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What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:31 am
by kajadeen
Can anyone list out the details about possum update which was recently rolled out by Google, I like to get the core aim of this algorithmic update.

Re: What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:42 pm
by CarolineMurphy
Possum has nothing to do with live indexing. This update is related to local SEO, in short word business had problem to rank for city if they fall of its borders. Now with this update they rank like they are inside city borders equally with competition from that city.

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http://searchengineland.com/everything-need-know-googles-possum-algorithm-update-258900

Re: What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:17 pm
by Nina50
This update is helpful for businesses. I think

Re: What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:42 pm
by RHCalvin
Google Possum is an algorithm change in local search results. The main purpose of the update was to diversify the local results and also prevent spam from ranking as well.

Re: What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:15 am
by beingchinmay
Possum has nothing to do with live indexing. This update is related to local SEO, in short word business had problem to rank for city

Re: What is meant Possum Update

PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:47 am
by mah764
Google launched a massive local algorithm update, known as “Possum” in the SEO community on September 1, 2016. While we are still learning the full implications of this update, there are a few things we do know.Three of the most important impacts this update has had on the local search results:

Businesses outside the physical city boundaries are getting better visibility.
Google has turned up the heat on address filtering.
The results are being more tailored to specific users.