Google's Helpful Content Update: What it means for nicheless blogs

The domination of search engine algorithms and how it's ruining the Internet

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A new Google search update, another dance to the algorithm.

A friend and I were talking about how difficult it was to now find helpful, agenda-free content on Google. For example, google "should I use Wordpress?" and the top results are from companies offering hosting services. And of course, they steer their content so you can buy Wordpress hosting solutions through them.

One "hack" I learned was to add "reddit" to my search. For example googling "should I use Wordpress reddit" will bring up more authentic, personal experiences from ordinary Joes and Janes instead of Corporation Inc.

Funnily enough, I'm not the only one using this reddit hack. This is a natural evolution as Google search is dying because Ads, SEO and AI have ruined it, muses DKB, who blogs about search engines.

Apparently, I belong to the rare 20% of those who think that Google search results suck.