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Does anyone have any clue what the latest Google May update is about? Thanks

Answer 1

I can guarantee you, GUARANTEE, that certain SEOs are going to say it's about: 1. E. A. T. 2. Quality 3. It's targeting _______ How do I know? Because the same bunch says the same thing every single update.  

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VOICE SEARCH

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Definitely EAT

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@giordano82 I agree. That seems like nonsense. So if it is not that, what is the update all about?  

Answer 2

Bois let's start shooting in the Dark!  

Answer 3

I have no data but I think it has to do with local. mostly because many businesses aren't open or have closed. so there has been a major "flux disturbance " in their ability to provide accurate results.  

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Makes sense, but it's too early to tell.  

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@upshaw862 my 2 sites affected so far are not local.  

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@nelsonnema93121 my organic sites saw a slight up tick. my locals seem to be getting more leads and calls via GMB.  

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It's a big mess. I don't know what Google is after

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Bro it hasn't even been one day :p

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Rollin gout over 2 weeks.  

Answer 6

Protecting google from COVID

Answer 7

Core update.  

Answer 8

I have 2 websites in the same niche that have lost all rankings. All dropped out the top 100. No penalties in GSC. A little worried right now.  

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@lunate8067 well you are experienced and are an expert in that field of finance. So you should get that across on your site and across the internet. Then you should be ok in googles eyes.  

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Had a finance site. All top rankings dropped today.  

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@lunate8067 give it a few days. If you are new to GMB marketing, you may not realize that it fluctuates like crazy after an update. Let the algo shake out a few days before you despair. I've learned this the hard way.  

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@algicide all industries have been affected apparently.  

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Sorry man, just stay focused.  

Answer 9

I dunno but my little site is now smashing all the big corporate sites  

Answer 10

It is ONE DAY OLD.  

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@vivavivace284 I've got 2 sites that have totally lost all rankings. I hope you are right and my worry right now is not warranted :)

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@nelsonnema93121 1. It takes AT LEAST a month of data to be able to analyze what it targeted. 2. There is always fluctuation during a core update. There is literally a 2-week correction piece of the algo that goes in an tries to correct mistakes after the initial hit.  

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@vivavivace284 I feel a little bit better right now. Hopefully these bounce back.  

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@seise10 funny running into you here! Hope all is well.  

Answer 11

Google at it again? Yawwwwn

Answer 12

Too soon to tell but usually we see good things from updates so anticipating it's full effect!  

Answer 13

It´s about dialing back paid ads and focusing on organic results to give users a better experience. Google has finally seen the light.  

Answer 14

It's the "multiple h1s and Meta-description over 160 characters" update. You were all warned  

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@nila17365 I knew I!  

Answer 15

Whatever they just did was great, my traffic went up by 500%, now it's tanked.  

Answer 16

Sure, we all know

Answer 17

Deindexing people who ask what Googles algo update is about. :p

Answer 18

It looks like it’s lead Gen sites that were affected. My biggest observation is that sites with thin content or unnecessary content were brought down. Real websites and companies got a boost

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It's early days but I'm seeing improvement in organic and Maps, then again I'm always building signals

Answer 20

"Does anyone have any clue what the latest Google May update is about? " The only correct answer to your question is "No".  

Answer 21

One of this can include Schema Penalty. Most of the newbie bloggers spam their website with Product/Software schema and FAQ schema. After this update, I noticed that most of the sites (under 40-50 DA) got schema penalty. In my niche, every single website (Approx 80% of them) lose their rankings due to Schema penalty after this update.  

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And it even not show any Manual penalty in GSC. You have to manually check if your website hit by Schema Penalty. How to check? When you search keyword on Google. It will show your post without any schema. but when you search your site using “site:” dork. it shows the same post with schema. This is how I got to know that my website get hit by this update. I also lose around 70% traffic but then I recovered 20% till now. Hope I’ll recover next 50% within a month.  

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@bergsonism1 And what if it does not showing schema in site: too

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@math656 If you’re Using Product/Software or any other schema on your post. It will show. And if it isn’t showing. use this tool () to check issue
https://search.google.com/structure.../u/0/