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Winners and losers from the Aug and Nov 2024 core updates

Hi Siftrs,
In this Siftr newsletter we share examples of 6 recipe sites that did great during the Aug and Nov 2024 core updates, and 10 sites that didn’t fare as well.
Some clear core update winners and losers have emerged.
And, for the first time in a long time many big, well-known food blogs are on the losing end of a core update.
And then — only days after the Nov 2024 core update finished rolling out — Google dropped a quick holiday season surprise: the Dec 2024 core update, followed by the Dec 2024 spam update.
Siftr editors are studying it now!
In the meantime, this Siftr issue focuses on:
Two must-know organic traffic insights from the Aug and Nov 2024 updates
Examples of new and mid-size recipe sites crushing it
Examples of big, well-known recipe sites that are down