The May 2020 Google Core Algorithm update has once again set the SEO world ablaze. By all early indications, this is going to be a significant one. 2020 has been an interesting year – to put it very, very lightly. The novel COVID-19 outbreak forced people across the planet to barricade themselves indoors to kill… Continue reading
Google’s Biggest Search Algorithm Updates Of 2019
2019 was another big year for Google search algorithm updates. Year after year, we see the search engine giant refine itself to become more “user-centric”. Google search ranking algorithms are a complex, versatile, and famously mysterious system that is constantly evolving to match the best results to search queries. Over the past year, we’ve seen… Continue reading
Google’s Biggest Search Algorithm Updates Of 2018
We’ve brought you a snapshot of the best and the biggest Google Search Algorithm Updates from 2018 in the below infographic. 2017 witnessed several noteworthy algorithm updates and changes and 2018 seems to be no different. Danny Sullivan of Google did declare that “We do some type of focused update nearly daily. A broad core… Continue reading
Methods Search Engines May Be Using to Determine E-A-T
We recently discussed Google’s August 1st broad core algorithm update, and how to recover from it or take advantage of the changes. We pointed out that Google updated their publicly available search quality evaluator guidelines on July 20th, and that the changes to the guidelines were likely put to use in the core update. A major change to… Continue reading
What Is Google’s August 1 Broad Core Algorithm Update, and How To Recover From It
On August 1st, 2018, Google officially confirmed that there was a broad core algorithm update during the previous week via the @searchliaison twitter account: Judging by the ranking fluctuations as measured by Mozcast, the algorithm roll out likely began on July 31st: According to Danny Sullivan, we can estimate that the algorithm completed rolling out… Continue reading
The Algorithm In 2018, Rediscovering How Google Works Today
Professional SEOs have been in the industry long enough to recognize that Google’s algorithm is huge, complicated, and impossible to reverse engineer. If you’ve been trying to game the search engines, it’s harder now than ever, and it definitely is not the path to sustained search engine rankings. That said, understanding some things about how… Continue reading
Google’s Biggest Search Algorithm Updates Of 2017
So here’s our 2017 infographic outlining the key changes – acknowledged and unacknowledged – to the Google search algorithm. Over the past few years, Google has done a fantastic job in countering spam by understanding content better, devaluing low quality link sources and penalizing sites that overdo ads. Our only gripe is that they’ve totally… Continue reading