Google DMA search changes in Europe: what moved and who gained
Google DMA search changes went live in the EU on 8 September 2026: comparison sites on top, live prices gone, and Google calling it its biggest quality cut.
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All four blocks in the right order — not a subscription to reports. From 6 months, because that's how long it honestly takes.
Paid traffic keeps getting more expensive and you want a channel you own.
The site is invisible in search — even for your own brand.
Traffic exists but doesn't convert into enquiries.
You're entering EU markets and nobody searches for you there yet.
2–3 weeks
Technical, keywords, content and links — with a prioritised plan. The entry point.
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Speed, indexing, structure, Core Web Vitals — the foundation everything else stands on.
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Semantic research per market and a site structure that matches real demand.
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The main growth driver: pages and articles built on research, checked for facts.
after technical & content
Links to a working site with real content — never before.
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Per-market research: the same intent is a different query in every language.
Search Console, analytics, CMS — and a measured starting point before we change anything. Without a baseline, results can't be proven.
Technical, keywords, content, links.
Quick wins separated from strategic work.
Indexing, speed, structure — first, always.
Research per market, mapped to pages.
Publishing by plan, with expert fact-checking.
Quality over volume, on a working foundation.
Positions, traffic, enquiries — against the baseline.
Technical → keywords → content → links. Links pointed at a broken site are a burned budget; content without research is a diary, not a channel.
Audit and plan delivered
Technical foundation + first quick wins
Sustainable traffic growth on content and links
The timeline shows the method's honest pace — it is not a promise of positions. Anyone promising "top 3 in a month" is selling you a lottery ticket.
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2–3 weeks, a prioritised plan, and a baseline you keep — whoever you work with afterwards.
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