The HCU Antidote: Your E-E-A-T Playbook for Traffic Recovery

Did Google’s HCU update devastate your food blog’s traffic? It’s not a temporary penalty—it’s the new baseline. The algorithm now rewards “people-first” content, and E-E-A-T is the metric to prove it. This post is the tactical playbook you need to stop the traffic bleed, align your strategy with E-E-A-T (especially the new “E” for Experience), and start recovering your business.
The Ad-Supported Food Blog is Dead. Here’s the 2026 Playbook.

Seeing a food blog traffic drop? Google’s HCU, AI, and low RPMs are to blame. This is the 2026 playbook to recover, build your brand , and diversify your income.