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

Latest Episodes:

Changing Careers for SEO; A Risky Payoff - Jim Christian // Digital Blush Oct 10, 2019

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Episode Overview: There’s no guarantee taking a big risk in SEO will pay off. Blush Digital CEO Jim Christian’s leap of faith from aerospace engineering into the ever-changing sea of SEO is one exceptional story, whose career change led him to found Blush Digital and the burgeoning Advanced Search Summit for SEOs. Ben interviewed Christian to learn more about his exciting career transition from the complex field of aerospace engineering to SEO. Show Notes

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Unifying Organic and Paid Content — Amine Bentahar // Advantix Digital Oct 09, 2019

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Overview: How does a brand successfully leverage organic content utilizing paid content? The separation between organic and paid content used to be much like the separation of Church and State until brands began using paid channels to boost organic search rankings to much success. On this episode of Voices of Search Ben Shapiro spoke with expert Amine Bentahar from Advantix Digital on how brands successfully optimize their organic content using paid channels and what key strategies and data acquisition processes contribute to their success. Show Notes

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Google Core Algorithm Update - A Seismic Shift Toward User Expectations Oct 04, 2019

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Episode overview: Industry heavyweights Amazon and Walmart are already experiencing success after Google’s September 2019 core algorithm update went live less than a month ago, despite the lack of data available. Initial impressions suggest the update is placing a greater focus on user expectations and a need to fulfill EAT and YMYL principles. Ben Shapiro spoke with Jordan Koene on a special edition episode of Voices of Search to discuss immediate update takeaways, what companies are already benefitting or falling behind after the update and how their own practices and organizational structures are impacting their progress. Show Notes

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The Perils of Over-Optimizing Website Content Oct 02, 2019

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Why do many companies with great reputations over-optimize their content, which hinders their users’ experience? Excellent content needs a combination of outstanding content quality combined with a stellar user experience to truly gain the loyalty and dedication of your customers. Join Ben and Jordan Koene as they break down the essentials of content optimization and how to avoid common pitfalls that sabotage many successful brands. Show Notes

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September 2019 SEO Winners and Losers: YouTube and Spotify win the month Oct 01, 2019

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Episode Overview: With a little more than a week to determine the impact of the latest Google core update and the Real News update, some early winners are emerging with BuzzFeed as the biggest surprise followed by Spotify while YouTube continues to dominate the entertainment category. Join Tyson Stockton and Ben as they suss out the post-update landscape. Show Notes

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Google's Real News Update -- Jordan Koene // Searchmetrics Sep 26, 2019

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Episode Overview: Ben and Jordan tackle the rapid-fire series of Google algorithm updates that began on September 10th with no-follow attribution changes (and additions), September 12th with original news reporting and the 18th with rich results clarifications. Show Notes

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Dealing With a Google Manual Penalty -- Dan Petrovic // Dejan Sep 20, 2019

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Episode Overview: Learn about the audacious site migration that allowed Dan Petrovic and Dejan marketing to escape and correct a severe manual Google penalty while dropping his link profile from 13,000 to 77 links. Show Notes

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Grey Hat SEO Link Building Practices -- Dan Petrovic // Dejan Sep 18, 2019

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Episode Overview: What could lead a well-known Australian SEO agency to delete its entire website and publish a new one? Join Dan Petrovic of Dejan Marketing and learn how a brilliant bit of link building turned into disaster (and how they recovered). Show Notes

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Penalties & Recourse for Grey Hat SEO Practices -- Joe Sinkwitz // Digital Heretix Sep 13, 2019

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Episode Overview: In the final episode of Grey Hat Week, we take a look at the how to diagnose, define and adjust to the full range of penalties doled out by Google as they catch up to Grey Hat tactics over time. Show Notes

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Grey Hat CRO and Experience Optimization -- Joe Sinkwitz // Digital Heretix Sep 12, 2019

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Episode Overview: When viewed through the right lens, hyper-personalization, user testing and conversion rate optimization are tactics that savvy SEO’s can use to boost performance. Learn how with Joe Sinkwitz from Digital Heretix. Show Notes

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