What is Helpful Content Update?

Answered across 5 episodes of The Best SEO Podcast

The short answer

A Google algorithm update referenced in this episode that penalized sites with heavy AI written content, causing some sites to lose 30 to 50 percent of their rankings.

How experts on the show define it

A Google algorithm update referenced in this episode that penalized sites with heavy AI written content, causing some sites to lose 30 to 50 percent of their rankings.

From ChatGBT writes a blog post on Local SEO for small businesses by Search Engine Land Bot (Part 1) Ep. 587

A Google update launched to guarantee users access to the most informative search results, requiring website creators to develop materials tailored to human readers rather than automated tools or search robots.

From 5 Enterprise SEO Trends To Watch In 2023 Ep. 570

A Google algorithm update targeting content that lacks genuine usefulness or first-hand experience, rewarding content that proves the author actually engaged with the subject.

From Search Insights 2024 Unveiled Ep.593

A Google algorithm update that targeted and reduced rankings for sites publishing large volumes of non-helpful or mass AI-generated content, with some sites losing 30 to 50 percent of visibility.

From Customer Journey 2.0: Humans making a connection through SEO Ep. 585

A Google update that targets and unindexes content deemed not genuinely useful to users, which the host says is hitting sites that publish large volumes of raw AI-generated content.

From ChatGBT writes a blog post on Local SEO for small businesses by Search Engine Land Bot (Part 2) Ep.588

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