Google, at around 3 am ET this morning, announced that the September 2023 Google helpful content update has finished rolling out. It took about 14 days, starting on September 14, 2023, and completing today on September 28, 2023. This update really went after SEO-first content, which is why the SEO community is so heated about … Read more
Google’s constant algorithm changes are essential in improving its search experience, it’s why we get things like the December 2022 Link Spam Update, August 2023 Core Update, and, most recently, the September 2023 Helpful Content Update. The last is particularly important for Google to fulfill its main purpose: showing users the content they’re looking for. … Read more
Google has confirmed that the September 2023 helpful content update is now finished rolling out. The update took 14 days to roll out, starting on September 14, 2023 and ending on September 28, 2022. Google has posted it completed today, September 28. Google wrote, “The rollout was complete as of September 28, 2023.” What we saw. We will do … Read more
Based on what I’m seeing with sites heavily impacted by the HCU, and what Google explained in its April documentation update, the combination of unhelpful content and poor UX can be an extremely problematic combination for site owners. On September 14, 2023 Google rolled out the September helpful content update. This was the third helpful … Read more
While I normally would not write a blog post before an update is finished, with the level of panic I’m seeing on Twitter, I wanted to get something out to help you understand what likely is happening to your site. The September helpful content update is still rolling out. This update improves Google’s classifier that … Read more
Google started to roll out the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update last Thursday afternoon and I’ve been seeing mixed signals about how strong and widespread this update is. There are definitely site owners and SEOs claiming some of their sites were hit hard but the tracking tools are reporting relatively calm weather since the … Read more
Welcome to episode #94 of the SEO Newsletter by #SEOSLY! I’m on the path to recovery and excited to return to my regular activities this week. Topping my list is curating this SEO newsletter and diving into the latest SEO updates from the past fortnight. My mission, as always, is to provide you with the most relevant … Read more
Yesterday, Google made some changes to their helpful content system. I thought I’d write out my thoughts on what has changed. As I’ve been teaching on making your “main content” be the part that meets the intent of your audience let me summarize the changes first. Actually, I’ve asked Claude to summarize my notes for … Read more
Last ***** at about 4:20 pm ET, Google began to roll out an update to the Helpful content system – the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update. What is new is not the part about finding hidden gems (that will come later) but a new “improved classifier.” Google wrote on X, The September 2023 helpful … Read more
Google announced the September 2023 Helpful Content Update that is expected to finish rolling out in two weeks. The update appears to loosens up on machine generated content while warning about 3rd party content hosted on websites or their subdomains. Google also added additional guidance to their Helpful Content System documentation with new advice on … Read more
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