Cointelegraph is quietly shopping for a buyer after Google nuked 80% of their organic traffic with a manual penalty.
Monthly visits collapsed from 12M+ in Dec 2024 → ~700k by September. That's a death spiral.
They're telling X they're "not for sale" but sources say otherwise. Classic PR damage control.
This is what happens when you rely on SEO monoculture in a Google-dominated world. One algo update and your entire business model evaporates.
Lesson for crypto media: own your distribution or die. Email lists, Telegram, X followers > praying to the Google gods.
If you're a media outlet or content creator living off Google traffic in 2025, you're playing Russian roulette with your revenue.
Monthly visits collapsed from 12M+ in Dec 2024 → ~700k by September. That's a death spiral.
They're telling X they're "not for sale" but sources say otherwise. Classic PR damage control.
This is what happens when you rely on SEO monoculture in a Google-dominated world. One algo update and your entire business model evaporates.
Lesson for crypto media: own your distribution or die. Email lists, Telegram, X followers > praying to the Google gods.
If you're a media outlet or content creator living off Google traffic in 2025, you're playing Russian roulette with your revenue.