dropped from #1 on google search

For the last 8 months i have been 1st or 2nd under "window tinting" in my area . I checked last week i am now at #6 and the 1st and 2nd one dont even have a website (google map) and 2 others have closed down that when clicked on them they go to a blank google page.i have decent traffic from my google analytics ans i now those others dont have the traffic i have. My web guy cant figure it out , Has this happened to any one else? any suggestions

Yeah mine drpped a few places too. Then again i havnt been keeping up with my site like I used too.

it came back after a couple of weeks , No one could figure it out .

they might have paid for ad space... or maybe they added some more keywords.... or maybe they took the address out and just put the city name so as to cover more area and seem bigger... there are a lot of ways to tweak this google junk... i'm still number 4, but I just added our place about 8 months ago. it depends on what term they search for as to what numbered spot I am in. if they search for step bars. i'm number one... if they search for racing perfomance parts... number one... bullydog i'm number one... window tint.... number 4

yeah there alot to this search engine stuff . I show up #2 on local listings and # 3 under the regular listing. Do you think it makes sense to do pay per click for sponsered links?

I personally don't like to pay for something that is free, but its growing more and more apparent that radio advertisement is extremely expensive for what it brings in. Advantage of google advertisement is you only pay when they click on your link... with radio your paying whether the projected audience is listening or not. If you had a kick ass website I would say pay on google... as it is my owner is too cheap to pay someone to set up a decent website so ... I really don't want to many people seeing the one we have so i'm sticking to the free local ads.

I have the same problem. When I add more (key words) content to my site, it some time helps.

A very good web developer friend of mine said it helps to have lots of customer feedback(star rating) in your google description. After encouraging a few of my customers to do that my site jumped back on top after a couple of weeks. Also the closer to the center of your main city your address is, the higher your ranking on google.

Tip of the week??

mine seem's to be going up.... most in my area don't have a website,, just a listing..




I'm still learning what to do on google to help..... besure to check or update you key word's.. it helped me by updating with a few new one's

oh ,, check out the local business center on google if you haven't already..



I created a online coupon and it has helped me real good... hope my is helpful

google description? What's that?

It's your interweb DMC factor

Nice tip. I just created a coupon... Only took a few min and if it gets me a job it was worth it.

Make sure to resubmit your website often to the Google crawl thingy...

You know your google listing.....when someone types in "residential window tinting columbus ohio" Mine pops up first like this:



Lindsay Tint --Residential & Commercial Window Tint
www.lindsaytint.com
XX East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43222
(614) -------
Get directions - Is this accurate?
Bus: E Broad St & N High St





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unfortunate location... Corner of Gay and Broad.

Well thats the exact center of the city....(wink)

Just to clarify, that's the Google Maps listing, which isn't the same thing as the Google search results listing. They're both important, but I've found it's a lot easier to get up top quickly with Google Maps, and it will get you in front of people's eyes while you wait for your website to make its way up the ranks. And you don't even have to have a website to get a Google Maps listing, so there's really no excuse for not doing it!

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