Comments on: Panda Update 3.2 Happened January 18

By: Dori79

Dori79 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:08:54 +0000

I think these changes are warranted. Google needs to make sure that what a user looks for, that the actually get it. For many years people stuffed their keywords with anything they felt would direct traffic to their sites – names of celebrities, hot topics, products that were unrelated. There was once a time when it was easy to find what one was looking for on-line, it was a golden age. Then came all the unrelated material, as everyone wanted to make a quick buck. The internet needs to be a place where one can easily find what one is looking for, without plodding through a heap of meaningless muck that has nothing to do with anything. Though the Panda update does create a bit more work, I think it will be for the best when it comes to relevant content – it will make a more useful internet with a nicer user experience. I think that those whining loudest are the ones that caused the Panda update. People, companies, whomever...need to take more time to ensure that a users finds what they are actually looking for. If one's page is optimized correctly and one has relevant content relating to the searches that brought people to one's page in the first place, one has nothing to worry about. If you want a bunch of irrelevant keywords driving traffic to one's site one is only going to annoy people. Use organic seo services if one wants ones site's traffic to grow. It will take patience and time, but if one sticks with the guidelines laid out by Google, one will see results – not immediately, but they will come.

By: Flynn the Cat

Flynn the Cat — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:35 +0000

I think it’s a good analogy actually – ‘hey, you’re doing too well, lets put you behind a bit so other sites can get a head start’.

I’ve got a very minor increase, but not enough to be conclusive (also, that was the day I got a thousand visitors from FB over the next Pratchett book, so it rather messed my stats up!)

By: Easy Chickenry

Easy Chickenry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:00:57 +0000

I just checked my Squidoo stats on analytics for purely Google traffic, and overall have had approx average 200 views a day earlier this month double to a peak of about 400 yesterday all happened in the last 10 days! So I am happy and think it is real. If you take out the “noise” of referrals and direct traffic it is easy to see a trend. I hope it lasts!

By: Greekgeek

Greekgeek — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:08:15 +0000

Oops. Apparently I know more about nuisance physical handicaps (I have arthritis) than those which apply to golf. One can still succeed with a handicap, but it puts you back a bit!

By: Tom aka Onefootputt

Tom aka Onefootputt — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:55 +0000

Great post as always. I had to go back and look at my Squdioo traffic on Jan 18, and I didn’t see any measureable change in traffic as the week before and after were about the same.

I laughed at your comment, “Or, if Squidoo gets downgraded, it’ll give lenses a slight disadvantage, like a golf handicap”, as a golf handicap works to level the playing field so good golfers and bad golfers can play together as equals, which wasn’t your point. A better analogy may to a credit score, as the lower your score, the less access you will have to the top offerings.

Keep up the good work.

By: Aysha

Aysha — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:56:32 +0000

This is the first I am hearing about this..Very interesting and something to remember when we work on our sites, Squidoo or otherwise..