Google's Latest Algorithm Update: Bacon

Beacon Blog Article

Published April 1, 2016 | Categories: SEO

The sizzling algorithm update you probably haven't heard about: Bacon.

It's no secret that Google releases dozens or hundreds of updates to their ranking algorithm every year. Of course, some of these updates have a larger impact on search results than others, you may be familiar with the Panda or Penguin updates, which targeted content and link quality. These two updates have seen a series of on-going updates over the last few years as they continually make tweaks to improve the de-spamming of search results pages.

Most of the time, Google's updates are focused on demoting websites that are using black-hat SEO tactics, have low content quality, or have a bunch of junky links pointing to the site. Historically speaking, these are all the things "spammers" have been doing for years to try and game the system.

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So what's the deal with the Bacon update? Well, as with all things, Bacon makes it better! Simply putting the word 'Bacon' in your on-page optimization efforts is a sure-fire way to improve the rankings of your site. Recent studies have shown that bacon-optimized pages are 17 times more likely to rank on the first page, experience a 243% increase in click-thru rate, and cut bounce rates in half! How do you go about making updates to optimize your site for Bacon? Follow these simple steps:

  • Add Bacon to the beginning of your page titles
  • Work Bacon-related content into your keyword-rich topic pages
  • Include the word Bacon in your page headings
  • Configure URLs to include Bacon
  • Anchor-text links loaded with Bacon
  • Add Bacon images on every page of your site

With these bacon-optimized updates, you'll be cooking in no time!

 *if you made it this far and haven't looked at the nearest calendar yet, April Fools! This is of course, total non-sense and you should in no way, shape, or form make any of the changes mentioned above (unless you actually run a bacon-related website)

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