It is probably a bit too early to make any definitive statements but so far what I am seeing from the community is that this June 2019 core update – a Google search algorithm update – that was pre-announced and rolled out on June 3rd – it is a big one. Not only is it a big one but it is not done rolling out yet.
It Was Big – Google Said So
Why do I think it was big? Well, firstly Google said so. Danny Sullivan from Google said the only reason they are talking about it is because it is going to be “definitely noticeable” and thus want to talk about it:
Lots Of Chatter
The second reason is because I am seeing a ton of chatter within the community. Some of that chatter is just normal SEO fights but some show really early signs of major changes for many sites previously hit by core updates. Some saw massive recoveries, at least they say, while others are seeing being hit again. There is also a lot of chatter amongst those impacted by the Medic update but again, this is super early.
Here is some of the chatter from WebmasterWorld, Black Hat World, the comments here and Twitter. I tried to filter out the chatter that is not specific to people noticing changes, the day after it started rolling out.
Analytics Screen Shots
Here are some more screen shots of people’ dropping in the past day or so:
Data Providers
Some early data from the tool providers show it was big:
Tracking Tools
The tools, to be honest, are still not that incredibly strong. I’ll share those screen shots below:
It’s Not Done
It can take more time to roll out – in fact, Gary Illyes said for this to fully roll out it can take “between 1 day and a couple weeks, depending on factors like data center health, network congestion and quality.”
More Time To Analyze
I think we still need to give it about a week to take a deeper dive into this update. But it will probably be more of the same like we saw with the previous core updates, including the medic update. So we will look into industries hit, types of sites, types of tactics, etc. But I believe it will be similar to previous core updates.
What do you think?
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld, Black Hat World, and Twitter.
