Squidoo After Google Panda 25: How’s It Looking?
The data is still coming in from Panda 25, launched March 15. We really need to wait a longer time to have a representative sample size, but here’s the early returns from Quantcast: From now on there...
View ArticleThe Great Squidoo vs. Panda Death Match: Are We Having Fun Yet?
So, we all knew that Squidoo had to do some major damage control to rescue itself, since Google’s downranked it for… well, we’re all making educated guesses, but Google’s webmaster guidelines provide...
View ArticleA Squidoo Timeline: Looking Back at the Past Year
This is my attempt to round up a year’s worth of changes on Squidoo, with particular focus on which Squidoo changes and which Google algorithm updates may have caused traffic gains or losses. As usual,...
View ArticleScientific Study Discovers What Gets Retweeted More Often
Chenhao Tan of Cornell University and his colleagues have completed an extensive study of what types of wording tend to generate the most retweets. There’s not one cookie-cutter template that works in...
View ArticleR.I.P Squidoo: A Long Time Coming
Squidoo shutting down shouldn’t be much of a surprise to those who have been watching it for the past year. The only surprise is that it’s giving away member content without explicit permission,...
View ArticleSquidoo Lens Transfer To Hubpages Has Begun
Hubpages has set up a new help forum for Squidoo members making the transition to HP. As expected, HP is transferring accounts a bit at a time, with early opt-ins getting early transfers. Relache...
View ArticleSquidoo to Hubpages Transfer: Traffic Increase
I just checked Google Analytics to see how my Squidoo lenses are faring after transfer. Here’s their daily traffic stats according to Google Analytics. (Scroll down for a visual chart of the boring...
View ArticleLooking Back at Squidoo’s Mistakes
Drat. I’ve been trying so hard to focus on the transition to Hubpages and getting on with it, rather than rehashing what’s done and past. However, I keep see more and more posts by people throwing all...
View ArticleUseful Advice from Hubstaff
So, the transfer from Squidoo to Hubpages has been a mixed bag. While some lensmasters are reporting good results (including me, so far), others are watching their traffic dry up and wither away. On...
View ArticleQuick Check-in: Year Stats
I’ve been enjoying writing for my own sake, being active on social media, and not worrying about traffic. From time to time I stop by Hubpages and add a new article or edit some old ones. I’ve started...
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