Traffic has almost doubled since yesterday

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   Uninvited Writerposted 13 years ago

   Just looked at my hub stats and there are lots of red arroes, traffic is 300 more than yesterday. About 200 above normal.  Things are looking up.

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      SimeyCposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      What worried me more is my eCPM is about 50% lower, even though my Google Analytics show my traffic is about the same level as before - so while traffic recovers, revenue hasn't.
      
      I note that I don't think this is due to the Hubpages Ad program either as the stats I am comparing to are for a period where not programs were running....

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         IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I think we've all been seeing that Simey, judging by the drop in earnings people have reported.
         From the first day of the change, my earnings dropped 60% while my traffic didn't dip nearly as much.
         Since then, traffic has almost recovered but the eCPM and clicks remain at rock bottom.
         
         It doesn't seem to be confined to Hubpages either. I have seen forums where webmasters have also lost a significantly greater proportion of their income than they lost viewers.

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            ryankettposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            If you are in the Ad Program there may be good reason, you are only seeing the eCPM for ONE ad unit. AdSense earnings from the other FOUR are being included in with the ad program payouts. I believe.

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               oderogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I have also noted some hub statistic improvement after doing some revision on my Amazon sales hubs and I hope it will be better in the coming months and earning to hope to improve

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Glad to hear UW!

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   Rochelle Frankposted 13 years ago

   Views and earnings suddenly up for me too-- HP down a bit. I'm OK with it. Have you been "tweaking" your hubs?

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      Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I tweaked a few of them, less Amazon, more words on a couple, rearranged a few, etc.

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         Rochelle Frankposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I've done some of the same things, but not a lot. We can't assume it is cause and effect, though I did find it interesting that my Amazon earnings are noticeably up-- even though I removed a lot of Amazon entries.

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         Hauntyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Time and again, I come to realize you know what you're doing, UW.
         Great news!

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   FaithDreamposted 13 years ago

   Now that is something positive!
   

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   lynnechandlerposted 13 years ago

   I finished tweaking and republishing all my hubs I took down today and views are through the roof. Don't know about earnings but glad to see the views.

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   Randy Godwinposted 13 years ago

   I've done absolutely nothing to my hubs and some of them are now back on the 1st page of Google in their rightful positions.  Especially those listed #1.  Hmmmmm.! 
   
   
   Traffic back where it was before the Google molestation.

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for posting this Randy!
      
      I went and checked and my hubs are ranking well again too. Have we got Google love back??

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         Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Don't know about love, Izzy!  Perhaps tolerance may be closer to the truth! 

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         IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Replying to my own post - weird thing - last night - 10 hours ago - my hubs were back in the SERPS where they were before and today they're not. Hmmm..

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   Mishaposted 13 years ago

   Cool! Those are some good news after three weeks of doom and gloom!

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      Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Well, I kinda called them up and had a little chat with them.  No need to thank me, that's the kinda snake...er..guy I am! 

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         Mishaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         LOL I am sure they listened to your rattling quite attentively

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            C.V.Rajanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            

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         C.V.Rajanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   *people don't forget- you visiting your hubs is also including you editing them.
   
   
   Edit: Hubpages statistic pages doesn't differentiate between traffic. Use your Google Analytics to gauge your increase.

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      Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Haven't been on HP much today and have visited only a few with no changes made. 

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   lynnechandlerposted 13 years ago

   Aw, Cags don't be a spoil sport, lol. Actually I factored that in before I made any kind of pronouncement.

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      Rochelle Frankposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, me too. It's gone up on  several I haven't touched. So, Like I said-- it might not be a "cause and effect" thing.

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    SandyMcCollumposted 13 years ago

    Just my 2 cents, they aren't doubled, but they are up for me, too.

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    C.V.Rajanposted 13 years ago

    Have you taken into consideration the fact that on Saturdays and Sundays traffic drops and then picks up from Monday?

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       Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, but it is over 200 more than my usual daily views for during the week.

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          C.V.Rajanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Fine!

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       Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We'll know for sure in a few days, CV!  I do know my hubs formerly on page one are back-or close- to their pre-slap listings.  A few days ago they were on page 2 or higher.  Did Rex give you permission to post on here? 

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          C.V.Rajanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Rex is retired hurt. My present boss is someone else who is now the second moderator!

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             Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Rex retired?    What will he do for his daily dose of arrogance?    Not Doreen, I hope? 

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                C.V.Rajanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                Hi,
                
                You are always curious about Helium, no?
                
                See my latest satire at Hubpages about Helium. (Well it is berium.com in there!)

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                   Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                   Hoping it will bite the dust, CV!  I detest the cretins I dealt with there.  The writers would be better served elsewhere.  I know I have been.  I feel bad for the members who have contributed so much hard work there, though! 

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       Rochelle Frankposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yes.

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    Sufidreamerposted 13 years ago

    I have seen a bit of a rebound, too, although still down on the pre-algorithm traffic. Adsense is a little better and I made my first Amazon sales this month.
    
    Pattern wise, my best performing Hubs tend to be older, with good length/view duration - some have lots of Amazon capsules, some have none. They are also fairly well backlinked - I suspect that Misha and SF were on the right track all along.
    
    My views are relatively low, so these are very tentative observations

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       Mutiny92posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       the sad thing is that the backlnks seem to be the key.  Before the algo change, I thought my pages did well on their own and I did not bother with backlinking.  I was happy overall with their performance.
       
       Now, I feel that there is pressure to invest in backlinking service to bring my hubs back up in the SERPs.  Since many hubs can't really "stand on their own" they may need a boost.

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    CMHypnoposted 13 years ago

    My traffic has fallen back again, but it always does on Fridays and Saturdays. It did improve during the week though, and I got a few Amazon sales again!

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