Hocalwire Daily Roundup | Google: When To Fix Sites Hit By March 2024 Core Update

Manual link building is more important than ever in 2024

Google is coming for sites that engage in spammy practices. Learn how manual link building could be the answer to reclaiming the SERPs.

The March 2024 modifications had a significant impact on the search engine results pages (SERPs). Within days of the modifications coming live, Google took manual actions that resulted in websites being deindexed. Google announced that it will delete 40% of low-quality, unoriginal content, ushering in a new era in the SERPs.

Source Url: https://searchengineland.com/manual-link-building-is-more-important-than-ever-in-2024-438804

Google’s Crawling Priorities: Insights From Analyst Gary Illyes

While Illyes clarifies that Google crawls around the same amount, he emphasises the importance of more intelligent scheduling and focusing on URLs that are more likely to warrant crawling. However, Google’s Search Relations team recently debunked this misconception in a podcast, explaining how Google prioritizes crawling based on various factors.

• Google is working on crawling fewer pages and reducing data consumption.
  
• Google previously revealed crawling decisions are dynamic and based on different factors.
• Improving content quality is vital to ensuring efficient crawling and indexing.

Source Url: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-crawling-priorities-insights-from-analyst-gary-illyes/512876/

Google: When To Fix Sites Hit By March 2024 Core Update

Google's John Mueller offers advice on whether to fix a website before the Core Update is finished rolling out

Core Update Question On Reddit

The person asking the question wanted to know if the core update was finished because they’ve experienced a 60% loss in traffic and they were waiting for the update to finish before fixing things to make it rank again. The advice that the Redditor received about waiting until after an update is finished before attempting to fix things is good… most of the time.

Source Url: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-fixing-sites-hit-by-2024-core-update/512859

Ensuring Data Security in the Newsroom: Latest Updates and Best Practices

News organisations face numerous data security concerns as they attempt to preserve sensitive material, safeguard sources, and maintain the integrity of their reporting. This blog article is intended to provide newsroom workers and journalists with thorough insights into the most recent upgrades and best practices for securing data security in a newsroom setting.

Source Url: https://www.hocalwire.com/blog/ensuring-data-security-in-the-newsroom-latest-updates-and-best-practices-1304028

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