Recent content by jroc66

I'm the opposite. I run a health website, I have some credentials and E-A-T but I'm not a doctor. I've lost a lot of long tail keywords.

Yeah they're saying there's nothing specifically wrong with websites that have dropped. They've just decided to move other websites up and give them more traffic.

No messages in Search Console. I found it strange because that message has never appeared when I've signed in before. It just popped up all of a sudden. The message is referencing the fact that I have shared my own health articles in Google + communities. That's really all I use my Google +...

Anyone else get this message in their Google+ account? I've never seen it before. I share my articles through this account. And this account is linked to my health website that has seen a 40% reduction in traffic... Perhaps I should disconnect this Google Plus account from my website and see...

Agreed, I've already started making changes. Not waiting around, I doubt it's going to reverse.

So you're saying you're seeing your traffic recover now? It's reversing?

Same here.

It doesn't only target the health niche. But a lot of health websites are affected. There are likely a number of factors, but "expertise-authority-trustworthiness" definitely has something to do with it.

Interesting, I'll add this to my things to consider. Thanks.

Sounds like we're in a similar boat. I also make sure to cite all sources, but I'm a science journalist that writes about medical/nutritional science and studying to become a nutritionist. But I guess that's not good enough. I also used to have ads on my website but recently decided to remove...

Yes other types of websites other than health have been affected, but I was responding to mtj85 who was talking about health websites. And if you look around and read about this update, a lot of health websites have been affected. Websites that fall under the "Your Money or Your Life" category...

Yeah I agree with everything you've been saying in this thread. It appears they are targeting health websites that are making money but don't have the high authority like WebMD, Healthline, PubMed, Examine, etc. I think they are looking carefully at who is running the website and whether it has...

Agreed, I was thinking this exact same thing yesterday.

I see. Thanks. I'm a nutrition expert and my website sells affiliate products and my own products. I've been slowly transitioning to more of my own products and less affiliate products. And I still appear on the first page for search terms but I've dropped down like you said. But I'm glad you...

Thanks for the insight. I run a health website and agree with most of what you've said. However, I have noticed some supplement company websites are now appearing above me for certain keywords, and their articles are not as well written or researched, and they are clearly just trying to sell...