Voices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing Podcast

Tyson Stockton, PreVisible.io Co-Founder and Education Partner, looks at the trends behind SEO’s biggest movers, shakers, and slackers in August. Google has rolled out yet another update and it’s football season which means big changes in SEO. For other industries such as eCommerce and big technology vendors, movements have been minimal with just a few stand-out performances. Today, Tyson discusse...

Billy Watts, Senior SEO Strategist at Homes.com, talks about where enterprise SEO belongs in the organization. While it’s more common for SEO to be integrated into the marketing department in an organization, Homes.com has integrated their SEO and product teams. Similar to Homes.com, many other large websites have been trending toward integrating SEO with product teams. Today, Billy discusses whet...

Antonie Meeker, Founder and CEO at AM Marketing, debunks some SEO myths. There are many SEO myths floating around from 13 blog posts a month being the magical number to making sure your content is over 1,444 words. However, when it comes to SEO strategies, it’s really about doing your own research to figure out what will work best for your business. Today, Antonie discusses common SEO myths and wh...

Antonie Meeker, Founder and CEO at AM Marketing, debunks some SEO myths. Which should come first, the website or the SEO strategy for the website? Though many companies make the mistake of creating their website before thinking about an SEO strategy, coming up with the strategy first will undoubtedly work to your business’ benefit in the long run and help you to avoid costly website overhauls. Tod...

Eric Ritter, Founder and CEO at Digital Neighbor, discusses leadership tips from SEO to CEO. When your business deals with clients, you’re bound to run into instances where employees make mistakes. While mistakes are opportunities to improve your processes, if you hired the wrong individuals, their response to these mistakes being called out may not be the most favorable. Today, Eric continues to...

Eric Ritter, Founder and CEO at Digital Neighbor, discusses leadership tips from SEO to CEO. Moving from the point of being an SEO to being a CEO involves way more than just doing quality SEO work. It involves aspects such as sales, and managing a group of employees with a myriad of experiences, talents, and challenges. Today, Eric talks about general leadership tips from an SEO to CEO. Show Notes...

John Pagilo, Digital Marketing Manager at Flyte New Media, talks about local SEO and Google My Business. We’ve seen Google making the big shift towards keeping users on their search results page by any means necessary. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of Google posts, questions and answers, and the messaging feature, you run the risk of being overlooked by both users and Google. Today, John disc...

Andy Crestodina, Co-Founder and CMO of Orbit Media, talks about how to take advantage of changes to the SERP. If your SEO strategy is still based on topping the results in terms of the traditional 10 blue links, you’re likely to get overshadowed on the SERPs. In reality, the SERP is moving towards being a more visual experience, so the more that you understand what’s going on with the SERP an...

Andy Crestodina, Co-Founder and CMO of Orbit Media, talks about how to take advantage of changes to the SERP. When it comes to optimizing your SEO strategies, it’s not just about creating good content or ranking for keywords. A lot of the time, it boils down to having a flexible SEO and SERP strategy and trying to understand what Google is looking to provide to its users so that you can get the mo...

John Horn, CEO of Stub Group, talks about SEO and PPC. One thing every advertiser fears is getting their Google Ads account suspended. Getting the account reinstated isn’t an impossible feat, but it does require that certain steps are followed carefully to avoid having to appeal numerous times. Today, John discusses staying on the good side of Google. Show Notes Connect With:  John Horn:&nbsp...

John Horn, CEO of Stub Group, talks about SEO and PPC. If Google’s changes to the SERP indicate anything, it’s that there’s a clear prioritization of paid ads. So, to maximize your chances of winning a user’s click, you have to have a good PPC and SEO strategy or risk losing out on traffic. Today, John discusses the interaction between SEO and PPC. Show Notes Connect With:  John Horn:  W...

Katrina McKinnon, Founder of CopySmiths, discusses content creation best practices. To get the attention of your target audience, the content you create has to be creative and not be perceived as boring. However, before getting to the point of creating content that gets your audience’s attention, you must write content that enables search engines to rank your website. Today, Katrina talks about wh...

Katrina McKinnon, Founder of CopySmiths, discusses content creation best practices. Though it is getting much more difficult to differentiate between AI-generated content and content created by a human, the differences still prevail. Firstly, AI doesn’t do as well on analogies, metaphors, and stories, as humans do, but these nuances are ultimately what compels people to take an interest in your co...

Katrina McKinnon, Founder of CopySmiths, discusses content creation best practices. The digital shopping experience today is more based on trust than it has ever been. So, while conversion tactics like button color aren’t likely to work as well, what potential customers and Google are looking for is your social proof of the buying experience. Today, Katrina talks about creating high-performance eC...

Thomas Johnson, SEO Manager at We Buy Any Car, discusses understanding query intent. It’s always challenging to get buy-in from stakeholders for SEO recommendations. But, what if there was a data-driven way to indicate future ROI on content pieces? Today, Thomas talks about understanding market intent and conversion rates to drive ROI. Show Notes Connect With:  Thomas Johnson:  Website &...

Thomas Johnson, SEO Manager at We Buy Any Car, discusses understanding query intent. When users type queries into a search engine, how can you ensure that your business, product, or service shows up in the search result? Since we can always be sure of the user’s intent, we go through a process of keyword intent mapping to attract the right traffic. Today, Thomas talks about leveling up keyword map...

Elaine Richards, COO of Basecamp, discusses embracing remote work. The pandemic basically catapulted many of us into remote working. And, while many of us loved the idea of skipping the work commute, as SEOs our willingness to reach out to cross-functional patterns unfortunately decreased. Today, Elaine talks about the future of remote work. Show Notes Connect With:  Elaine Richards:  We...

Elaine Richards, COO of Basecamp, discusses the executive's perspective on SEO. As SEOs, there are several steps we can take to be better business partners. It’s up to SEOs to create awareness for executives in terms of guidance on SEO initiatives within the business. Today, Elaine talks about the general understanding of executive knowledge on SEO. Show Notes Connect With:  Elaine Richards:&...

Jordan Koene, PreVisible.io CEO and Co-Founder, discusses what's happening with Google. It’s been a difficult two years for tech stocks and even the behemoth, Google, is dealing with contractions across all their lines of business. However, in comparison to players like Shopify and Facebook, Google‘s growth prospects look a lot more positive. Today, Jordan wraps up the conversation by asking if yo...

Jordan Koene, PreVisible.io CEO and Co-Founder, discusses what's happening with Google. Google is singing an all too familiar tune and they’ve once again announced that the deprecation of third-party cookies has been pushed back to the latter half of 2024. Reasons for the delay vary, but this is good news for marketers and their PPC investments as it is currently cheaper than content marketing and...

Jordan Koene, PreVisible.io CEO and Co-Founder, discusses what's happening with Google. Google is back on the update train with the July 2022 product review update. However, this time, communication has improved in terms of them providing more context about the coming changes to the SEO community. Today, Jordan talks about Google's product review update launch. Show Notes Connect With:  Jorda...

Tyson Stockton, PreVisible.io Co-Founder and Education Partner, looks at the trends behind SEO’s biggest movers, shakers, and slackers in July. With the hike in interest rates and the downturn in the economy, we’ve seen titans like Walmart and Shopify suffer in terms of business performance. Surprisingly, real estate and car sites aren’t showing the same type of impact in performance. Today, Tyson...

Dmitry Dragilev, founder of JustReachOut.io and CriminallyProlific.com shares his PR expert’s guide to building. Social media is a great tool for exposure and building awareness. So does that mean it has a place in SEO? Today, Dmitry talks about whether or not social media impacts your SEO.  Show Notes Connect With:  Dmitry Dragile:  Website  //  LinkedIn The Voices of Sea...

Dmitry Dragilev, is the founder of JustReachOut.io and CriminallyProlific.com. These companies help businesses get the most out of their PR, without spending the extra cash on a PR firm. Believe it or not, there’s a simple way to blend your PR with your SEO strategy. Today, Dmitry talks about his guide to linked building.  Show Notes Connect With:  Dmitry Dragile:  Website  //&...

Product Director for Two Octobers, Noah Learner explores and discusses SEO tools. As an SEO, you can understand the concept of weaving multiple tools together to create an effective process. There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to grabbing data and analyzing it. Today, Noah explains why Google Search Console’s API is an important tool for SEOs.  Show Notes Connect With:  Noah Le...