Many webmasters are freaking out after experiencing a dramatic loss in traffic following the roll out of the Google Panda algorithm.
That often happens after an algorithm change, so that’s not really news. What is interesting is because the effects have been so profound, and not, it gives anyone with analytic skills a wonderful opportunity to look into the mind of Google.
Just reading the CNN article, and applying logic will give you enough information to start making changes to your site today.
I make my living as a consultant, so it would be irrational for me to spoon feed you the whole methodology, but the next thing I did was to analyse my stats (blorge.com)
Here are a few cryptic clues for anyone who can solve puzzles,
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When is a content farm not a content farm?
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The Google algorithm is not Google
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Google wants the best outcome for its users
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This post is not optimised for Panda( it would need a little more work, and I need to get to my consulting, where I don’t face the same kind of risks that you do when you bet your whole livelihood on Google.
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I guarantee none of the clues are misleading.