Someone farted at MSN.

Yep, seeing big changes, but for the better!

 

There has definately been a bit of a shakearound for most terms I'm tracking.

 

Mid February, my site's results dropped like a rock but were all back within three days. Very strange. Saw this morning that all my main results dropped horribly again:

#1 >> #53
#4 >> #100+
#17 >> #100+
#1 >> #50
#4 >> #17
#1 >> #33
#1 >> #13
#3 >> #100+
#4 >> #19
#8 >> #83
#1 >> #4
#1 >> #100+

And on and on...

It's not just me though, the pages don't seem to have the same results they've had. The search results overall IMO are much worse in general and I'm not referring to what happened in my site. I'm typing in some general phrases and seeing pages that should only be coming up with very specific search phrases. Are they just testing things?

 

I hope it is a test and they realize how much it sucks.

 

I agree with you but not only with MSN , Google too . I see more and more #1 website homepage listings .

 

yep... and it's sad there are so many spammy subdomains that cover the SERPS now.

A few days ago I was just telling a buddy how much MSN had improved but this new ALGO.... well it just sucks. (unless you like spammy results)

 

NO, I don't think that msn is showing better results. There are so many spammy domains and subdomains that cover the SERPS now.

 

Just because YOUR site dissapears from rankings doesn't mean that the search engine is suddenly shittier and inaccurate.

 

Usually during changes with algos/filters the really spammy stuff shows up for a while but then get filtered later. Everytime there is an update I hear the same reports, mixed because different industries and different hats. Seems like if the black hats are mad the whites are happy

 

Right well I have just check for one of my other sites and yeah not a happy chappy it used to be top for a lot of keywords but it has dropped of a couple of pages now.

But then one of my other sites as I say it has not been affected at all still top for most keywords as it was before.

 

Your sites will come back. One of my sites just came back yesterday. Ranking has improved with 50% more traffic than before. Ranking for a top 300 searched term (according to worktracker) in MSN.com.

I dont see much of an algo change here. Looking like more of a data push.

 

Better results for those spammers who rank high now.

 

Nope, I think my spots are all intact

I'll double check now though, I had number 2 spot for 'free text' earlier.

 

Spammer! J.K.

 

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I'm down to fifth spot on 'free text'

not too bad though

 

Out of curiosity, how many of you are using co-op?

I am, and of course because of Google's fart my weight took a big dump a couple weeks ago. Thinking some of this might be related to my co-op weight.

Damn, search engines just suck this month...

 

Has nothing to do with COOP, I am not using it but I have problems.

Seems that we have to pay the expense of the war between MSN and Google.

 

Excatly the same happened with one of my webiste. It has dropped to 3rd or 4th page now for the keywords it was coming on the first page and top rankings. keyword spammed pages have filled the top rankings now !!

 

thats why it smells like eggs!

 

Seems to me like the importance of KWs in title & url has increased. Site age may also be in play.

/tom/