Google Rolls out August 2024 Core Update

A memoent is finally here for many small and independent sites, and helpful, useful and original content have been eagerly anticipating since the October 2023 Google core update is finally here. After losing up to 98% of their traffic, these sites have been waiting for a recovery in google search results.

John Mueller’s statement “Today, we launched our August 2024 core update to Google Search. This update is designed to continue our work to improve the quality of our search results by showing more content that people find genuinely useful and less content that feels like it was made just to perform well on Search.
This latest update takes into account the feedback we’ve heard from some creators and others over the past few months. As always, we aim to connect people with a range of high quality sites, including small or independent sites that are creating useful, original content, when relevant to users’ searches. This is an area we’ll continue to address in future updates. This update also aims to better capture improvements that sites may have made, so we can continue to show the best of the web.
We’ve also updated our help page about core updates, which includes more in-depth guidance for those who may see changes after an update.
Posted by John Mueller, Search Advocate, Google Switzerland”

Now, with the release of the August 2024 core update, there is hope that the issue will be resolved, and these sites will see a recovery. Fingers crossed!

Google encourages content creators to focus on producing high-quality, helpful content that meets the needs of their audiences. The effects of the update will become more apparent in the coming days as it is fully implemented across search results.

The August 2024 core update reflects Google’s ongoing commitment to refining its algorithms, ensuring that the most relevant and valuable information surfaces for users. By focusing on user-centric content, the update seeks to provide a more satisfying search experience, emphasizing authenticity and usefulness over SEO-driven strategies.

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