Hi - long time listener, first time caller.
I was wondering if anyone else on the forum has been experiencing the first signs that Penguin 3.0 is being rolled out?
I manage a number of different sites targetting similar niches, using a variety of different tactics. Over the past few days, I've noticed that some of the ones that use the blackest of blackhat techniques have received a boost in the rankings (going from page 2 or 3 on to the top half of page 1), while my whitehat sites have dropped massively (posts generally losing 6/7 positions overnight). I've used SEMRush to check out the competitors, and ones who have linkbuilt have had similar rises, while those who rely wholly on content have had similar drops.
Anyone else seeing this in their rankings?
I was wondering if anyone else on the forum has been experiencing the first signs that Penguin 3.0 is being rolled out?
I manage a number of different sites targetting similar niches, using a variety of different tactics. Over the past few days, I've noticed that some of the ones that use the blackest of blackhat techniques have received a boost in the rankings (going from page 2 or 3 on to the top half of page 1), while my whitehat sites have dropped massively (posts generally losing 6/7 positions overnight). I've used SEMRush to check out the competitors, and ones who have linkbuilt have had similar rises, while those who rely wholly on content have had similar drops.
Anyone else seeing this in their rankings?
