Google Broad Core Update December 2020

Weekend to weekend report, as this is my busiest time:

Organic/Google:

Dec 5 - 0% increase from Nov 28.
Dec 6 - 10% increase from Nov 29.

Dec 12 - 30% increase from Dec 5.
Dec 13 - 120%+ (still counting) increase from Dec 6.
 
I hate these updates... You, people, run your rankers too often.
Seriously, why do you need to check your rankings 10 times a day? Once a week is enough.
With every update I get a surge in impressions.
If you don't understand it that seo is a game of patience then you should find another job.
 
I hate these updates... You, people, run your rankers too often.
Seriously, why do you need to check your rankings 10 times a day? Once a week is enough.
With every update I get a surge in impressions.
If you don't understand it that seo is a game of patience then you should find another job.
I'm looking at a keyword or two just out of curiosity but no more. No need to spend more time there because that's what they want. You know it when you have taken a lot of risk and this update is much less violent than the previous one with its share of bugs. Continue to work on your strategies and develop your business ;)
 
Is this thing already over? One of my sites got absolutely clobbered.
 
All of my sites moved up, first time Google worked on my favors.
 
I hate these updates... You, people, run your rankers too often.
Seriously, why do you need to check your rankings 10 times a day? Once a week is enough.
With every update I get a surge in impressions.
If you don't understand it that seo is a game of patience then you should find another job.

+1

I never tracked any keywords and even do not care about Google anymore, because you know what? He will fuck me down whatever I do, why not enjoy it! :D :D :D
 
My pages have slowly been deindexed. Reading this is a possible bug and there is no fix - can anyone relate? Have about 48 posts and a site search on brings up 5 urls. Not sure if I should abandon ship or try to recover.
 
How many are noticing a boost in their rankings? Finally recovered from 4th May Core Update. Thanks, Google.
Many if that's what you are asking. But it was pointless because it happened as soon as the update was announced (or start rolling). Then again after a day or so they fell again.
 
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As simple as that...
 
2 days went back to number 1 and then again in the last 12 hours went down again for primary keyword.

others noticed the same behavior?
 
Here are my two cents. The May update was to push big brands up in order to stop smaller sites to 'interfere with the US elections'. Since it costs money to do it properly, they essentially thrown most small and medium website under the bus until December, when the election results were clear. And now it allows most of affected websites to come back where they were before. Some websites will see a decline in traffic because their competitors are returning, others who knows...Google never tells its 'secrets'..
 
Anyone has done a research like which niches got hit with this December updates?
 
Anyone has done a research like which niches got hit with this December updates?
I read that the health niches were hit severely, so it may be the same algorithm, but to keep people to interfere with Covid related topics.
 
I read that the health niches were hit severely, so it may be the same algorithm, but to keep people to interfere with Covid related topics.

yes, some of my health sites got hit very hard in spanish and portuguese market :weep:
 
I can't understand one thing about this update: how can be possible that websites with keywords stuffing and exact match on link building over 60% are now up to 30, 40 positions and websites without E-A-T on health topics are back on TOP 3 Google...:confused::confused:
i have also notice this in the health niche. I'm seeing allot of sites with spam links winning.
 
Here are my two cents. The May update was to push big brands up in order to stop smaller sites to 'interfere with the US elections'. Since it costs money to do it properly, they essentially thrown most small and medium website under the bus until December, when the election results were clear. And now it allows most of affected websites to come back where they were before. Some websites will see a decline in traffic because their competitors are returning, others who knows...Google never tells its 'secrets'..
This actually makes sense... I'm not saying it's true, just makes sense. I also thought google suspended 'request indexing' for the same reason but the results are in but 'request indexing' is still suspended.
 
Here are my two cents. The May update was to push big brands up in order to stop smaller sites to 'interfere with the US elections'. Since it costs money to do it properly, they essentially thrown most small and medium website under the bus until December, when the election results were clear. And now it allows most of affected websites to come back where they were before. Some websites will see a decline in traffic because their competitors are returning, others who knows...Google never tells its 'secrets'..
This actually makes sense... I'm not saying it's true, just makes sense. I also thought google suspended 'request indexing' for the same reason but the results are in but 'request indexing' is still suspended.
Sadly, its not true. 2/3 of the websites hit in May are hit in Dec update as well from the data I am seeing.. still incomplete, but at least so far it doesn't look this way.
 
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