Many business websites say the same things in the same order, and Google has been pushing that kind of page down. Its helpful content system became part of its core ranking systems in March 2024, and after those changes Google reported 45% less low-quality, unoriginal content in its results, by its own count. Its March 2024 spam policy update treats pages mass-produced to manipulate rankings as abuse, "no matter whether content is produced through automation, human efforts, or some combination of human and automated processes."
The upside is just as plain. Google's starter guide says content people find compelling and useful "will likely influence your website's presence in search results more than any of the other suggestions in this guide." For topics that affect people's health, finances or safety, where many practices sit, Google says its systems give even more weight to content that shows experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust.
AI answers raise the bar again. Google tells site owners to focus on "unique, non-commodity content", and says a unique viewpoint that stands out can help. A page that repeats the other ten has nothing for an answer to quote.