By: Javier Buckenmeyer I have nightmares still a change that Google made in 2008 that killed 70% of traffic to my Web site and about $ 2000 in earnings at the time. Well, I exaggerate, I have nightmares but I remember very well how powerless I was against the situation. So I can well understand how people feel who have been affected by the recent change in Google's algorithm.
The big problem we have is that the Internet search is dominated by a single giant. 90% of all my website traffic comes from Google, with the exception of this page you read. Very far behind are the days of Lycos, Excite, Yahoo, Magellan, Hotbot and more. At that time there was balance. If a search engine dropped you on your results were not show. Today Google controls and dominates the fate of hundreds of thousands of businesses. Many of them are serious businesses that pay salaries and provide food to people.
now is a pity that no one else can get a good deal of market so that we were not all the giant rock. We should rejoice that arise because sites like Facebook are making their way against Google and giving businesses more options to get traffic. It seems to me an incredible phenomenon that is exercising the dominion Facebook now over the Internet with all its API's and integration with our websites. Alleluia. We need more events, more alternative.
Anyway, back to the topic. I read on several sites that were affected by the new algorithm, whose purpose was to kill the spam. What happens is that not only kills the spam, kills other sites. None of my sites seems to have been affected for the worse or better. SpainExchange fell as 2000 peak visitation days (Tuesday, Wednesday), but that's not necessarily by the change in Google, often that has fluctuations, may return in 2 or 3 weeks.
From what I read here on the forum of Google many people have been affected and I am very sorry. I know how you feel when it takes years work and increase your traffic and business to see 30-50% of it disappear in 2 days. Among those affected do not seem to be any special design and of course most sites have not been much spam or duplicate content.
articulo.org I thought might be affected because it is considered a "content farm 'but was not affected at all. Which was not for ezinearticles.com, the most widely used directory of articles in English that has an Alexa of 99 and 57 million visitors a month. They say that on Friday (past or earlier, I do not know) lost 35% of its traffic. Christopher Knight, its creator wrote this entry in his blog on the subject and take several pearls on how their operation.
Whenever Google makes a big change seems to affect so many who should not. In my opinion, your changes should be implemented gradually, not so suddenly. But again, the problem is not Google, is a problem of its monopoly in search engine traffic.
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