Recent Affects of Algo Update

[CoopersPick]

Checking in to see how the other GPWA webmasters are faring since the Late January algo updates that have come in.

Here is what I have found thus far:

• Sites with alot of links within spun content have been hit very hard as their links have been de-vauled
• Blog networks have been hit very badly. Either from being deindexed, ratted out, or just plain punished to the max all sites linked out from these networks have been terminated
• Possible display of where headers, ads, and banners can now be a ranking factor
• Un-natural link building i.e. anchor text with low diversity has also been examined and punished

[felku]

People abused those blog networks and it was obvious that in some point Google will take action. I always diversify my anchors so I had no problems with them. I still use blog networks like ALN for my non gambling sites and so far they are doing fine. Will like to see if others were affected.