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In case you've missed the news, Google finished rolling out Penguin 2.0 yesterday. They're expecting the algorithm change to have a noticeable affect on 2.3% of US English queries. Further info on Google's Webmaster Central Blog: Another step to reward high-quality sites

Do we have any winners and losers here?

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A few practical notes based on the thread: results are mixed here — some members saw drops, some did not — and that pattern is typical. ’s comment about Panda is important: Panda-like quality problems and Penguin-like link problems are separate issues and often need different fixes. ’s “unique content” point is also common — unique pages can still be hit if the site has a problematic backlink profile. and show the per-keyword and per-site variability; don’t assume a single cause without a quick audit.

Immediate triage (quick checklist):

  • Check Search Console for any Manual Actions or security/coverage notices.
  • Compare organic traffic by landing page (not just sitewide) and by keyword to isolate which pages lost visibility.
  • Export your backlink list (Search Console + one third-party tool). Look for high ratios of exact-match anchors, large numbers of low-quality domains, or sudden link spikes.
  • Attempt link removals by contacting webmasters; keep a removal log. Use a disavow only after removal attempts and document reasons in the disavow file.
  • Review on-site signals (thin pages, duplicate content, technical noindex/canonical mistakes) if you also see Panda-like symptoms.

Quick anchor-text frequency script (CSV with an anchor column):

# count anchors in Python
import csv, collections
with open('backlinks.csv','r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    anchors = [r['anchor'].strip().lower() for r in csv.DictReader(f) if r.get('anchor')]
    for a,c in collections.Counter(anchors).most_common(30):
        print(c, a)

A few final points: cleanup and recovery take time — document every outreach and change. Disavow misuse can hurt rankings, so use it cautiously. Diversifying acquisition (as suggests) reduces dependence on a single algorithm and gives breathing room while you fix links and on-site quality.

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Alas, I read the news yesterday but didn't post here like I should have. Thanks for doing it! I checked yesterday and didn't notice any difference. Was really hoping that Penguin losers would push us higher up the food chain and help out our Panda situation (currently hit hard).

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Shit, down 15% compared to this time last week, but it might be partially due to the holiday weekend.

Member Avatar for discussion123

I lost rank but on some keywords....

Member Avatar for chicku1403

I got some serious punishment from google..but dont know why google picked me up.my content are unique though..

Member Avatar for alex007

I heard the news and checked my projects, they all are fine so far.

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I'm really starting to think that Google purposefully rolls out big updates to coincide with major holidays so that you'll be thrown off whether the traffic fluctuation is due to them or outside factors.

Member Avatar for arunpawar

I am kinda focusing on the social networks and the traffic from the referrals like say forums and blogs. I prefer to get conversion via those type of the traffic instead of google.I know content based sites require google but relying on google for business is not a good idea anymore.

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Many people are discussing on the issue of there websites again but i have not seen any changes in any of my site's after the update.

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