My progress report

I am using this thread to track my progress after installing VBSEO. I have completed most of my heavy modifications right now. VBSEO was installed on April 5, 2009. I will try to update every Saturday.

Week 1

Indexed Pages
4/9
Google: 5,630
link
Yahoo: 882
link
MSN: 324
link
ASK: 162
link

Visits from SE's
4/5-4/11
Google: 5,406
Yahoo: 659
MSN: 101
Ask: 29


2610
292
1090
170

Week 2

Indexed Pages
4/18
Google: 5,130 (-500)
Yahoo: 2,510 (+1,628)
MSN: 275 (-49)
ASK: 206 (+44)

Visits from SE's
4/12-4/18
Google: 6,046 (+640)
Yahoo: 674 (+15)
MSN: 72 (-29)
Ask: 18 (-11)

Week 3

Indexed Pages
4/25
Google: 3,610 (-1,520)
Yahoo: 2,547 (-63)
MSN: 223 (-52)
ASK: 219 (+13)

Visits from SE's
4/19-4/25
Google: 5,340 (-706)
Yahoo: 697 (+23)
MSN: 67 (+5)
Ask: 23 (+5)

Week 4

Indexed Pages
5/2
Google: 2,610 (-1,000)
Yahoo: 2,338 (-209)
MSN: 219 (-4)
ASK: 180 (-39)

Visits from SE's
4/26-5/2
Google: 5,355 (+15)
Yahoo: 708 (+11)
MSN: 57 (+5)
Ask: 15 (-8)


Appear to have not helped in bringing more traffic, this is Search Engine traffic only

In addition to indexed pages, I'd suggest you to track traffic coming from SE's, too.
It's a more important metric.

Any good way to do this, I have Cpanel Awstats and Google Analytics.

Google Analytics is more accurate, IMO.

Seems like the links dropped for Google and MSN while raiising for Yahoo and Ask. Maybe my pages being kept by the search engines are know more relavent to what people will be searching instead of some member profile.

Week 2

Indexed Pages
4/18
Google: 5,130 (-500)
Yahoo: 2,510 (+1,628)
MSN: 275 (-49)
ASK: 206 (+44)

Visits from SE's
4/12-4/18
Google: 6,046 (+640)
Yahoo: 674 (+15)
MSN: 72 (-29)
Ask: 18 (-11)

Originally Posted by Shadab

Google Analytics is more accurate, IMO.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a friend of mine say that....Now others are saying the same thing. :(

Now I feel crappy knowing my stats on Cpanel's awstats isn't accurate.

I have added the Google Analytics results for visits from Search engines now.

I will also return my results on every Saturday.

This week seems to have taken a real bad spill on Google. Haven't changed much on VBSEO this week.

Week 3

Indexed Pages
4/25
Google: 3,610 (-1,520)
Yahoo: 2,547 (-63)
MSN: 223 (-52)
ASK: 219 (+13)

Visits from SE's
4/19-4/25
Google: 5,340 (-706)
Yahoo: 697 (+23)
MSN: 67 (+5)
Ask: 23 (+5)

It has been one month since VBSEO has been installed and the losses have outwieghed the gains so far. I hope I can regain the kind of traffic I was getting before VBSEO again. Hopefully something picks up here. My Google links seem to have dropped in half since I installed the product.

Week 4

Indexed Pages
5/2
Google: 2,610 (-1,000)
Yahoo: 2,338 (-209)
MSN: 219 (-4)
ASK: 180 (-39)

Visits from SE's
4/26-5/2
Google: 5,355 (+15)
Yahoo: 708 (+11)
MSN: 57 (+5)
Ask: 15 (-8)


Appear to have not helped in bringing more traffic, this is Search Engine traffic only

You're still in the transition period, installed for just about 1 month now. Re-indexing is occurring and I expect your results to improve in the next 60/90 days.

How is your long tail?
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How does the above to compare 30 days prior to vBSEO's installation, and 30 days afterward?

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