how to recover hit site

my cat niche site is hit in march update how to recover it

I switched to long-tail, low comp keywords and slowly climbing back.

the March update was a core update, which means that usually it's a content related issue. Not always, but usually...

Therefore, audit your content and either improve, or rewrite / restructure it in some way to add more value to it...

Also, check which pages lost traffic or rankings, and either point some internal links to those pages if they didn't have links pointed to them yet (point links from other related pages but which are ranking / getting organic traffic), or outright delete those pages altogether if their content is really bad / duplicate / not targeted at any topic or keyword. Sometimes, deleting pages that don't perform well can salvage your site, but deleting the pages should be a last resort. Focus on improving / rewriting / restructuring / updating the (penalized) content first, or doing some internal linking and if these things don't bring your site back within days (ok, give it 1 week, just to be sure) then you can delete the non-performing pages.

And if you do delete those pages, don't forget to also 301-redirect their URLs to other relevant pages, or to the homepage / category pages that make most sense, so you don't end up with 404 pages which are bad for SEO

Try updating thin content and interlinking your top pages it helped me recover after a similar hit

Change the theme, update all the content with current dates, and resubmit the sitemap. This will give you a chance to recover it. Just sharing my experience.

Start by identifying which pages lost traffic using tools like Google Search Console. Update those pages with original, helpful content that genuinely helps your audience. Buy some books on ''cats'' and get the content ideas from there.

Ensure your site loads quickly, is mobile-friendly, and has no technical issues. Review your backlink profile to remove any low-quality links. Recovery may take time, possibly until the next core update, so be patient and consistent with your improvements.

Analysis your traffic via semrush or ahrefs, Compare traffic last few month to current, Check which pages traffic down. Try change content, Add some more valuable info for users.
Get some strong backlink, which recommended your pages, Submit new sitemap to google.

Start by checking which pages lost traffic using tools like Ahrefs or GSC. Then update those pages with fresh, helpful content and improve internal links.