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Google Discover Bug

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Anyone else lose or gain a chunk of Discover traffic recently? This might be why:

This is the first time Google have really talked about any Discover updates AFAIK, which makes me think their focus on it may be growing.
 
Yep, went to 0 over night.

Discover is a placement for Google's display campaigns and especially their pMax campaigns. It's a fun alternative to Google News, so it attracts more people.
 
Yep, went to 0 over night.

Discover is a placement for Google's display campaigns and especially their pMax campaigns. It's a fun alternative to Google News, so it attracts more people.
And more eyeballs on their PMax means more bucks for Google greedy guts. They're definitely going to be pushing it more.

Weirdly it was 5 of my autogen'd sites that had a massive burst of Discover traffic recently - sad to see it go :(
 
And more eyeballs on their PMax means more bucks for Google greedy guts. They're definitely going to be pushing it more.

Weirdly it was 5 of my autogen'd sites that had a massive burst of Discover traffic recently - sad to see it go :(
The fact that tou got into discover (or featured more in the feed) allowed Google to see your site's performance. It couldv'e helped you get more traffic from the feed in the long run either way.
 
I was wondering why my site started to get more traffic recently
 
How to rank in Google discover? I read that the images must be at least 1200px wide.
 
How to rank in Google discover? I read that the images must be at least 1200px wide.
That's right, and you should invest a lot in your featured image and headline.
 
That's right, and you should invest a lot in your featured image and headline.
You mean the feature image should not be a single photo and should also contain lettering and eye-catching things?
 
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