How do I troubleshoot a drop in organic rankings for my local services directory when our PPC ads are still performing really well
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do I troubleshoot a drop in organic rankings for my local services directory when our PPC ads are still performing really well
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central documentation ranking drops Search Console debugging indexing manual actions 2026 Google ↗
Google Search Central helpful content scaled content abuse doorway pages local SEO directory guidance Search Console ranking drops Google ↗
- Google Search Console · search.google.com
- Google crawling and indexing documentation · developers.google.com
- Debug Google Search Traffic Drops | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Page indexing report · support.google.com
- Inspect and troubleshoot a single page · support.google.com
- Spam Policies for Google Web Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Creating Helpful, Reliable, People-First Content | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Ahrefs · ahrefs.com
- Semrush · semrush.com
- SISTRIX · sistrix.com
- Google Search Status Dashboard · status.search.google.com
- Manual actions report · support.google.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Search Central documentation ranking drops Search Console debugging indexing manual actions 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central helpful content scaled content abuse doorway pages local SEO directory guidance Search Console ranking drops OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |