June algorithim update?
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Did I miss an alogrithim update that happened last month?
The rankings for my tracked keywords do not seem effected (so I didn't notice until now) but according to SEMRush the number of keywords I am ranked for dropped significantly in June. Traffic did not significantly drop in one day, but compared to last month is 20% lower (and should have been ~30% higher based on industry trends)
According to SEMRush other websites in my industry, including the most reputable ones still ranked #1 for the most competitive terms - seem to have also dropped significantly this month the number of positions they were ranked for...
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Hear what Matt says in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K2mv1KSktLo
Could be a data refresh
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Hi Sara,
It looks like it's an update being pushed out over a number of weeks:
http://www.seroundtable.com/google-update-confirmed-16981.html
& http://www.seroundtable.com/mozcast-update-not-really-16995.htmlThanks,
Greg -
You can read more about updates here http://moz.com/google-algorithm-change
And some more info about june 25 update here http://moz.com/blog/early-look-at-googles-june-25-algo-update
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