Google Search Ranking Volatility Spike Around May 22
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After a few days of calm Google weather, we are now seeing a spike in volatility, fluctuations and SEO chatter around Google search ranking movement. It is somewhat early on but I am seeing both a spike in SEOs noticing ranking movement and many of the tools are showing a spike in volatility. So there may be a Google search ranking update going on. The last Google update we covered was an unconfirmed Google update on May 16th but then the volatility calmed over the past weekend for a few days. ...

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