As the Google March 2024 core update hits the 36th day of its rollout, we are seeing more ranking fluctuations and volatility being reported both by the Google tracking tools and within the SEO community through a spike in chatter. Maybe this is the last wave of the update before it is done?
This is a weird update with lots of ranking systems within the overall Google core ranking system is being updated. So we are/were expecting numerous big ranking volatility throughout the rollout. We were also expecting the update to take 3-4 weeks to roll out but now we are into week 5!
SEO Chatter
That being said, here is some of the chatter around the new volatility spotted over the past 24-hours or so from WebmasterWorld, social media and the comments on this site:
Google Tracking Tools
The Google tracking tools show some levels of volatility over the past day or so but it does not seem as extreme as the level of chatter within the SEO industry. Here is what the tools are showing now:
More Google Update Stories
Here are our previous stories on these updates:
Google March 2024 Core Update Rolling Out – It’s A Big Core Update
Google March 2024 Core/Spam Update Early Reversals (It’s Far From Done…)
Google March 2024 Core & Spam Update Movement Today
Still No Google Helpful Content Update Recoveries But Yes Core Update Recoveries
Report: No Site Hit By The September Helpful Content Update Recovered Yet
Google: Fixing A Helpful Content Site Isn’t About Where Measuring Against The Previous Version Of That Site
Google Urges Patience As The March 2024 Core Update Continues To Rollout
Google Will Collect Feedback After The March Core & Spam Updates Are Done
Google: We Still Try To Avoid Overlapping Algorithmic Updates
~80% Feel Google’s March Core & Spam Updates Won’t Reduce Low-Quality Search Results
29 Days In The Google March 2024 Core Update Is Still Rolling Out
Reminder: Google’s Helpful Content Update Is No More – It’s A Core Update
Maybe this is the last wave of this core update?
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
