Why Organic SEO Has Become Harder in the Last 6 Months
Why SEO Feels Tougher Than Ever Before Organic SEO has evolved with various changes, but in the last six months, every business has found it hard to navigate on Google Web Search organically, and the changes that every business can’t ignore. With Google’s frequent updates, AI-driven search results, and based on user behaviour, many businesses are finding it is becoming harder to rank organically. Is there a way to solve this issue? Of course, by understanding these challenges and adapting quickly, you can rank organically. In this article, you can learn the 7 primary reasons why SEO has been harder to rank organically and how to overcome that with practical tips. 1. Frequent Google Algorithm Updates Google update their algorithm frequently and, of course, it is unpredictable; its main target is to provide high quality user experience and improve search performance. Even well-performing websites often experience sudden fluctuations in their website traffic and a decline in their Google rankings. Tip: Monitor your website with Google search console and Google Analytics tools to check the overall status of your website and SEO efforts. Regularly monitor algorithm updates by using tools like SEMRush Sensor or MozCast. Run performance audits monthly. Case Study: One of our clients runs a travel agency, and they publish blogs related to location-specific travel tips on a regular basis. Most of their blog posts reach a wide audience with lots of comments and engagement. But suddenly, they noticed a 40% drop in traffic after a Google algorithm update simply because the content lacked travel expert authorship. So this single update caused them a drastic loss in website traffic. To resolve this, we helped them to create a strong profile of their travel experts or consultants who write the blogs to add at the end of the blog as the writer’s bio to make those blogs more authentic, and we’ve added the social media links to their profiles, like LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, etc. This helped them to make their blogs more authentic, which resulted in getting ranked in the top position in Google within 15-20 days. Finally, they noticed the growth in traffic by 55-60%. 2. Rise of AI-Driven Search The new launch of Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), AI-generated answers now often appear above the search results. So the users directly get the answer, even without visiting your website, which often reduces click-through rates (CTR) for your web pages. which can hugely impact organic traffic. Tip: To stay visible, optimize for conversational queries, focusing on questions users naturally ask Use FAQ sections to directly address common queries Create step-by-step guides or how-to content for clear instructions. Case Study: Another e-commerce client specializing in pet products, we noticed a sudden decrease in overall organic traffic after AI-generated answers started appearing for popular search queries, even though many of their products were ranking in the top position in Google. To adapt to that, we have optimized the product pages by including “People Also Ask” style FAQs, clear answers, and structured data markup. Initially, the traffic got reduced, and gradually the content started appearing in AI-generated summaries. This helped to bring back highly qualified visitors who were ready to engage and purchase the pet products. 3. Content Saturation and Competition With the development of AI, the internet content has been overloaded with AI-generated content or poor-quality content. Due to AI content, it is increasingly difficult for high-quality, original content to stand out in search results. When every topic seems covered by a lot and lots of similar ideas, ranking for competitive keywords becomes harder, and attracting clicks from users gets more challenging these days. Tip: Publish your original ideas, add some research case studies, and first-hand experiences. Add first-hand experiences, lessons you have learned Case Study: Our client is a doctor. Firstly, he has created an article titled “Back Pain Tips”, the topic was very common, and it was competing with thousands of similar articles with the same idea already on Google. Our client was trapped in content saturation and tough competition. This content was also added to that list, and it was struggling to rank or get the attention of users. To avoid this and get the results, we’ve prepared the strategy for them by doing the keyword research for the relevant topic and given them another article topic with the long-tail targeted keyword “10 Tips to Ease Your Back Pain Without Surgery”. They have written this blog with their expertise, and we published it on their website. Now, this blog has brought a unique idea and original insights to stand out from other content. The overall website traffic increased by 30% due to this single blog. 4. Increased Focus on E-E-A-T The new update of Google’s algorithm mainly focuses on E-E-A-T, which means Google rewards the websites that provide Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. This means that the website’s article should give real data, not fabricated ones or falsehoods, and credibility is more likely to rank higher. Simply publishing content that focuses on keywords is no longer enough to rank high on Google. Tip: Add your customer positive reviews, testimonials, or certifications to prove your data is real Try to publish your first-hand experiences or case studies. Case Study: One of our clients is from Finance Industry. He is the financial advisor with more than 12 years of experience. Initially, he was doing digital marketing, but at his personal level, without a proper digital marketing strategy, so he was unable to get the results from these efforts. Then he approached us for this and partnered with us. We guided and worked with him to write and publish blogs on his website with his expertise. We’ve planned the video content strategy regarding financial awareness to post on YouTube and other social media platforms. Gradually, he started getting a good response from these channels. He is now getting good high-ticket clients from these channels. Also, we’ve displayed his Financial certifications on the website to build credibility. Additionally, we asked him
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