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Rank Volatility
Theater
Untangling the Drama That Is the Core Updates
Knock Knock… Who’s there?
#SEOchat
Mordy!
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How Big
Are These
Behemoths?
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Pretty Freaking Big
Thou Seest
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Can You Be
A Little Bit More
Specific?
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Core Updates
Are Top Heavy
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Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
30%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
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Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
30% 21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
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Jul
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Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
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Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
31%30% 21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
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Apr
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Jul
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Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
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Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
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Jul
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Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
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Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
38%31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
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Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
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Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
38%31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
6%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
38%31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
14%6%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
38%31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
14% 23%6%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
38%31%30% 26%21%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
14% 23% 17%6%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 3 Results
Too Much
Mathemication? 93%
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Don’t Discount
What You Can’t Confirm
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
90%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
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2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
90% 66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
62%90% 66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
88%62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
88%62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
30%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
88%62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
51%30%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
88%62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
51% 72%30%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
88%62%90% 73%66%
Medic Feb
2019
Mar
2019
Apr
2019
Jun
2019
Jul
2019
Sep
2019
Dec
2019
Jan
2020
51% 72% 55%30%
Unconfirmed UpdatesCore Updates
@MordyOberstein
Volatility Increase Top 10
Too Much
Mathemication
(again)?
60%
@MordyOberstein
IT’s Fun to Analyze the
Y-M-Y-L…. Y-M-Y-L!
20%
Medic
22%
Mar 2019
28%
Jun 2019
17%
Sep 2019
12%
Jan 2020
TRAVEL RETAIL
FINANCE HEALTH
23%
Medic
27%
Mar 2019
16%
Jun 2019
17%
Sep 2019
24%
Jan 2020
44%
Medic
23%
Mar 2019
36%
Jun 2019
47%
Sep 2019
58%
Jan 2020
32%
Medic
10%
Mar 2019
36%
Jun 2019
21%
Sep 2019
46%
Jan 2020
Rank
Volatility
Increases
Top 3
Results
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I Know….
Too Much
Mathemication!
66%
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Share these #SMXInsights on your social channels!
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• The core updates are unique in their impact at the top of the SERP.
• YMYL does get hit harder (as a rule).
• Just because an update is not confirmed does not mean it is not potent!
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A Needle in the
Haystack…
but on Steroids
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The Core
Updates
Flaunt It!
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What Does Thou
Seest Within the
Core Updates,
Fair Mordy?
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Thou Seest
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Thou Seest
@MordyOberstein
Thou Seest
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Thou Seest
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I Know What
You’re Thinking
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Thou Seest
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Thou Seest
@MordyOberstein
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Thou Seest
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Thou
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Thou Seest
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Thou Seest
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Thou Seest
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And the Common
Denominator Was….
Identity
Or Conflict of … Or Lack Thereof
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I Call This…
Site Profiling
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Is there a well constructed
identity?
Core Intent Profile
Isthere a conflictin identity?
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Identity
=
Authority
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Please Sir,
Can I Have Some
More?
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The Sept. 2019
Core Update…
Living on
Borrowed Time
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Thou
I Don’t Like
The Sound
of That!
@MordyOberstein
ThouI REALLY
Don’t Like
the Sound
of That!
@MordyOberstein
Thou
Now
Hear This…
Thou
@MordyOberstein
Google
Understands
Tone (sort of)!!!
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Picking Up on
All Frequencies
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Share these #SMXInsights on your social channels!
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• Strong identity is synonymous with authority!
• Google is profiling sites to ensure there is no conflict in identity!
• Google is getting mighty good at doing so!
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The Best
Defense Is a
Good Offense
Strong Identity?
How to Build a
Stong Site
Profile
@MordyOberstein
pick an area,
a topic, …
Do
@MordyOberstein
tackle it
comprehensively,
from different
angles…
Do
@MordyOberstein
write about it
“often”.
Do
@MordyOberstein
Don’t
bloat…
@MordyOberstein
be tempted by high
search volume candy
Don’t
@MordyOberstein
focus too much on
the periphery, if at all
Don’t
@MordyOberstein
Give something
to Google
to grab onto
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Multiple
Identities…
Google Swings…
Google Misses
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Meet Alan Page
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NFL Hall of Fame
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Justice on the
Minnesota
Supreme Court
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Thou
Here’s his
SERP
@MordyOberstein
25%
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K.I.S.S.
@MordyOberstein
Share these #SMXInsights on your social channels!
• Build strong site identity by having a strong content focus.
• Stay away from tactics that will dilute your site’s identity.
• Stay away from giving your site multiple profiles.
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Thank you
SEE YOU AT THE NEXT SMX!

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