This month could have been one of the crucial risky Google Search rating months I reported about ever. Google accomplished its August 2024 core update, after which we had numerous unconfirmed Google ranking updates, tweaks, or volatility – no matter you need to name it. I imply, it was quite a bit and it nonetheless appears to be occurring. We truly could also be on the longest interval of Google Search volatility in historical past at this level; the final time we had such heated volatility for this lengthy was between July 13, 2023 and September 19, 2023 based on the parents at Semrush (replace – Mordy Oberstein confirmed this on the SERPsup podcast on the 48 minute mark).
Google additionally updated its web spam policies and shortly after Forbes Advisor’s rankings dropped – however why? Google began exhibiting fake review notices on enterprise listings and in addition updated its review restrictions insurance policies. We additionally could have seen a spike in review removals lately.
The Google cache operator was killed off however solely after Google added Wayback Machine links deep contained in the search outcomes snippet.
Google’s Search Liaison was interviewed by yours truly and by Alyeda Solis. We additionally had an inner Google interview with Irina Tuduce on Google Buying and Service provider Heart.
Oh, and Google quietly ignored its personal 26th birthday.
Listed below are a whole lot of further prime headlines for the previous month of September:
Google Search Algorithm Updates/Volatility:
- Google August 2024 Core Update Finished Rolling Out
- Google Search Ranking Volatility & Shuffles This Weekend
- Google Search Ranking Movement Heated, Volatility Continues 9/25
- Google Search Ranking Increases During Core Update Wiped Out Post Update
- Google Search Ranking Volatility Continue With Big Movement Again 9/18
- Google Search Ranking Volatility Still Heated A Week After Core Update
- Google Search Volatility Still Heated After August Core Update Rollout Completed
Google AI Overviews:
- Google AI Overviews For Branded & Navigational Queries???
- Google Tests AI Overview With Small “More” Link
- Study: 96% Of Google AI Overviews Links Go To Informational Intent Pages
- Report: Half Google AI Overviews Links Overlap With Top Search Results
- Google AI Overviews Show Shopping Results For Commercial Queries Again
- 55% Are Using Traditional Search Like Google Less Since Gen AI Products
- Google Search To Label Images As AI Generated, Edited Or Taken With Camera
Google Search Console:
- Sticky Google Search Console Performance Report Filters
- Google Search Console Recommendations Not Fully Rolled Out
- Google Fixed Google Search Console Product Snippets Report
Google website positioning:
- Google Updates Web Search Spam Policies
- My Interview Of Google’s Search Liaison On The August 2024 Core Update
- Another Interview With Google’s Search Liaison: Big Brands, UGC Content, AI Overviews & Future
- Google Shopping & Merchant Center Interview With Irina Tuduce
- Did Google Hit Forbes Advisor With A Search Penalty Over Site Reputation Abuse?
- Google’s Martin Splitt: We Do Not Use Exif Data For Ranking
- Google Clarifies Indexing API Quota & Pricing Information
- Google Describes Importance Of Page Image Is Embedded On For SEO
- Google: Don’t Use Generic Server / CMS Holding Pages For New Sites
- Google Again On When To Use Noindex Or Canonical (Or Both)
- Report: Google Fixing Noindex Bug With Some JavaScript Pages
- Google Merchant Listings Adds priceType Property & Sale Pricing Examples
- Google Indexing API: Submissions Go Undergo Rigorous Spam Detection
- Google Updates Google Crawlers & Fetchers Docs With Affects & Snippets
- Google Search Supports Ineligible Regions Property For Videos
- Ex-Googler Forum Statements On Google Navboost
Google Person Interface:
- Google Cache Is Fully Dead
- Google Replaced Cache Link With Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
- Google Tests Sticky Headers For Ads & Results
- Google Shopping Interface Updated With Expandable Refinements
- Google Search Tests Shopping / E-Commerce Card
- Google Search Product Detail Grid With Most Popular & Best Price Labels
- Google Search Tests Preferred Source Label?
- Google Search Tests For You Label
- Google Search: States In The News
- Google Search Backstory Top Stories Section
- Google Search From Small Businesses Carousel
- Google Tests Expanded & More Discussions and Forums Results
- Google Search Tests Recent Posts Carousel
- Google Testing For Reference Search Box
- Google Tests Top Comments & Related Discussions For Forum Search Results
Google Enterprise Profiles & Native:
- Google Maps Fake Review Notice On Business Profile
- Google Reviews Restrictions For Business Profile Policy Violations
- Spike In Removed Google Reviews On September 17th
- Report: Small Google Business Profile Updates May Trigger Re-Verification
- Google Local Panel Adds “About This Place” Section
- Google Blue Map Pin & City Name On Search Results Snippets
- Google Business Profiles Drops Q&A Feature In India (& Other Some Regions)
Google Misc:
- Today Is Google’s 26th Birthday – Where Is The Doodle?
- Google US DOJ Trial Exhibit Files, Documents & Responses
The Google September 2024 webmaster report was printed final month, in case you missed it.
Discussion board dialogue at WebmasterWorld.
