{"id":11445,"date":"2019-04-03T14:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T09:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=11445"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T04:21:37","slug":"6-practices-that-can-badly-affect-your-page-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/6-practices-that-can-badly-affect-your-page-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Practices That Can Badly Affect Your Page Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-29.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-29.png?resize=640%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Practices That Can Badly Affect Your Page Rankings\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-29.png?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-29.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-29.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the methods used by search engines, notably Google, to determine the relevance or importance of a page, is its page rank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The search engine <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impactbnd.com\/blog\/seo-statistics\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gets more than 63,000 search queries every second<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the top three search results getting more than 50 percent of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/searchenginewatch.com\/sew\/study\/2276184\/no-1-position-in-google-gets-33-of-search-traffic-study\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website traffic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most website owners would love that their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/best-ways-to-increase-your-online-ranking-through-storytelling\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pages rank at the top<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is essential to keep up with Google\u2019s Search ranking algorithm changes, to ensure you leverage every factor possible for your content to get a piece of the page ranking pie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there are some common practices used on some websites that can affect their page rankings badly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve been wondering why your pages aren\u2019t ranking for the main keywords, despite your efforts, and even having followed all <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/6-local-seo-secrets-no-one-will-tell-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the rules of SEO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this post is for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve compiled a list of practices that badly affect your page rankings, some smaller technical things that you probably never noticed, but are hurting your site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. Spam or other bad comments<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rankings-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rankings-1.png?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"page ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rankings-1.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rankings-1.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 2130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every site has to deal with comment spam or bad comments.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These do more than just pollute posts on your website, as they can hurt its ability to rank, whether or not the links in such comments are followed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how does this affect page rankings badly?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, Google factors in where your site links to as a strong indicator of the kind of website yours is, and how qualified it is to receive more traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So whether or not these links were placed intentionally by you or others, they have a strong (negative) impact on your page ranking and site authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad or spammy comments are a popular black hat method of attacking sites by linking it to several spammy sites to discredit its messaging or the brand itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A combination of low-quality links plus dangerous spam-associated keywords may cause <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google algorithms<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to consider it a suspicious site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this:<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Don\u2019t approve every comment posted on your site, except those that add real value to your customers. This ensures you keep comment value and your site\u2019s integrity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Link Buying<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-2.png?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"page ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-2.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-2.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 2130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backlinking is an important ranking factor for Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, over time, Google has learned to weed out bad links from good ones, such that pages with <a href=\"https:\/\/mofluid.com\/blog\/how-to-create-backlinks-for-your-ecommerce-store\/\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"ignore\">backlinks from diverse and authoritative domains<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are thousands of services and sites that want you to pay to get others to link to you, this practice may actually not be good for your site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rule of thumb is to ask these three questions before buying any links from such services:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What sites will be linked to yours?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are these sites related to your industry?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are the sites reputable?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Google discovers that you\u2019re buying backlinks, it can de-index your site from its search results, so although this may be good for SEO, it has a potential of getting your site blacklisted, and you out of business as your site won\u2019t appear on any search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this:<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stop paying for links, and don\u2019t be involved in such networks or those that help you spread your articles across several different sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create quality content that people crave, and promote it relentlessly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This way, other authorities in your industry will link to your site, and Google will consider your content more relevant and reward you with good page rankings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Creating and publishing irrelevant content<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you create website content, make sure what you publish is relevant to your brand, business, customers, and industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let Google see your site as credible in your own market or niche, and not someone else\u2019s. So for example, if you\u2019re in building and construction, it wouldn\u2019t make sense writing content about hotels or food and the like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google places a high value on user experience so it will reward sites that prove this to their readers and\/or customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this:<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keep the needs of your customer in mind, plus your own business goals and objectives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the keywords you use are related to your industry and what you write about and <a href=\"https:\/\/snewscms.com\/blog\/7-blog-post-idea-generators-to-help-you-get-creative\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"ignore\">publish as much useful content<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This way, you\u2019ll get ranked for key terms and Google sees your site as an authority in that topic, besides being the right business to buy from.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. Anchor text link overload<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-3.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-3.png?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"page ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-3.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-3.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 2130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchor text links are a rich source of good page ranking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideally, you want sites to link to you with phrases that are relevant, instead of linking using your company name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more sites link to you with the phrases, terms, or keywords you\u2019d like to rank for as the anchor text of the link, your page ranking will be impacted positively and your site skyrockets for that term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, these too can be abused and end up affecting your site\u2019s rankings badly especially when they\u2019re overused, so it has to have a natural flow to avoid drastic drops in page ranking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this: <\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try and keep anchor text rich for not more than 10 percent of your links. The keyword ratio should appear normal and natural so that it doesn\u2019t look strange to Google. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, you want to build anchor text links not for search engines, but for customers and user intent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. Poor Page Speed<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-4.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-11450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-4.png?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"page ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-4.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-4.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 2130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ebizontek.com\/speed-up-your-website-using-gzip\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed of your site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of Google\u2019s top page ranking signals, especially the time it takes for web visitors\u2019 browsers to get the first byte from your server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This not only affects page ranking, but also user experience as people shun pages with longer load times, leading to lower average time on page, higher bounce rates, and impacts conversions negatively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the things that may slow down your page speed include your host, images (too big), externally embedded videos, and inefficient HTML\/CSS code (or they\u2019re too dense).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this:<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> First, test your web pages. There are several tools you can use to perform web page tests, and get a breakdown of your page and total site load times, plus insights as to what may be slowing your site down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check that your images are under 100kB and are progressive to keep download times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6. Broken Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-11449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-5.png?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"page ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-5.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ranking-5.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=710%2C370&amp;ssl=1 2130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing worse than following a link to or from a site, and it leads to a 404 error or different content from what was expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your website visitors follow links expecting to get what you promise them to once they land on that page. This hurts your page ranks and is bad for user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>How to fix this:<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check your site for broken links at least once a week (large sites) or once a month (if you have fewer external links on your site). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check your bounce rates, conversion rates, and traffic for any noticeable changes that may indicate problems, most of which may be related to broken links on your site. You can also use a website link checker.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO is an ongoing process, so as you shape your strategy this year, address such common mistakes and pay attention to technical SEO to improve page rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spend years and years in ranking our site. Don\u2019t let these frivolous practices let down your efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fix it now. It\u2019s your bread and butter!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the methods used by search engines, notably Google, to determine the relevance or importance of a page, is its page rank. The search engine gets more than 63,000 search queries every second, with the top three search results getting more than 50 percent of website traffic. 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