I lost my Google Traffic-Recovering From COVID-19
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Hi Wealthy Affiliates,
The last time I wrote, I discussed how some of my traffic was going down after the August 2024 Core update. Well, it looks like I did not recover from it.
That website is now DOA—pretty much. I can hear Lizzy's voice with a shrug: " Haha, didn't I tell you so? " Yeppers, you sure did. I am not doing any better on Medium or Pinterest.
I guess no one is interested in that niche, which is promoting WA. I think I am not doing something right. Google has de-indexed so many articles. I have done a lot of edits and rewriting, and still, Google refuses to budge. It refuses to index any of them again.
Several weeks ago, I got stricken with a skin infection on my legs and several boils on my buttocks. I sit in an electric wheelchair, so I had to be bedridden until that healed. Then, the staff who came to work positive for COVID-19, having no symptoms, spread Covid 19 to me and other residents. I was sick as a dog for a few weeks with Covid-19. It caused me to lose my taste, appetite, and sense of smell. Now that has returned. Whew!
I am in the recovery phase. I completed the facility's rules for the ten-day isolation. I feel more tired than usual since Covid 19 hit me. The skin infection and boils have cleared up. My immune system is out of whack. I have MS so that makes it much worse for my immune system. Frank, the doctor in this house, told me to rest and take it easy. I did listen to that. I spent a lot of time sleeping to get away from the illness that felt like I was dying. I also have asthma. It's a good thing I have my nebulizer mask so I can use that to help me breathe while dealing with the peak of COVID-19.
See screenshot from Google Search Console
I have a lot of impressions, a total of 97 clicks, but in the last 28 days, there have been zero clicks, so you can see September is down. I am not sure if I should continue to rewrite those articles, which I think will never be revived because Google refuses to index them because it doesn't think they're helpful, even though I think they are. I wrote in my own words and my experience. I guess that isn't enough. I am also not motivated to write new ones either. I am sure they will deindex those as well. I felt really down about this. I am thinking of just leaving it, not bothering with it.
I have my name as my domain and am considering using that one to start in a different direction and do something else in a different niche. I am just not sure where to go from here. Continue to try writing new articles on the one where I am losing traffic or start that new site with my name. It will be my brand, this time a different niche. I used to be confident about my writing, but not since I got sick. My brain is just not there. I thought it would get better if I focused on my brand.
Can I pick your brains here- what do you all think? I know you can't decide, but my ambivalence is intense. Not sure where to go from here. I know I need a motivational kick in my arse. I welcome it from all of you.
-BrendaMZ
PS- Have you lost your traffic since the August 2024 Core update?
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Hi Brenda, it's been some time! And I can tell you that I have been there, one of my sites just never ranked, so I left it, and let it sit. I don't care about it anymore. I happened to have another domain, with a few backlinks to it, it had traffic before but went down, now I am starting to see something out of it. But it's just been like nearly a month since I started working on it, so I'm not expecting much right now. Your site could have gotten one of those "silent penalties" I have heard some people talking about. It's basically Googles way of saying "these guys aren't good, we won't even look at them to save money". If you want to you can send a PM to me, I have just gone out and learned a ton so I might just be somewhat helpful, haha!
Hi Brenda, sorry to hear about your health aliments. Hope everything is in recovery mode. Brenda you are one heck of a smart person, you have helped me out on several issues. My google traffic is pretty much non existent, but I will not give up. You have got this Brenda, not a kick in your arse, but one huge big kick in Google's
Best wishes,
Michael
Stop saying you're not doing something right. Google has been destroying the independent bloggers. Period.
Try vlogging. At least it is free. If it doesn't work, you're only out time and effort.
I have over 600 posts, remember? Zero traffic. Zero.
Don't let anyone or any hosting sight, tell you it's you. It's not.
It seems Google Wants to destroy independent bloggers.
F Google. Remember, try vlogging. It's free.
I vlog but don't show my face. Only my voice.
Easy to do. And I wasn't talking about YouTube. I would NEVER recommend that platform.
I didn't see where you posted that you don't want to be or do YouTube.
I wouldn't have mentioned vlogging had I seen that. My bad.
It would be sad to lose you Brenda. I have had my share of stalls this year. I am one year old in WA and not one penny yet. But I will go for one more year. Hope my life settles down and I can get back to writing, posting, shooting video and posting videos. I am willing to give it another go to see what life holds.
Hope you decide to stay. It's good to have a WA member close by.
Oh and so sorry for all the troubles you have had. Mine are more internal then external and needing to help friends in need and keep up with regular work as well as getting this biz off the ground. It's a lot sometimes. But I'm in for at least one more year.
Linda
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Hi Brenda, I don't have motivation for you. I suggest taking a break and going onto Coursera while you take things easy. There are seo courses there you can audit for free. See what other experts say and take some time to decide on your next move. All the best!