{"id":15773,"date":"2021-06-29T09:07:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T09:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=15773"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:19:03","slug":"google-spam-update-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/google-spam-update-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Released a Spam Update on June 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google has released a spam update on June 23, 2021. This is yet another Search Update that the company is calling a \u201cspam update\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Google has also confirmed that they will run another \u201cspam update\u201d next week and will share the time it starts and concludes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Google\u2019s core algorithm updates, these spam updates are not rolling out over a period of multiple days. Instead of rolling out over multiple days, these spam updates are one-day updates that usually start and conclude on the same day.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs part of our regular work to improve results, we\u2019ve released a spam update to our systems,\u201d Google tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another tweet, Google confirmed the next spam update that will happen the following week, \u201cThis spam update will conclude today. A second one will follow next week. We\u2019ll add to this tweet thread when that happens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Should website owners be concerned?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, the average website owner should not be worried about spam updates. Google has a very strict definition for what it considers spam, and most websites do not fall under that category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless you are tricking your website visitors into providing personal information, installing malware, or stealing their credit card information, you won\u2019t have much to worry about.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Follow the best practices<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having said that, it is always important to closely follow <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jK3ArQEuir?amp=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s guidelines and best practices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure that your website passes every algorithm or spam update with flying colours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Potential impact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to changes in core algorithm updates, it is likely more difficult to gauge the potential impact of spam updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will have to wait at least a few weeks to see any impact whatsoever that the two spam updates might have had on websites. We will learn, however, more about the results of these spam updates once Google publishes its annual spam-fighting report in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in learning more about internet spam and how Google fights spam, you can watch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TnhKznlJfTM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has released a spam update on June 23, 2021. This is yet another Search Update that the company is calling a \u201cspam update\u201d. Furthermore, Google has also confirmed that they will run another \u201cspam update\u201d next week and will share the time it starts and concludes. 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