Almost Everyone got hit by Google Panda/Penguin/EMD Updates, How much of you have rec
 

Almost Everyone got hit by Google Panda/Penguin/EMD Updates, we all know that. Even I have heard that many have left this business because of this.

Is there anyone who really got recovered from all these updates without starting a fresh one? Tell me which step actually worked to recover?
and How are you guys gaining ranking in Google these days? Earlier we used to have backlinks to gain rankings.. Are they still working? Sitewide backlinks with do follow? or What type of backlinks are getting importance now?