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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
Maybe this is a signal to focus on a few sites and really work on quality and creating a meaningful user experience through ETHICAL means, no?
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It's always a good idea to create quality sites. But with the current volatility of Google, I wouldn't be putting all my eggs into just a few. As posted above, Google has openly admitted that you can be smacked down, and even de-indexed, due to factors completely outside of your control. Though many of us believe this is nothing new...the fact that they're not beating around the bush anymore about it is.
Interestingly, they make no mention of contacting Google about any shady "over-optimization" tactics a competitor may be doing to you. Instead, their helpful suggestion is to contact each of the hundreds/thousands of sites which are linking to you.
Add to that the way Penguin's been slaughtering folks since it waddled into the SERPs...and I'd say it doesn't exactly create a climate where one feels safe about pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into just a few super high-quality sites.