Googles August 2024 Core Update

If you're not ranking on the first page of Google, you're losing business to your competitors every single day. The gap between page one and page two is enormous — studies show that 92% of search traffic goes to page one results. This guide will help you bridge that gap.

1. Master Technical SEO Foundations

Before you can rank for competitive keywords, your technical foundation must be solid. This means ensuring your site loads quickly (under 3 seconds), is fully mobile-responsive, and has clean, crawlable architecture.

• Achieve Core Web Vitals scores in the "Good" range
• Submit and maintain an XML sitemap
• Fix all crawl errors in Search Console
• Implement proper canonical tags to avoid duplicate content

“Stop wasting time on SEO tactics that don't work. Focus on the 20% of actions that drive 80% of your results.”

2. Build E-E-A-T Signals Aggressively

Google's E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) framework is more important than ever in 2024. Build author bio pages, earn mentions from authoritative sources, and showcase your credentials prominently.