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That was insightful. Thanks!

Isn't Google still maintaining that they DON'T use user engagement as a direct ranking signal? I'm not saying they're being honest, but I'd be curious what data we have that shows may be using it.

Hey Eric, it's an interesting approach, I have a couple of questions though. In my niche, 90% of websites went down so it's hard to see what still works. Also, SERP is ridiculous, containing sites targeting totally different search intent, YT, Reddit, and Quora. Do you think the same approach could be applied? Any thoughts about this kind of example in general? I would be happy to share a link with you privately. To sumarize my site is beat by YT, Reddit, Quora not another site the same strength with better content.

00:55 🌍 **Site engagement crucial for recovery** 02:20 🔄 **Shift in Google's metrics focus** 03:01 🕒 **Importance of sustained engagement** 04:11 🚀 **Content quality over backlinks** 04:26 🔗 **Potential new link metrics** 07:00 📊 **Entity density as a ranking factor** 09:30 🏆 **Challenges with short-term content** 17:31 🌐 **New model enhances site engagement** 21:12 🥗 **Diverse resources engage users** 21:41 🔄 **Resource value boosts engagement** 22:07 🎯 **Balance keywords with content depth** 22:35 🚫 **Consider removing ineffective content** 23:02 📈 **Track engagement improvement** 23:14 🌟 **High engagement equals better performance** 23:29 📊 **Engagement drives traffic success** 23:56 🛠 **Tools to enhance on-page optimization**

Hi Eric, thats an entire seo strategy course in one video. Im impressed, its very inspiring to follow your work!

GOOD JOB!!!

This does not goes with eavery niche

Very on point

The besta vídeo that i Saw só Far. Congratulations!!!

Ai jobloss is the only thing I worry about anymore.

Time Stamp 0:28, you show March Core Update traffic having an inflection point at roughly 35k organic visitors. Time Stamp 0:40, you show recovery, but that is not the same site, as the traffic is exponentially higher at the same time frame you showed in the previous slide. Is this bait and switch? It looks like you want people to think the previous site recovered when, in reality, you just showed an entirely different site that was already doing better. Is this the case?

Thanks for this valuable suggestion 😊

Showing support to all my SEO people out there ❤

great video but nothing new here and my sites all behaved differently to extremes and this hasn't explained anything.

Google is prioritizing real companies in the serps and sandboxing blogs. Authority sites, forums and companies are being favoured, while niche blogs made for making money are in purgatory. It's really not about AI content. I think giving your website some semblance of a company and ditching the blog theme may do the trick. It's not about quality content. Crap content is ranking in the serps since the HCU and March Update. Google Search has become crappy, try using long tail keywords in a bid to narrow down your search, Google keeps returning generic content from authority sites.

How can you think about recovery when it's not even over yet?

The update is still being rolled out. So how can you theorise anything about it when you don't have all the information about it yet. 🤔

00:02 Recovery from March core update lies in creating a resource that improves overall site engagement 01:54 Google now focuses on overall website metrics for ranking after the March core update. 05:52 Google's March core update focuses on webpage optimization factors. 07:52 Entity density doesn't impact penalties, but is important for recovery. 11:44 Target longer, niche topics for greater user engagement. 13:46 Creating new keywords can push your site in a better direction 17:44 Leveraging social media to drive traffic to a resource section for improved website engagement and ranking. 19:28 Leverage various traffic sources to drive engagement and revenue 23:00 Engagement is key to ranking post March core update Crafted by Merlin AI.

The update is still being rolled out...

Yeah at the end of the day the best you can do is to switch and optimize social channels and in the long run it's a win win in terms on engaging users.

This is the best video I have ever seen after the March Core Update. Very very much informative. Thumbs up👍👍

"new keywords that no one has covered before" This is not really possible in 2024 (unless it's maybe some extremely esoteric subject)... But I get the gist of what you are saying. Thoughts?

What tool are you using to determine Entity Density?

I believe ranking on Google is about earning Google's trust; if you're trusted by Google, then you can achieve a high rank. Some new sites initially rank well, but if they fail to maintain Google's trust, they will lose their ranking. The trust factor depends on many elements. However, ultimately, Google is a business focused on increasing its own interests; it does not prioritize the concerns of individual websites.

Ai sites getting Wipeout this guy don't know what he talking about

Excellent video, I agree with increasing user engagement

14:00 that theory is logical...however .. thats nit what we're seeing in the SERP.. if you have a highly niche query..Google just ranks vague related content from bigger sites , ecom or forum.. it seems as if once the website is put in that box..they dont rank it for highly relevant keyword even if it s the only one unique to that topic

Interesting 🤔 thanks for sharing this!

Time Shaver is now down even lower than they were before. We also know the hcu is a long term classifier. I wouldn't say this is an hcu impacted site or a recovery

What if site gets below 30 impressions dally how to analyse data?

At 16:56, Its keyword stuffing, another SEO problem

Considering that it'll take months to make necessary site changes while hoping I don't make things worse...it makes me wonder if my time spent is worthwhile.

Guys any recovery yet?? My site still drop to 90%

This is great thanks, my average engagement time is over a minute for 600 posts it got hit 20% in the HCU update. There aren't too many pages with low engagement so is this my problem or should I be looking for something else?

Do you think the number of Affiliate Links inside posts makes a difference?

Do you mean put an image at the begining of the contnet?

Dude! Super help full. This might be my client's saviour.

Thanks for the info. This is an easy fix. For some reason no one is seeing the fix thats in plain sight.

There's no evidence that the example you provided had poor engagement before the HCU, or even that they changed their articles at all to recover...

can you please provide examples of people who have been hit because of low engagement or who have recovered from improving engagement if this is truly the deciding factor...These metrics do not match up with my site, which was hit by 60% in the HCU. Some of my posts that retained rankings have the lowest engagement times, while some posts with 3 minute avg engagement time plummeted in the rankings. A friend who has also been severly hit has 1 min 30 second avg engagement time.

In the Mediavine FB group many people got hit by the HCU and listed up to 20% return visitors.

That shaver article is great. Awesome example

God tier video. This is the first clean cut, drastic example of a site recovering from the HCU I've seen. ~45% drop in traffic from HCU, 2.5 months later regained ~70% of lost traffic. Now it's beating Forbes and NY Times for a 17k SV keyword "best electric razor for men" as a fucking DR 30. Full stack off autosuggest KW's from Google when typing the sites name, so it's def getting branded search traffic. Will be reverse engineering them heavily.

Have you found that paying google for results for a given landing page also improves organic results? Excellent video btw

speaking of helpful content.... great video, gives me some direction on how to get started with my site recovery.

Alright Alright Alright

Thank you. @29:30 what is that function/tool that you use to see the AI low quality competition?

I was able to recover many product comparisons on my webiste. After HCU, Core & Spam updates these posts dropped from position 1-5 directly to the grave. The posts had no ranking position anymore. My own theory is a mix of your theory 1 and 2. Hyper Focused round up reviews with 700-1200 words are working well for me. I use the money keyword 2 times at maximum. No classical FAQs. Instead I use additional suptopics that are directly related to "finding the best XYZ" like "5 ways to measure the solubility of the whey protein" , "How to analyze the incredients of Whey Protein" In addition I use no image alt texts, no embedded videos, no fluff, no ads, no affiliate plugins like aawp or lasso

This Is GOLD

The banana suit and party animal lines were funny as heck LOL