Re:My sister's a quilter and Google mugged her
by drhayes9 on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @05:02PM
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That was never my point. In fact, I didn't say anything was "wrong" with the results at all. I just pointed out that saying "that's what you get for depending on Google for organic traffic" is more like saying "that's what you get for depending on oxygen" web-wise. It just ignores the reality of the web today.
It's safe to say, at this point, that we don't know why her site isn't showing up for the common terms it showed up for before.
EDIT: This comment has some good info on why her site might've been penalized: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6891141
The article is just idiotic in its accusations. Google wants to provide the best search experience for customers. If it makes a mistake, it hurts Google, so I'd imagine they sorta try to keep their results as good as possible. Complaining that you moved in indexes seems sorta pointless. Google's algorithms, at the moment, think other sites are a better match. Maybe she unknowingly engaged in some blacklistable offense.
It's like complaining that some hotel concierge stopped referring people to your restaurant.