Major Drop in URLs that Received Organic Search Visits
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Hi there!
I can't figure out this issue. We had a major drop in URLS receiving organic search visits (according to Koz) yet our traffic hasn't seemed to drop in correlation. Our site had a major issue at the end of may (*hence the drop in search traffic) but it seems to have recovered, yet URLs that Received Organic Search Visits has dropped dramatically.
I've looked at Google updates but can't seem to find anything, what am I missing?
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Hi guys!
Thanks so much for the response!
I did think it was an algorithm change, however the problem is- overall traffic hasn't dropped, and if anything, like that blue line, has increased and stayed steady. I attach screenshots of search console and mobile traffic.
I'm having trouble finding any search algorithm change that would cause a drop in pages receiving traffic but not overall traffic?
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Hi there
Yeah, I would be interested to see what Google Analytics says or your data in Google Search Console. Do you have these two items installed? If not, do so (here's information for Analytics and Search Console), track if anything pops up or changes, and go from there.
There was algorithm update in May that pertained to quality, it was called "Phantom" on some outlets:
The Quality Update: Google Confirms Changing How Quality Is Assessed, Resulting In Rankings Shake-Up (SEL)
Google “Phantom” Update Rolling Out Targeting Informational, ‘How-To’ Content (SEJ)I would also be interested to know how your mobile traffic is performing, and has over the last few months, with the Mobilegeddon update that happened in April. Chatter has been happening around it more lately as webmasters are starting to feel the effects.
Let us know! Good luck!
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Hi,
What does your Google Analytics tell you? Is Google seeing a drop in traffic, rather than Moz?
-Andy
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