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Mordy Oberstein from Semrush came out with some data proving I am not insane or crazy, at least, when it comes to my reports on the Google search ranking algorithm updates. Yes, I have been reporting on these updates more this year than previous years, but for good reason, the search results are more volatile this year than previous years.

This year had different stresses accompanying the Google algorithm updates, fewer pandemic stresses, and more recession-related stress. We had ten confirmed Google algorithm updates this year, the same number of confirmed algorithm updates we had in 2021. This year, we had a brand new ranking system named the helpful content update, and we had two of them. Also similar to last year, Google rolled out two big algorithm updates at the end of the year. Google confirmed algorithm update summary We whipped up this timeline documenting […]

Google is rolling out a new search ranking algorithm update targeting the more spammy side of the search results. The company is calling this update the “October 2022 spam update.” It should take about a week to fully roll out and be noticed in the search results. Google said this update is global and affects all languages. What are spam updates. Google wrote: “While Google’s automated systems to detect search spam are constantly operating, we occasionally make notable improvements to how they work. When we do, […]