Has Google changed its algorhythm?? - Webmaster Forums - Webmaster forum for HTML, PHP, ASP, CSS and more

danny boy · 07-04-2008, 08:11 AM

Hello,

I have a client whose website used to have 80-100k visits per day (PR7). it's a book shop. the thing is that since the begining of this

month the website traffic has gone down dramatically.
before, when you searched for specific book names, this website was on top of the SERPs all the time. but, suddenly, in a blink of an eye

it appears on page 3 or 4.

the funny thing is that none of the website competitors are on the top of SERPs either. when you type the name of a book, google returns

websites that does not have much to do with the book itself but just a short reference of the book. these websites have normally a very

low PR and they do not offer much info about the book nor the author.
I suspect google is having problems with its algorhythm because they are not offering a good service to their users at all when they smake

a search. i mean, if you type the name of a book, you expect to read either info about the book, info about the author or a site where you

can buy it. and it does not show this at all anymore.

does anyone have some info about google changing its algorhythm again and giving more relevancy to other different elements? any idea or

suggestion?

thanks a lot,

daniel

mokmok69 · 07-04-2008, 04:41 PM

I think Google change there algo regularly and no one knows that.

MrCat · 07-08-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mokmok69

I think Google change there algo regularly and no one knows that.

True!

There may also be some other factors that have brought about the change in the ranking of the OP's site.

1. Devalued and decreased number of backlinks
2. Server problems - site was down when the SE bots last visited.
3. Competition sites are outdoing you in terms of SEO
4. Google dance - happens when Google is updating their datacenters
5. Sandbox effect - Google's way of filtering newer sites
6. and a lot more...

MakeMoneyOnline · 07-09-2008, 04:15 AM

Google changes its algoritm often. It favors new updated content and backlinks of course as always. The key to success with Google is to always update and work hard.