It's a truly sad time for anyone that creates content that relies on Google.
@retro_dodo is unfortunately on the brink of collapse because of recent changes to search results.
Google is throwing their creators under the bus, in broad day light at scale.
Brandon Saltalamacchia
20.4K posts
United Kingdom
Joined March 2010
- How does @retro_dodo a small niche website outrank giant authoritative brands owned my million dollar media companies like The Verge and 9to5 Google using simple SEO tactics that anyone can replicate? You guessed it, another annoying ๐งต that shows you how. Firstly...
- It truly breaks my heart to make this video, after 5 years of building Retro Dodo Google has decided to remove it from their search engine, alongside thousands of other independent websites that are trying to build great website for users to discover. ๐ขThis is a sad time for Retro Dodo. ๐ฉ Our latest video explains how Google is killing us and other independent sites, all while building a search engine that is unfair, biased and certainly not open. Watch here ๐ youtu.be/Nq7KErC6aTc?siโฆ
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00:00 - Almost 6 months since Google starting killing our website with the press of a button @retro_dodo. 5 years of hard work, crumbling away at my fingertips, nothing I am doing is helping. We have to see signs of recovery in the next update or we won't be around for much longer. ๐
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- I met with Google to talk about the current state of Search. My blog post about it ๐ brandonsaltalamacchia.com/a-brief-meetinโฆ
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- Ha, this makes so much sense now. It was always bigger than โyour content isnโt helpfulโ. ๐ฅฒ I hate that I keep complaining about the current state of Google, but Iโm getting fed up with the lies that they keep telling creators/publishers.

















