{"id":48598,"date":"2022-09-22T17:37:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/?p=48589"},"modified":"2022-10-12T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T03:29:32","slug":"google-core-updates-sep-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.in\/learn\/google-core-updates-sep-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Must-Know Facts About Google Core Updates and the Latest Sep 2022 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google regularly rolls out algorithm updates to improve search results.<\/span><\/p>\n

In case an update is poised to cause significant ripples in the online marketing community, Google usually lets marketers and website owners know in advance. The latest broad core update that was released in September 2022 may turn out to be one of those.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to dig into and more important details about Google core updates that matter to website owners like you.<\/span><\/p>\n

What You Need to Know About the Sep 2022 Core Update<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

Google, through its official Twitter account, announced its latest broad core update on September 12, 2022, following its Helpful Content Update last September 9. With the two updates closely in tow, people\u2019s comments and reactions poured in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today we released the September 2022 core update. We\u2019ll update our ranking release history page when the rollout is complete:\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/sQ5COfdNcb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Google Search Central (@googlesearchc) September 12, 2022<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The September 2022 core update focuses on rewarding high-quality webpages than penalising low-performing ones. Thus, it takes into account all content types around the world for rankings and how valuable they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9 Things to Know About Google Core Updates and How They Affect Your SEO<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

Most Google algorithm updates go unnoticeable, but core updates usually leave a significant impact with some websites seeing an improvement in rankings and others dropping. That\u2019s why Google prepared a guideline<\/a>\u00a0for anyone looking to fix their web pages after an update.<\/span><\/p>\n

The previous core update was released on 25th May 2022. Prior to that, there was a broad core update in November 2021. Evidently, Google releases a core algorithm update every few months, which takes roughly two to three weeks for a complete rollout.<\/span><\/p>\n

With that, all the core updates target one central idea: to improve search results for the users. Since search is directly interwoven with rankings, marketers and website owners must stay abreast of these core updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s learn more about the major core updates that Google rolled out over the last few years and how you can leverage them for your SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What are core updates all about\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Google makes extensive changes to its search algorithms a lot of times in a year \u2013<\/span><\/span> and they\u2019re called core updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Core updates are implemented to ensure that the search engine giant consistently provides relevant, valuable, and quality content to its users.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google addresses one pressing concern for all marketers who feel apprehensive about a core update: it doesn\u2019t specifically target websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

It may still be unclear what changes you should make to address a new update. But a core update is purely to improve how Google\u2019s search algorithms assess the content on your web pages in most languages.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Why website owners should know about core updates\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Core updates determine how Google crawls and ranks your web pages. It may also affect <\/span>Google Discover<\/span><\/a>. After an update, you may either see a dip or a rise in your search rankings depending on the relevance, quality, and update cycle of your content. Core updates give better, underestimated content a chance to rank well.<\/span><\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t because there\u2019s something wrong that you need to fix. It just means that the new algorithm has been designed to find more relevant sources for that specific search query.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have done everything according to the webmaster guidelines on Google and have good quality content to show, you can expect better rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ: SEO Best Practices: How Many Keywords You Should Target for Your Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. How Does the August Helpful Content Update Relate to This<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

In August 2022, Google launched the\u00a0<\/span>Helpful Content Update<\/span><\/a> focusing on providing people-first, original content.<\/span><\/p>\n

The system rewards content that provides visitors with a great experience. Simply put, site owners should curate content for people, not for search engines.<\/span><\/p>\n

To nail people-first content, make sure you tick all these factors:<\/span><\/p>\n