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mopek1 · 12-05-2023, 10:18 AM

I made the switch last month.

My monthly Google Search Performance report the month prior was:

300k web clicks and 2 M impressions

My latest report was:

20k web clicks and 120k impressions

Now I'm not sure how accurate that is because I have another stats script saying my Google traffic is down 40% rather than almost 90%.

The search console is showing that everyday I'm getting more and more clicks in a linear, upward curve, which means Google is slowly (VERY slowly) indexing and ranking me where I used to be, but at this rate it will take a year. It's also showing 4k pages indexed of 31k. I submitted a sitemap to be safe but seems not to have made a difference.

This sucks. I've read the stories about people taking losses afterward who were all told that they had nothing to worry about. I feel like I eventually will regain my previous rankings but it's still an anxiety inducing process.

Luckily I have lots of bookmarks, some trades, social etc... to keep me going for now. But income has been affected.

Just posting my experience for reference in case anyone else is planning to join the switch-to-https-late club. It had to be done at one point and right now, during Google's HCU is probably the best time.

12-05-2023, 10:18 AM
mopek1 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3,056	Lost Google Traffic after Switch to HTTPS I made the switch last month. My monthly Google Search Performance report the month prior was: 300k web clicks and 2 M impressions My latest report was: 20k web clicks and 120k impressions Now I'm not sure how accurate that is because I have another stats script saying my Google traffic is down 40% rather than almost 90%. The search console is showing that everyday I'm getting more and more clicks in a linear, upward curve, which means Google is slowly (VERY slowly) indexing and ranking me where I used to be, but at this rate it will take a year. It's also showing 4k pages indexed of 31k. I submitted a sitemap to be safe but seems not to have made a difference. This sucks. I've read the stories about people taking losses afterward who were all told that they had nothing to worry about. I feel like I eventually will regain my previous rankings but it's still an anxiety inducing process. Luckily I have lots of bookmarks, some trades, social etc... to keep me going for now. But income has been affected. Just posting my experience for reference in case anyone else is planning to join the switch-to-https-late club. It had to be done at one point and right now, during Google's HCU is probably the best time.