SEO 101

SEO 101 Ep 428: Game-Changing update on Google Analytics, Missing Google Reviews, and more.

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The show was packed with controversial updates, which Ross & Scott broke down and discussed. Some of the topics were: the end date for Google’s ...

SEO 101 Ep 427: Google’s Local Business Verification Update, Internal Linking for SEO, ‘People Also Ask’ Data, and More

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ross & Scott started the episode with a recap of current events, and then they moved on to Google’s various updates. They discussed the updates ...

SEO 101 Ep 426: Google's Martin Splitt Interviewed

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Scott interview Martin Splitt from Google’s Developer Relations Team. Martin answers SEO questions on JavaScript, the possible future of co...

SEO 101 Ep 425: Google Search Console Updates, Google Reviews, Bing’s PubHub, Tips for Business Owners, and More.

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Scott talked about recent updates in Google Search Console, Google Maps & Product reviews, Bing’s PubHub, and crawling issues in Shopif...

SEO 101 Ep 424: Google Tags, Markups, URL changes, Subfolder URL Structure, and More

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discussed various Google updates – from Google Home, a new robots tag, schema markups, URL changes, to subfolder URL structure. Ross &...

SEO 101 Ep 423: Relevant SEO Tips, Yoast Updates, and More.

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first episode of the year started with a Google Search ranking update. The hosts then moved on to Yoast updates and then to unique SEO tips that y...

SEO 101 Ep 422: Google Updates for November and December, GMB’s Name Change, and More

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google had numerous updates in November and December. The hosts start the show with a recap of Google spam and core updates in November. They then mov...

SEO 101 Ep 421: Remembering John Carcutt with Special Guests

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Scott are joined by two special guests to share stories about their dearly departed friend and co-host of SEO 101, John Carcutt. For those wh...

SEO 101 Ep 420: Google Search Console Data Error, Structured Data Field Changes, and More

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts start the show by discussing a Google Search Console bug that overcounted data for four months. They then talked about plug-in links, change...

SEO 101 Ep 419: Core Web Vital Hints, Podcast Knowledge Panels, and More

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Working to improve Core Web Vitals (CWV) can be very frustrating, the gents discuss some new priority hints provided by Google, along with a recent ro...

SEO 101 Ep 418: Google Bugs, New Search Quality Guidelines, and IndexNow

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts start the show discussing Google’s permanent loss of analytics data and a breakdown of Google Alerts. They then dig into the changes found...

SEO 101 Ep 417: Google AMP Breaks, SEO Competitor Analysis, and More

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A varied week of news starts with the WordPress dev team accepting some responsibility for issues with Core Web Vitals, and Google AMP chaos ensues af...

SEO 101 Ep 416: Search Result Enhancements and Chrome Field Data

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A slew of search result enhancements are being seen in the wild and they are providing noticeable changes in the search experience. This is coupled wi...

SEO 101 Ep 415: Keyword Research Tips and The Importance of Accurate Local Profiles

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How to dig into keyword research with lesser-known tools, the perceived impact of Google’s title tag alterations, and the importance of accuracy for...

SEO 101 Ep 414: Google Changing Site Titles Doesn’t Affect Ranking but Click Through Rate is a Concern

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google confirms their automatic changes to title tags in search results do not affect rankings, but there is little doubt the “improved” titles ca...

SEO 101 Ep 413: New Author.URL Schema Recommended by Google

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s recommendation to use the new Author.url link to a central profile of the author’s bio harkens back to the days of rel=author and Google ...

SEO 101 Ep 412: How Clicks on Search Results Impact Ranking Results

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google representatives confirm the impact of clicks on search results, but not necessarily in the way you expect. The hosts also discuss what Google’...

SEO 101 Ep 411: Google Core Update News and More

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss the progress of the July Google Core Update, how to handle permanent redirects over the long-haul, the SEO benefits or not of dedica...

SEO 101 Ep 410: A Shopify SEO Improvement and The Summer of Google Updates

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss a much sought-after SEO feature recently released by Shopify. They also tackle whether you should or you should not pause your SEO a...

SEO 101 Ep 409: Google’s Page Experience Rollout, Slander Filters, and More

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s Page Experience rollout is finally underway. The hosts discuss the rollout in addition to news on a Google slander algorithm, improvements ...

SEO 101 Ep 408: Google’s June Core Update and a MUM Discussion

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google has rolled out part 1 of a 2 part Core update as of June 2nd. The hosts discuss what is known about the update and specific insights. Amidst ne...

SEO 101 Ep 407: What is Schema and Structured Data for SEO and Why it is Important

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While discussing Schema.org’s launch of its new schema markup validator tool, Ross and Scott explain what schema and structured markup is, how it he...

SEO 101 Ep 406: SEO Notes from Ad World, Google Gaffes and More

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss Yahoo’s fall from grace amidst its Verizon sell-off, Rachel Maddow’s goof, Google’s featured snippet gaffe, a Google algorithm...

SEO 101 Ep 405: Maximizing Search Clickthrough Rates, Dealing with Traffic Drops, and More

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To kick things off, the SEO 101 hosts get a good laugh over the stupidity of The Daily Mail’s ignorant lawsuit against Google over its low organic r...

SEO 101 Ep 404: An Interview with Joost de Valk, Founder of Yoast SEO

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joost de Valk, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Yoast join Ross Dunn to discuss the Yoast SEO plugin. The interview covers the basic and advanced ...

SEO 101 Ep 403: Google Core Updates, Managing Problematic Reviews, and More.

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and Ross discuss a variety of timely SEO news; from the recent light core update, and new Google My Business review management tool, to a free l...

SEO 101 Ep 402: SEO News Update

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and his guest co-host, Scott Van Achte, discuss the past few weeks of search engine and SEO news. This diverse episode ranges in content from Goo...

SEO 101 Ep 401: Knowledge Panels and SEO with Jason Barnard

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ross Dunn interviewed Jason Barnard, the Brand SERP Guy, CEO, and founder at Kalicube. pro. Jason’s understanding of how the Google...

SEO 101 Ep 400: A Q&A with Google’s John Mueller

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google Search Advocate, John Mueller, was the guest in this 400th episode of SEO 101 on WebmasterRadio.FM. The show started with a solemn nod to the l...

SEO 101 Ep 399: Stephan Spencer

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SEO 101, the hosts interview a special guest, and long time friend, Stephan Spencer. Stephan describes his journey into SEO and the...

SEO 101 Ep 398: Google SEO Tips for 2021

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ross Dunn and guest host, Scott Van Achte, review Moz’s SEO tips for 2021 and share their own. They also cover some of the latest search news in mob...

SEO 101 Ep 397: Examining Google’s December Core Update

09 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s December Core Update was immense and it stirred up a lot of emotions (positive and negative) for site owners with improved rankings or thos...

SEO 101 Ep 396: Business Mentorship and SEO with John Espley

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ross interviews John Espley, Chief Connector at ConnectionSkills.ca about his work with small and medium businesses and how businesses connect with SE...

SEO 101 Ep 395: Interview with Roger Montti on Passages, Link Building, and More

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ross interviews prolific Search Engine Journal writer, Roger Montti on his start in the SEO business and the work he does. The discus...

SEO 101 Ep 394: Google Passages and the Future of Search with Barry Schwartz

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross welcome the one and only Barry Schwartz on the show - finally! Barry is the founder and editor of Search Engine Roundtable, CEO of Rusty...

SEO 101 Ep 393: Key Takeaways from the Google SearchOn Event

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss a few pieces of search news before diving into the important news that came out of the recent SearchOn event by Google. Discusse...

SEO 101 Ep 392: Trouble with the Indexation Request Tool, Google Bugs, WordPress APO, Google Goes Mobile-Only, How Caffeine Works and More

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google causes concern for many as it turns off the indexation request tool to make infrastructure updates. John and Ross speculate the updates are par...

SEO 101 Ep 391: Google’s Relationship with SEOs, Rare Bing News, and Local SEO Updates

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss the meeting between the excellent Barry Schwartz from Search Engine Round Table and Martin Splitt from Google about Google’s relat...

SEO 101 Ep 390: HTTP2 Update for Googlebot, More Google My Business Issues and Mueller Files

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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SEO 101 Ep 389: Google Algorithm Weirdness, Mueller Files, and SEO Questions Answered

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From the Google local algorithm to Google Discover, Ross and John discuss the algorithmic glitches and weirdness over the past few weeks. They also ta...

SEO 101 Ep 388: People Cards, Google Glitches, a WordPress Warning, and Questions Answered

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google is launching People Cards in India to allow individuals to create their own Rolodex-like listing in Google (shades of authorship?), Google suff...

SEO 101 Ep 387: Mobile-First Deadline Extended, Google My Business Tests Paid Profiles, and more.

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google has extended it’s mobile-first deadline in order to minimize negative impacts on many sites during the pandemic. Google My Business has begun...

SEO 101 Ep 386: Google’s New “Off the Record” Podcast, Structured Data Insights, and an SEO Question Answered

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss the feasibility of “algorithm-proofing” a website, insight into the past indexing issues with Google, and news on the increa...

SEO 101 Ep 385: Google Agrees to Pay for News Content, More Google Properties Closing, and Local SEO News

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss Google’s amazing acquiescence towards paying news organizations for the right to use their content. A sure game-changer for an...

SEO 101 Ep 384: Google’s Page Experience Update and How to Leverage the Web When Re-Opening During COVID-19

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and Ross discuss the Google Page Experience Update and what it means to website owners, followed by tips on re-opening during COVID and how to a...

SEO 101 Ep 383: Carcutt is Back, Core Web Vitals by Google, More News on the Latest Core Algorithm Update, and Much More

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and John cover Core Web Vitals as a ranking signal, more news on Google’s May Core algorithm update, indexing issues, and the impact of COVID-1...

SEO 101 Ep 382: The Latest Broad Core Google Algorithmic Update, Tips for Business During COVID-19

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte welcome a surprise guest before discussing the recent broad core update from Google that has significantly affected a la...

SEO 101 Ep 381: Bad Advice, JavaScript Don’ts, and Common Issues Found During SEO Audits

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and Ross discuss John Mueller’s hilarious “Quick, The moderators are all busy, post bad advice!” on Reddit, an overview of a few 101 tips ...

SEO 101 Ep 380: More Conferences Go Online, EAT Not a Ranking Factor, The Importance of Calls to Action, and SEO Questions Answered

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and Ross discuss a wide variety of news in this episode. From Google’s latest conference video series and dissuading people from believing EAT...

SEO 101 Ep 379: Pandemic Web Survival Tips, General SEO News and Questions Answered

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

COVID-19 has taken over all of our lives and many businesses are understandably putting their online marketing on hold. Scott and Ross discuss some of...

SEO 101 Ep. 378 Bug Warnings, FAQ Markup Updates, and SEO Questions Answered

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From Let’s Encrypt’s critical SSL glitch to SEO WordPress plugins such as Yoast bugging out; bugs were a hot topic in this episode. Ross Dunn and ...

SEO 101 Ep 377: An Inside Peek into SEO Strategy at Yahoo News & Entertainment

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An Inside Peek into SEO Strategy at Yahoo News & Entertainment. In this episode, Ryan Miller, Senior SEO Strategist, Yahoo News & Entertainmen...

SEO 101 Ep 376: Even Enterprise Level Companies Need Basic SEO and More Google My Business News

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss how an enterprise-level company shared SEO deficiencies in a quarterly report to shareholders revealing SEO 101 level issues. Th...

SEO 101 Ep 375: Meta Descriptions Driving Cilckthroughs, Another Google My Business Bug, and More

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s dumpster fire that is Google My Business reveals another bug, Facebook’s purchase of an augmented reality (AR) startup brings to mind the...

SEO 101 Ep 374: January 2020, A Mighty Month of Google Changes

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s made a few changes this month. It started with the January 2020 Core Update followed by the rolling out of a redesigned desktop search resu...

SEO 101 Ep 373: SEOs at Google, Search Console Fixes and SEO Questions Answered

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss a wide assortment of new pieces in this episode; from Google Search Console’s latest fix and 2 year anniversary to Google’s ...

SEO 101 Ep 372: SEO Updates and 2019 in Review

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the first show of 2020, John and Ross answer some SEO questions, review the local SEO changes throughout 2019, insights into enterprise SEO, and wh...

SEO 101 Ep 371: 2019 Rewind

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss a study that shows less traffic is clicking through to sites from search results. They also delve into more Google My Business i...

SEO 101 Ep 370: Discussing Google’s November Algorithm

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s Nov 2019 Local Search Update is official and the source of much discussion in the industry. Ross and Scott Van Achte discuss what is known ...

SEO 101 Ep 369: Bedlam Continues in Local SEO Results

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and guest co-host Scott Van Achte discuss the latest global search market share statistics, Christmas ads, when to act on bad links, Google Maps ...

SEO 101 Ep 368: SEO Audit Software, Merging Sites, Q&A, and More

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and Scott cover the essentials of client follow-through when working with SEO companies, a review of the latest edition of Screaming Frog Pro (V1...

SEO 101 Ep 367: Fresh Content Indexing Issues, Local SEO News, and SEO Questions Answered

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross cover the intermittent indexing issues Google continues to have, news on author recognition, Google Assistant Actions, oddities in local...

SEO 101 Ep 366: Google Search Console Enhancements, Bingbot Gets Chromed, and Questions Answered

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guest co-host, Scott Van Achte and Ross briefly discuss the results of the September Google Algorithm Update followed by improvements in Video analyti...

SEO 101 Ep 364: Major Changes to Nofollow and Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, and Introducing RankFlux

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s changes to the nofollow link attribute and quality rater guidelines cause a stir, while people in Dallas searching for local events are sho...

SEO 101 Ep 365: Google’s September Core Update, Search Console Becomes Fresher and Questions from Listeners

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss the latest large core update to Google’s algorithms that was recently announced, massive improvements in Google Search Console’s...

SEO 101 Ep 363: Forced Changes for Service Area Businesses, Mobile Local Tests and Questions from Listeners

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross dig into the latest news on Google’s efforts to force service area businesses (SABs) into specific region names, why mobile versions o...

SEO 101 Ep 362: Google Sends Less Traffic from Searches, Multiple Mueller Files, and News on GMB Suspensions

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss a study that shows less traffic is clicking through to sites from search results. They also delve into more Google My Business i...

SEO 101 Ep 360: Google’s Robots.txt Notices, More Google My Business Issues and Questions from Listeners

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is guest co-hosted by Scott Van Achte, Senior SEO for StepForth. Ross and Scott discuss Google’s notices to site owners to remove index...

SEO 101 Ep 361: Google’s Indexing Issues Demystified, Toutiao, Lots of Local SEO News and Answers to Listener Questions

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott co-hosts with Ross again as they discuss a wide variety of content from Google’s explanation of recent indexing issues, to Google My Business ...

SEO 101 Ep 341: Google’s Indexing Issues Demystified, Toutiao, Lots of Local SEO News and Answers to Listener Questions

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott co-hosts with Ross again as they discuss a wide variety of content from Google’s explanation of recent indexing issues, to Google My Business ...

SEO 101 Ep 360: Google’s Robots.txt Notices, More Google My Business Issues and Questions from Listeners

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is guest co-hosted by Scott Van Achte, Senior SEO for StepForth. Ross and Scott discuss Google’s notices to site owners to remove index...

Ep 359: Google My Business Suspensions and Q&A Issues, Mueller Files, and Questions Answered

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss Google My Business’s recent issues causing a myriad of problems for business owners. They follow up with set-SEO-straight tips fro...

Ep. 358 Google Shocks No One, Google Search Console Updates, Wayback Machine News and Questions from Listeners

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ross and John discuss the sad state of Google’s local search results which are rife with SPAM. To no one’s surprise, Google offic...

Ep 357: Google’s June Core Update, Negative SEO, and 11 Questions from Listeners

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 357 is John Carcutt’s 10th anniversary since joining the SEO 101 Podcast with Ross Dunn. In this special longer episode, the gents discuss t...

Ep 356: Indexing Bugs Plague Google, a Matter of SPAM, and News from Yandex

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross weigh in on the bugs that have been plaguing Google’s index at a never-before-seen level. They discuss what can be done in cases where...

Ep 355: GoogleBot Gets a Major Upgrade, Integrates Podcasts, and Google Search Console News

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

GoogleBot has had a significant upgrade bringing it’s technology in line with the latest versions of Chromium. The hosts also discuss Google’s rol...

Ep 354: De-Indexing Issues Continue, E-Commerce SEO Tips, and Questions from Listeners

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s de-indexing issues did not clear up quite as quickly as they made it out to. Ross broadly shares some findings from a recent e-commerce SEO...

Ep 353: Google’s De-Indexing Issues, the New Discover Report, Mueller Files, and Great Questions from Listeners

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google surprised the SEO community with serious issues with it’s index when it seemingly de-indexed up to 4% of its total index arbitrarily. The hos...

Ep 352: A New Google Competitor, Accents in URLs, John’s New Gig, and a Question of SEO for FAQs

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John Carcutt goes back to Advance Local, and Ross and John discuss the likelihood that AHREFs will create a worthy Google competitor as they claim. Th...

Ep 351: The March Core Update, Neural Matching vs Rankbrain, and Local Q&A

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss the scraps of what is known about the March 2019 Core Update at Google, and the definition and use cases of neural matching vers...

Ep 350: SEO for Image Search, Domain Authority & JavaScript and SEO

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The gents discuss SEO for image search courtesy of Gary Illyes' keynote at PubCon, the questionable value of Moz’s Domain Authority metric, the ...

Ep 349: CTR in Google’s Algorithm, Indexing JavaScript, SEO for Pagination and More

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google speaks to its potential use of click through rate in its organic algorithms, how to properly optimize for paginated content, how it handles you...

Ep 348: Reviewing SEO Answers from Gary Illye’s Reddit AMA

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s Gary Illyes was kind enough to submit to an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit recently. John and Ross review the many SEO questions and answe...

SEO 101 Ep 347: Big Updates to Search Console, Domain Authority, and Yoast, Plus a Q&A

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google Search Console is receiving a long long overdue improvement that consolidates properties and favors canonical URLs. Ross Dunn and John Carcutt ...

Ep 346: Google: Ranking for Google Featured Snippets, Old Pages Outranking New, Buying Domains for SEO, and more.

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Interesting Google local pack functionality, a new setup for service area businesses, and the benefits of Google Posts kick off this episode. The host...

Ep 345: Google: Google Surrenders to Russian Censorship, Search Console Improvements and Backlink Assessment

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode begins with news of Google’s compliance with Russian censorship laws, followed by discussions around dramatic examples from Google of t...

Ep 344: Google: Google Shaming, Smart Displays, and a Mueller File Bonanza

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss the admirable job Mike Blumenthal did of pointing out some ludicrous Google My Business SPAM that Google refused to act upon. Ross a...

Ep 343: Google Plugs into WordPress and Duck Google Duck!

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John and Ross discuss the latest news on topics as far afield as Google’s release of duck.com to DuckDuckGo to top insights from John Mueller, and a...

Ep 342: SEO is About Consistency, Google Q&A Markup, and Mueller Files

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Redirects and canonicals must match - an example of how consistency in SEO is everything. The hosts discuss the new structured data for question and a...

Ep 341: Changes to Google My Business, How to Handle Seasonal Content, and a Ross Rant.

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google My Business releases an update to its Insights and a new version of its API that will make many 3rd party reporting tool providers happy. Some ...

Ep 340: GMB Finally Adds Primary and Secondary Categories, Google’s New SEO Scoring Tool, and Many Mueller Files

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss Google’s New SEO Scoring Tool and they are happy with the break-out of a single category to primary and secondary categories for G...

Ep 339: How to Manage Old Content for SEO, Updates to PageSpeed Insights, and More.

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Even Googler’s disagree with the best practices for handling old content for SEO. The hosts also dig into a myriad of Google service updates at Goog...

Ep 338: The Intelligence Episode

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bing’s quest for intelligence, artificial intelligence and SEO… how could it apply? More monthly changes in Google search such as video playing in...

Ep 337: The Future of Google vs Amazon, Changes to AJAX Crawling, and Questions from the Community

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Will Google see its demise in our lifetime? John and Ross discuss how some believe Amazon is its greatest threat. We discuss some tests in organic and...

"Ep 336: Google Mobile First Migrations, Posts Increase Characters, More Mueller Q&A, and Questions from Listeners"

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google ups GMB Post sizes, upgrades to image search allow for better copyright application, news on mobile first indexing, and a few Mueller facts and...

EP 334: Google Results are Not Rigged, Google Medic Update Review, and Mueller Files

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s results are attacked as “rigged”, how Google judges content by-page, a check-in on the Google Medic Update, and more.We’re gonna have...

EP: 335 The EU Strikes Again, Close SEO Departments at Your Peril, and Listener Questions Answered

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and John hung out last week in Ohio and along with a lot of geek talk, they attended Content Marketing World for which they provide a synopsis. F...

Ep 333: Ross Rants About Image Optimization, Bing Gets a New Bell, Tips from Google, and More

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bing adds another bell and whistle to its fold, the hosts discuss some helpful SEO tips from Google, enhanced mobile featured snippets, and Ross rants...

Ep 332: Medic Algorithm News, Google’s Dragonfly Operation in China, Questions from Listeners, and More

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts discuss how the latest major algorithmic update from Google has affected medical-based content sites, Google and China’s blossoming relati...

New Google Search Quality Guidelines and Clearing Up Some SEO Questions (ep.331)

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ross and John discuss some sad industry news. Google has released some new search quality guidelines worth mentioning, and a few SEO questions brought...