I am seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking update that kicked off late Friday, May 6th and has really spiked this morning – May 8th – also Mother’s Day in many regions. There is both a lot of chatter in the SEO forums and many of the tools are showing volatility in the Google search results rankings.
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Google: Links Have Less Impact Today Than In The Past via @sejournal, @martinibuster
A Googler remarked that links have “a lot less significant impact” today than they previously did in the past The post Google: Links Have Less Impact Today Than In The Past appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
