| Jennifer, an EzineArticles Expert Author, recently wrote in and asked: "A large percentage of your traffic is gone, like 90%, or that's what I hear. Is that true?" Here's my video response to Jennifer's question: 
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    Here's a summary of my points from the video: - First and foremost, the 90% rumor is not true. Google's recent search algorithm update did have an impact on our traffic, but it was to the tune of about a 10-35% decrease. We're still serving over 1 million visitors to our site every day. Some niches actually gained traffic from this update.
- Google tweaks their search algorithm just about every day (sometimes more) and that adds up to about 300-500 updates a year. Up until these changes, we've never been hit negatively with any of these tweaks during our 11-year history.
- The goal of the update was to go after low-quality, thin content. We completely agree with Google on this update, and we've made sweeping changes to our Editorial Guidelines and internal review processes to combat low-quality, thin content.
- Keep in mind that we've raised the bar on the acceptable level of quality every month since we launched EzineArticles.com. In the last few weeks, we've done about a full year's worth of "quality bar" raising in an effort to weed out thin, derivative content while identifying and highlighting the absolute best content.
- We're more proud of the content that we see on EzineArticles.com today than we ever have been, and we're really excited that the highest quality content is getting its chance to shine.
You can still use EzineArticles.com to find a voice and find a home for your high-quality, original articles to build your credibility and get increased traffic back to your website or blog. You can view this post online and post a comment by clicking here:
http://Blog.EzineArticles.com/2011/03/some-niches-seeing-increased-traffic.html
Symptoms to Watch
Article Template
 Even if your field of expertise is outside the health and wellness niche, writing a "symptoms" article could be just the thing to cure your article inspiration ills.
When most people hear the word "symptoms," they think of changes in your body that come from an illness. That's true, but "symptoms" can also mean "causes" - and that's the definition we're going to use here to help you write some great articles. For example, articles explaining the "symptoms of a shaky investment strategy" and the "symptoms of an off-balance golf stroke" would both tackle the symptoms (or causes) of a problem. Then the articles would give the reader advice for how to deal with those symptoms. Try using this article template to frame your next article idea in a new way. Here's how: 4 Steps to Building a "Symptoms" Article: - Narrow Your Topic To A Specific Problem - Focus the article on the symptoms of the problem and use your expertise to shed light on what people can do if they experience the symptoms.
- List the Symptoms – List the symptoms of the problem and give a brief explanation of each. Make it clear how to identify them.
- Share What To Do About Them - Describe what to do if you experience the symptoms. Give a "cure" to the problem. This is where your one-of-a-kind expertise is essential.
- Provide Cautions and Wrap it Up – Include your own cautions with the problem and your method of dealing with the symptoms. Use these cautions as a way to recap and wrap up your article.
For every problem that can occur in your niche, there's a "symptoms article" waiting to be written on that very subject. Use this template today to write your next set of high-quality, original articles for more traffic back to your website or blog. Also, visit this post online and leave a comment to share your own template ideas. | 
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