Mika Lepisto on the Evolution of Organic Search, Competing in Travel SEO, and Local Search Advantages

Join Nate Matherson as he sits down with Mika Lepisto for the thirtieth episode of the Optimize podcast. Mika has broad experience in digital marketing since the mid-’90s, and over the past 20 years, has been consulting with a focus on organic/SEO and revenue generation. His clients span B2C, B2B, B2G, and the public sector. In our episode today, Mika and Nate review the history and evolution of SEO from its humble beginnings in the late 1990s to the future impacts AI will have on organic search as we move into 2024. Mika shares his thoughts on Google’s SGE experiment and why he anticipates a shift towards highly personalized results in the SERPs instead of SGE’s current form. In this week’s deep dive, Mika and Nate discuss the Travel SEO niche, revealing tips and strategies you can use to out-compete legacy competitors. Rounding out the episode, Mika outlines how to capitalize on local search advantages, the changing significance of backlinks, and aligning SEO KPIs with business objectives. Closing out the episode is our popular lightning round of questions! For more information, please visit www.positional.com or email us at podcast@positional.com.

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