Update Saga. Part 5

[Brett_Tabke]

What say you?

Over and done with?

All done all through?

[Great_Scott]

minnapple,

Looks like you are a bit of a novice in high profile forums. Agreed?

[BradStevens]

>>>What else would we need?<<<

Absolutely stunning! In order for any educated analysis to occur, one must have a baseline of information.

And, if your baseline of information is "well, I was #6, now I'm #10", then gee, your in for a heck of a ride on a train that is on one way trip. Good luck getting back!

I'd rather be armed with a pleathora of information about where I and my competitors started and also where we ended up. Then, I'd like to know why. And, the only way to complete that analysis is to determine the commonalities between the two.

People, in statistical analysis circles, this is simply called finding the "expected value" through choosing "fixed and random effects" of a mixed model.

Now, I'm going to bed. I'll see you guys in another week or so. I'm going to go make some more cash.

Go thee forth and prosper.

[Great_Scott]

<quote> Now, I'm going to bed. I'll see you guys in another week or so. I'm going to go make some more cash.

Go thee forth and prosper. </quote>

BradStevens,

Thanks for your bedtime story. You sound like a poet. This is an search engine optimization forum
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[LegalAlien]

Actually, none of the benchmark (largest 10 unaffected) sites in our area changed a thing on-site (source code -- gimme a break!). I know this because I analyzed and closely monitored these sites before and during this update, as I expect many have done. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it seems you're not so unique in this area!

I've been in this business for 18 years, but I still can't churn out 50 sites in 2 months, so it seems you get the cherry for that one. Congratulations! ;))

This forum has been full of people telling us how they've been affected throughout this update, as well as steps they have taken, and the subsequent results they have seen. This has provided valuable feedback from many different areas, which would otherwise not be available. For me, at least, this has been most welcome and I thank everyone for taking the time to post here.

To those that can't tolerate the general chit-chat that surrounds these relevant posts, I say find yourselves another forum and be happy!

[texasville]

Brad- just let me make this point. I myself have learned a lot in webmaster world forums. One thing I definitely have learned is the guy you make rake today may have the key to all your .htaccess problems tomorrow. So it doesn't pay to criticize or create a bad reputation. Try to be positive.
Remember, some of these guys financially live and die by their websites. They spend a lot of time hashing this stuff because there is great angst during an update. Add positive things and you WILL be appreciated.

[texasville]

by the way -
hyperbole: a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

I believe you meant-
hypothesis: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

[Gimp]

Brad,

Your comments about setting a baseline and comparing after the changes are made are well taken.

And your comments about paying attention to the store and putting up new content and sites are well taken.

Your attempt to set people back on their feet and start thinking and working instead of working up a panic are well taken.

See you next week.

Gimp

[minnapple]

> minnapple,

Looks like you are a bit of a novice in high profile forums. Agreed? <

You under estimate me . . . sleepy bye ; )

[Hanu]

I love this thread! It's like a one of those tacky soap operas. Let's continue this for a little while and then see what the adults do when they get back from Pubcon. Maybe some silly Google engineer simply forgot to push the button before he left for Vegas. I heard that the flat screen HDTVs at the hotel rooms are really great.

[Powdork]

Great Scott

Looks like you are a bit of a novice in high profile forums. Agreed?

You saw his/hers sign up date,right?

Mr Stevens

Absolutely stunning! In order for any educated analysis to occur, one must have a baseline of information.

And, if your baseline of information is "well, I was #6, now I'm #10", then gee, your in for a heck of a ride on a train that is on one way trip. Good luck getting back!

My point is, that if you know the serps before the update, that is all you need since the other factors would all have been constant.