Google Core Update May.. looks big

**MJM** · 6 May 2020, 12:47 pm

Originally Posted by dodge58

I hadn’t seen the warnings about that. I did see the guidelines but noticed that several affiliates had been placing links to casinos within their FAQ which was a no no. May have to think about removing mine now if they are going to be an issue with regard to ranking.

I'm probably more paranoid than most, but when a tactic emerges in SEO that seems to me on the surface to be "too easy" or likely to be widely taken advantage by marketers, I tend to avoid it. FAQ schema seems to me like something ripe for both abuse and scrutiny. I could very well be wrong, and this is the intent of the markup - but I suspect I'm on to something with this.

**nwalker** · 7 May 2020, 2:40 am

Originally Posted by MJM

FAQ schema is meant for business websites to address questions about their products and services, not something affiliates would put in about gambling on X. They have been warning not to over use it for a bit now. I've avoided using FAQ schema because it seemed like something that would be abused, and that's proving to be true it looks like?

https://searchengineland.com/google-...answers-330014

Reading this, you can use the FAQ schema, as long as you do it properly.

Also checking Serps in my niche, all faq schemas are still there, so perhaps the ones that have been dropped are the ones breaking the rules. As we know, Google decides if and when it displays schema information. Just because you have one, doesn't mean it will be displayed.

**wonderpunter** · 7 May 2020, 6:14 am

There was a change in schema some months ago all of my pages dropped out until i made the modification, cant remember what it was though

**econfox** · 7 May 2020, 10:30 am

An update on the changes.

https://searchengineland.com/googles...ls-show-334393

Linkedin was removed from Google search

https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-0...020-29411.html

**MMM** · 7 May 2020, 1:14 pm

Originally Posted by wonderpunter

There was a change in schema some months ago all of my pages dropped out until i made the modification, cant remember what it was though

I think it was some change in terms: "other" or something of that sort.

**PROFRBcom** · 7 May 2020, 2:46 pm

So far, nothing really jumps out at me. I don't dive deep into many specific KW, but those that I look at frequently seem with normal ranges.

Overall traffic 4th and 5th was up a few percent and today's looks like it'll be down a few percent, though the US traffic hasn't really kicked in yet so who knows today's final tally.

Either way, so far, nothing remarkable has happened to any of our sites. Which I suppose is OK given that I'm reading horror stories of some people losing 60-90% of their traffic overnight!

Will continue to monitor though, good luck everyone

**dodge58** · 7 May 2020, 4:21 pm

Originally Posted by wonderpunter

There was a change in schema some months ago all of my pages dropped out until i made the modification, cant remember what it was though

Now edited, I missed the link above.

**golfbettingsystem** · 7 May 2020, 4:32 pm

Originally Posted by econfox

An update on the changes.

https://searchengineland.com/googles...ls-show-334393

Linkedin was removed from Google search

https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-0...020-29411.html

Seems the LinkedIn issue was maybe an unhappy coincidence: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/...google/366610/

**wonderpunter** · 7 May 2020, 11:44 pm

Ahrefs shows lots of lost keywords however my traffic has doubled and my own keyword position stats are up, my guess is that they are crawling whilst everything is jumping around, the results are pretty unstable at the moment.

**DaftDog** · 8 May 2020, 1:30 am

Originally Posted by wonderpunter

Ahrefs shows lots of lost keywords however my traffic has doubled and my own keyword position stats are up, my guess is that they are crawling whilst everything is jumping around, the results are pretty unstable at the moment.

You must be a SEO guru, it seems like every update your traffic doubles.

**Eddie G** · 8 May 2020, 5:37 am

Lots of movement. Projects with a very aggressive link building approach that don't match that with the same level of content/UX got punished pretty badly.

On the other hand, sites with more focus on the UX and only a few links got a nice boost.

Guess the secret sauce is still very basic? :P

**Robbie Billiams** · 8 May 2020, 10:41 am

Guess the secret sauce is still very basic?

The recipe is simple, give useful content, be valuable, be honest! Here is the google update sauce

**PaulSvet** · 9 May 2020, 5:04 am

Cool you moderation !!! I am writing a useful post - it does not miss! Do you offer me a graph to draw with symbols ???

**MMM** · 9 May 2020, 11:26 am

Originally Posted by DaftDog

You must be a SEO guru, it seems like every update your traffic doubles.

I'm the opposite. Every update my traff drops 50% and then I slowly climb back until the next one

**PromoteCasino** · 9 May 2020, 11:35 am

I'm the opposite. Every update my traff drops 50% and then I slowly climb back until the next one

I'm the same it is frustrating isn't it

**MMM** · 9 May 2020, 12:44 pm

Yep

Btw, like your site but 3 things - hopefully not derailing the thread.
1. Cookie notice - better to make the "Accept" bold and for sure with underline (link) as it took me time to find how to close it.
2. T&C Apply - when moving the mouse from bottom up the terms open but remain open even when the mouse on the Visit button. Would be better that it is open only when on tc link and close when moves up.
(maybe would also change the rating from % to grade as % needs to be defined from what it is counted and that's not clear).

**PromoteCasino** · 9 May 2020, 1:05 pm

Thanks MMM,

I have visited your site bettingusa many times and I was impressed by the details that you go into for every state that allows gambling in the US.

I have amended the Cookie notice so they are buttons now so more visible. As for the T&C's it is a nuisance but will look at seeing if I can change the css to show it below instead of overlapping the button (good spot).

Lets hope we can bounce back

**MMM** · 10 May 2020, 3:37 am

Originally Posted by PromoteCasino

Thanks MMM,

I have visited your site bettingusa many times and I was impressed by the details that you go into for every state that allows gambling in the US.

You mixed me with MJM member

And his site is indeed superb

**wonderpunter** · 10 May 2020, 3:47 am

Actually since the covid-19 it was dropping at least i thought.. we are talking 3-4 spots but it was actually low value sites coming up until they ran the update.. the traffic side is not near as important as the conversions, still noticing movements and one of my sites has changed from sports traffic to now casino traffic dropping all sports keywords in favor of gaining casino.. looks like you cant run both together so will focus more on casino and drop sports for the time being

Originally Posted by DaftDog

You must be a SEO guru, it seems like every update your traffic doubles.

**PromoteCasino** · 10 May 2020, 4:18 am

Originally Posted by mmm

you mixed me with mjm member

and his site is indeed superb

doh!

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