We are expecting Google to announce that the Google August 2023 core update has been completed any minute now. But yesterday, I believe we saw another wave of volatility, maybe the final wave of fluctuations before Google calls this Google algorithm update as being done.
The issue is that the tools are not picking up on this change, so maybe it was just a traffic change from the Labor Day holiday weekend.
As a reminder, the Google August 2023 core update was announced on August 22nd, we didn’t really see much movement until August 25th. Then we saw another wave of movement around the 30th through the 1st.
Now, I am seeing a larger spike in chatter within the SEO community on September 5th, yesterday. Some suspect the volatility is related to ranking changes due to this core update, while others think it might be to layout changes in the Google search results.
To be fair, the tools seem pretty calm but the chatter did 100% spike. Was it the Labor Day rush? Maybe? I am not sure.
SEO Chatter
The WebmasterWorld forums and the comments here have some people noticing big swings yesterday, September 5th. Here are just some of those comments:
Google Search Tracking Tools
The tools, at least on September 5th, are not showing huge volatility. Maybe they will show later, I am not sure… Either way, this gives you a quick look at the volatility they tracked over the course of this core update release.
Here are screenshots.
Here are some recent charts from Glenn Gabe but they show it mostly before this time frame that I am talking about:
Again, I expect this update to be completed soon but did you notice any big changes yesterday or today?
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
Update on September 7th: The day after, some of the tools are now picking up on this movement:
