If we had one word to describe SERPs, it would be “ever-changing.” Google SERP changes are happening all the time. They dub them as “improvements” or “updates” that are rolled out to add to the accuracy of search results. And that’s okay. We all want Google to be more user-centric. Let’s get down to bedrock. Google ran over 21,000 search tests and changes in 2018 alone. They also proved how often they tweak their ranking systems with this tweet.
For millions of people worldwide, the verb “google” is equal to web searching. With over 90% of the global search engine market share, Google has become an indispensable tool for navigation and business promotion. Nowadays, everyone goes out of their way to hit the Google top 3. However, no one is stopping you from top ranking in other search engines. For example, the world’s second most popular Microsoft Bing is a full-fledged alternative to Google. The main difference between them boils down to two key specifications: Bing perceives long URLs and large amounts of text better than Google. Well, there are plenty of alternative search engines, each serving their specific goals. While some are tied up on safety, others — on local use and completely different ranking models. So, what is the best search engine alternative to Google? Let’s try to figure it out.
Google looks at a raft of things before it brings your website to the SERP. Historically, it uses over 200 ranking factors, and some of them prevail over the others. Think mobile-friendliness, backlinks, website security, authority, page speed, and content. These factors are still the biggest signals to optimize for in 2021, although they are not the only ones here. Google is about to put another update into practice, which will cast a new look at page experience. Remember the May 2020 core update that has turned many Google rankings upside down? The new one may provoke the same uproar. Scheduled for May 2021, this update adds new signals to existing Google search ranking factors. It’s important to gear up for it until it’s in full swing.
Long before this Internet stuff, the former Britain leader Winston Churchill verbally stressed the importance of change. Fast-forward to today – the search engine behemoth catches up with his wise saying in Google’s May 2020 core algorithm update. In a nutshell, a core update is a set of changes to how Google’s search algorithms work. They are different from those thousands of minor tweaks that the company’s developers make as they sip their morning coffee. Core updates affect the entire system, including the search rankings of most websites out there. These changes are not something you’ll need to get through only once in a lifetime. They are usually rolled out a couple of times every year, meaning that Google doesn’t tread water. It keeps improving its systems to provide searchers with the most up-to-the-point results – similar to how we all do SEO to improve our websites for users.
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Andrew Timchenko
Head of Customer Success Department
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