Can anyone confirm they have predictable rating shifts based on the day of the week?
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Hey all,
The site in question is https://amygalbraith.com
The keyword I am trying to rank for (among others) is 'Seattle Wedding Photographer'.
I have seen a truly strange pattern emerge. Each Monday in the past two weeks, this site has been ranked in the top 20, usually around 11-14. Come Tuesday, it will drop completely out of the top 50, usually around page 7-8. Does anyone know of anything that might account for that kind of erratic shift in placement? We aren't making any changes to the site: no a/b testing or anything is occurring at the moment. I'm baffled.
It could be a fluke. You can bet I will be trying to get screenshots this coming Monday.
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Hi Amy,
Does the ranking shift coincide in some way with your hours of operation on affected days vs. the hours of operation of your competitors?
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Less than 24 hours later the site is back on page 8. We have not changed anything. I don't understand.
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More info.
Perhaps it's not based specifically on the day of the week. I just checked today and sure enough, this site is on page 2.
Is a 5-6 page swing in ranking a fairly normal thing?
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