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Originally Posted by tfs
Tell you what. I have many domain names that have been online since the late 1990's. Last August, Google decided that a shitload of (un-related) tube videos and three page malware infested sites are more relevant than the sites I have been updating for over a decade.
That is fine as it finally forced me to leave adult. What I do not understand is why Google is allowed to control so much internet traffic. Google is just about the worst search engine on the internet.
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I complain a lot about piracy and it has hurt the paysite portion of this industry but like you I took a tremendous traffic hit right about that time. We were discussing it in another thread and the EMD update was suggested but I think there were other changes as well. Prior to that change despite all the piracy I was able to build traffic at a rate greater than the rate of conversion decline. I was continually building paysite income.
Thankfully right around that time I started new projects not as focused on affiliate paysite sales which are doing better traffic wise but I would easily say that Google created the biggest hit for me within the last three years right there. It's no secret that they absolutely hate affiliates and they love pirates because that's what the people want to see. They want it all for free. Google doesn't make exceptions unless you grease up the politicians and sue them as the MPAA and RIAA does.