If you noticed a traffic change (up or down) about two weeks ago, near the end of January, there is a reason for it. And it’s not your fault.

Although Google has not released a PageRank update, they did update in some fashion.

I have noticed a large change on some blogs. Some of my blogs without PageRank dropped traffic to about half what it was before. These, in particular, are the ones in my Entertainment Channel at b5. Most of the blogs in the channel experienced the same drop.

Some of my blogs, however, have not had any traffic changes - up or down.

I’d really love a way to get my traffic back up while we wait for the PageRank update. In the past, we were slowly nudging up on many search terms, but perhaps we’ve dropped down now. Given the additional annoyance that Technorati stopped tracking our tags about a month ago, it’s been frustrating watching the growth pattern get set back, even if it is only a bit and only temporary.

Did you notice any changes in your own traffic?

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