search" and this will explain how Google has almost been "planning" this since around 2019).
Something else to consider, the number of ads in Google results has increased
BUT
Prior to 2019, these ads would actually say the word "AD" and the word "ad" would be written in GREEN
This helped to differentiate the ads from the organic search results.
HOWEVER
This has now changed to "sponsored", the green colour has been removed, and is now in black, and the title and description of the ads have been "spaced out" more to make them look EXACTLY like ordinary Google organic search results.
What does this mean?
Google is trying to "trick" searchers into believing that ADS are actually organic search results, so that they click on the ad, and therefore earn Google money.
Sneaky, right?
So, SEO in 2024 and moving forward should really be:
Treat Google in the same way as your other sources of traffic, i.e. don't expect to get more than 15-20% of your website traffic from Google UNLESS you are an ALREADY ESTABLISHED brand (So, realistically, in order for a website to go back to the days of 90% traffic from Google you need to be an established brand... how long will that take? 3,4,5 + years, who knows!!)
Furthermore, when checking keywords in Google with YOUR OWN EYES, check to see if there are platforms CURRENTLY RANKING that you can add content to, e.g. Reddit, Quora, Medium, Pinterest, Linkedin Pulse, YouTube, TikTok (are currently the main ones - if you see these sites ranking in the top 10 Google search results for a chosen keyword, create content, add it to these platforms, and link back to your website).
For now, I can't really see dramatic changes after the Sunday update, so welcome to the new era of Google.
Simply put, aim to get 15-20% of your traffic from Google, get the remaining 80-85% from other sources.
Partha
Awesome.. thanks for the heads up my friend I really appreciate it...
To be honest... I am not one for checking stats... and I have other sites that are doing pretty well.. these have been around for a few years though.
It just caught my curiosity to check out the new site.. and when I saw everything completely down to zero.. and no keywords ranked.. I though nothing but the bad...
I will keep at it though, and continue making use of the external sources you mentioned and linking back to the site.. only time will tell I guess.
Thanks Boss... and oh... by the way... DONT LEAVE!!!! :)
Cheers Partha!
Chris
SHUT UP Lizzy!!!
Hahahahahhahahahaha!!
YES, you can chase the longtail...
BUT, it CURRENTLY only works if your "longtail keyword content" is placed on a high DA site!!!
ANYONE (who has created at least 100 articles on ONE website in the LAST 8 MONTHS <--- if you haven't done this, I WILL NOT LISTEN TO A WORD YOU SAY, i.e. you can't be an SEO expert if you're NOT actually doing SEO NOW/TODAY) PROVE ME WRONG!!!!
Therefore, CURRENTLY, if you want to rank in Google for anything, use the high DA sites, and then link back to your own website's MAIN product review!
OR
Add content to your own site, but realise the days of "3-6 months for SEO to kick in" are GONE FOREVER, keep adding content to your own site, but don't expect much "Google love" until you become an established brand (people are specifically searching for you online by searching your BRAND NAME)...
So, JUST adding content to your website and doing NOTHING ELSE = DEAD FOREVER!!! (you are relegated to a "hobbyist blogger" who typically only ever gets "traffic" when their mum visits their blog, hahahaha!!)
THE END!!!
Hahahahhaahhahahhha!!
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A question on gsc after the google updates - anyone help me?
Since the Google update that has just finished and brought everyone down to their knees.. I have a question.
OK the site I am referring to is a new one.. started in Dece
Hey Chris,
I wrote this last week, and there's also lots of information in the comments section too: Are You Seeing THIS in Google Search Console? HOWEVER
Even though we have the "site reputation abuse" update coming on Sunday (May 5th), I honestly don't think this is going to make a huge difference to the SERPs as they currently are.
Honestly, NOW, I'm starting to think what a lot of SEOs have been saying over the past 2 months, Google has finally sold out, and they've actually been planning this for 5 years (I'm sure there will be SEOs who will put a positive spin on things, but the proof is there to see with your own eyes, in fact, I've been saying for around 8 months that Google is simply ranking based on authority and platforms where users are generating the content).
(Google search the article written by Ed Zitron titled, "The Man Who Killed Google Search" and this will explain how Google has almost been "planning" this since around 2019).
Something else to consider, the number of ads in Google results has increased
BUT
Prior to 2019, these ads would actually say the word "AD" and the word "ad" would be written in GREEN
This helped to differentiate the ads from the organic search results.
HOWEVER
This has now changed to "sponsored", the green colour has been removed, and is now in black, and the title and description of the ads have been "spaced out" more to make them look EXACTLY like ordinary Google organic search results.
What does this mean?
Google is trying to "trick" searchers into believing that ADS are actually organic search results, so that they click on the ad, and therefore earn Google money.
Sneaky, right?
So, SEO in 2024 and moving forward should really be:
Treat Google in the same way as your other sources of traffic, i.e. don't expect to get more than 15-20% of your website traffic from Google UNLESS you are an ALREADY ESTABLISHED brand (So, realistically, in order for a website to go back to the days of 90% traffic from Google you need to be an established brand... how long will that take? 3,4,5 + years, who knows!!)
Furthermore, when checking keywords in Google with YOUR OWN EYES, check to see if there are platforms CURRENTLY RANKING that you can add content to, e.g. Reddit, Quora, Medium, Pinterest, Linkedin Pulse, YouTube, TikTok (are currently the main ones - if you see these sites ranking in the top 10 Google search results for a chosen keyword, create content, add it to these platforms, and link back to your website).
For now, I can't really see dramatic changes after the Sunday update, so welcome to the new era of Google.
Simply put, aim to get 15-20% of your traffic from Google, get the remaining 80-85% from other sources.
Partha
Awesome.. thanks for the heads up my friend I really appreciate it...
To be honest... I am not one for checking stats... and I have other sites that are doing pretty well.. these have been around for a few years though.
It just caught my curiosity to check out the new site.. and when I saw everything completely down to zero.. and no keywords ranked.. I though nothing but the bad...
I will keep at it though, and continue making use of the external sources you mentioned and linking back to the site.. only time will tell I guess.
Thanks Boss... and oh... by the way... DONT LEAVE!!!! :)
Cheers Partha!
Chris
SHUT UP Lizzy!!!
Hahahahahhahahahaha!!
YES, you can chase the longtail...
BUT, it CURRENTLY only works if your "longtail keyword content" is placed on a high DA site!!!
ANYONE (who has created at least 100 articles on ONE website in the LAST 8 MONTHS <--- if you haven't done this, I WILL NOT LISTEN TO A WORD YOU SAY, i.e. you can't be an SEO expert if you're NOT actually doing SEO NOW/TODAY) PROVE ME WRONG!!!!
Therefore, CURRENTLY, if you want to rank in Google for anything, use the high DA sites, and then link back to your own website's MAIN product review!
OR
Add content to your own site, but realise the days of "3-6 months for SEO to kick in" are GONE FOREVER, keep adding content to your own site, but don't expect much "Google love" until you become an established brand (people are specifically searching for you online by searching your BRAND NAME)...
So, JUST adding content to your website and doing NOTHING ELSE = DEAD FOREVER!!! (you are relegated to a "hobbyist blogger" who typically only ever gets "traffic" when their mum visits their blog, hahahaha!!)
THE END!!!
Hahahahhaahhahahhha!!
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Google has toyed with us all during this update.
I have seen a comment by Jay in regards to him ending the relationship with Google.
I jumped on the idea and began indexing to Bing instead of Google and the result was an increase in traffic and impressions.
Just an idea, but here is some info you can read.
https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/url-submission-62f2860b
I no longer worry with GSC
Michael