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Since everyone's reacting to the headline and hasn't read The Fine Article... Please let me call attention to the linked tweet from Google explicitly saying don
by NelsonMinar 3y ago
Since everyone's reacting to the headline and hasn't read The Fine Article... Please let me call attention to the linked tweet from Google explicitly saying don't do this.
> Are you deleting content from your site because you somehow believe Google doesn't like "old" content? That's not a thing! Our guidance doesn't encourage this. Older content can still be helpful, too.
https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/1689018769782476800 https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/1689018769782476800
- schappim 3y agoMaking helpful content requires time and money. Slashing staff and using AI generated content [1] is not the way to do this. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/cnet-slashes-10-staff-says-cuts-unrelated-ai-generated-content-2023-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/cnet-slashes-10-staff-says-c...
- mrd3v0 3y agoAnd? I really do not get how a tweet from Google contradicts the fact that their search engine is hot garbage that incentivises spam, centralised silos and "SEO tricks" like what CNET is doing.
- NelsonMinar 3y agoI don't have any agenda, it just seems like important context. c|net is doing something stupid and apparently it isn't even going to accomplish their goal. Maybe this statement from Google will help convince other companies not to do the same thing. FWIW, I'm as mad about Google quality going downhill as anyone's. The problem of sites doing stupid things for SEO purposes goes back at least 20 years though.
- mrd3v0 3y agoSEO is not reliant, and is often contradictory to statements like the one you quoted. No one who takes SEO seriously looks at what Google says. They look at how Google behaves. Source: used to professionally offer SEO services.