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Google Search Ranking Volatile Super Heated Over Weekend & More

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1 year ago

June 19, 2023

On June 14th we reported on a Google Search ranking algorithm update and since then the Google search results have not stopped with its larger than normal volatility. It is like they put the pot of water on the stove and never turned it off, at least not for the past several days now.

Since the 14th, the Google search tracking tools have been way hotter than normal and the chatter has not died down in the SEO community. I don’t think I’ve seen a period thing long with such heated volatility, with no confirmed update.

As a reminder, we had reported on four previous unconfirmed Google Search ranking updates; one around June 14th and ongoing, then June 6th then around May 22/23rd, then around May 17t, then on May 10th and the other around early May. There were some other signs of an update between but honestly, I did not cover it because not all the marks I track hit on those.

Google Tracking Tools

Just look at these charts from these tools, most are super hot for several days now:

RankRanger (this should heat up in a couple of hours):

Semrush:

SERPmetrics:

Advanced Web Rankings:

What a wild time!

SEO Chatter

Like I said, the chatter is still ongoing and heated, in fact, we have close to a hundred comments just in my last post about a Google update from June 14th. Plus the chatter at WebmasterWorld and Black Hat World is all super active.

Here are some selected quotes from these sources:

My site had been doing well and all of a sudden, it’s a barren wasteland with traffic having dried up. So frustrating how often this is happening now. Feels like Google are experimenting and updating the algorithms so regularly that people writing quality content are getting screwed big time.

My site that got wiped out and recovered 24-hours later… just got wiped out again.

Rankings are the best we have seen them for our sites, yet traffic has
dropped, and the worse thing is conversions have disappeared ???

Bullsh*t Google. It’s about time you were put out to pasture.

Update 6/17/2023: My traffic is back where it was 5 days ago. It was a gradual increase every day over the last 4 days.

Also, yesterday’s Google Search Console showed some of the decline.

I had the same increase on my sites. Today reverted to how it was 7 days ago exactly. Hopefully, this is just a reflection of the update and passes. Would hate to see this growth stop. Have you checked your site on Semrush or Ahrefs? Have you gotten a lot of new keywords in the last few days? I’d hate to think these will just vanish. I’d be pissed.

I wouldn’t have known there was an update judging by Google’s traffic which has been flat-lined dead for months. Nothing but ads above the fold had and continues to have that effect.

In our case, and for many other USA based ecommerce sites, I think Google ran out of nails for the coffin and used screws instead. Google already put us in the ground and has been tossing shovels full of dirt on us for months. Next up is for Google to place the headstone. Trying to be optimistic, we’re still here and our sales continue to rise from other sources.

Huge drop today

I am also seeing a big drop today. USA is -28% at -6pm. Australia and UAE have been -48% for two days. Search is -11%

Different niches, but the impacts of updates are very similar. USA is my biggest audience, here too -30% drop.

USA traffic -46% at noon…nice! UAE is the other big drop at -42%. Germany -33%

Really wild ups and downs this past week, low to high 281% on weekdays!

I am in working in UAE, from Tuesday to Thursday, traffic was dead. Today I am seeing getting back to normal now don’t know about the afternoon.

Finance/blockchain news – terrible few days after a very good first two weeks in June. Reminds me of the kind of destroying updates that punishes mid-tier sites and give advantage to top tier sites like Forbes

What is going on folks? I hope some of you are seeing positive changes.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld and Black Hat World.

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Programming Note: Rosh Hashanah 5785

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1 day ago

October 3, 2024

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This is a programming note that Thursday and Wednesday are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and I will be offline the next two days. I will be offline on Thursday and Wednesday, October 3rd and October 4th.

There will be stories posted each day, all of them were pre-written before the holiday and scheduled to be posted. I will be completely offline, so any social media posts or anything coming from this site, or my social channels are all scheduled beforehand.

I apologize for any spammy comments that slip through while should note while I am offline, I will do my best to catch up late Saturday night after nightfall.

If there are any Google algorithm updates or big news that I miss, I will catch up on them in the coming days.

Thank you all for reading, commenting, and sharing every day – I appreciate it.

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I wanted to wish all my Jewish readers a happy, healthy, successful, and sweet new year! I wish all my readers a happy, healthy, and successful remainder of the year.

There will be a lot of days this month when I am offline for Jewish holidays – so brace yourself.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 1, 2024

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2 days ago

October 2, 2024

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Google Search Console performance report filters now stick. Google Ads had an outage earlier this morning that it is working to fully restore. Bing Search also has date and time stamp issues for search result snippets. Google spoke about when to use the noindex and when to use the canonical, again. Google also spoke about not using generic server or CMS holding pages for new sites.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

Sticky Google Search Console Performance Report Filters

Google has updated its performance reports in Google Search Console to have the filters you set, stick. Meaning, the next time you go back to the report, it should be where you left it, with all the filters you set. You can of course reset the filters and start from scratch with the click of a button that reads, “reset filters.”

Google Ads Outage This Morning Being Restored

Google Ads had an outage that started at around 3am ET on Tuesday October 1st. The issue is now mostly resolved, but many advertisers were unable to access their Google Ads accounts and campaigns for a few hours this morning.

Google: Don’t Use Generic Server / CMS Holding Pages For New Sites

John Mueller, a Google Search Advocate, said on Reddit, that he does not recommend you use generic server or CMS holding pages for new sites. Instead, either “keep DNS disabled or put up a custom holding page.”

Google Again On When To Use Noindex Or Canonical (Or Both)

Google’s John Mueller was asked about if it is still okay to use noindex and canonicals at the same time and when to use one or the other. This is a topic we covered several times here over the years but I spotted a new Reddit thread with John’s comments on it, so I figured I’d resurrect this topic.

Bing Search Getting Dates/Times Wrong In Search Results Too?

We’ve covered Google Search showing the wrong date and time on search result snippets countless times on this site. Well, Bing Search can get it wrong too – at least sometimes.

Made On YouTube Event In NYC

Google hosted in their New York City office a Made On YouTube event. It seemed to host a number of high-profile YouTubers, plus some upcoming YouTubers. For some reason, I was not invited. Anyway, I spotted this photo, and more, including videos, on Sussan Mourard’s Instagram feed.

Other Great Search Threads:

Search Engine Land Stories:

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 30, 2024

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3 days ago

October 1, 2024

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

The Google Search ranking volatility won’t calm down, we have another volatile weekend. Google may have penalized the Forbes Advisor site. We have another interview with Google’s Danny Sullivan, this one done by Aleyda Solis. Google Search Console recommendations are not fully rolled out yet. Google updated its Google Shopping interface. Google Local Service Ads has TCPL (Target Cost Per Lead).

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

Google Search Ranking Volatility & Shuffles This Weekend

Google will not, refused to, calm down, and the ranking volatility, the shuffling of the search results, remains constant. This weekend, probably starting on Friday, September 27th, through the whole weekend, we are seeing even more signs of movement and volatility.

Did Google Hit Forbes Advisor With A Search Penalty Over Site Reputation Abuse?

Google may have hit Forbes Advisor with a manual action, downgrading its rankings over maybe the site reputation abuse policy. Lars Lofgren wrote about this marketplace, as he put it, on September 18th and then a week or so later, it looks like it was hit by a Google manual action.

Another Interview With Google’s Search Liaison: Big Brands, UGC Content, AI Overviews & Future

Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, has been interviewed again – this time by Alyeda Solis. It is pretty similar to my interview with Google’s Search Liason, but this one is recorded and available for everyone to watch.

Google Search Console Recommendations Not Fully Rolled Out

About 8 weeks ago, Google announced Google Search Console Recommendations and rolled it out to a limited number of properties within the platform. Google said the roll out will be slow and yea, it is slow. Daniel Waisberg from Google confirmed on Friday that it is not fully rolled out yet.

Google Local Service Ads TCPL (Target Cost Per Lead)

Google seems to be rolling out a new bidding option for Local Service Ads named Target cost-per-lead (tCPL) bidding. Target cost-per-lead (tCPL) bidding is a semi-automated smart bid strategy. You set your desired average cost per lead, and Local Services Ads automatically adjusts bids to aim for that target.

Google Shopping Interface Updated With Expandable Refinements

Earlier this month, we reported that Google was testing a new Google Shopping Search interface. Well, Google may have rolled it out now. There is the new logo, with a more e-commerce like interface and then these large search refinement boxes.

Big YouTube Button & Glowing Blocks

Here is a photo from the Google offices in Tel Aviv of a guy sitting on a really big YouTube button, next to a stack of glowing red blocks.