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Yeah, I’m seeing the same dumb swingy stuff. Expired junk getting a little pop while the actual site sits there dead doesn’t surprise me anymore, which is depressing in its own way. I’m not putting much stock in “just improve the content” either when the update seems to be half random noise.
Yeah, same here. It’s been one of those mornings where you delete 20 junk accounts and 20 more show up like nothing happened Usually,. Honestly the only thing that’s helped a bit for us is slowing signups down with some dumb friction — not full-on captcha hell, but enough to make the bots move on. Real users barely notice, bots hate it.
From what I see, Yeah, seen it plenty. The annoying part is you can do the “right” cleanup and still get a dip because you changed the site’s shape, not just the junk. I’d be watching the internal links/canonical stuff before blaming the thin pages. Google’s real…
From what I see, Yeah, I’ve seen it. Usually the “cleanup” isn’t the problem by itself, it’s what got removed that was doing some random little bit of work you didn’t notice. I’d be a lot more suspicious of the internal link changes than the thin pages. Google’s real good at making you feel stupid for deleting junk that was apparently propping up half the site.
Yeah, same here. It’s not a full-on tank, just enough of a bleed that it’s annoying as hell. What’s weird is it seems to hit the pages that used to get the easy clicks the hardest. Like Google’s happy to slap an AI box or some trash result in front of anything that was actually ranking fine a month ago. Hard to call it “just a weird week” when it keeps happening on different sites.
Yeah, it’s been ugly. Same pattern here — junk signups, a couple link dumps, then they vanish and come back under a different name like it’s some thrilling hobby. Honestly half the battle is just making it annoying enough that they move on to an easier target. Not glamorous, but it works better than chasing every single one after the fact Usually,.
Realistically, yeah, same here. I’m not calling it a “site issue” yet, but the junk pages moving up while the money pages get shoved down is such classic Google nonsense it’s hard not to roll your eyes. If it’s still like this midweek then I’d start poking around, but right now it just feels like another one of those stupid weekend shuffles.
Yeah, seeing the same. The annoying part is it’s not even all obviously bad at first glance — some of it slips through and only shows up when sales starts complaining. I’m with you on the “traffic up, sales flat” thing. That’s been the story in a couple accounts and it’s getting old fast.
Yeah, same kind of garbage here. One client site did the little “yay you’re back” thing for about 36 hours and then got shoved right back where it was, which is exactly why I don’t trust these swings at all anymore. At agency level it’s annoying because clients see the spike and immediately start asking if “the SEO is working now,” then a couple days later it’s flat again and suddenly we’re back to explaining that Google’s being weird. Fun stuff. I’m with you on the advice too — half the takes floating around this week are just people dressing up guesses as analysis. If it’s still bouncing in another week or two, fine, then maybe there’s something real. Right now it mostly feels like noise and people trying to sound smarter than they are. Just my experience.
From what I see, Personally, yeah, that’s been my experience too. The “indexing got better” win usually comes with some dumb re-shuffle right after, like Google’s patting itself on the back while traffic eats shit. I’d be looking at what actually dropped first, not the crawl stuff. Usually there’s a pattern there even if Search Console tries to make it look random.
Yeah, 2 days is basically noise unless it keeps doing it. I’ve seen people rip pages apart over a weekend wobble and then spend a month undoing their own “fixes.” Google loves to mess with people, but half the time the panic does more damage than the drop.
From what I see, Yeah, same here. One site did the little fake lift-and-drop thing and the other one’s just dead flat like Google forgot it exists. Honestly I don’t even bother with half the “insights” people post during this stuff anymore. Too much guessing, not enough actual checking. From what I see,
Yeah, I’ve seen it too. One client site is crawling fine and another one with basically the same setup is acting like new URLs don’t exist for 3-4 days, which is always a fun little Google mystery. At this point I’m not ripping the whole thing apart unless crawl stats or logs actually show something weird. If the pages are discoverable and not blocked, half the time it’s just Google dragging its feet again. That said, I’d still check the boring stuff first — internal links, sitemap freshness, lastmod nonsense, and whether the new pages are getting any real crawl paths. Sometimes it’s not “broken,” it’s just buried. But yeah, if everything else looks normal, I’m not buying the “your site is cursed” take either.
Technically, in most cases, yeah, I’m seeing it on a couple properties too. One site’s crawling like normal, another’s basically pretending fresh URLs don’t exist for days. At this point I’m not even assuming it’s a clean site issue unless there’s something obvious in crawl stats or templates. Google’s been weird enough lately that “same setup, different outcome” doesn’t surprise me much anymore. From what I see,
Usually, yeah, we’re seeing it too. Not every page, but enough to make it annoying. The worst part is it’s not even always the best answer getting surfaced, it’s just the fastest one. Google’s been shoving those summaries into places where the click used to be, and if your page isn’t the obvious “must click” result, it gets skipped. We’ve had a few client pages hold rankings but still lose traffic, which is a fun little joke. So no, you’re most likely not just having a bad run. It’s been creeping for a while and some verticals are getting hit harder than others. I wouldn’t panic on one week of data, but if you’re seeing a pattern across a bunch of pages, that’s real. That’s been my experience anyway.