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

This is the 4th installment of our SEO Planning Week. Joining us is Jordan Koene, who is a world renowned SEO, Strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics. So far this week. Jordan and I have talked about how to align to your company's overall mission, how to define your SEO initiatives and yesterday, we talked about setting specific goals for your SEO. Today, we're going to talk about creat...

Welcome to the 3rd installment of our planning week. So far this week, Jordan and I have talked about the first steps of planning and aligning to your company's goals. Second, we talked about defining your initiatives for the year. And today, we're going to talk about setting your specific SEO goals. Show Notes Connect With:  Jordon Koene:  Website  //  LinkedIn The V...

This is the 2nd installment of our SEO planning week. Joining us for SEO planning week is Jordan Koene, SEO Strategis and Advisor to Searchmetrics. Jordan and I talked about how to make sure that you are aligned with your company's goals and that your professional goals are being addressed as well. Today, we're going to talk about how to appropriately define your initiatives. Show N...

Welcome to the SEO planning week. This week, we're going help you understand how you can better plan and strategize your SEO efforts for 2021. Joining us for SEO planning week is Jordan Koene, who is a world renowned SEO Strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics. Today, Jordan and I are going to talk about the first step in your planning efforts and aligning your company's goals. Show Notes Connect...

Ben meets with Jordan Koene, SEO strategist at Searchmetrics. It’s the end of the month again so it’s time to look at the winners and losers, the movers and shakers in SEO for the month. Today, Ben and Jordan talk about who is making moves in the SEO community. Welcome to the June 2021 Winners and Losers episode. Show Notes Connect With:  Jordan Koene:  Website  //  LinkedIn Th...

Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and advisor at Searchmetrics, discusses the Google Page Experience update with Ben. SEOs have been waiting patiently for the Google Page Experience update since it was officially announced. Now that it’s here, what do SEOs have to look forward to? Today, Jordan and Ben break down what the Google Page Experience update means for SEOs. Show Notes Connect With:  Jord...

Today, Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and advisor at Searchmetrics, gets together with Ben again to talk about the Google Core Algorithm update. The roll-out of the Google Core update is something that every SEO has been anticipating, especially over the last couple of months. Now that it’s finally here, what can we expect? Ben and Jordan discuss the ins and outs of what you need to know about...

Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and advisor at Searchmetrics, drops in with Ben to talk about the MUM update. What really is the MUM update? As we have come to know and accept, a Google update means that you’ll probably need to adjust your optimization strategy. Today, Ben and Jordan get into the details of what MUM does and how it differs from BERT. Show Notes Connect With:  Jordan Koene: ...

Kathy Brown, SEO consultant at Searchmetrics joins Ben to talk about the impact of semantic search on SEO. What is semantic search? And why is Google investing in it? Today, Ben and Kathy talk about the relationship between SEO and semantic search. Show Notes Connect With:  Kathy Brown:  Website  //  LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast :  Email  //  LinkedIn &n...

Today, Ben continues the conversation with the founder of Pearl Lemon SEO agency, Deepak Shukla. Are you getting the best possible SEO results for your business? What is the most important skill that an SEO needs to have? Deepak and Ben talk about why sales is the most important skill for an SEO. Show Notes Connect With:  Deepak Shukla:  Website  //  LinkedIn The Voices of Sear...

Deepak Shukla, the founder of Pearl Lemon SEO agency talks with Ben about what you should focus on in the early stages of your website. Both your brand and your SEO strategy are major factors that affect the success of your business. So what should you really be focusing on first? Today, Ben and Deepak talk about building your brand versus your SEO strategy as a start-up. Show Notes Connect With:&...

Ben talks with Deepak Shukla, the founder of Pearl Lemon SEO agency. As an SEO strategist, Deepak Shukla helps clients across the world to outrank their competitors. Getting to that number one spot or even to the first page of Google is the bottom line for SEOs. Today, Ben and Deepak discuss reverse engineering keyword research. Show Notes Connect With:  Deepak Shukla:  Website  //...

Ben continues his conversation with Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics. Google has partnered with Shopify and there are many benefits for Google with this move. As a big player in search and eCommerce, Google is always updating and looking for ways to increase their market share. Today, Ben and Jordan talk about what Shopify stands to gain from this integration with Google....

Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics, drops in to talk with Ben about the Google and Shopify integration. With the merger, Shopify now has access to Google’s search results. So what’s in it for Google? Ben and Jordan discuss how beneficial this is for Google. Show Notes Connect With:  Jordan Koene:  Website  //  LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast : ...

Lisann Kohnke, Head of Market Insights at Searchmetrics, continues the conversation with Ben about leveraging SEO data to better understand your target market. Are you getting the most out of your data? Get a better understanding of the connection between search data and market insights with Searchmetrics Insights. Today, Ben and Lisann talk about search and gaining market insights. Show Notes Con...

Today, Ben sits down with the Head of Market Insights at Searchmetrics, Lisann Kohnke, to chat about leveraging SEO data to better understand your target market. The truth is that a lot of marketers don’t know exactly who is searching for what. Identifying your target market all boils down to your category and choosing the correct keywords. Ben and Lisann discuss how marketers can effectively pinp...

Today, Marcus Tober, founder and chief evangelist of Searchmetrics joins Ben to talk about Google’s Core Web Vitals update. How do core web vitals affect your online presence? After 15 years of leading the Searchmetrics team, Marcus has finally completed a study on core web vitals, which he has now published. Ben and Marcus discuss how you can meet the standards set by Google. Show Notes Connect W...

Ben and Anastasia Leng, CEO of CreativeX, speak about how you can measure brand efficiency in real time. Is there a correlation between brand efficiency and the science behind effective content creation? It all boils down to the impact of your brand based on the level of consistency of your creative content. Ben and Anastasia discuss how CreativeX approaches brand efficiency for each brand. Show N...

Today, Ben speaks with Anastasia Leng, CEO of CreativeX, about the science behind effective content creation. Do you need science behind your art of content creation? As the CEO of CreativeX, Anastasia’s job is to figure out the science behind the data from your content to help you to continue to create more effective content. Ben and Anastasia talk about the similarities between SEO and the Creat...

Ben chats with Chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics, Marcus Pentzek, about some common misconceptions about Baidu. How can you drive organic marketing success in the Chinese market that is dominated by Baidu instead of Google? Ben and Marcus spent the week talking about how you can enter the Chinese market and what to expect when you get there. Today, on the final day of ‘marketing in China’ week...

Today, Chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics, Marcus Pentzek, chats with Ben about differences between Baidu and Google. So far in ‘marketing in China’ week we’ve learned how to enter the Chinese market and what to expect. Now that we know that Google is not a top contender in search in the Chinese marketplace, how does Google and Baidu compare to each other? Ben and Marcus discuss the differences...

Marcus Pentzek, chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics, continues to talk with Ben about moving into the Chinese marketplace. The Chinese market is different from the U.S. market in many ways both culturally, socially, and politically. In fact, even social media and the way the internet is run is different in China. Today, for the third day of ‘marketing in China’ week Ben and Marcus discuss search...

Ben and Marcus Pentzek, chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics talk about how you can drive organic marketing success in the Chinese market. The fact that China is a communist country directly affects you as a digital-based business. How different is the Chinese version of the internet and how it’s run? Today, for day 2 of ‘marketing in China’ week Ben and Marcus discuss how the internet works diff...

Ben discusses with Marcus Pentzek, chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics about marketing in the Chinese market. This entire week is ‘marketing in China’ week for those thinking about entering the Chinese market. Do you need to venture into the Chinese market? Ben and Marcus talk about optimization tactics for the Chinese market and what you should think about before venturing there. Show Notes Con...

Ben and Cyrus Shepard, SEO Strategist at Moz, discuss the topic of educating the SEO market. Educating the SEO market has been one of the central pillars of Moz throughout the years since inception. Ben and Cyrus talk in detail about why the principle of education is so important to Moz and how this affects the business. Has Google’s leading influence over the years helped or hurt how we practice...