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Hit by EMD, is it the end?

by morc23
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One of my website got hit by EMD, and don't appear totally on search result except the exact domain name. I lost almost 60% of traffic. Is it the end of my website when it comes to google search results?

My website post will only be hot for a month then no one will ever search for that topic. I didn't do anything with it (back linking etc just write content) and my content has more quality than those website appearing on the search. And i'm only building website for a year this month.
#emd #end #hit
  • Profile picture of the author Mr. Ken Russell
    Yep, I completely stopped SEO and dove right into paid traffic. Now I'm getting more opt-ins and conversions than ever before. My Amazon sites with SEO are still going great though.
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    • Profile picture of the author jimkirk1943
      Originally Posted by Nio93 View Post

      Yep, I completely stopped SEO and dove right into paid traffic. Now I'm getting more opt-ins and conversions than ever before. My Amazon sites with SEO are still going great though.
      Adwords or something else ?
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  • Profile picture of the author brettb
    Nio93 - have you found a good source of paid traffic? I've tried AdWords. It was pretty good but I wonder if there are cheaper sources of good traffic out there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dele
    I really wish there was an effective substitute to Google Adwords but for now, there isn't. The next best seems to be Bing Marketing (now inclusive of Yahoo Search Marketing) but it is still a far cry from the quality of Google Adwords. It is cheaper but the traffic quality and volume is much lower.

    Many smaller PPC's exist such as ExactSeek which when i tried it out was a complete fiasco. Of course, they are much cheaper but the quality and traffic volume very low.

    This article better illustrates ==> Google Adwords Marketing Is It!
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  • Profile picture of the author xramp
    I think now EMD sites should start concentrating on Paid traffic.
    Here are few advertising networks
    Performance-Driven Search Advertising | adMarketplace.com
    Pay Per View PPV Cost Per View CPV Contextual Online Advertising Network
    https://ads.pof.com/
    adBrite Exchange
    Chitika - Online Advertising Network | Search Targeted Ads, Mobile Ads & Local Ads for websites, blogs, apps & mobile
    Social Media Marketing Company : IZEA
    Online Contextual Advertising and Behavioral Marketing Company
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  • Profile picture of the author brettb
    Thanks for the list. But which ones are any good?

    I suspect we need to do some playing around. But if you're selling widgets, then Chitika could be good. Adbrite seems popular, but I've seen too many of its ads on porn sites, and porn traffic is junk.

    PoF is great, but you'd better have a good offer or you'll waste your cash.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ernie Lo
    Yes its the end unfortunately. Time to NOT build a business that relies on search engines. We might not like it, but we must respect Googles right to do whatever the hell they want with THEIR own search engine.

    Do they have a moral obligation to care about what happens to other peoples online businesses? Well who knows the answer to that but we obviously know they don't care. They are in it for themselves. They're a business after all.

    Things are going to get a lot tougher online. I believe eventually it will be who ever has the largest advertising budget that wins the traffic. It's going to be tough for the little guy, yet quality of websites shall improve.

    We need to start focusing on other traffic sources instead of worrying about seo, unless you don't mind having a business built on ice.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaryPabelate
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    It is better if we target Yahoo and other local search engines, Google is really not too good for us.
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by MaryPabelate View Post

      It is better if we target Yahoo and other local search engines, Google is really not too good for us.
      You can't possibly be serious.
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      • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
        Originally Posted by yukon View Post

        You can't possibly be serious.
        Haha.

        I was thinking the same thing.

        I rank #1 in Bing, Yahoo, other search engines but even ranking #3 on Google does better for me in most cases. I get traffic from other search engines, but Google is the ultimate goal.
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  • Profile picture of the author Domainate
    Lesson learned: don't put all your eggs into one basket. If you were solely reliant on Google traffic, especially with Panda and Penguin having already happened, you knew full well this could happen to you. It's the same with people that based their online presence off a Facebook page and then get shut down. You want your success in your hands, not someone else's.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
    Relying heavily only on EMDs was a bad move for many people. Yes EMDs still have a factor in rankings and I never see them not holding some credibility, but you should be focusing on other LONGTERM methods of ranking, especially social signals and onsite content.
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  • Profile picture of the author KeNiQ
    Yep my EDMS just took a dump! The content wasn't weak (maybe a little on the thin side). I'll abour 10 more pages to each and see what happens but I'll mainly focus on my membership site now
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  • Profile picture of the author Geekgirl01
    You know when you ask a someone a question and then they tell you to 'Google it' - there is your answer, Google is what 99% rely on for their information on a daily basis! So attemmpting to rank in Yahoo n Bing and to sod Google off wouldn't benefit your website at all.
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