I know I just reported about an unconfirmed Google ranking algorithm update around January 7th and 8th but I think I am seeing signs of another one that started to get noticed January 12th or maybe the day before. I am seeing both chatter at the SEO forums and the some of the tools are picking up fluctuations.

Note, sometimes Google will confirm algorithm changes months later and we can use these unconfirmed updates as reference points. Such as when Google said sub-topics system launched in mid-November and we can look back at what unconfirmed updates we saw around then.

Here is the chatter at WebmasterWorld:

Also in BlackHatWorld:

And here are the charts from the tracking tools.

RankRanger:

SEMRush:

Cognitive SEO:

SERPMetrics:

Advanced Web Rankings:

Accuranker:

Algoroo:

SERPStat:

SERPwoo:

Mozcast:

I’ll check in on these tools later on in the day to see if they update to show more changes in Google Search.

I hope you all did okay with this unconfirmed smallish Google ranking update.

And no, this is not a SMITH update.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld & BlackHatWorld.