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VerticalScope, behind 1,200+ online communities, just confirmed Google updates have negatively impacted their business.

Some highlights from their Q1 '25 earnings update:

Revenue decreased 8% to $13.6M
Increased consulting costs for "AI initiatives and SEO optimizations"
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 30% to $3.6M
They expect to average 90M monthly active users in Q2
Generated $3M in operating cash flow
Net loss of $2.4M (compared to a $1M loss a year ago)

Regarding SEO they also noted that volatility in search results is something they've been dealing with for 20 years so they're not in new territory.
They added that it could be the case that in a future update, things swing back in the direction of prioritising their forums in results again.

From: https://detailed.com/state-of-seo/

From: https://investors.verticalscope.com/news/news-details/2025/VerticalScope-Announces-First-Quarter-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx

<blockquote data-quote="Max Fridman" data-source="post: 1745886" data-attributes="member: 172369">VerticalScope, behind 1,200+ online communities, just confirmed Google updates have negatively impacted their business.Some highlights from their Q1 &#039;25 earnings update:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Revenue decreased 8% to $13.6M <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🔻" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f53b.png" title="Red triangle pointed down&nbsp; &nbsp; :small_red_triangle_down:" data-shortname=":small_red_triangle_down:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Increased consulting costs for &quot;AI initiatives and SEO optimizations&quot; <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🔎" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f50e.png" title="Magnifying glass tilted right&nbsp; &nbsp; :mag_right:" data-shortname=":mag_right:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adjusted EBITDA decreased 30% to $3.6M <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="📉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4c9.png" title="Chart decreasing&nbsp; &nbsp; :chart_with_downwards_trend:" data-shortname=":chart_with_downwards_trend:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They expect to average 90M monthly active users in Q2 <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="📊" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4ca.png" title="Bar chart&nbsp; &nbsp; :bar_chart:" data-shortname=":bar_chart:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Generated $3M in operating cash flow <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="💰" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4b0.png" title="Money bag&nbsp; &nbsp; :moneybag:" data-shortname=":moneybag:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Net loss of $2.4M (compared to a $1M loss a year ago) <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🔻" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f53b.png" title="Red triangle pointed down&nbsp; &nbsp; :small_red_triangle_down:" data-shortname=":small_red_triangle_down:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></li>
</ul>Regarding SEO they also noted that volatility in search results is something they&#039;ve been dealing with for 20 years so they&#039;re not in new territory. They added that it could be the case that in a future update, things swing back in the direction of prioritising their forums in results again. From: <a href="https://detailed.com/state-of-seo/" target="_blank">https://detailed.com/state-of-seo/</a>From: <a href="https://investors.verticalscope.com/news/news-details/2025/VerticalScope-Announces-First-Quarter-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://investors.verticalscope.com/news/news-details/2025/VerticalScope-Announces-First-Quarter-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Max Fridman, post: 1745886, member: 172369"] VerticalScope, behind 1,200+ online communities, just confirmed Google updates have negatively impacted their business. Some highlights from their Q1 '25 earnings update: [LIST] [*]Revenue decreased 8% to $13.6M 🔻 [*]Increased consulting costs for "AI initiatives and SEO optimizations" 🔎 [*]Adjusted EBITDA decreased 30% to $3.6M 📉 [*]They expect to average 90M monthly active users in Q2 📊 [*]Generated $3M in operating cash flow 💰 [*]Net loss of $2.4M (compared to a $1M loss a year ago) 🔻 [/LIST] Regarding SEO they also noted that volatility in search results is something they've been dealing with for 20 years so they're not in new territory. They added that it could be the case that in a future update, things swing back in the direction of prioritising their forums in results again. From: [URL]https://detailed.com/state-of-seo/[/URL] From: [URL]https://investors.verticalscope.com/news/news-details/2025/VerticalScope-Announces-First-Quarter-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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