Google Algorithm updates of August 2018 | What difference it makes your website?

Search Engine Giant “Google” released a broad core algorithm update this week

As we know that Google makes several times changes in its algorithm during the year.   However, many times we are not aware also when it makes changes.  This time it is a big change, hence the news got spread on the internet. Before moving further to August 2018 Google Algorithm updates and actions, let us check this first.

Is your landing page in the same place in Google?

If yes, then you need not have to worry anymore.   But if it went down then you need to worry little.    Here are the details, all you want to know about this update.

The update was declared by Google’s Danny Sullivan on the Google SearchLiaison Twitter Account.

August 2018 Google Algorithm updates pic

It further tweeted saying some sites may note drops or gains.  There is nothing wrong with the pages that may perform less well.  Instead, its changes will benefit pages that were previously under-valued.

Google Algorithm updates in 2018 pic
Algorithm updates tweet by google pic

The likely questions that SEOs are asking now are: “What changed in Algorithm?” and “What should I adjust in my SEO strategy?”

Well, there is no exact answer to this question but one needs to have great content as per google raters guidelines which are almost 164 pages long.

If We see an overall message in the above tweet then, there is nothing specifically targeted that SEO should adjust his website.  A Core update like this is a process of improving quality search results appearing in Google.

The Conclusion:

Check your ranking continuously, to see any pages of your website are affected, especially the landing pages.   if you notice they downfall of any pages, there is no such specific fix to get it up immediately.  The only thing you can do is read the above guideline and optimize your pages as per google rating.

Do not make changes immediately to your webpage because sometimes it may take a week or days to roll out the changes. It may be possible new changes in algorithm brings your page on top. So wait and watch for a few days…

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