Oops, Google did it again 😱


Hi Reader,

Welcome to the SEO Saturday with Victoria!

You may think I only email you about the recent Google updates since this has been the third email in a row.

Indeed, my goal is to help you utilize SEO to grow your website and stay up-to-date with the latest news in the SEO industry.

August and September were surprisingly full of Google algorithm updates.

1️⃣ August 2023 core algorithm update that has been fully rolled out by now.

2️⃣ September 2023 helpful content update that will fully function by the end of this month.

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Having unhelpful content does not mean your website will perform poorly.

According to Google, your website might still perform well if you also have high-quality pages on your website. Moreover, removing unhelpful content could help the rankings of your other content.

Here is what Google suggests doing if your website is affected:

If you've noticed a change in traffic you suspect may be related to this system (such as after a publicly-posted ranking update to the system), then you should self-assess your content and fix or remove any that seems unhelpful.

What happened to my website

I noticed a slight decrease in impressions and clicks after the August 2023 update, but there is no negative impact from the September helpful content update yet.

As an SEO expert, I recommend creating content aligned with Google's requirements and focusing on E-E-A-T.

Google is not against AI! However, the recent updates are intended to downgrade unhelpful, AI-generated content created with the purpose of rankings manipulation.

I've got something for you

If you've ever wanted to create high-ranking content but did not know how to do it, it's your chance to learn!

I offer my SEO writing ebook at a discounted price to help fellow website owners learn my proven-to-work content creation and optimization strategies to recover from algorithm updates and never get penalized again.

What's in this 83-page ebook:

  • My 6-step process for creating high-ranking blog posts I use to grow my website.
  • 8 content optimization strategies that actually work.
  • The tools (paid and free) you need to succeed.
  • Google helpful algorithm update and how to adjust your content creation strategy.
  • My case study on the impact of AI-generated content (how it ranks and performs on Google).
  • My case study on the impact of the content update (how rankings and performance changed. Spoiler: my web page jumped to 1st Google page after the content update).
  • The content writing principles that lead to success.
  • My keyword research process

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Enjoy your weekend!

Victoria

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