{"id":6142,"date":"2020-01-02T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T20:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsgetoptimized.com\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2020-01-02T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T20:55:02","slug":"google-search-algorithm-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsgetoptimized.com\/google-search-algorithm-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back at 2019: An Overview of Google Search Algorithm Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has been launching new algorithm updates since its’ early days. It’s always working on improving user experience and the results the algorithms show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some search updates are huge and affect websites of all sizes and industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Google calls those “Core Updates.” <\/span><\/p>\n

Other updates have a smaller impact in general. But once they add up, they can have a significant effect on your website and your company’s future.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this detailed report, we’ll share with you the biggest updates we’ve seen on Google in 2019. You’ll get a better understanding of where Google is heading in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By the end of this, you’ll also learn how to align your business objectives with Google’s vision so you can achieve better rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Newsgate Algorithm Update<\/b><\/h2>\n

This was the first algorithm update in 2019, which came out in the first two weeks of January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Google didn\u2019t announce the roll-out of this update. Yet, tracking tools picked up some drastic changes in rankings and traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new algorithm mainly affected news websites and popular blogs. It came to give original content creators a fair chance of getting traffic to their sites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sites that publish slightly tweaked content without any new information were negatively affected and lost lots of traffic. Websites that shared unconfirmed news also saw a massive decrease in their rankings and visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 2019 Core Update<\/b><\/h2>\n

On March 12, Google rolled out of the first core update for 2019. It was first announced via Google SearchLiason\u2019s Twitter account \u2014 and was later confirmed by Danny Sullivan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week, we released a broad core algorithm update, as we do several times per year. Our guidance about such updates remains as we\u2019ve covered before. Please see these tweets for more about that:https:\/\/t.co\/uPlEdSLHoX<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/tmfQkhdjPL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) March 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n