Will I get penalised ?
Hello to all,
Just a quick question today :
I am forced to take some time off from WA for a while due to some external factors. My concern is that when I get back, my websites will have been put on the back burner by the system, for not being active enough for some time.
Is this a real concern or not ?
Thanks in advance for your valued inputs.
-Theuns.
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Theuns: It all depends on how hard you have had to fight for quality keywords. If your niche is where everyone in their dog is gunning for you, your inactivity (besides losing readers of any of your Blog Posts) you will lose ground, especially in Google. If you have less competition, you should be alright. Please come back soon. WA needs you. DAN
Hi Dan,
Thank you for your valued inputs, as well as your kind words.
It is much appreciated.
-Theuns.
Hi Theuns, will your WA membership lapse while you're away? Once your membership expires you have 30 days to move your site(s) to another host or just back them up on your computer. Full Backup With a Plugin
You're websites will be patiently waiting on your return, and so do we, hope you can cope with all you have to do Theuns
Loes my friend !!
As Arnold Schwarzenegger said in the movie :
" I'll be back "
You guys will still get tired of this old face of mine.
Stay safe.
-Theuns
Theuns: When in doubt ALWAYS listen to what Marion has to say. She took your post a little differently than I did. I didn't understand that you might be considering dropping your Premium Membership during your absence. DAN
Are you Theuns? Dropping your premium? When you do that, you have to move your websites like Marion says!
Theuns, you are not dropping yr premium like what Loes mentioned? Are you? We will definitely miss you. :))
Your website business is separate from your WA ranking. When you return you can work on building your WA rank. Your websites is another matter. Your websites' rank may change due to other websites ranking higher. You will lose your reader base if you are gone long enough--so you'll have to recapture that by buildin fresh content. That will take time. That is probably the worst part of taking a Sabatical. But, hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! Good luck to you...
Ed
Depending on how long you are inactive, you will lose "Publishing Frequency" percentage points in your WA ranking. Your posts and pages contents, if they are now ranking on Google, should not lose their positions, unless other sites gain on you during your hiatus.
My 2 cents. If possible I would still post a couple of times a week to keep the site running. If you are too busy to write consider hiring someone else to do that, say iWriter which only cost $3-6 per 500 words depending on the skill level of the writer. Your thoughts, cheers!
Hello Gerald,
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, I will try to post a few articles during this time as you suggested.
-Theuns
I will be inactive for about 2 months - Until end Feb 2016.
Is revamping a big deal ?
Thanks for your interest.
-Theuns
Could just schedule post for 2 months. However, you wont be able to reply to any blog comments. Could hire a VA to take care of it while your gone :)
Yeah, I will make a point of it to pop in every now and then, so I will not be gone completely.... Just a lot more inactive that I used to e.
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this helps me, since I'm considering the same thing!
Hello Stefan,
Hope to see you back soon.
Good luck to you.
-Theuns