Adult Traffic loss

[~Evilin~]

Did you notice any traffic loss in the last couple of months (google / other sources) ?
Some of our customers are concerned about this problem, leave your opinion.

[adtrafic]

Last 5 months have been several very large updates.

Octobre spam update: This was very big, the biggest in years... and it knocked down websites of all kinds, news, adult, warez, automatic affiliate stores, niches, etc... Practically everything went to shit with that update.

December helpful content update: This update, as announced, had a duration of 14 days, but the rollout lasted much longer and lasted 28 days until January. The last days before finishing the update it was fluctuating a lot and many more sites went to hell.

And the last few weeks Google is weird asf.

[~Evilin~]

Last 5 months have been several very large updates.

Octobre spam update: This was very big, the biggest in years... and it knocked down websites of all kinds, news, adult, warez, automatic affiliate stores, niches, etc... Practically everything went to shit with that update.

December helpful content update: This update, as announced, had a duration of 14 days, but the rollout lasted much longer and lasted 28 days until January. The last days before finishing the update it was fluctuating a lot and many more sites went to hell.

And the last few weeks Google is weird asf.

we assumed that this was due to the advent of ChatGPT, Google hastily tried to change the entire development strategy

[TwoTen]

I've noticed it's not only related specifically to the adult niche. Others also had a drop in traffic

[Corvus11]

we have suspended our projects until Google is stable. Although I am no longer sure that this will ever happen

[Corvus11]

why don't you try to find customers in other niches for now by the way?

[~Evilin~]

In fact, we have no problems with new customers, there is a lot of work, customers often share experiences, that's all.

[mopek1]

we have suspended our projects until Google is stable. Although I am no longer sure that this will ever happen

Why not build now to be ready for when they are? Unless you think Google is in decline for good and is dying.

[geirlur]

I went up 10-15% in the beginning of december and have stayed at that level. Still I'm not satisfied, I want mooooore, more I tell ya!!

[~Evilin~]

Why not build now to be ready for when they are? Unless you think Google is in decline for good and is dying.

totally agreed!

[Mr Pheer]

There are so many more traffic sources than Google. I don't ever rely on Google.

[mopek1]

There are so many more traffic sources than Google. I don't ever rely on Google.

I wish I could do the same. I get traffic from all over (social media [mostly reddit], bookmarks, gallery submissions, trades etc.) but not enough from all of those combined to not be affected by a big change in a "G" update.

[The Porn Nerd]

Traffic has been down since December.

But Springtime is coming so I am always hopeful things will improve. But, given the financial instability these days (looming recession etc) plus tax season coming....maybe it's May before things pick up.

I wish I could do the same. I get traffic from all over (social media [mostly reddit], bookmarks, gallery submissions, trades etc.) but not enough from all of those combined to not be affected by a big change in a "G" update.

Thing is, even if you do not focus on Google for traffic a big drop there affects all the websites you do business with. So it's the opposite of a 'rising tide lifts all boats' kinda thing.

[phman79]

I see much more adult ads on Google these days, I think that is part of the issue

[NatalieK]

Not sure if i have this right or not, but to hold business until a later date to see how things work out with google, just seems a waste of time.

Work work work.

Create your sites & logically, will chatGPT will also learn what sites are recommended, using the right words, using SEO, you should still have traffic...

if natural traffic for you is search engines