It’s been almost a week since this website lost most of its ranking in Google and the effects of this on traffic seem to have stabilized. You can see for yourself how many visitors I lost on the graph below, which shows daily referrals from Google search (click on the images to read them better). Going from around 600 to less than 20 is not fun. What’s worse is that readers coming from other sources almost never click on ads. Not that I was doing any serious money, but at least I could afford myself some decent hosting.
Curiously, at the same time, referrals from Yahoo! searches have increased. Of course, they’re still nowhere near the number Google sent me before. And I haven’t got no reply to my enquiries yet. Not fun, I tell you.
Update: After a few rounds of email, I just got what looks like a definitive answer from Google:
Thank you for your reply. We understand your concern; however, these
changes are consistent with the normal fluctuations outlined in our
previous email. As we add new pages and incorporate updates to existing
pages, you may see changes in the ranking and inclusion of sites in our
index. Because our index changes regularly, it’s possible your site will
regain its ranking. In the meantime, we hope that you will review the
helpful tips posted on our site.
Yeah, sure.
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