Massive traffic drop off on the 14th August 2015

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  Jenii Lowe: Hello there,
  My website traffic saw a massive drop off on the 14th August 2015 from which it has not recovered. I didn't make any changes around this time other than a few cosmetic things around the 18th Aug. The structure of the website has always remained the same since it was built in March this year.
  Could I have been hit by a Google Update around this time; or worse, some kind of penalty? I attach a picture of my analytics graph for your reference. My website is www.obsidiancontent.co.uk.
  Many thanks,
  Jen
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  Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:40:05 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/my_website_traffic_saw_a_massive_drop_off +Jenii Lowe
  
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  K. S. Bisht: +Jenii Lowe ;I have noticed the same with my some projects. May be there was an hidden update from Google or as you might aware of the Google panda roll out. It is still running on.
  
  I have look over your website and it seems out of penalty. You must have to make sure that what type of traffic you have lost. Reach me if you need any further help.