What to do when Google Algorithm Updates Hit | Olga Zarzeczna | DS395

Doug talks to Olga about google updates. They discuss product review updates, how to recover after an update, and more!

Google Update List and Guidelines:
List of updates by Google
🔗 https://developers.google.com/search/updates/ranking
Google guidelines on core updates
🔗 https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2019/08/core-updates
Google guidelines on product reviews
🔗 https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2021/04/product-reviews
Google guidelines on helpful content updates
🔗 https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2022/08/helpful-content-update

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0:00 Intro
1:07 Introduction to Olga
3:22 Experience with updates
7:45 Algorithm updates history
12:20 Core Updates v Other Updates
17:36 Do links affect updates?
25:13 How long to recover?
26:49 What can you do to diagnose a traffic issue
30:36 Things to avoid after an update
36:28 How long do you wait
40:10 Post Core Update steps
45:44 Is there a testing strategy
49:32 Common questions
58:45 Wrap Up


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