We are a little late to the game, but I just added the script to add Mizozo to the anti-surveillance movement currently sweeping the internet. If you visit Mizozo today, you will see a giant footer appear which will allow you to email or call your representative to let them know that you will not stand for mass surveillance.
Today, February 11th, is the day we fight back ... or, at least make our voices heard.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Google's Manual Action on Mizozo has been removed
Exactly two weeks after submitting out request to remove the Manual Action placed on Mizozo by Google for violations of their terms, Mizozo is now free and clear. We did a lot of work to remove it, first by setting up a new way to handle those annoying SEO publishers, then by removing all the SEO articles completely.
It is interesting to note how few of the publishers we removed actually complained, further solidifying my view that there were only a small handful of users who were simply registering multiple accounts. At this point, we will be much more careful to keep these kinds of publishers off of Mizozo, but unfortunately they made up 99% of our new users.
Mizozo has been around for over 5 years now, and isn't going anywhere any time soon, so time will tell how successful we will be in attracting real content publishers. For now, our sights are set on fixing the site itself, probably moving to Wordpress (although this has come across some unforeseen problems). In time, Mizozo will settle, and things will become far more reliable.
It is interesting to note how few of the publishers we removed actually complained, further solidifying my view that there were only a small handful of users who were simply registering multiple accounts. At this point, we will be much more careful to keep these kinds of publishers off of Mizozo, but unfortunately they made up 99% of our new users.
Mizozo has been around for over 5 years now, and isn't going anywhere any time soon, so time will tell how successful we will be in attracting real content publishers. For now, our sights are set on fixing the site itself, probably moving to Wordpress (although this has come across some unforeseen problems). In time, Mizozo will settle, and things will become far more reliable.
Labels:
Google,
Manual Action,
Publisher,
SEO
Monday, February 3, 2014
Mizozo's January 2014 Numbers
Due to Google's Manual Action against us, January didn't start the year all that well. The basic numbers are below, and the detailed numbers are here.
Hopefully, now that we have resolved all of Google's issues with the site, our traffic will return to its previous glory. Who knows, maybe it will even increase now that we are more attuned to Google's way of thinking. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Visitors: 91,288
Page Views:164,511
Pages/Visit: 1.8
Earnings: $196.34
Hopefully, now that we have resolved all of Google's issues with the site, our traffic will return to its previous glory. Who knows, maybe it will even increase now that we are more attuned to Google's way of thinking. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Labels:
Google,
Manual Action,
Monthly Report,
Transparent Company
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