OCCUPY GOOGLE!!!!

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The only term I was sitting at #1 for just dropped to #3. I was surprised with all the other terms that dropped that one stuck in at #1, but now that is gone. So tired of this crap.

Wonder if they increased security at their headquarters. I know there are a lot of people that lost more than me over this 'improvement'. Maybe we should go protest in front of their headquarters.

OCCUPY GOOGLE!
#search engine optimization #google #occupy
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    Really?

    You want Google traffic, but you can't understand the reasons behind algo. changes?

    Unbelievable.

    It doesn't matter If the algo. benefits anyone or not, what matters is the gamers have to keep on the move, they can't game the system for 10 years or whatever.

    You want static SERPs, sorry that's not reality.

    So what If Google promotes Adwords, heck it's their site, they would be stupid If they didn't push their own product/services.
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    • No, I expect them to change, but they shouldn't change overnight. People based their lively-hood, their business, etc on the website and the traffic it generates. They shouldn't be dropped off the face of the earth overnight. If google did things right, they would identify crap and phase it out as it happens. People wouldn't get to the first page with crap if google blocked it from counting from the start. How hard is it for a company the size of google to not detect crap.

      Also, as they detect new crap and adjust to it, why wait and blast huge changes out at once? Small incremental changes would have less of a shock factor. We react and repeat things that seem to raise our rankings and don't repeat for things that don't. If they didn't count whatever spam back linking they uncovered as they uncovered it over the last 3 months, people would figure out it wasn't working and maybe try less spam related backlinking.

      As far as adwords, that's like saying oil companies should be able to charge whatever they want. When you have a monopoly, you can't just do whatever you want. Look at all the lawsuits against google already in many countries. Forcing people to use adwords by intentionally keeping decent sites from ranking well is something they can get sued over.

      Sorry, did I over-optimize on the word 'crap'? :-)
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  • I've noticed the Occupiers by my state's Capitol have slowly decreased in number as the economy has slowly improved again. Hmm.
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      Lol, all that for a sore back from sleeping in a tent and a sunburn, they sure showed the Gov.
    • well they can't protest if Obama has them on Guntanamo Bay right?
  • Seriously???

    Hey, instead of spending the money to get to Google HQ and trying to live for a few months, spend it on negative SEO like another guy in the forum and blast your competition with spam links to get back your chosen keyword a top ranking again! He claims it worked for him.

    From looking at all the threads it is like many folks could use a bottle of Xanax and/or Viagra to help them get through this. Life will go on. I was hit last Oct and lost a high 4 figure monthly income, but I moved on and have built a much better business that I have more control over. It is not google dependent.

    Perhaps instead of "occupy google", you could go occupy a quiet place and work out a plan of action that has you building a real business that "you" control and not one that controls you. I wish you the best going forward!
  • Occupy Google? lol.. at the end of the day its their service and they can do whatever they want with it, I would be pissed off if I lost my rankings but you have to be realistic.. why do you think you are entitled to rank? even if they picked the sites they want or filled the first page with sites that paid?

    I used to think that I am entitled but once I thought about it..I realized that I am wrong and they can do whatever they want, who am I to tell them what to do? even if they rank crappy sites? it is their service and if u want to benefit from it then you should accept the consequences, deal with it
  • Algo changes is a necessary evil. It protects the real SEO players from the people who just spam links and rank.

    If you're smart, each google algo update is an opportunity for you, because it throws many people out of the game. It cleans SERP for you! You just need to occupy the SERP with your sites with new working SEO strategics.
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    • They should happen gradually, not suddenly slam the life out of people. If you see a pothole on your street, do you wait until it is a crater to call to have it patched? No. They could have been putting up changes as they coded them and people would have seen a gradual impact and realized what they were doing wasn't working and stopped before it became a complete delisting and loss of lively-hood.

      Don't get me wrong, I have no sympathy for long-tail keyword bloggers trying to be tops for 'My kids has autism, what do I do'. That is wrong and pathetic. But there are real businesses that got burned with this.
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  • u still don't get the point aygabtu, why don't u answer us and let us know why u think you are entitled and Google should rank you if you are using their free service? don't you feel you are too demanding? even if you provide the best sites on the web! it is their service and they can do watever they want! get real man..
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    • Because they control information. They tell people what the best articles are to read and the best website to go to for a given keyword or topic. Do you want China to buy up 65% of the news media in the U.S? Of course not. Why? Because they will manipulate the truth, the news, etc.
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  • As for the OP... I have 300 browser tabs open all on Google's homepage... OCCUPIED! They will pay!
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      Thanks for making me laugh
  • If you depend on Google and they bite you, it's your own fault.
    Stop the madness!
  • What right do you have to be #1?

    Absolutely none.
  • Build new websites and regroup. It's not like your website was the friggin' Great Pyramid. Take the knowledge you have now and come back stronger than ever. Quit focusing on what you lost and focus on what you can gain.
  • This doesn't sounds ethical... I never lost my 1st position in Google, I got replaced by another website, I must try to compete and retain my position instead of occupying Google.
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    • As with every Google update this is going to be the case. The Penguin Update is upon us already. Those that can adapt will survive. Those that spend all day whinging and whining and threatening Google are better off going and getting another job.
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  • Ok you people may have some good stats but do you think anybody cares? It reminds of of being a kid when you used to argue about whos daddy is best. Grow up.
  • How has this got so far past the original topic? Apart from the aggressiveness of some members it it has nothing to do with Google and has turned into a childish slating/bragging match.

    So what was the point again?
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    • It only got that way because people automatically assume and take the mentality that 'Oh, you are whining about google, your site must be crap'.
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      That's the first stage of an occupy movement (confusion).

      Later we'll all form a virtual human pyramid in Mountain View, CA, on Google Maps.

      Things get a little sketchy from then on...
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  • One of my smaller more focused sites has;

    Bounce Rate: 6.81%
    Pages/Visit: 5.33

    Was slapped all over the place in the last Panda update.
  • look at all the BIG HUGE sites you all HAD. Dont blame the penguin for the shrinkage, after all, them'is cold waters...

    but in all seriousness thou, let the waters settle before we presume our sites sunken in the abyss.
  • I am still shocked when I looked into the Reviews of people on the 24th April algo update. I wish to go with you but I can't be there. Hope things will be better and this rolled out algo should be reversed.
  • Darn, Google is not a supermarket. Earthmen want to occupy everything!
    I also wonder what you can do after occupying it, lol~
  • Seriously people. Kind of a silly thing to go on about.

    I personally think Google is too big and arrogant. I have started to dislike them for different policies. For example, they wont like me choose the country I want for search, thus messing up my searches since I live in Japan. They also pissed me off with their censorship on YouTube. And this update....

    If you want to get back at them, start using other engines for search. That is what I am starting to do. Of course, it is a tiny step, but remember when IBM, Microsoft etc. were on top?

    This just might fall as fast as they rose someday. No use ranting about them though.
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  • Viva la resistance!
  • Good and bad sites is has nothing to do with Google Analytics but Google WMT.
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    OCCUPY GOOGLE!!!!

    The only term I was sitting at #1 for just dropped to #3. I was surprised with all the other terms that dropped that one stuck in at #1, but now that is gone. So tired of this crap. Wonder if they increased security at their headquarters. I know there are a lot of people that lost more than me over this 'improvement'. Maybe we should go protest in front of their headquarters.