“I’m seeing similar fluctuations, especially in competitive niches. Rankings seem to be rotating more even without major SEO changes, which looks more like Google recalibrating quality and intent signals rather than penalties. Sites with strong topical authority and brand trust seem to stabilize faster.”
“I SAW that too. 3 days of very good traffic. But yesterday in the evening: BAM. Big drop.”
“I had a massive increase in traffic during the December Core Update and a massive drop in traffic during the past couple of weeks. It seems to be slowly recovering, but my earnings are about 50% … It is an old website, US market, more than 15 years old. We used to publish tons of original content. It was a print publication originally, but now we rely on AI. I am a journalist myself, so I don’t simply copy and paste but edit and make sure to add the human imprint… Nevertheless, traffic going up and down without a logical pattern is really making me feel like I need to find a new source of income… stressful times. don’t know what to do anymore :(“
“Seems like Google has come to finally make our organic traffic 0.”
“Seen massive changes in keywords across all my sites.. some keywords showing big increases but traffic still flat though .. perhaps pre update movement? It does feel something is coming.”
“Yes Google has been showing noticeable ranking fluctuations recently, especially in competitive niches like affiliate and high-competition keywords. It’s common for positions to shift day-to-day even without on-page changes, and many SEO pros are reporting similar volatility without any official update confirmation.”
“yes, the RPM has dropped extremely sharply on all the sites in my company’s portfolio. The traffic remains at yesterday’s level, that is, weak, but I think the quality of the traffic is at rock bottom, which is why the RPM is 50-60% below yesterday’s level”
Google Tracking Tools
Just look at how heated most of these tracking tools are.
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