Search with Candour

What's in this episode: In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook talking to Patrick Hathaway, director at Sitebulb about SEO site audits, technical SEO and what is to come in Sitebulb. Together they discuss: - How Sitebulb came to be - Patrick's thoughts on technical SEO and Google as a source of truth - Benefits of cloud vs desktop tools - Internal link optimisation - Trends in technical...

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook talking about: Google 2019 webspam report: The key stats about combatting webspam in 2019 and how Google is doing. Text fragments: A new Google Chrome extension that can generate highlighted text fragment links and the potential impact for SEO Tracking featured snippets: An inventive way to track clicks on featured snippets using Google Analytics a...

What's in this episode: In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook talking to Dawn Anderson about information retrieval (IR) and why SEOs should be learning more about it as a topic to become better at what they do. - How is IR being used to identify authors? - IR resources for SEOs to follow - The use of Human In The Loop in ML/IR - Information foraging and value scent - Search features in...

What's in this episode: In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook and Andrew Cock-Starkey discussing GMB spam, more confusion over the new sponsored and ugc nofollow and Google's advice on guest posting. - New GMB spam Google is looking into - Are rel=sponsored and rel=ugc ranking signals? - Should we nofollow all guest post links? You can get the full transcription and links to resources...

What's in this episode? In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook and James Brockbank discussing the state of link building in 2020, including: - Is guest posting still worth it in 2020? - How do you identify a toxic link? - Is it possible to place a $ value on a single link? - What tactics give the best value? You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.wit...

What's in this episode? In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook and Rob Lewis discussing: Core Web Vitals as ranking factors: Google recently announced three new metrics they will be using to measure page quality and these will be incorporated as ranking signals in 2021. Discovery ads: Rob discusses how to advertise in Google's Discover Feed on mobile. You can get the full transcription...

What's in this episode? In this episode you will hear Mark Williams-Cook going through the 3 new metrics that have been introduced in the latest version 6 of Lighthouse. He'll also be discussing the latest news and thoughts on how Google is handling unlinked mentions. You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? In this episode you will hear an Authoritas 'Tea Time SEO' recording of Mark Williams-Cook from Candour, Maret Reutelingsperger from Mobe Digital and Michael Stepney from Blue Array talking about internal link optimisation and content structure. You'll find out how to best plans optimise your site with anchor text and a "hub and spoke" approach to content and hear the Q&amp...

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook will talk about why talking about the Google May 2020 Core update at this point is a waste of time and will go through the most popular user submitted 'SEO myths' including content length, bounce rate, and links not being important! You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook will be talking to Dan Taylor about the Backlinko 11.8M Google Search result study, the SEO community's reaction and Dan's thoughts on how useful the study in context helping people rank better. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook will be covering: Google (no)index: Issues with Google indexing new content and some things you may not know about site: cache: and x-robots. Free shopping feeds : Google's huge announcement that it will make inclusion in shopping feeds free. Featured snippet traffic loss : A quick dive into the Moz experiment that demonstrated removing featured snippets...

What's in this episode? Product categorisation and faceted navigation may seem straight-forward for users but it's a minefield for search engines. Without prior planning, it's easy to wreck your chances of building a competitive e-commerce platform. In this episode, Mark Williams-Cook and SEO and e-commerce expert Kristina Azarenko explore what you need to be thinking about, planning and implement...

What's in this episode? What e-commerce digital trends are we seeing during Coronavirus? What can e-commerce companies do to adapt? Where are the opportunities to thrive? Mark talks to e-commerce expert Luke Carthy to get his insights into what opportunities there are for brands in an industry that has been shaken to its core. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our sh...

What's in this episode? In this episode, you will hear a SearchNorwich recording of Jon Falgate giving his talk on the keyword research process. Jon explores how keyword research is not just a process you go through once when you make a site or new page, but something that needs to ride the wave of intent and respond to ever-evolving demands. You can get the full transcription and links for this e...

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook will be talking about: Google My Business policy changes: Changes to GMB policy that helps restaurants and food stores that are now offering delivery during COVID-19. COVID-19 Google Ad grants: Some details on the $340M of Google Ads credit that Google is giving small and medium businesses. SEO and e-commerce: Advice on what to do and what not to do when...

What's in this episode? Kevin and Mark discuss what strategies and tactics organisations can think about to do something good during the COVID-19 crisis. Kevin gives his thoughts about interacting with customers that are 'in shock' and Mark brings his thoughts on the SEO and PPC changes they have been making with clients. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show no...

What's in this episode? Natalie and Mark discuss the range of myths and misconceptions that are still alive and kicking about SEO. From social media links to duplicate content penalties, Natalie gives her advice and tips on how to focus on what is effective. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? Seb and Mark discuss the whole SEO process from content ideation to link building. Seb gives his insight into processes and tools he is using in the competitive industry of financial price comparison. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook and Rob Lewis will be covering: Google guest post crackdown: Multiple publishers have reported receiving penalties related to guest posts. Fake PPC traffic: A run through how to detect fake PPC traffic and a discussion of Rob's tools he uses to combat these clicks. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://...

What's in this episode? In this episode, you will hear a SearchNorwich recording from Mark Williams-Cook giving his talk "Won't somebody think of the robots?". Mark shares his experiences of vital SEO tasks that are often missed during web builds, as they don't directly impact the end user.

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook and Rob Lewis will be covering: Fashion SERPs: The big shake up in how fashion SERPs are shown in the US and what you need to do Google Partner programme changes: What you need to know about the new requirements to be a Google Partner. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook and Rob Lewis will be covering: Removing content from Google: New tools within Google Search Console to handle content removal. Google Ads delivery: Changes and workarounds for Google's new ad delivery methods ISP data: What is ISP data and why has it been removed from Google Analytics? You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our...

What's in this episode? In this episode, you will hear a SearchNorwich recording of Aleyda Solis giving her talk "How to develop actionable and impactful SEO audits". Aleyda shares her vast experience of developing a process with SEO audits that can achieve real buy-in and deliver business change. You can watch the full video the talk and see his slides at https://search.withcandour.co.uk and lear...

Mark Williams-Cook talks about: Google favicons on desktop: How are these favicons impacting users? Mark discusses the studies that have been completed so far. Featured snippet update: What you need to know about Google removing duplicate listings from search results and how you can work with and around it. You can get the full transcription and links for this episode in our show notes at https://...

What's in this episode? Mark Williams-Cook will be talking to SEO consultant, author and speaker, Aleyda Solis about what it takes to make a truly effective SEO site audit that delivers outcomes instead of reports. We'll dive into the importance of technical, content and links within audits, their context to the business and how to get that all-important client buy-in. You can get the full transcr...