Hello.
I’ve blogged on my website since late 2010 now. My site’s peak was in late 2012 (mainly October and December) and in early 2013. But then, as it got further into the year, my site’s views decreased HUGELY and I took a dip in search engine rankings. This was a real shock because at the time of this happening I was working my butt off trying to get my site higher. I was third on the top page for a competitive keyword (which I’m pretty proud of, considering the platform I use has limited SEO tools) but I really wanted that #2 spot. I’m really competitive.
One day, a competitor of mine who was about #7 SHOT up in the rankings and actually knocked me off the podium. That really did cause my views to drop but not hugely. But as the year went on, I started getting less and less views. Coming from the 3rd most popular site in my niche, getting 10-16 thousand views per day easily, I now struggle to get 6,000.
What’s happened? Can someone drive me in the right direction? I’m in a bit of a crisis here and I’m desperate for help.
Thanks.