They say that today is the first day of the rest of your life. That makes everyday an important one though as we all know, some days are much more important than others. Today is one of those days.
It has taken over a month for Google engineers to install, tweak and unleash a 3.5 module update to the core Google algorithm known as the Bourbon Update. StepForth’s Senior SEO, Scott Van Achte keeps strict tabs on several factors at Google, including the number of back-links directed to sites owned by the firm and our clients as well as the number of pages in Google’s index from each site he monitors.
As with previous updates, Google has been tightlipped regarding the exact nature of the alterations made to the algo. Many long-term industry observers, myself included, believe the details can be found in a devilishly long patent document Google released at the end of March. This patent, along with other recent changes at Google is the obvious theme of this week’s newsletter and forms the basis of StepForth’s most recent whitepaper.
While there is no way to know how Bourbon will affect Google’s search results or the extent of the changes to the algorithm, we do know that by this time next week, Google’s search engine results pages will almost certainly look different than they do today.
Jim Hedger is the SEO Manager of StepForth Search Engine Placement Inc. Based in Victoria, BC, Canada, StepForth is the result of the consolidation of BraveArt Website Management, Promotion Experts, and Phoenix Creative Works, and has provided professional search engine placement and management services since 1997. http://www.stepforth.com/ Tel – 250-385-1190 Toll Free – 877-385-5526 Fax – 250-385-1198
