Google's August Core Update - "Core Update Notes" Part 3 - HCUX Sites, Tremors, Site Reputation Abuse, YMYL, Links, and more.
Description
This is Part 3 of "Core Update Notes" for the August broad core update. I cover an update on September Helpful Content Updates sites (HCUX), tremors I'm seeing during the update, sites violating Google's Site Reputation Abuse spam policy, how YMYL sites can surge even with a fraction of the links of competitors, how Google will eventually catch up with sites heavily publishing AI-generated content without human involvement, how LinkedIn pulse and advice are dropping with the August core update, and more.
00:00 "Core Update" notes for August 30th
00:51 An update on sites impacted by the September helpful content update (HCUX)
02:38 Algorithm update "Tremors" - or changes pushed by Google during the core update
05:00 Site reputation abuse - big drops and some surges
07:07 YMYL site impact - not always about the links...
08:26 Links will not (always) save you from a broad core update.
09:28 Pushing the Limits? Google will eventually catch up.
10:42 Recovery from the June 2024 spam update?
11:37 PSA: Domain name changes and migrations DURING broad core updates.
12:36 LinkedIn Pulse and Advice directories dropping.
14:14 Things to Know SERP feature impact.
16:18 Summary of "Core Update Notes" for August 30th 2024
And make sure to check out the other episodes covering "Core Update Notes" from the August core update:
Core Update Notes from August 19, 2024
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TK7m2NAhw5Kth25f1f0tb
Core Update Notes From August 23, 2024
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3U5ugx08nT6IuFnPPn0jxR
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