I have not seen any changes personally. All the same across the board.
But I have to point out that I did not get hit all that bad to start with....except in one area, which was never really up in the results any way. No big loss.
Bottom line is right now I am a little better off than when it all began. I really do not pay too much attention or sweat over a lot of where I am placing in SE results, it is a waste of time and energy.
The results that really matter right now is that my traffic is up and has been climbing since the beginning of November. SE referral phrases are varied and mixed and more than just two words. The referrals are more on target for what the user is actually looking for. Translation -- the conversion rate of sales per visit is slightly higher.
Two other website owners that I correspond with are reporting pretty much the same. They both are saying that their terms have returned to page one, albeit in lower positions than the start of this whole ordeal. I have been watching their reportings to me, and sure enough...there they are again.
And again, they had what you would call a number one lock on a two-word keyphrase before November...only to see it go away and not be found. Both have had this two-word keyphrase come back.....and both have been showing (as they have reported) a steady climb in traffic through all of the changes. Their bottom line has improved.
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