SEO Emergency: What to Do When Your Rankings or Traffic Drop Suddenly

What Counts as an SEO Emergency?

  • Sudden traffic drop (overnight or within a few days)
  • Your website no longer shows up for important keywords
  • Your pages are suddenly missing from Google search results
  • You received a Google penalty or manual action notice
  • You’ve made changes (like redesigning your website) and your rankings crashed

What Could Cause It?

1️⃣ Technical Errors

  • Website pages accidentally set to “noindex”
  • Broken links or site-wide errors
  • Hosting issues making your site temporarily unavailable
  • Incorrect redirects or URL changes

2️⃣ Google Algorithm Updates

Sometimes Google changes how it ranks websites. If your traffic dropped around the time of a known update, that could be the reason.

3️⃣ Content Issues

  • Important pages were deleted or changed
  • Content no longer matches what Google expects
  • Your competitors updated their content and moved ahead

4️⃣ Backlink Problems

  • You lost high-value backlinks
  • Google detected spammy link practices

What Should You Do?

  1. Stay calm—many SEO problems are fixable.
  2. Gather information about the drop:
  3. Avoid making random changes without a plan—it can make things worse.

How to Get Emergency Help

For urgent SEO support, please go to the Emergency Section for priority contact:

👉 Visit the Emergency Section

That page will guide you on:

  • How to call me directly
  • How to submit a high-priority request
  • What info to send for the fastest resolution

I’m here to help get your SEO back on track as quickly as possible.

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