Search with Candour

Ebere Jonathan joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss how to identify and analyse causes of traffic drops. This includes what data to look for, what tools to use and a lot of practical information for this common issue with many sites. Get your tickets for the live podcast on 13th September in Brighton. Full show notes & transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

Watch this episode on Youtube Jack and Mark reunite to recap the month's SEO news including: Google introduces 'learn as you search' to SGE Is Google removing links from SGE? SISTRIX's new SERP update feature You can now add social media links to Google Business Profile The dynamic duo also answered questions from LinkedIn! For full show notes & transcripts, go to search.withca...

Alan Presch joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss a project where Alan helped a voice assistant understand accents more accurately. Alan & Jack discuss everything from different Irish accents, the hard work of professionals transcribers and even their record collections. For full show notes & transcripts, go to search.withcandour.co.uk

Alizée Baudez makes her return to the podcast to discuss working as a freelance international SEO consultant. Jack & ⁠Alizée discuss: Is it more difficult to work as an international freelancer rather than a local freelancer? How multi-lingual do you need to be to work with clients from around the world? Does cultural awareness ever get in the way of developing your client base? Is it best to...

Jo O'Reilly, freelance digital PR specialist, joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss the state of digital PR and link-building in 2023. Why does everyone think link-building is hard? Is link building harder in 2023? How has digital PR changed in the last few years? What are the essential skills to have to do digital PR professionally? And much more. Sponsor: SISTRIX - UK Supermarket visibility Fu...

Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers-Ward reunite to discuss: INP replacing FID in CWV Programmatic SEO - Just spam or a worthwhile tactic? The latest TrendWatch from SISTRIX ⁠Watch this episode on YouTube⁠ All the show links and transcript can be found at search.withcandour.co.uk

This week, Katie McDonald , SEO Specialist at Kaweb , joins Jack Chambers-Ward to rant about SEO things that are annoying them in 2023. Choosing keywords over search intent Old-school SEO reporting vs storytelling Asking the wrong questions to a new client Keeping old, low quality pages “Technical SEO has to be 100% perfect" For the full show notes and transcript, go to ⁠search.withcandour.co...

Live podcast in Brighton - 13th September 2023 Austine Esezobor , host of Democratising SEO , joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss Google's SGE and the future of SERPs. Are we heading to a new era of “zero click” SERPs? How different is SGE to when Featured Snippets were introduced almost 10 years ago? What is the long term plan for the Search Generative Experience? Will it replace the traditio...

Get your free tickets on Eventbrite Search With Candour is once again joining forces with  The SEO Mindset  to bring to you a LIVE podcast titled  'How to manage your energy levels'  sponsored by SISTRIX. Jack Chambers-Ward  will be joined by  Sarah McDowell  and  Tazmin Suleman , hosts of The SEO Mindset, to give you actionable tips and advice on how to manage your energy levels at a conf...

Ryan Jones , Marketing Manager at SEO Testing , joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss all things SEO testing. What is A/B testing? Should you test every change to your site? How do you know if testing is right for you? How to track results when testing For the full show notes and transcript, please visit search.withcandour.co.uk.

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Garrett Sussman, Demand Generation Manager at iPullRank and host of Rankable and The SEO Weekly. Garrett joins Jack to discuss his first-hand experience, thoughts and predictions for Google Perspectives. This is part two of this conversation with part one, all about biases in search, over on the Rankable podcast. Intro: 00:00:15 SISTRIX - SectorWatch: 00:...

This episode was live streamed on SISTRIX's YouTube channel. Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook reunite to summarise the latest SEO news and answer questions including: Google Perspectives Google's new spam report form SISTRIX's SectorWatch What are the possible causes for a drop in CTR where there's a huge spike in impressions and clicks? For the transcript, show notes and...

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jen Penaluna , SEO Manager at The Lowdown , to discuss how to move from an agency to an in-house role. Jack & Jen talk about: The biggest surprises Common misconceptions about working in-house The benefits The things you'll miss from agency life And more! Time stamps: 00:00:37 - Intro 00:01:25 - SISTRIX TrendWatch 00:05:54 - Inter...

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward runs down his top 10 SEO podcasts that he thinks you should be listening to in 2023. Yes, Jack is a podcast listener as well as a creator. Sponsor: SISTRIX - TrendWatch Jack's top 10 digital marketing podcasts: Search Off the Record SERPs Up Edge of the Web Radio SEO Mindset Azeem Digital Asks Marketing O'Clock Rankable Recipe for SEO Success...

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jo Blood , Director and co-founder of Posture People . Jack & Jo discuss 10 key things to be aware of for your work setup: Sitting at the right height Types of chairs Working from the sofa/bed Sitting positions Laptop stands Screen height Screen angles & twisting Desk thickness Movement Human interaction For the full transcript an...

The boys are back in town as Jack Chambers-Ward (SEO Specialist at Candour) is once again joined by Mark Williams-Cook (SEO Director at Candour & founder of AlsoAsked ) to discuss: SISTRIX Sponsor: 00:01:22 Google's statement on Topical Authority 00:15:28 Search Generative Experience is rolling out in the US 00:28:51 Possible errors for video thumbnails 00:48:17 For full show notes, links...

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Adriana Stein , CEO & Founder of AS Marketing , to discuss the intersection of SEO and UX: How do they relate do each other? How can bad UX affect SEO? How much does the format of your content matter for UX? What do we do when SEO best practice clashes with UX best practice? The importance of internal links both for topic authority an...

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is reunited with Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO news including: TrendWatch for April 2023 Google indexing speed: key factors Google no longer recommends canonicals for syndicated content The video version of this episode is available on SISTRIX's Youtube channel. Full show notes and transcription available at search.withcandour.co.uk...

In this week's particularly open and honest episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Tazmin Suleman , a coach, speaker and co-host of The SEO Mindset Podcast. Jack & Tazmin discuss: What does confidence mean? What are the characteristics of someone you have confidence in? (Inner game) What are your Power Accessories? (Outer game) How can you be BRAVE when you have a wobble? Time stamps: In...

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward welcomes fellow Candourlorian Emma-Jane Stogdon (Content Specialist at Candour) to the podcast to discuss their highlights from BrightonSEO April 2023. Their highlights include: Areej Abuali's keynote speech Azeem , Andi & Fabio 's equality session Crawl budgets with Sally Raymer Y U No Reply by Bibi the Link Builder Jack beating Mordy Oberstein 4-0 at cor...

This week's episode is a crossover with The SEO Mindset podcast and was recorded live in front of an audience at Projects The Lanes in Brighton on 19th April 2023. Jack, Sarah & Tazmin hosted a live podcast about dealing with anxiety at conferences, including some questions from the audience in attendance. This event was sponsored by SISTRIX and Captivate and organised by Silicon Brighton...

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by the Witty Content Writers - Silvia & Minnie ! Silvia & Minnie are here to give us all five tips for writing better content briefs. Show notes: 00:00:30 - Intro 00:01:17 - SISTRIX TrendWatch 00:06:23 - Live podcast in Brighton reminder 00:07:27 - Interview with the Witty Content Writers 00:49:52 - Outro Full show notes, links and transcript availab...

Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by the inimitable Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO news and updates: The latest sneak preview of SISTRIX's TrendWatch An update to product listings on Google Search Console Another way to deindex URLs c/o ohgm.co.uk Due to technical issues, the video isn't available for this one, apologies everyone! For full show notes and transcript, ple...

It's a quick little Jack solo episode this week. Jack gives you a few updates and recommendations including: If you'll be in Brighton on Wednesday 19th April 2023 - get tickets for the live podcast event here. SISTRIX's new competitor ranking comparison feature SERP Snippet Preview Meta description generator (powered by OpenAI) Google Search adds 'your favourite brands' to SERP...

Get your ticket for the free live episode of Search With Candour/The SEO Mindset on 19th April in Brighton This week, ⁠Jack Chambers-Ward⁠ is joined by ⁠John Iwuozor⁠ to discuss how to create content that satisfies Google's E-E-A-T guidelines including: Why E-E-A-T matters and the dangers of AI-generated content How E-E-A-T promotes high-quality product reviews How to improve E-E-A-T SEO For t...