Episode 10 of 'SEO From The Front Lines" covers what I'm seeing so far with the August 2024 core update. Includes sites heavily impacted by the September Helpful Content Update surging back, if Google is handling site reputation abuse algorithmically, the ranking bug that happened while the core update started rolling out, impact to YMYL sites, and more.

00:49 Some September Helpful Content Update (HCUX) Sites Finally Surge

02:25 Screenshots of HCU(X) sites surging back.

05:04 It's relative. Big surges, but many HCU(X) sites were down big-time.

05:55 Is Google handling Site Reputation Abuse algorithmically with the core update?

07:48 Google confirms a ranking bug that's not related to the core update.

09:22 Site pumping out tons of AI-generated content finally drops.

10:50 Some YMYL sites are seeing a lot of movement.

12:12 Recap and stay tuned for more "Core Update Notes".