The SEO Mad Scientist by Web 20 Ranker

The SEO Mad Scientist

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Welcome to The SEO Mad Scientist, where we dive deep into the ever-evolving world of SEO testing to bring you valuable and actionable insights. Join us as we uncover correlations between our latest experiments, algorithm updates, and industry shifts, providing you with the knowledge you need to stay ahead in the digital landscape. Curious about what we're currently testing? Interested in how our SEO experiments align with recent algorithm updates? Wondering about the implications for your own strategies? Look no further – we've got you covered. But that's not all. We don't just talk the talk;...

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The SEO Mad Scientist by Web 20 Ranker

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Business

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web20ranker.com

Latest episode

Dec 22, 2025

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Episodes

The SEO Vault Episode: 37 28.05.2020

Episode 37 Video Table of Contents – Google: Core Updates Are A Collection Of Algorithms That Are Part Of The Scorer – Google May 2020 Core Update 100% Rolled Out – Google: Ask Yourself If Your Site Is The Best Result For The Query – Google Is Working On Something Related To Nofollow Link Change – SERoundtable Update Search And much more! Don’t Miss it Live every Thursday at 4 pm EST on the Web 20...

The SEO Vault Episode: 36 28.05.2020

Episode 36 Video Table of Contents – Google Says There’s No Local Search Update But Doesn’t Know What’s Going On? – The Disavow Tool Wasn’t Intended for Negative SEO… – Re Google COVID-19 Posts Replacing Normal GMB Posts? – If Your Rankings Are Dropping Slowly Over Time, This May Be Why… Don’t Miss it Live every Thursday at 4 pm EST on the Web 20 Ranker Facebook Don’t Want to Miss The Next Episode...

The SEO Vault Episode: 36 19.05.2020

Episode 36 Video Table of Contents – Google Says There’s No Local Search Update But Doesn’t Know What’s Going On? – The Disavow Tool Wasn’t Intended for Negative SEO… – Re Google COVID-19 Posts Replacing Normal GMB Posts? – If Your Rankings Are Dropping Slowly Over Time, This May Be Why…” 2:05 Ton of Content Live on Web 20 Ranker Regularly – From beginner SEOs to Agencies pulling 6+Figures a Year...

The SEO Vault Episode: 35 13.05.2020

Episode 35 Video Table of Contents – Google May 2020 Core Update Confirmed – Does Link Value Changes With Age – Google My Business Impressions Down 59%   Don’t Miss it Live every Thursday at 4 pm EST on the Web 20 Ranker Facebook Don’t Want to Miss The Next Episode? Sign up  below  to get notified about our special events like The SEO Vault, and The Weekend Wheel Deal! ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ https://m.me/web20r...

The SEO Vault Episode: 34 05.05.2020

Episode 34 Video Table of Contents – Data-Driven Case Study: How Often Does Google Rewrite Meta Descriptions? – How Long Should Redirects Stay Live for on Google? – Manually Submitting Your Content To Google Shouldn’t Be Required And much more! 1:30  Local Newsletter on Local Viking – Specific to GMB 3:23  Webby Recording live now Web 20 on Client Acquisition 5:53  List your Products on Google Sho...

The SEO Vault Episode: 33 24.04.2020

- Google Tests Side Bar Filters Design In Search Again - Opting Out of Google Featured Snippets Led to 12% Traffic Loss [SEO Experiment] - Google: Too Many Heading Sections Is A Waste Of SEO Time - New Google Government Benefits Schema For COVID-19 Announcements And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 32 22.04.2020

- Amazon Affiliate Cuts, Were you Hit? - Google reviews replies enabled - Eat not a ranking factor... but shouldn't be ignored - Amazon cloud links, do they work in 2020? And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 31 22.04.2020

- Google Map Ranking Fluctuations (Are You Seeing What We Are?) - More Google Changes from COVID-19 - Google Isn't Filtering Coronavirus Searches - Lower Review Stars & Different Colors Being Tested - Does Searcher Behavior Influence Overall Ranking? - Accessibility Could Someday Be A Ranking Factor - Google Won't Give Up Algorithm in Trial - Local Website Structuring - How to Handle Multiple...

The SEO Vault Episode: 30 22.04.2020

- Google GMB Posts Are Back - Temporary Closed Status Doesn't Hurt Your Rankings - Says Google - Google Tests Dine In, Take Out & Delivery Attributes - Google My Business Tips From Google - New YouTube Timestamp Featured Snippets - Google Ads Testing Carousel In Search Again? - The PR Toolbar is Gone But Google Can Look Up Page Rank And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode 29 22.04.2020

- Google may roll out a new local update within a week - Tons of content published on Web20Ranker and Local Viking including the 3 tests being published on our weekend newsletter - Knowledge Panel displaying a large video And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 28 22.04.2020

- How Google Assistant is Using Duplex - GMB shows a menu on mobile to help you pick the Specialist - Site search assumptions And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 27 22.04.2020

- How is Coronavirus affecting SEO? - Tons of changes in SERP & how machine learning is manipulating SERP - GMB Photos & Videos Now Being Reviewed... - Do You Need a Sitemap? - 250 Million SERPs Analysed for No-Click Results... And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 26 22.04.2020

-Niche Citations are Live at Web 20 Ranker - Order yours now! -Michael shares his secret to getting 100% Free Content (Money Site Quality) and some other cool tests on our weekly newsletter! -Insightful thoughts on a gradual decline in Rankings and guest posts penalty Myth And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 25 22.04.2020

-New blog post on Web20Ranker about GMB February Update (Complete Guide and all the testing we conducted) -Our Niche Citation Packages Launched on Web20Ranker with the biggest database -Google is still using Page Rank metrics Internally -Quality Raters Guidelines - how you can benefit by following them And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 24 22.04.2020

-GMB Update and how to apply for reinstatement -Chaz's Golden tips for lead gen site owners -Video Markups showing up in SERPs and how to get benefit from them And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 23 22.04.2020

-What's new with Web 2.0 Ranker -Google unverifying listings if you are not actively logging onto them -John Mueller offers ranking advice And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 22 22.04.2020

-URL Length is Not a Ranking Factor. -Are You Forcing Indexing in Search Console? -Behind the Scenes of the Upcoming Mastermind. -Toxic Links: What You Should Know... And so much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 21 22.04.2020

-Google Dataset Search Is Now Out Of Beta With New Features -Google Estimates Signals to Rank New Sites -Featured Snippet Update Search Console Not Impacted -PDFs Treated As Nofollow Links? -Dofollow Profile Links, Are They Worth It? And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 20 22.04.2020

-Google says they don't use Schema to determine rankings -How to Communicate SEO value to New Client Prospects. -GMB Updates: Be Ready for Client Suspensions... And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 19 22.04.2020

-January Core Update -Removing tag feed from search pages won't help rankings -Evergreen content. Do you need to update dates or even have them? And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 18 22.04.2020

-Search console bugs & what you should be looking for -Updating headlines and titles with 2020 -Google says voice search is a fad And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 17 22.04.2020

-2020 SEO and GMB Predictions -Diversification - Explore other Channels for your Agency -Some bad news for Affiliate Site Owners and how to Survive in 2020 And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 16 22.04.2020

-Web20 Super Sale is going on with a lot of bonuses and Specials -Proximity and Quality Reviews are going to play a major role in SERP -Google Analytics bug And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode: 15 22.04.2020

-Don't miss out on the launch of training on Local Client Takeover -6 Months time frame to see ranking is not realistic! -Google releases Hub for Top Trending Products And much more!

The SEO Vault Episode 14 22.04.2020

-Google BERT update may be a bug -Google to revise guidelines for Pagination -Disavowing links - Try to avoid them And much more!

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