Vibe-coded calculator site surges in Google after latest algorithm update
iannuttall · x · 2026-10-01
SEO practitioner Ian Nuttall notes that his tool/calculator site — clearly vibe-coded — did nothing for a long time, then took off after Google's latest algorithm update. Meanwhile his objectively higher-quality directory test sites moved the opposite way. His takeaway: sometimes the best SEO advice is simply "wait."
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