Does anyone see a pattern here? G scare, all the villagers flee. Then some come abck other new players come in.
The lesson here is not to put all your eggs in one basket; i.e. Google. There are plenty other ways to get targeted traffic, less time consuming as well. PPC, media buys, content syndication, etc.
I would have to agree and say that it might be the best advice out there. That logic ought to carry into all aspects of business and sadly should be common sense. Live and learn i guess?