What in the Heck is Going On With my Dealer.com sites in Google SRP's?????

[GerryFoster]

Trying my best to do that but at $1599 per month......

Don't do that. Please. Hire an SEO and pay them 1600 a month. Youll get better results and ya know...they will do nothing but work on your product. They won't have 25 other accounts (or more) to worry about.

Make sure you are prepared to onboard and help them though. I came into this industry in January as an agency style SEO who was sick of ripping customers off for subpar, but VERY expensive SEO services. I am just now feeling less bewildered by the sheer amount of BS that comes with being in a digital marketing department at a dealership. And, Never have I ever seen so many issues with SEO automation as that that is coming out of the vendor sites that I HAVE to use. Don't let them touch your site. Hire a specialist, and support your local economy.

 

[Rick Buffkin]

Damn!! This MoFo is gaining rank. It was on page 6 in the Search results on Tuesday. Now it's on page 5!!

 

[craigh]

Don't do that. Please. Hire an SEO and pay them 1600 a month. Youll get better results and ya know...they will do nothing but work on your product. They won't have 25 other accounts (or more) to worry about.

Sort of. I don't think they're going to live off $1600 a month.
They would need a dealer group or multiple dealers for this to work.

 

[Alexander Lau]

Sort of. I don't think they're going to live off $1600 a month.
They would need a dealer group or multiple dealers for this to work.

@GerryFoster Not to be rude, but who do you think is going to work primarily (dedicated / exclusive) for $1,600? A non-automotive SEO understands automotive web platforms and content poorly. There are thousands of definitions on what SEO is and this argument is a broken record. Content marketing doesn't include SEO website essentials. Onsite vs. Offsite, etc., etc.

Obviously there are tiers for "SEO," but I'd throw the folowing into the face of the people anyone is calling an "SEO Expert or Specialist."

https://backlinko.com/google-ranking-factors
Last updated May. 16, 2018

 

[GerryFoster]

I mean. Fair point. My brain lacked a real amount of critical thinking there.

 

[craigh]

Looks like Dealer.com is down across the board...
Maybe rolling out an update to fix this?

 

[craigh]

BeamanToyota.com

 

[ChrisR]

At this point, I would be happy with a Dealer.com site not being down. Turns out their entire platform is down, from what support told me.

 

[GerryFoster]

The whole platform is down due to a "global bug" that was introduced into the system earlier today. It should be back up "within the hour."

 

[Alexander Lau]