Google Search Update Can't Be Confirmed?

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   chef-de-jourposted 5 years ago

   My traffic has been hit hard the past two days on Owlcation....never seen anything like it. This could explain why:
   
   https://www.seroundtable.com/google-sea … 28170.html
   
   Anyone else suffering?

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      TonyaRogersposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I have just paid attention also to it. Thanks for the hint.

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         chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Let's hope it's a glitch and that HP staff can confirm it.

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      As you all know, my main niche is RV living and travel.  Views have been really good for quite some time, but in the past two days they have dropped quite a bit.  So far today I'm showing only 5K when I normally get anywhere from 7 K to 13K in a given day.  However, the season is ending, so that may be part of it, still it's been a significant drop.  Not much to be done but just wait..usually within a few months views crawl back up.  Hope this happens again.

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         chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         If it's a HP glitch then there's relief - if not then in all my time on HP I've never had such an instant drop.

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      Matt Wellsposted 5 years agoin reply to this

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         chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for the message Matt Wells - bringer of good news - what a relief. Now I can resume my normal life.

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      OldRosesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      It's normal for my traffic to start to decline as the growing season ends, but the trend is always gradual.  Today, I lost half my traffic.  Glad to hear that it is an HP glitch.

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      Teeuwynn Woodruffposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Down about 60% in traffic. Yikes!

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      Brite-Ideasposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I rarely post in the forum, but came looking to see if anyone else had a major traffic hit? Hope this corrects itself, because wow, it's a biggie

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         chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I've been assured from HP staff that this is a recording glitch on HP and normal service will be resumed asap.!

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            Brite-Ideasposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you for this

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      Kierstin Gunsbergposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yeahhh my stats are awful.

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   DrMark1961posted 5 years ago

   I did not look at my stats yesterday, only checked them when I saw your post.
   My views are down about 5 k for the day. Ouch!
   I read the article and did not see any methods that would help fix this. Any ideas?

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I pray it's a glitch cos my positions on Google seem ok. If it's for real then only time will tell.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 5 years ago

   For the last few days I've seen the opposite, a nice increase in traffic. However, I'm writing in a different genre to the one you write in. Maybe that's the difference.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, could be. I hope it's a HP glitch, cos I've never had such a plummet in  all my time here.

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   Yes. I noticed a drop. Traffic was at a nice increase, now down.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      HP staff can maybe give us some info. My figures nose-dived overnight, worrying.

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   Will Apseposted 5 years ago

   This one has a doom-laden quality.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Is it a glitch HP? I pray it is cos this is a serious rapid loss and I've been a good boy all these years. Honest.

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         Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         The recent trend for me has been so poor, I assumed HP stats were correct, but analytics gives some hope that they are not.
         
         

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   FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

   Dang. MAJOR dive overnight. Not cool!
   (puts on crash helmet, straps in.)

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Not you too? Can't believe this sudden slash of traffic...in a few hours? Please tell me it's a glitch HP staff.

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   CYong74posted 5 years ago

   I'm down by half. Could it be a reporting glitch? My worst affected hubs still seem to be ranking.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, I seem to be holding rank so logic says it is a glitch of some kind. HP staff can get back pronto hopefully, to confirm or not. Hang on tight!!

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   EricDockettposted 5 years ago

   Is it possible this is a HubPages issue? I am not seeing a big drop in Google Analytics.
   
   If so, I hope staff confirms it soon, before people start jumping out of windows.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Ahaaa. Gotta be a glitch surely. I couldn't believe my eyes first thing this morning. Went searching online and found the algorithm article which seems to confirm this act of madness by Google Monster.

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   Glimmer Twin Fanposted 5 years ago

   Big drop today.  Hope it's just a reporting issue.

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      chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, hope and pray it's a glitch... HP can fix it. If not, take the medicine and wait and wait for recovery.

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    Sherry Hewinsposted 5 years ago

    Down by half and a sea of blue arrows. Here we go again.

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       OH no, hearing this seems to confirm that this is Google Monster throwing a tantrum, again. Pray it's a glitch.

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    theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

    One red arrow; many many blues Down by almost half.

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Oh no....I've emailed the team and hope for relief. Unprecedented drop, eye-boggling. The Google Monster has spoken?

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          TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Did they say how soon the correct figures will start to show?  It seems some of us are seeing improved figures but mine have dropped even more than when I first posted earlier today.

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    Ansel Pereiraposted 5 years ago

    Blue arrows scattered all over. Drastic drop in views. Down by half. Let’s hope and pray the reds are back in business.

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       It's a glitch on the HP site...relief!!! No Google Monster after all.

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    paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

    Well! Just saw I got slammed by a new HP traffic low that I haven't seen in  months or possibly even years. I immediately scampered off to my website to see what's happening there; things still appear ok on that front at least. I tell ya, it just plain looks like HP and Google are never going to get along.

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       DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

       I scampered off to an anonymous search engine to check the results. All of my articles are still at the top, so something is wrong with these numbers. It does not seem to be anything to do with HP and Google (as far as I can tell).

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          chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          It's a glitch on the HP side, do not panic, do not chew off finger ends, resume normal existence.

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    FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

    Everyone's inboxes at the HP home office probably look like this right now:
    
    

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       paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Good One!
       
       Since my last post, I saw about Analytics. And oddly, the HP site crashed on me for a few seconds.

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    Chriswillman90posted 5 years ago

    Oh good I'm glad it's not just me. The numbers have leaped off the cliff after being mostly steady for months.

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       paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Yeah, I'm inclined to believe it's the glitch thing that everyone is saying, not the Google issue I originally thought.

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    FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

    Maybe there's a new intern at HP headquarters who said, "Hey, what does this button do?"

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       CYong74posted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Time to post that Simpson pic of yours.

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       this latest bulletin from HP HQ ... Matt - Man and Robin confirm tis only a glitch. Permission to celebrate. Granted.

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    CYong74posted 5 years ago

    I'm almost down to zero!!!!!!

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       It's a glitch according to Matt Wells. No more panic!!!

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    Rupert Taylorposted 5 years ago

    Having boasted earlier about increased traffic I've now been infected by the malady. Massive and totally unexplained drop.

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    theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

    Dropped another 1000 since posting 50 minutes ago

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       It's a glitch on the HP side, what a relief!!!

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    Solarasposted 5 years ago

    HP Views off 50%, but still raking on my top articles. And earnings were good yesterday...

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    Robinposted 5 years ago

    HubPages had a traffic reporting issue yesterday for about 16 hours.  Sorry about the inconvenience and scare it caused everyone!  Your earnings will be calculated correctly. It should be fixed now.

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       chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       A most welcome message!! Thank you - I can stop chewing my finger nails now.

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       TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

       If it's fixed it's not showing in my stats.  Views have dropped another 2000 since I posted earlier.  How soon will the update show?

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       Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Robin,
       I checked my account this morning, and had 87 blue arrows. I couldn't believe my eyes and didn't know what to think. I've never had more than a few at one time. What a relief!

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       jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Robin, could you please post an official update? It's not fixed yet. Other hubbers (like me) will continue to clog the forums with inquiries if we don't see an official announcement. Thank you.

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          EricDockettposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I assumed it would take 24 hours from the time the fix was made for stats to look right again, as the HP stats operate in a revolving 24-hour timeframe.
          
          Based on the timestamp of Robin's post it appears we still have a few hours to go.

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             jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

             Thanks, Eric.

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    FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

    Everyone this morning, when they first looked at their stats:
    
    
    Everyone after learning that it's just a glitch:
    

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    PaulGoodman67posted 5 years ago

    Phew!

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    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    I almost lost it and was about to give up my writing career.

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    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    Day of the Blue Arrows

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    OldRosesposted 5 years ago

    Not showing in mine either.  I am still down 50%.

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    Gregory DeVictorposted 5 years ago

    It’s not showing for me either. Traffic is down over 50%, and 90% of my regular traffic is from HobbyLark.

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    Butterfly67posted 5 years ago

    Just logged on for the first time in a few weeks as my traffic had previously been steadily declining but was a bit shocked to see this drop. Glad it is just a glitch but hope to see the proper stats soon!

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    Chriswillman90posted 5 years ago

    My stats are still about 30% lower than normal but far better than this time yesterday so we're making some progress it seems.

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       TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Today mine have gone up from yesterday's low but still are not where they should be.  Am awaiting improvement!  Still seeing 27 blue arrows...I never get that many!  So obviously things are not totally corrected.

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    FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

    Yep, numbers seem to be climbing back up again, slowly...

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    Sherry Hewinsposted 5 years ago

    My numbers are near normal this morning. I hadn't checked since yesterday morning when I saw the devastation, so I'm glad to see that this was just a glitch, and a temporary problem.

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    Gregory DeVictorposted 5 years ago

    My stats are improving, but not where they should be for a typical Thursday. I still have a lot of blue arrows too.

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       TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Things finally are looking better.  Happy to see it.

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          jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          +1

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