Learn about the 4 proven steps to beat Google updates, including the importance of content auditing, strategic link juice allocation, and repurposing website content. Discover how to salvage valuable backlinks and make informed decisions based on website value assessments. Dive into proactive site audits and technical improvements to enhance SEO outcomes and stay ahead of Google's algorithm updates.
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Content auditing is crucial for surviving or recovering from Google updates.
Redirecting underperforming pages can optimize traffic and resources effectively.
Grading website pages' quality and taking decisive actions are vital for sustainable SEO success.
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Google's Focus on High-Quality Content
Google is taking a new approach by de-indexing sites considered low quality, even affecting non-AI websites. With generative AI expanding the web's size, Google needs to curate sites more effectively. Content auditing has become crucial to survive or recover from updates like Panda, Medics, Spam, and Core updates.
The Impact of Content Audits on Traffic Recovery
A case study highlighted the significant traffic drop for a site due to core updates. After an aggressive site audit and de-indexing 90% of the content, traffic mostly recovered. Another proactive audit on Atari Hacker resulted in a 30% traffic increase per Core update, emphasizing the importance of content audits for sustainable SEO success.
Practical Steps in Conducting Content Audits
The audit process involves assessing indexed pages' performance, grading adherence to search intent, ensuring up-to-date and accurate content, reviewing mobile compatibility, and avoiding over-monetization or promoting disreputable companies. By aligning site content with user expectations and addressing technical aspects like mobile UX, sites can enhance their SEO performance.
Strategic Redirects and Repurposing for SEO Success
Redirecting or repurposing underperforming pages can optimize resources and traffic. By focusing on pages aligned with the site's core topics and ensuring relevance, sites can reallocate link juice effectively. Examples like repurposing a product review on LinkedIn leading to improved rankings showcase the strategic value of redirects and repurposing for SEO recovery.
Assessing Page Quality and Making Decisions
Grading the quality of your website pages is crucial in the current search engine landscape. By utilizing checklists and grading systems akin to Google's assessment of page quality, you can identify areas needing improvement. Through a detailed audit process, you gain a clearer perspective on your content's shortcomings, prompting necessary actions for enhancement. This evaluation method was demonstrated with an anonymous case study, revealing the importance of introspection and continuous content refinement.
Effective Decision-Making and Implementing Changes
After conducting a thorough content audit and acknowledging deficiencies, the next step involves decisive actions for webpage optimization. An interactive flow chart aids in determining the best course of action for each page, considering factors like age, keyword ranking, and link value. Furthermore, assessing a page's overall business significance beyond SEO metrics can lead to strategic content reallocation for enhanced performance. This systematic approach encourages proactive maintenance and efficient decision-making to sustain content relevance and website effectiveness.
Google just released a fat core update and all the rules you know about SEO are about to change again. As Google has already started de-indexing what they deem to be low quality sites, content auditing has never been more important.
It's the process that might save you from an extinction event during the next update, or could resurrect your site if you've already been affected. Plus, it's the only process that's consistently shown results for websites affected by previous large updates like Panda, medic, spam and core updates.
So in this episode, we dive into what this latest core update means for SEO practices, and break down exactly what you need to do to curate content that will keep Google - and you - happy. ____________________________________________ A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Digital PR Agency, Search Intelligence. https://search-intelligence.co.uk/ ____________________________________________ Full show notes: https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/4-proven-steps-to-beat-google-updates/
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