Potentially Massive Google Update on August 10, 2020 turned search results upside down

SEO’s and webmasters everywhere were holding their breath today. At approximately 2 p.m. PST – it seems that there was either a bug or that Google test released a massive algorithm update that turned search positions upside down for a few hours. Whether it was a glitch or test release of major algorithm update is unconfirmed at this time. What it confirmed is that whatever occured was deemed unsuccessful by the masses and produced some seriously undesireable results (at least for a few hours).

Many took to the Twitterverse to complain as they watched the SERP’s change minute by minute like a Stock ticker. SEO Roundtable was the first one to report the news that had everyone sharing this article like wild fire on Twitter all day. It was a wild ride for a few hours but the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) seems to have leveled out now. SERP results look to have equalized to what they were prior to the massive update.

Search Engine Journal does a great job of logging Google Algorithm Updates. This one has not officially been logged yet by them, so we’re highly skeptical that the update the occurred today has completed. Likewise, Moz who also logs all major Google Algorithm updates, has not officially reported at this time. This seems to have either been a glitch or a test run of a major Google Algorithm Update that may soon occur worldwide.

Pool Companies need to brace for the next big update, it may be on the way

Pool Companies need to continue to watch their Search Engine rank over the next few days and weeks, as this is a sure sign of a massive update to come. Hopefully Google got a good laugh out of scaring the living daylights out of everyone today. This update was reminiscent of the incredible Panda and Penguin algorithm updates that redefined the standards of SEO and changed what our search results looked like overnight.

What does an update like this mean for pool companies?

A major update like this occurs once every few years and completely changes the game. Search results stay crazy for weeks, sometimes months until SEO’s can get things straightened out. We haven’t seen a big update in a few years – so today was especially unsettling as it looked as if Google Armageddon had arrived. Not to worry though. Pool Companies have access to the SEO expertise that PoolMarketing.com provides. If an update like this disrupts business and web traffic for your pool company, contact us right away and we will troubleshoot for you to get you back on top of the search results.

Big Google search ranking algorithm update just touched down (not confirmed and super early) https://t.co/E6LdUB4e9T pic.twitter.com/SDTzCko3fo

— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) August 10, 2020

Big Google Update Rolling Out Now

FYI to all my blogging pals out there. Sometimes I wish Google would chill for like one second with the incessant updating.

Sigh. Let’s see how the dust settles. https://t.co/xWxUucRX6N

— christopher mitchell (@travelingmitch) August 11, 2020

HUGE #Google search result movements happening right now.

So huge, it appears to be more of a bug with Google’s results rather than an algorithm update, due to the sheer amount of business sites being replaced with non relevant directories & articles.https://t.co/sjAxj5QdGl

— Mass Appeal (@MassAppealUK) August 10, 2020

It looks like there is a big Google search ranking algorithm rolling out now, on August 10th. This is not a confirmed update by Google, at least not yet. But the chatter since 2pm ET today has been really high within the SEO community.https://t.co/Mgs2YcBEds #SEO #GoogleUpdate pic.twitter.com/ZrigKfdFwK

— SEOgrill (@SEO_grill) August 11, 2020

Who’s covering this on Twitter?

I’m seeing huge shifts in search as well ?@tonychopp @Kevin_Indig @anton_shulke @crestodina @cemper @RobbieRichMktg https://t.co/78HP5eomMT

— Aaron Orendorff (@AaronOrendorff) August 11, 2020

FYI

Google Search Update Rolled out today, which impacted millions of SEO Rankings.

We went from first page to like page 4-5, normally takes Google a couple weeks to resethttps://t.co/h3XyuSN8HY

— Mr Hartzog Hustle (@Anthony_Hartzog) August 10, 2020

This Google update is insane – it reminds me of the early Penguin and Panda days. This is a massive Google update… https://t.co/E6LdUB4e9T pic.twitter.com/xToaFT6qtz

— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) August 10, 2020