Mike Dinich from Wealth of Geeks is the latest guest on the Niche Pursuits podcast. It’s the second time he’s been on the show, and today he's talking to Jared (Niche Pursuits host) about how to recover from a Google core update.
The personal finance blogger started his blog in 2018, and within 12 months was hitting 700k monthly visitors and, not long later, 5-figure revenue months. Mike not only has knowledge, tips, and experience in building a successful blog in a competitive niche, but he also knows how to deal with a Google core update and a significant drop in traffic, which is what happened to his website shortly after quitting his job to go full-time in 2020.
Mike offers some helpful advice and tips on what to do if your website sees a drop in traffic after a penalty from Google. He puts it all out there on what to do, covering content, speed, core web vitals, and whether you should pay attention to the page speed insight tool.
In addition, he has some interesting thoughts on using AI technology, writing guidelines, what Google is looking for with regards to content, and so much more.
Some of the main topics discussed by Mike Diniche during the episode Include: * The worst thing you can do if you get hit by a Google update * Where to start with your recovery after a Google punishment * Importance of user experience * The main reason why his first website got hit in 2020 * Switching WordPress themes to recover a website * The WordPress theme he now uses * Questions to ask yourself regarding your content * Tips to improve your content and make Google happy * Using HARO for creating better content * How to use Google Trends to find data and unique content ideas * The tool he recommends to improve your writers * Why writing as a blogger is a different process than other writing * Updating content correctly for better ranking * When to ditch content from your site * Plus much more
Besides the above, Mike talks about links and their role in Google update recovery. He gives his opinion on the type of links needed to get your blog back on track.
Finally, the conversation touches on Mike’s mastermind group, his successful finance blog, and a deeper look at what Google is looking for from websites. He also details the blog's monthly page views to date and what happened when he changed his domain name for the blog.
As you may be aware, Google core updates are hitting more and more people all the time, so knowing how to recover is crucial; be sure to take notes and enjoy the episode.
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