🔍 Google August core update: What we're seeing

Plus, Google Ads audience recommendations gone, one-person SEO agency, video advertising and more. [View in browser]() | [Share]() Aug 20, 2024 [Search Engine Land]() It has been a few days since Google unleashed the [August 2024 core update](), but we have already been hearing a lot from SEOs and publishers on the topic. In short, some sites are showing signs of life. I would not call them helpful content update recoveries, but rather some sparks of life. There are other sites seeing bigger swings related to typical core update volatility. It is important to note that a [ranking bug]() was confirmed shortly after the core update was released and that the rollout should take a month to complete. So the changes we’ve seen so far may not be what you get at the end of this rollout. Read our story, [Google August 2024 core update – what we’re seeing early on](), for a deeper dive. 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