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Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

There are three ways to run a successful informational site in general SERPs: 1. Publish information first. 2. Publish something original enough to be respected as something entirely original for the query. 3. Publish something great enough for its originality to be accepted by search engines and that people love which then rises in ranks due to signals. Number 3 no longer works in Google. This is the problem today. You can't do something better than someone else has done it because it will just disappear and be treated as unoriginal. It's possible that with some tweaking, you may be able to get there. It will take more time to see the results. It takes up to 6 months for Google to bring you back even after it starts liking you. But from my experience, you need something unrealistically original to run a general informational website that gets Google traffic. The success that I had was from a very original idea for the query.

Comment ID #6695937247 04/27/2025 08:17 pm

Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Quite the opposite Curly. You see, when you use a popular theme, the developers keep it up to date. And this usually results in Google sending you a smelly sticker in the mail. Sniff and Scratch.

Comment ID #6695933911 04/27/2025 08:07 pm

Rafael commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Well, just a few of us here... Maybe it will get better, maybe it will not... At least I'm seeing my AdSense revenue increase, maybe it is because websites are dying, and I'm having a “bigger piece of the cake”... For me, it is still the same, anger from Google Search and happiness from Microsoft Bing... It is the PURGE of websites as we know — that is for sure... I think pure information websites are no longer a good idea with this new AI age, only if you give SOMETHING MORE. My advice: if you want to stay, think about web 2.0... But yet, the rule is the same: working with websites is hard as hell and you are judged all the fucking time...

Comment ID #6695926497 04/27/2025 07:47 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Google funds the heck out of them and was their first Wikimedia Enterprise customer to feed their AI from an API. If they lose their non-profit status, Google may gobble them up. If they run ads, Google wins again. If they just shut down, many will use Google's GermInEye AI instead and Google wins again. If they decide to sell dofollow text links, they will collapse because even ranking #1 in Google is worthless as shit with AI Overyous smothering everything else out except for Google's ad spam.

Comment ID #6695923936 04/27/2025 07:41 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

For ecom you can launch a "Priceifier Update" to target the Google Crime Syndicate. Even if the courts fine Google $20 trillion, not one damn cent of that money will reach us as the victims who are losing it all. We won't get jack shit, and the only way to seek reparations is to stick it to those who use Google. It's the fairest way when Government takes all the money they get from fines and sticks it in their pockets and every orifice they have. <blockquote>// Apply a 50% Google AI OverYous IP Theft Fee if (strpos($referrer, ' <a href="https://google.com">https://google.com</a> ') !== false) { return $price * 1.50; } // Apply a 20% Redshit Fee if (strpos($referrer, ' <a href="https://reddit.com">https://reddit.com</a> ') !== false) { return $price * 1.20; }</blockquote>It's also recommended to take a tough policy with Google users. Like the asshats from Google that place three orders within an hour. Cancel all of their orders and block them. Then when they come whining about it, send them off to a different department to submit their <i>reconsideration request</i>. And do what Google does with complaints - just delete them and let the asshats swim around in the Google toilet bowl they came from.

Comment ID #6695920221 04/27/2025 07:31 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Good. Biased as fuck Wokeapedia should have any special treatment/protections revoked.

Comment ID #6695874494 04/27/2025 05:35 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/trump-appointed-lawyer-threatens-to-revoke-wikipedia-s-non-profit-status-putting-the-online-encyclopedia-in-jeopardy/ar-AA1DIyrE">https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/trump-appointed-lawyer-threatens-to-revoke-wikipedia-s-non-profit-status-putting-the-online-encyclopedia-in-jeopardy/ar-AA1DIyrE</a> Wonder what would happen if Wikipedia were to lose its non-profit status, would that mean they either a) add adverts b) close c) get more sponsorship. If Wikipedia did go, might that mean a more variety of websites gaining? I'd probably gain but I doubt very much it would disappear. They'd probably turn to the godawful Fandom website. There's so many different versions of the same subject and some parody e.g. Universe of the Universe rank higher than they should do.

Comment ID #6695873165 04/27/2025 05:32 pm

kushal commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

I see the old recent times sites with 0 impressions started getting up

Comment ID #6695845883 04/27/2025 04:35 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

I think - no.

Comment ID #6695837217 04/27/2025 04:18 pm

XL Blaze commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Doubt it. But again, anything is possible. I saw many people use generatepress and ranking well, even in discover.

Comment ID #6695822654 04/27/2025 03:51 pm

Curly commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

If you were only hit recently, you should recover. Your likely just seeing the rebalance that happens when they update the algorithm. For others they been hit over 2 years ago and never recovered.

Comment ID #6695816434 04/27/2025 03:40 pm

Curly commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Is it true if you use WordPress and a theme like Genesis studio press or Astra or a theme many use you will get penalties from the algorithm? Do they prefer original themes?

Comment ID #6695815631 04/27/2025 03:38 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

We are not happy but as all internet visits mainly start at Google, we have no choice. They've been taking our trafffic away since Feb 2013 when they started with the Image search then snippets. I used to rank number 1 for a rich snipped, they gave 9/10 answers so they came to my site for the 10th answer. I do wonder how many searches stop at Rich Snippets, @rustybrick:disqus has repeatedly asked for us but they never answer because they know its a lot.

Comment ID #6695798601 04/27/2025 03:07 pm

John A. User commented on Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 8.5%, Overall Revenue Up 12%

Either reward this criminal or that criminal essentially. Albeit only Google has been found guilty but the others are just as bad.

Comment ID #6695792038 04/27/2025 02:55 pm

John A. User commented on Google Says Image Streaming Is Not SEO Friendly

No point SEOing images, they don't lead to clickthroughs.

Comment ID #6695791180 04/27/2025 02:53 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

As I posted in another recent comment: <blockquote>I just wonder when smaller publishers will reach the point where they determine allowing Google to crawl their content does more harm than good? If all Google does is scrape new content for their AIO, and sends little to no traffic to small publisher's pages, why would these publishers continue allowing Google to crawl their content?</blockquote>I'm in ecom and since Friday it has gotten even worse. For the items we produce, we would be considered top of the line (highest quality, interoperability and safety standards) yet users have an extremely difficult time finding us in Google. TBH I'm waiting to see what happens with Google's court cases before I consider our next move, and one of those moves under consideration is comparable to my comment quoted above. I'm at the end of my rope...

Comment ID #6695781488 04/27/2025 02:34 pm

Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Are you still charging $100 to tell us what you did? If so, I still don't have the money. Although that alternative option as discussed in this clip I posted earlier I'd still be more than happy to do for you. <a href="https://youtu.be/gvDBesUnpUE?feature=shared">https://youtu.be/gvDBesUnpUE?feature=shared</a>

Comment ID #6695765644 04/27/2025 02:02 pm

The Toph commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Since months we talk about rankings and volatility. Since months we criticize Google. Since months we pray to recover. But the most important thing: Since months we don't wanna see that game is over. Google is growing! Google generates more income! In fact: They do it right. They use our content, our work, our ideas to become bigger and bigger. Why they should change anything? Cause they "aren't evil"? LOL And - to be fair: We're idiots! For better rankings we voluntarily gave our content to Google - served on a golden tablet. If someone copied or stole our texts, photos, information or anything else, we were angry. But when Google did the same: We were happy. Please Google, take my photo, take my data, take everything! Now they have all they want. The unspoken words: Thank you for years of creation and sharing, now you're out!

Comment ID #6695765539 04/27/2025 02:02 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

That is

Comment ID #6695741549 04/27/2025 01:17 pm

Kyle commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up April 22 Through 23

Exact same thing happened to me too. I was so excited, thinking I'd finally broken out of whatever "sandbox" Google put me in. But nope - t'was merely a cruel and sick prank someone at Google pulled. I guess its nice to know it really isn't my content that's the problem, but Google deciding to blanket ban newer websites for no reason. Too bad that doesn't help me any.

Comment ID #6695733561 04/27/2025 01:02 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Still haven't recover since Friday afternoon. Tomorrow it is going to be a hell...

Comment ID #6695733148 04/27/2025 01:01 pm

The290IQ_Equalizer commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

no volatility for me with 2 jobs had plans to work on an article this sunday decided to clean the toilet instead - better ROI

Comment ID #6695681015 04/27/2025 11:22 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

Would agree the spike in volatility on the 25th coincided with another big drop in traffic from Google and an even bigger decline in orders. Looks like Google cut my traffic in half. Sales are worse because Google started sending traffic to pages which typically only get visits post sale for product use, support, etc. I just haven't experienced anything positive from Google in years - it only gets worse and lately it gets worse by halves. What I mean is 100,000 visits gets cut to 50,000 then to 25,000, etc. This halving of traffic seems too intentional and by design.

Comment ID #6695640555 04/27/2025 10:05 am

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

That’s great !

Comment ID #6695636669 04/27/2025 09:56 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility April 25th

I'm kinda doing well with new site let's see in a few weeks/months

Comment ID #6695636283 04/27/2025 09:56 am

Bobby commented on Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 8.5%, Overall Revenue Up 12%

On the stage in my heels. It's where I belong down at the Pink Pony Club. I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club. I'm gonna keep on dancing down in West Hollywood. I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club, Pink Pony Club.

Comment ID #6695596234 04/27/2025 08:18 am

MADHU KUMAR C commented on Google Says We Don't Have A Brand-Ranking System

The greater the website searches directly, the better the search results for a website. Direct traffic organic source matters.

Comment ID #6695508919 04/27/2025 02:03 am

Durant Imboden commented on Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 8.5%, Overall Revenue Up 12%

What's really needed (IMO) is a "Web" tab in Google Search. In the past, "Web" was the default for Google Search, but now that Web results are almost an afterthought on Google's SERPs, it would make sense for Google Search to give them their own tab (as has been done with News, Images, Video, etc. for years).

Comment ID #6695170398 04/26/2025 12:01 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up April 22 Through 23

yesterday I had 8.500 online/30min, Since 3pm it started to decline fast. Today i am down 70% with no reason... It is 5pm here and still haven;t reach 50K views, while yesterday we had more than 300K views.

Comment ID #6695116331 04/26/2025 10:09 am

The Toph commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up April 22 Through 23

I feel you! Your story could be mine. I've just one children but my wife died last year after living two years with cancer. Three years of pain and horrible episodes. And - as you said - about 90% income lost. For the same or even harder work.

Comment ID #6695087975 04/26/2025 09:01 am

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