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Was there a Medic update? Can Google measure E-A-T? Can Google classify a YMYL site?
There was an update, in fact, multiple updates, but that is normal Google said.
In TechTarget's recent earnings report, the company said unpaid traffic represented 94% of overall traffic in the quarter.
The SEO industry is very busy watching the Google search results fluctuate and change rapidly since this weekend.
Leverage your current SEO after an analytics review to see what types of search queries generate impressions and clicks.
We asked several data providers for some more insights into the latest Google update.
Data suggests that informational content pages do indeed help rank better for search queries with commercial intent.
Check your analytics and rankings to see how this latest core update impacted you or your clients.
Google has pre-announced yet another core update, keep an eye on your rankings -- it will begin rolling out soon.
Audit your website and check all the technical signals to understand how search engine algorithms are handling your content.
Show Google that you're a trusted entity with a focus on your expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness in the new year.
The key GMB updates of 2019 with local experts’ perspective on what's most significant.
What’s past is prologue. Here’s our recap of the stories that will shape search for years to come.
From core updates to BERT, here are the big algorithm changes that shook up search rankings in 2019.
Search is complicated. The WSJ appeared set on seeing that complexity through a conspiratorial lens.
Google said "We did, actually several updates" this week.
Don't try to optimize for BERT, try to optimize your content for humans.
Veteran SEOs Glenn Gabe and Lily Ray share their insights on Google's core algorithm updates.
From a piano teacher to an SEO - how Dan's journey into the SEO space has not just changed his family's life.
It's easy to get bogged down in every statement. This week was a good reminder to focus on the bigger picture.
A detailed look at the early impact from the latest Google core update.
Google has pre-announced that a new core update is rolling out sometime later today, are you ready?
The tool is designed to help SEOs and businesses more easily track local algo changes.
Every update Google rolls out needs to be discussed on some level but the amount of attention should be relative to its overall impact.
Google has finally given us something we can point to after a core updates negatively impacts a site's ranking in Google search.
Google's Maverick update is still being talked about in the SEO industry but Google has yet to officially comment on it.
Here are tips from Lily Ray on how to fix a site that was hit by a Google core algorithm update.
How Overstock weathered some really bad times in SEO and came out ahead in the long run.
According to Moz, Google has some more work to do to make the Google search results more diverse.
It took five days for Google to roll out the June 2019 core update and about three-days for the diversity update.
Another Google search update has rolled out this week, this one deals with domain diversity in the search results.
This Google update that began rolling out on Monday seems like it was pretty big and the scary part, it isn't done rolling out yet.
Google has launched the June 2019 algorithm update, as it warned on Sunday.
Google says the June 3 update is not a major one, but keep an eye out for how your results will be impacted.
When an algorithm update slams one of your biggest rivals, that's when you should step on the gas.
The company says the rumors are not legit - there was no major update to Google search recently.
It’s important to keep in mind that maintaining a good online presence goes beyond search rankings.
The data was not conclusive on any specific tactic or type of site impacted by the algorithm change.
Here's an early look at a nutrition, small e-commerce and larger informational site after the March update. Each made changes based on clues from Google’s Quality Raters’ Guidelines; all saw gains in traffic after the update.
That being said, the data does show some sites that got hit hard with previous core updates improved with this last one.