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digitalfantasies · 04-26-2012, 07:09 AM

So I was bitch slapped yesterday

My main blog got hit hard, The site was ranked in the top 3 for many keywords over the past few years. The articles were all original hand written content with less the 2% max. keyword density for any keyword.

So, I am now somewhere on page 6 for my best keyword phrases. My site was not spammy but probably "over-optimized" for some keywords and I lost rankings. WTF is over-optimized anyway, as long as your content helps the visitor, I don't see the problem. How the hell are you supposed to go deep into a (micro) niche, write weekly reviews / articles without "over-optimizing" your site???

Anyway...so now I am thinking, what will I do after the update has settled down and my site is still on page 6? (this is what I expect)

It's not completely banned, so I must have done something right at least the last couple of years :S

I am thinking obviously: if google thinks I am over-optimized for some keywords, I should de-optimize my site for those keywords. In a very weird way that makes sense right? Removing a part of your SEO for a keyword in order to rank higher for that particular keyword ??!!?!?!? On the other hand, why should your rankings improve for a keyword if you de-optimize your site for that keyword a little?? It is a bit confusing...

What do you SEO guru's think about how to recover from "over-optimalization?

04-26-2012, 07:09 AM
digitalfantasies Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Caribbean Posts: 2,692	G00gle bitchslap, how to recover So I was bitch slapped yesterday My main blog got hit hard, The site was ranked in the top 3 for many keywords over the past few years. The articles were all original hand written content with less the 2% max. keyword density for any keyword. So, I am now somewhere on page 6 for my best keyword phrases. My site was not spammy but probably "over-optimized" for some keywords and I lost rankings. WTF is over-optimized anyway, as long as your content helps the visitor, I don't see the problem. How the hell are you supposed to go deep into a (micro) niche, write weekly reviews / articles without "over-optimizing" your site??? Anyway...so now I am thinking, what will I do after the update has settled down and my site is still on page 6? (this is what I expect) It's not completely banned, so I must have done something right at least the last couple of years :S I am thinking obviously: if google thinks I am over-optimized for some keywords, I should de-optimize my site for those keywords. In a very weird way that makes sense right? Removing a part of your SEO for a keyword in order to rank higher for that particular keyword ??!!?!?!? On the other hand, why should your rankings improve for a keyword if you de-optimize your site for that keyword a little?? It is a bit confusing... What do you SEO guru's think about how to recover from "over-optimalization? __________________ Last edited by digitalfantasies; 04-26-2012 at 07:10 AM..