Did Penguin Make Google’s Search Results Better Or Worse?

Discussion in 'Google' started by Ted From DNP, May 2, 2012.

  1. imfusa

    imfusa Active Member

    Messages:
    694
    Likes Received:
    7
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    70
    #21
    On my websites i noticed a lot of internal pages ranking better, no update for the homepage.
     
    imfusa, May 6, 2012 IP
  2. mukesh4bs

    mukesh4bs Active Member

    Messages:
    249
    Likes Received:
    6
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    80
    #22
    Well said, Really this is too early to say something Google algo.
     
    Last edited: May 6, 2012
    mukesh4bs, May 6, 2012 IP
  3. PCOnline

    PCOnline Peon

    Messages:
    210
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #23
    With the few sites, I have that gets traffic from google search results, the difference has been minimal, so no major problem for me :)
     
    PCOnline, May 6, 2012 IP
  4. Revaxmedia

    Revaxmedia Member

    Messages:
    104
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    40
    #24
    Personally from what I have seen I think the Penguin update improves Google's results.
     
    Revaxmedia, May 6, 2012 IP
    ryan_uk likes this.
  5. lapseo

    lapseo Member

    Messages:
    208
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    33
    #25
    I'm glad you have, I have seen a lot of poor results.

    Try searching for "new shoes" or "bicycle wheels" in google.com...

    Good results? I think not.
     
    lapseo, May 6, 2012 IP
  6. Revaxmedia

    Revaxmedia Member

    Messages:
    104
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    40
    #26
    I agree to an extent I know Google is not perfect....far from it but it is getting there.
     
    Revaxmedia, May 6, 2012 IP
  7. JohnRock

    JohnRock Peon

    Messages:
    254
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #27
    Google at the moment has a very complicated set-up, I wish they go back to what they where 4-5 years ago with a much more simple algorythem.
     
    JohnRock, May 6, 2012 IP
  8. ryan_uk

    ryan_uk Illustrious Member

    Messages:
    3,983
    Likes Received:
    1,022
    Best Answers:
    33
    Trophy Points:
    465
    #28
    Taking it into context of monthly searches (12,100) it's not that much. In reality, people are more likely to be search more specific keywords for shoes (and they have a lot more higher volume searches). It's perfectly reasonable that some of these searches are for the song, so it's a relevant result. The odd inclusion is the marketing course.

    What's so bad about the bicycle wheels results? I didn't look at every page, but they all seemed to be relevant.
     
    ryan_uk, May 6, 2012 IP
  9. katy2005

    katy2005 Member

    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #29
    A lot micro sites got hit! Now most of the huge site rank #1 now.
     
    katy2005, May 6, 2012 IP
  10. ashamim95

    ashamim95 Peon

    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #30
    I do not believe that the Penguin Update had a darn thing to do with making Google’s search results better (Google has a Panda for that). The more I poke around and see how some query spaces have changed, or see the current results when *I* do searches on Google, the more it’s clear that the Google search results are NOT better after Penguin – they’re worse.

    Read more:

    http://www.zmili.com/
    Anchor text "bookmark"
     
    ashamim95, May 10, 2012 IP
  11. Jim4767

    Jim4767 Prominent Member

    Messages:
    4,738
    Likes Received:
    766
    Best Answers:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    305
    #31
    Lots of complaints listed above. I haven't seen any changes.

    I'm curious just how many of the complainers' websites are filled with rich, original content that adds something to the world wide web, rather than just "more of the same" trying to grab a piece of the internet's money flow.
     
    Jim4767, May 10, 2012 IP
  12. Tankstar55

    Tankstar55 Peon

    Messages:
    91
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #32
    For those SEO, I'm sure they Penguin. Because it gives another way of challenge on how target the right way of ranking with this Penguin.
     
    Tankstar55, May 11, 2012 IP
  13. reagent

    reagent Active Member

    Messages:
    95
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    68
    #33
    For a query which I monitor: Before -- #1 was a very reputable (PR9) online store (when you're looking for a commercial product -- it's natural to show you a shop where you can buy it, I think). After -- #1 is a Facebook page (and looks a good bit scammy). I'm not sure that facebook pages are a good example of "genuine original content and blah-blah-blah". But the page has exact keyword in its url, anyway...
     
    reagent, May 11, 2012 IP
  14. stubsy

    stubsy Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,087
    Likes Received:
    35
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    198
    #34
    Results are worse
     
    stubsy, May 11, 2012 IP