Google updates its search engine algorithms at a lighting speed. An introduction of Machine Learning made SEO rules changed forever. In this talk, I'll try to sparkle a conversation & break down the recent revolutionary changes in Google algo to help the SEO community stay competitive.
1. How Machine Learning
is changing SEO
1 / What’s Machine Learning
2 / How it works
3 / Rankings Factors Evolution
4 / How it’s changing SEO
5 / What actions we can take
Marcin Chirowski
Head of SEO & Content Marketing
2. Who are you Marcin?
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3. Machine learning gives
computers the ability to
learn without being
explicitly programmed.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning
Author: Arthur Lee Samuel coined the term in 1959
/ What’s Machine Learning
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4. / How it works
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Simplified architecture of a
machine-learned search engine.
1. Machine Learning algorithm get’s
a Training data set
2. ML algo then learns that data set
3. New examples are feeding
constantly into Learning algo
4. ML algo identify the patters
based on millions of examples
5. ML algo make a prediction and
feed back to the ranking model
6. / How it’s changing SEO
Our distorted view on AI vs. reality• Unknown % of ranking factors impacted
• Unknown why something is ranking on Top
• An Ever-Evolving Search Algorithm
• Machine learning doesn't eliminate all your
traffic overnight (like Panda or Penguin).
It's gradual process.
• Semantic search is here to stay
• User signals will play the key role
Rankings Influence Correlation
7. / What actions we can take
1 / Put more focus on user signals: Bounce Rate %,
Page Depth, Avg. Time on Site, CTR %
2 / Find the donkeys & replace them with unicorns
3 / Don’t forget about creating great content & making sure you are promoting
it well, as backlinks remain an important Google ranking factor