Recent Comments on Search Engine Roundtable

Rowan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Sorry to hear that… I guess sooner or later, everyone will have to move on. Anyway, I believe you mentioned before you were doing CB?

Comment ID #6836857343 02/12/2026 03:16 am

Daniel commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I'm sorry, man. But don't give up. In your free time, work, be persistent. I sincerely hope you recover.

Comment ID #6836834500 02/12/2026 12:49 am

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I am so sad to read this we are not far behind you if this carries on

Comment ID #6836814632 02/11/2026 10:40 pm

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

sorry

Comment ID #6836765189 02/11/2026 07:19 pm

Hunar commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I’ve finally had to get a job after months of Google just killing any type of money I would make. I find myself coming to this site less and less. Sad, after almost 20 years in this industry. Sad times for sure. 😞

Comment ID #6836764940 02/11/2026 07:18 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

The government will absolutely bail out all these AI companies if they fail. Taxpayers always end up getting the worst.

Comment ID #6836762182 02/11/2026 07:08 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I think people are just giving up on the internet. haha. I have close to 20k YouTube subs, I have 25k fans on Pintetest, 5k on X, 55k on Facebook and I get almost no traffic.

Comment ID #6836761998 02/11/2026 07:07 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I don't know I think it is pretty sad situation for all parties involved including Google to be honest. I am sort of down the road of just letting them do what they need to do now and if they can make it work good on them. I literally don't hold out much hope anymore and I won't be selling any of my content to Amazon on Microsoft because they will just give pennies to us. I am honestly on the verge of just giving it all up including my million-reach each month social media platforms by the end of March if things don't change. It's just too much hassle for very little reward right now. The fun has gone from this now, and money seems to be the only driver. I am not that material-led and this was never the reason why I started my site in the first place, it was a hobby and passion which helped millions of people every month. I am going to wait until 31st March and then decide what I will do then. I feel we are just going to have a Chinese type internet with walled gardens.

Comment ID #6836743976 02/11/2026 06:05 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Amazon sux and is part of mega taxpayer subsidized Mag 7. Big techs so good they can't even afford to pay for their businesses without taxpayers shelling out billions. Amazon would probably charge a costly membership fee and take a 15% cut of every sale just like they do in their marketplace. Then there would be ads. Who in the heck is going to buy something they are already getting for free? Even if it does move forward, how will they stop a someone from viewing the whole story and just copying it with AI? Or do they expect someone to shell out money to buy something they can't view all of? This will be interesting to watch because it will help strip the identity away from media companies and publishers and put their creative works under Amazon's greedy control.

Comment ID #6836724041 02/11/2026 05:10 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Most American politicians, regardless of party, are crap and stay in office to serve themselves. There are members of both the House and Senate up for re-election, and there are some just retiring at the end of their term. Normally the opposite party of the President does better in the midterms, but Trump has given Democrats a big boost because of his nonsense.

Comment ID #6836717361 02/11/2026 04:53 pm

John A. User commented on Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance Reports Go Live

At least we now get the true scale of BINGs damage to us. Just imagine how many of those citations could've been real visits. I do hope Google copies...

Comment ID #6836715323 02/11/2026 04:48 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

The only problem is if the Dems get back in power, Schumer becomes speaker, and we know what a tosspot he is. The House/Senate ( are they both up for election?) will probably effect things on visas & tarrifs but I doubt on tech.

Comment ID #6836680557 02/11/2026 03:33 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

<a href="https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-innovation/artificial-intelligence/publishers-google-eu-628698">https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-innovation/artificial-intelligence/publishers-google-eu-628698</a> Apparently European Publishers have filed a case with the European Commission against AI Overviews. I hope they win. What is interesting is that some of the EP include British publishers + NY Times who are out of the EU. Any win will probably just refer to inside the EU but it should give impetus to others, CMA and the DOJ.

Comment ID #6836678049 02/11/2026 03:28 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Valid points, being a middle man, they'd also want a cut as well. I don't know what an Amazon cut would be but I'm guessing it won't be low. I wouldn't trust Amazon or any large corporation to look after me.

Comment ID #6836674799 02/11/2026 03:20 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

and welcome back :D

Comment ID #6836674100 02/11/2026 03:19 pm

David Dennison commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I was talking to you lol. You were rude to me when I offered another person free help (which is weird) and I believe I said I'd help you too. I also don't "trash" other pubs whatever that means. I get in heated conversations just like everyone else, but I'm not even sure what you're referring to or why you feel the need to attack me, yet again. But good luck bud.

Comment ID #6836650925 02/11/2026 02:30 pm

David Dennison commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

How can I do that when I don't even know what his site is? Lol There is not one solution fixes all - which seems to be what a lot of people are missing. I can't just drop pieces of advice and wisdom that are going to apply to thousands of websites across the board each with their varying sizes and history. Everyone wants a quick solution they can find online or read and it just doesn't work that way. It's like someone who keeps going to WebMD for a brain tumor. Eventually, you're gonna need a doctor.

Comment ID #6836649535 02/11/2026 02:27 pm

Surfer Boy Pizza commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

while i appreciate his gesture (not even sure he was talking to me because i do not recall him offering to help for free), he's just looking for "gotcha" moments. i've seen him trash other pubs on other platforms. i would never out myself or my company because we are a leading brand in our space. regardless, it's our website that is dying and incurring the layoffs. not the rest of our business. we aren't doing anything wrong. aio is steeling our content and traffic. it sucks to see our legacy product that we've worked very hard on the last 15 years die like this.

Comment ID #6836635562 02/11/2026 01:57 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

In my opinion, nothing involving Amazon would be good. They have their own AI, and who's to say their terms won't include provisions where they can train their AI using content uploaded by media and publishers? We advertised with Amazon, with our ads sending users to our product pages, but switched to Fulfilled by Merchant when they ended ads for external sites in October of 2015. Once we were in Amazon's ecosystem, they kept turning the screw and making it worse until we finally left. In many ways Amazon is just as bad as Google in abusing their dominance. I can't see them being any different with media/publishers. Just look at all of Amazon's past and present lawsuits, which includes a $2.5 billion settlement in September of 2025 for using deceptive practices to signup Prime users and to make it difficult for them to cancel.

Comment ID #6836611832 02/11/2026 01:06 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I did at first think it would be great but I think they might want a lifetime purchase for your material but you can't calculate the lifetime price especially for my information. If it were per use then maybe.

Comment ID #6836585743 02/11/2026 12:13 pm

Andrew Martin commented on Grokipedia Seeing Decline In Google Visibility

🎻🎻🎻🎻* *actual size

Comment ID #6836575066 02/11/2026 11:52 am

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Traffic continues to get worse, and so does the news. I just read a story about Amazon starting a marketplace for media companies to sell content to AI companies. Just imagine where all this is heading. Think of the worst possible outcome, and you'll probably be close to predicting the future. <b>Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell their content to AI companies</b> <blockquote>The Information reported Monday that the e-commerce giant has been meeting with publishing executives and alerting them to its plans to launch such a marketplace. Ahead of an AWS conference for publishers that occurred Tuesday, Amazon “circulated slides that mention a content marketplace,” wrote the outlet.</blockquote>Full story: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/amazon-may-launch-a-marketplace-where-media-sites-can-sell-their-content-to-ai-companies/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/amazon-may-launch-a-marketplace-where-media-sites-can-sell-their-content-to-ai-companies/</a>

Comment ID #6836545382 02/11/2026 10:48 am

Zumanello commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Eat that Google. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cab16242036172921bc6b18a0077aa8f762860e545cdb56c70f025ea3ce24bcd.gif

Comment ID #6836544318 02/11/2026 10:45 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I think the 100 year bonds is a move by Google to prompt pension fund managers to buy those bonds, including government pension fund managers. Already most government pension funds, on all levels of government, are heavily invested in mag 7. Adding Google's 100 year bonds to their pension fund portfolio would increase their dependence on Google's success to pay retiree benefits. For Google to succeed, government and courts must not harm Google in any way otherwise they harm themselves. Think of too big to fail and too interconnected with government for government to hold them liable for breaking laws. Government pension funds should have been forced to divest holdings in Google after they were found guilty of antitrust crimes. Instead, government pension fund mangers increased their holdings in Google. It's a corrupt partnership between Google and government.

Comment ID #6836489785 02/11/2026 08:46 am

Nure Alam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

The volatility lately is exhausting. It feels like we're in a constant state of "unconfirmed updates." Hard to stay hopeful when the rankings keep swinging so wildly.

Comment ID #6836487294 02/11/2026 08:40 am

Mr Bob commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

Only in the west where your governed by robber barons and the Epstein class, its very affordable in the 3rd world thank you very much, you can live like a king on $4 AdSense earnings!

Comment ID #6836478403 02/11/2026 08:16 am

Mr Bob commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

My MySpace profile is doing great sir thank you very much!!!

Comment ID #6836477975 02/11/2026 08:15 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

As midterms get closer, and Trump's popularity continues to get worse, we may see some changes. Yesterday some House Republicans sided with Democrats to make it easier to block Trump's tariffs. The story on CNBC is titled "<i>GOP defectors help spike House measure to block tariff disapproval votes</i>" <blockquote>Three House Republican on Tuesday voted with all Democrats to defeat a rule that would have prohibited the House from challenging tariffs issued by President Donald Trump through July 31.</blockquote>

Comment ID #6836462466 02/11/2026 07:29 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

When I was reading news after Google's earnings, with reporting about Google admitting challenges to their ad revenue, I thought of you and it giving you some vindication. Unfortunately Google controls too much of the web and has many areas to squeeze from as they work to snuff out their AI competitors. Once Google squashes competitors, which aren't showing ads now or limits them, then I think Google will load up their AI with ad spam. In the short term I see Google trying to wring out every last cent they can from ads, which will happen by taking more or what little remains of the traffic we now have. At the same time Google will be working hard to build their subscribers to offset challenges in their ad revenue. For example, Google recently limited lyrics on Youtube to five views a day for non-paying users. Planned Gemini integration with Chrome this year is also a push for them to gain more subscribers. Google will also reduce expenses by laying off more workers. We may be seeing another round of layoffs forming with yesterday's announced exit package being offered to business unit workers who are not all in with their AI plans. No matter what Google does, we will be on the losing end.

Comment ID #6836459501 02/11/2026 07:19 am

Renan Ferrer commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility February 10th

I analyze my main competitors daily using Semrush. Since july/25, they all started to decline. I was the most affected. Something big happened in that july/25 update. I never recovered and gave up right there. It was so intense that it was a sign for me to quit as soon as possible. Having a website on the open web today is like having a MySpace profile and expecting it to be successful. Wake up while there's still time!

Comment ID #6836446173 02/11/2026 06:30 am

Recent Comments

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

Most Recent Articles

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 11, 2026

Bing Webmaster Tools Rolls Out AI Performance Report (With New Design)

Would You Give Google Your ID Numbers To Remove Results About You

Google Clarifies Google's Crawler File Size Limits Doc Again

Google Sign In To Customize Top Stories - Preferred Sources

Google Business Short Names Being Removed From Business Profiles