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Jonathan Griffin is The Webmaster's Editor & CEO, managing day-to-day editorial operations across all our publications.

Google Algorithm Update 7th February 2019

The SERP tracking tools show a spike in volatility on the 7th February, 2019. It looks from initial observations that this update targets site categories that typically require Expertise, Trust, and Authority (E-A-T).

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 14, 2019 · 6 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Algorithm Update - 16th December 2018

There is some minor chatter in the SEO community of an Google update on the 16th, which is supported by a small uptick in SERP Tracker volatility. We take an in-depth look.

Jonathan Griffin

Jan 24, 2019 · 7 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Large Google Algorithm Update between the 6th & 14th January 2019

The SERP tracking tools show a spike in volatility between the 6th and 14th January, 2019. Looks like a large Google Update peaking on the 9th.

Jonathan Griffin

Jan 15, 2019 · 8 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Update on 16th November 2018 - An in-depth look

There is a lot of chatter in the SEO community of an Google update on the 16th, with some indications that the algorithm change was reversed on the 20th November.

Jonathan Griffin

Dec 3, 2018 · 9 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Algorithm Update on 30th Nov. 2018 - A reversal of the 16th Update?

The SERP tracking tools show a spike in volatility on the 30th November, which is of similar intensity to the 16th.

Jonathan Griffin

Dec 3, 2018 · 3 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Latest Google Update 25 June 2017 - Targets Content Quality?

There is major chatter in the SEO community of a Google Update. The SERP trackers also show some significant volatility. We take a look and come up with some basic conclusions.

Jonathan Griffin

Jun 30, 2017 · 6 min read

Technical SEO

If your rankings drop after submitting Disavow file, remove less shady links

If your rankings drop after submitting a disavow file then, according to Google, you may wish to remove some of the less shady links from your disavow file.

Jonathan Griffin

May 2, 2017 · 3 min read

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Jonathan Griffin

Mar 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

New Google Update 9th March 2017 targets links, content quality.

There is major chatter in the SEO community of a Google Update targeting Links, and also possibly content quality as well.

Jonathan Griffin

Mar 9, 2017 · 6 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google's Mobile First Index Coming Soon, but no date yet

Gary Illyes revealed at the recent Friends of Search conference that they are moving toward the launch of the Mobile First Index, but may still be a few months out.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Update: February 2017 - Rumors it targets PBNs, Links or Penguin?

There are rumors of another update during the first week of February that targets Private Blog Networks, Links, or possibly a Penguin related tweak.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 7, 2017 · 6 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Was there a Google Update this January 2017?

There has been an uptick of chatter that a Google Update has recently been rolled out. A specific date of the 24 January has been mentioned, but the volatility appears long-running.

Jonathan Griffin

Jan 28, 2017 · 6 min read

Technical SEO

Google: Crawl Rate and Crawl Demand affects the Crawl Budget

Google has recently clarified what the term "Googlebot" means, and how it may affect SEO. We take a detailed look at what they had to say.

Jonathan Griffin

Jan 25, 2017 · 7 min read

Technical SEO

Rich Cards extended to recipes, movies, restaurants, and online courses

Rich Cards, the new mobile search result format for Recipes and Movies, has now been extended to cover Local Restaurants and Online courses.

Jonathan Griffin

Nov 30, 2016 · 4 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google's Gary Illyes Targets Spammy EMDs

Google's Gary Illyes is actively hunting for spammy Exact Match Domains, or EMDs that are ranking in Google Search.

Jonathan Griffin

Nov 28, 2016 · 2 min read

Technical SEO

Bing will not implement Mobile-first indexing, despite Google doing so.

Bing has confirmed that it will not be following in the footsteps of Google, with their new Mobile-first Index.

Jonathan Griffin

Nov 16, 2016 · 2 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Mobile First Indexing Update: What you need to know

Google has announced that they will now crawl and index the mobile version of the web page when indexing your website. We discuss what this means for you and how to prepare for the new Mobile-first index.

Jonathan Griffin

Nov 15, 2016 · 10 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google Penguin Update now released after 2 years. Now real-time.

Google has officially confirmed on their Webmasters Blog that the launch of Penguin 4.0 has now started rolling out.

Jonathan Griffin

Sep 23, 2016 · 4 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Is a Google Update Brewing? — 2nd September 2016

There is a lot of chatter in the SEO community that a large Google Update has just been rolled out, with some SERP trackers showing significant movement.

Jonathan Griffin

Sep 2, 2016 · 3 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Major Google SERP volatility — 6th May 2016

We have been paying close attention to the SERP trackers over the last few days, as increased volatility in the Search Results seems to be taking hold.

Jonathan Griffin

May 11, 2016 · 3 min read

Technical SEO

Google: When redirecting URLs upload and keep old sitemap for 6 months

Google confirmed that when redirecting content to new URLs you should upload a copy of the old Sitemap so that Google can pick up on the redirects faster.

Jonathan Griffin

May 5, 2016 · 3 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Is Google Testing an Update? Rankings Volatile - 13th - 16th April.

The SERP trackers showed a spike in volatility around the 13th - 16th April, with either change to the core algorithm or some kind of testing suspected.

Jonathan Griffin

Apr 25, 2016 · 5 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

MozCast spike - Is there a Google update? — 28th March 2016

MozCast showed a massive spike in volatility on the 28th March which indicates that a Google Update may be rolling out.

Jonathan Griffin

Mar 29, 2016 · 4 min read

Google Algorithm Updates

Google: Mobile-friendly ranking signal to increase in May 2016

In a recent announcement, Google has confirmed that beginning in May 2016 they will increase the effect of the mobile-friendliness ranking signal.

Jonathan Griffin

Mar 29, 2016 · 3 min read

Jonathan Griffin is The Webmaster’s Editor & CEO, managing day-to-day editorial operations. Jonathan writes about Web Development, Hosting, and SEO topics. With more than ten years of experience Jonathan also manages his own SEO consultancy, offering SEO developer services. He is an expert on site-structure, strategy, schema, AMP, and technical SEO. You can find Jonathan on Twitter at @thewebmastercom.