Ignore SEO and traffic/calls dropped
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I got caught up in a disaster of a website that consumed 3/4 of a year, all the while our SEO was put on the backburner with only occasional "massaging" to keep it going. Now our traffic has dropped almost 25% along with our incoming calls.
Our rankings have remained steadily good- medium but definitely not bad during this period.
My question: Who else has had this experience and how long did it take to rebound?
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KJr -
Yes, it was a bad decision to hire a website design company. I have since taken the site away and built it on a custom platform.
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Hi Kevin,
When you mention "a disaster of a website that consumed 3/4 of a year" are you referring to a site redesign? If so can you provide a little more info?
Thanks,
Matt
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