Massive Traffic Drop (stolen work or something else?)

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   David 470posted 11 years ago

   Overnight, my traffic suddenly plunged about 50%. I have no idea why this has happened because my traffic has been relatively consistent. Has there been any new algorithms or anything.
   
   But I have heard that some hubbers have had their work stolen. I fear this may happened to me or this could be another issue.
   
   It seems quite strange considering I have been monitoring my hubs for months and now all of a sudden an abrupt decline.

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   wordscribe43posted 11 years ago

   Sorry to hear that, David.  It appears another algo has been rolled out:
   
   http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/96779

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   Uninvited Writerposted 11 years ago

   http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/96804

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   BWD316posted 11 years ago

   I just read yesterday via Linkedin that google was rolling out another algo this week and its effects would be seen pretty quickly, i'll try and find the link

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      BWD316posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      this isn't the article i read but its about the latest update, targeting web spam hope it's helpful
      
      http://searchenginewatch.com/article/21 … s-Web-Spam

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   Rosie2010posted 11 years ago

   Mine is down almost 30% from yesterday.

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   TheMagicianposted 11 years ago

   Like others have said, Google is rolling out a new algo I guess. I have no idea what's going on though, but it seems as if my traffic is actually rising. Might just be my luck though...

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   charliegrumplesposted 11 years ago

   same happened to me .. I'm on less than 50% almost overnight. It most likely is connected to the algo change. I won't be posting anything for a while but it will probably right itself over time but I'm waiting to see.

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   fastfretaposted 11 years ago

   Whew! I thought it was just me. Two days now and traffic is horrible,(down 50%), hope to see better soon.

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   janderson99posted 11 years ago

   Guess What!
   Its called Penguin
   a Flight-less bird - how apt!
   http://searchengineland.com/google-laun … lts-119295
   

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    Paul Edmondsonposted 11 years ago

    There was a panda update on 4/19.  I think that is what you're seeing.  There was very little impact with Penguin on HP.

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       PaulGoodman67posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for the info, Paul.

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       IzzyMposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       My traffic fell on the 24th (on another subdomain, not this one), but was fine in the few days between the 19th and 24th, increasing if anything.

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          sabrebIadeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Same here.
          Down over 1,000 hits on the 24th.
          Till then it was fine.

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    paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

    
    The conspiracy continues...

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       David 470posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       You stupid penguin, get outta here!!!
       
       

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    paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

    
    "Sooo..., do we move hubpages pagerank from 6 to 7? Let's flip a coin..."

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       janderson99posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Penguins like to clip the wings of soaring SEOs

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          paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          I really, really do need to win that damn lottery. Never going to happen though.

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             janderson99posted 11 years agoin reply to this

             Hey! I just bought a lottery ticket.
             My daily traffic has just hit its lowest point in 2012, and so has HP on Quantcast. I know, its the weather!

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                PaulGoodman67posted 11 years agoin reply to this

                Somebody told me that my traffic was low because of Easter last week.  I didn't have the heart to tell them that Easter had actually been and gone 2 weeks earlier.
                
                That said, my traffic is now way lower than it ever was on Easter Sunday!

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    David 470posted 11 years ago

    How do I know if I was affected by the panda update on 4/19 or the Penguin?
    
    My traffic fell on the 25th.
    
    I am growing tired of these Google Updates. I have seen my rise and fall of traffic with HP over the last couple years.

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    thelyricwriterposted 11 years ago

    Same here. Down 50%. It is so much easier writing when you know your being paid for your hard work. Hopefully it picks back up.

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    Dorsiposted 11 years ago

    And to think I used to like those cute little penguins.

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    dhannyyaposted 11 years ago

    Pl suggest a solution for traffic drop. my traffic has hit the bottom

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