How Google determines relevancy & helpfulness

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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Understanding the December 2024 Core and Spam updates

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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What we can learn from the Google creators summit for HCU impacted sites

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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What is going on with the Site Reputation abuse policy?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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The March 2024 Core Update. What to know and how to adapt.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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The helpful content system has changed

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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Thoughts on why big brands dominate Google. And how this is soon likely to change.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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Assistant and Search. Did Google just quietly launch a new Search Ecosystem?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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Is the helpful content system only a negative classification?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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What it (likely) takes to recover following a September 2023 helpful content update drop

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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What changed with Google’s September 14, 2023 helpful content system update?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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Should you remove/noindex content if you have an unhelpful content suppression? My theory.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google Search Approve of Using AI to Help Write Content?

Google rewards high-quality, people-first content demonstrating E-E-A-T, regardless of whether AI is used, and emphasizes that quality raters penalize low-effort, unoriginal content not specifically AI-generated content. AI can be leveraged as a tool to augment human creativity and research to produce truly original and valuable information, rather than simply paraphrasing what already exists. I have […]

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