Google referrals suddenly stopped

[jonpaul]

Hi

Firstly, hello, I am new, and secondly, sorry if this is the wrong forum for this thread.

Anyway, my site is 6 months old, and I have most of my pages listed on Google. But today traffic has suddenly ceased, and my site is now listed way down. I was receiving 2-300 visits a day over the last week or so.

Is this a normal dip in visits? Part of the "sand box shake" or "dance" or is something likely to be wrong? I did change my sitemap.xml the other day - could that be a problem? I also added some new Affiliate ads (all in keeping with the theme of the site) - can these make a difference?

I really am hoping it is just a glitch. The more hits I get, the more I want to improve my site. But if traffic stops, it suddenly seems all is lost! Catch 22 situation I guess.

If it helps answer the query, then the site in question is set as my homepage.

Cheers,

Jon.

[kulinar]

Originally Posted by jonpaul

I did change my sitemap.xml the other day - could that be a problem?

Yes that could be a problem btut don't worry, be patient and things will be OK in 2-3 weeks.

[redbayron2006]

2-300 visits only? for a 6 months site?
well first of all youve got a serious seo problem, seek help or by a nice software, i sugest seo elite i use it too

[jonpaul]

I thought the site was doing OK for only 6 months old! Are you suggestion 200-300 visits a day is bad? I'll check out the tool - but I have heard as many bad reviews of SEO software as good ones. I'll look at improving my content more.

But my main question was - do other people see sudden massive drops in google hits? Is this common, and part of the Google dance?

[rubin]

i think 6 months with 200-300 visitor each day is not bad

[sheepcentral]

Just keep running your site as normal, Google will sort it self out eventually if your site is actually worth looking at. I have a site which is less than a year old and its position in Google's index fluctuates frequently but I have one that is older than a year and its position is much more stable (it still adds new content though). So basically as your site matures its position tends to be more constant. 200-300 visits a day is pretty good especially for a fledgling site.

[jonpaul]

Well that is more reassuring, thanks !

And Merry Christmas to you all !

Cheers,

Jon.

P.S. Or happy mid-winter / mid-summer / seasons greetings / vacation etc. etc.

[kulinar]

Originally Posted by jonpaul

...do other people see sudden massive drops in google hits? Is this common, and part of the Google dance?

I am one of those who felt the massive drop. I had about 2500 unique visitors daily and month ago they dropped down to 700 then 600 and so on. By now I have about 300 visitors and they are constantly going up. I have SEOed my site the best way I can, I have a sitemap submitted to Google and I realize that I have to be patient.