Google has finished rolling out the March 2024 spam update, which began rolling out on March 5th, about 15 days ago. Keep in mind, the March 2024 core update is still rolling out and will likely continue to roll out for the next couple of weeks. The spam update took 14 days and 21 hours … Read more
If you’ve been glancing at the comments on this site or reading the feedback thus far on social media, you can tell that so far, SEOs and site owners are not that happy with the Google Search results since the launch of the Google March 2024 core update. Google has told us to be patient … Read more
Google’s John Mueller said publishing content in bulk does not make the content spammy in the eyes of Google Search. He said if you publish awesome content in bulk, Google loves awesome content. But if you publish low-quality content in bulk or not, then Google does not like that content. The question posted was, “I … Read more
Blog / SEO Industry News / Google’s March 2024 Spam Update Rollercoaster: Manual Actions and First Results The second half of 2023 saw a flurry of Google algorithm updates. Surprisingly but ever since, many SEOs have been discussing how the SERP has decreased in quality due to the rise of spammy results. Marketers have also … Read more
Google has posted an FAQ on what to do if you received a pure spam manual action. This was posted by Ryan T. from Google who titled his post in the Google Webmaster Help forums as Received a ‘Pure Spam’ Manual Action Notice? See What It Means for Your Site and How to Address It. … Read more
What Is Content Spam? Content spam is low-quality content that uses manipulative or unethical SEO tactics to try to increase clicks, traffic, or conversions. Or, in extreme cases, to try to steal user info (usually through phishing). Marketers, website owners, and even seemingly reputable sources can engage in content spamming practices to try to artificially … Read more
We are now just about a week into the Google March 2024 core and spam updates, and boy, has it been a busy week. Over the past week, we have seen some interesting Google search ranking volatility, some related to these algorithmic updates and some related to Google issuing manual actions over the updated spam … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. It was a busy week between Google releasing the Google March 2024 core update, which is supposed to be one of the largest core updates Google has ever released. Google also released a March 2024 spam update. Google updates a number of its spam policies while dishing … Read more
Blog / SEO Industry News / Google’s March 2024 Core Update and New Spam Policies: Penalties Already in Action On March 5th, Google announced a core update to its search algorithms and spam policies. It aims to greatly reduce the appearance of content created solely to attract clicks and display more content that people find … Read more
I ran a poll asking my X/Twitter followers if they think the new Google March core and spam updates will reduce unhelpful content from showing up in the search results by 40%? About 80% of the 1,385 votes said no, they don’t think it will reduce the low-quality, unhelpful content from showing up in the … Read more
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