Can't account for sudden traffic drop

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Can't account for sudden traffic drop

dickbaker

8:11 pm on May 6, 2009 (gmt 0)

Back on April 23rd, traffic to my site dropped about 13% and has stayed at roughly the same level since. I can't figure out why.

If I isolate and compare the percentages of visits from Google, Yahoo, MSN, other search engines, and direct traffic, the percentages are the same (except for Yahoo, which has apparently increased my rankings on some terms).

Every analytical tool I have shows the same drop from April 22nd to April 23rd.

I've looked at keywords in Google Analytics, and nothing has changed there. Nothing I've looked at explains the sudden drop. This is the time of year when traffic starts to taper off, but this was such a sudden drop that it's very obvious.

Any ideas?

bill

7:21 am on May 8, 2009 (gmt 0)

Given the info available I don't think anyone could tell you the reason for the drop beyond speculating. You've eliminated a number of possibilities so far. Your best bet would be to expand on that list and continue narrowing the possibilities.