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rakuten
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05-02-2026, 02:40 PM (This post was last modified: 05-02-2026, 02:48 PM by rakuten.)
This month is off to a slow start.
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ani2002
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05-03-2026, 02:38 PM
(05-02-2026, 02:40 PM)rakuten Wrote: This month is off to a slow start.

Numerous things are happening. Let's see how it goes.
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elenor
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05-05-2026, 02:45 PM
Rpm rates and traffic both are low. Around 50% US traffic disappeared yesterday.
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eddie
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05-06-2026, 02:54 PM
(05-05-2026, 02:45 PM)elenor Wrote: Rpm rates and traffic both are low. Around 50% US traffic disappeared yesterday.
No actually RPM rates are good in UK and EU. It's the traffic which is low.
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05-07-2026, 02:49 PM (This post was last modified: 05-07-2026, 02:49 PM by app.)
Is it falling or rising see the pattern.
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05-08-2026, 02:53 PM
(05-07-2026, 02:49 PM)app Wrote: Is it falling or rising see the pattern.
Bots are considerably low. But still SG traffic is quite menacing.
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nagur
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05-09-2026, 02:53 PM
(05-08-2026, 02:53 PM)eddie Wrote:
(05-07-2026, 02:49 PM)app Wrote: Is it falling or rising see the pattern.
Bots are considerably low. But still SG traffic is quite menacing.

Today even without SG traffic RPM fell like no other in the day.
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05-10-2026, 02:46 PM
Volatility started and then this happened. Will calm down after a few days.
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05-10-2026, 09:19 PM
In the past couple of months, Google has been updating its algorithm. No longer will AI slop rank. If you are not following the proper EEAT practices in the content writing, you are truly missing out on a huge opportunity. In April alone, 10% of the top 10 dropped out of the top 100. It's not just you who is down in traffic. AI overviews being on top of search don't help much with traffic, but they do help a ton with conversions if used correctly. I wrote an article about it https://bkthemes.design/blog/april-core-update
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05-11-2026, 02:47 PM
(05-10-2026, 02:46 PM)harvee21 Wrote: Volatility started and then this happened. Will calm down after a few days.

RPM is way too minimum. Many on the other hand are seeing spike in rpm rates. Can't figure out anything.
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