In episode #651, Eric and Neil discuss how you can fix your declining traffic. Tune in to hear how you can fix problems with your SEO. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: When SEO Goes Wrong How to Fix Your Declining Search Traffic [00:54] When you haven’t changed anything and traffic declines, it could be the link algorithm, your content is outdated, or user experience isn’t that good. [01:22] Read Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Roundtable to see if you’re up to date on algorithms and changes to sites. [01:50] Use SEMRush and Moz to see indicators of change. [02:25] Look for correlation across the board. [02:38] Rusty Bricks looks for chatter on forums to see what problems arise for traffic. [02:55] It’s important to have quantitative and qualitative data. [03:00] Wicked Fire and Blackhatworld are good resources. [03:30] When traffic dropped for Neil, they ran experiments and tracked everything. [04:10] Make sure you are diversifying. [04:30] Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. [04:47] Sometimes your rankings may drop due to a change you made on your own website. [05:44] Always track your changes. [05:55] Don’t panic and be willing to take risks. [06;15] Look at it quarter over quarter. [06:40] WP Engine is great because you can revert to previous versions of your site. [07:04] That’s it for today! [07:07] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway! Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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