Re: Notice to All Visitors - Significant Drop in Google Search Rankings - August 2012
I can also vouch that I have been giving a reference to this site for those who want to find me, or other allies to talk with outside the immediate workplace. One of them said they already knew about us, which seems encouraging. Others industriously marked down the web site name upon hearing about the diverse set of attachments that could offer them solutions at best, and ideas at worst. It's a big deal; many people out there really do feel isolated in a building where few seem to understand what "makes them tick."Jennifer - I appreciate the feedback.
Yes - It has been improving some since last week. Today it looks pretty good.
I do think part of this is the popularity of "social" sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ and Google is pushing it in search results. Those of you who have accounts on one or more of these social site will be helping if you (for example) +1 good threads and such.
I don't think Elsmar will ever regain it's January 2011 peak, but one never knows.
@gavinjordan - It might have played a part, but it coincided with the 25 JULY 2012 Panda/Penguin "refresh", and I would find it hard to believe a site like this would nose dive as it did in such a short time (practically over night). The other aspect is several people here, including me, were checking Google search results for things that ranked pretty high here in the past. We found that results from Elsmar had virtually disappeared from the rankings for many previously high ranking terms for a couple weeks. I will agree it was probably a combination of things which included the Olympics.
BTW - Labor Day is coming up in the US next Monday so I expect a significant drop starting Thursday/Friday just as happens at 4th of July and Thanksgiving/Christmas. September and October will be when we really know what "recovery" we will see here.