A Week After Google Changes Algo, Mahalo Fires 10% of Staff
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A Week After Google Changes Algo, Mahalo Fires 10% of Staff
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#2I think this only the beginning of the bad news due to this algo change. There are many legitimate businesses that have been seriously impacted by traffic drops and we'll probably see many more layoffs and budget cuts.
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#3The messed up thing about this is, that 10% of the staff have 'slaved' for however long they have been there.
All for naught.
Maybe they can still get a referral from Jason, but given that I don't think that pays the bills...hopefully it can help them land on their feet.
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#4I feel for the cut staff and Mahalo has plenty of dough in the bank but reminds me of Jason's article "What to do if your startup is about fail (or "Don't Stop Believing")"
http://calacanis.com/2009/02/27/what-to-do-if-your-startup-i...
Applicable lesson I learned the hard way - better to make cuts early in the face of a serious shift vs. burn cash, see morale dip, etc.
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#5I think this only the beginning of the bad news due to this algo change. There are many legitimate businesses that have been seriously impacted by traffic drops and we'll probably see many more layoffs and budget cuts.
Out of curiosity, can you name some of the legitimate businesses that were affected? I thought the algo only targeted content farms and sites that regurgitated other peoples content.
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#6"Free advice for entitled Gen Y trophy kids: if you spend 12 months at a company over and over you look like a flake."
http://twitter.com/#!/Jason/status/12621363849
Or maybe it makes you look like someone who thinks they have better opportunities elsewhere.
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#7I think this only the beginning of the bad news due to this algo change. There are many legitimate businesses that have been seriously impacted by traffic drops and we'll probably see many more layoffs and budget cuts.
Out of curiosity, can you name some of the legitimate businesses that were affected? I thought the algo only targeted content farms and sites that regurgitated other peoples content.
Mine is one. Google traffic is down 30%, and that significantly affects my revenue.
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#8Well you can't fault them for dithering, can you?
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Re: A Week After Google Changes Algo, Mahalo Fires 10% of Staff
#10I think this only the beginning of the bad news due to this algo change. There are many legitimate businesses that have been seriously impacted by traffic drops and we'll probably see many more layoffs and budget cuts.
I think this is only the beginning of good news due to this algo change. There are many legitimate businesses that have been positively impacted by traffic gains and we'll probably see more hiring and raises.