

Voices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing Podcast
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Dive deep into the ever-changing world of content and search engine marketing. Discover actionable strategies and learn ways to gain insights through data that will help you navigate the topsy-turvy world of SEO.
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Jan 5, 2021 • 18min
Content Optimization Week: Optimizing top of funnel & awareness content -- Marlon Glover // Searchmetrics
Content Optimization Week: Optimizing top of funnel & awareness content -- Marlon Glover // SearchmetricsConnect With: Marlon Glover: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 30, 2020 • 12min
Creating and managing SEO engines -- Bill King // Frase
This is the final episode with Bill King, Director of Marketing at Frase. So far this week, Bill and I have talked about his experience as a poker player and how that influenced how he thinks about both the risk and the reward in his SEO strategies. Yesterday, we talked about his go-to plan for scaling SEO at startups, which is a product-driven SEO approach. And today, we're gonna talk about creating and managing those types of SEO engines. Show NotesConnect With: Bill King: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 29, 2020 • 13min
Starting & Scaling SEO at a Startup -- Bill King // Frase
This is the 2nd part of a 3-part episode. Joining us is Bill King, Director of Marketing at Frase. Bill and I talked about his experience as a professional poker player and how it relates to being a successful SEO. Today, we're going to continue the conversation, talking a little bit about how he thinks about starting and scaling SEO at startups. Show NotesConnect With: Bill King: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 28, 2020 • 15min
SEO and Poker Analogies (Mental Models) -- Bill King // Frase
Welcome to the 1st part of our 3-part episode. Today, we're going to go through the math and the mindset of launching a successful question and answer driven SEO campaign. Joining us is Bill King, Director of Marketing at Frase, which improves SEO and drives conversions by using your website content to answer your visitors' questions. Frase’s AI-powered tools help you easily identify questions, your target audiences asking quickly create an optimized content capable of answering those questions and instantly provides answers to curious and confused site visitors. And today, Bill and I are going to talk about the mental models of both SEO and poker. Show NotesConnect With: Bill King: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 24, 2020 • 17min
The Client-Content Waltz: How Freelancers Can Future-Proof Your Agency -- Steve Pockross & Paul Zalewski // Verblio
This is the 2nd and final episode about using freelance writers to improve your content marketing game. Joining me is Steve Pockross. CEO and Paul Zalewski, VP -Marketing of Verblio. For anybody who didn't hear it yesterday, we basically covered the notion that content marketing has become increasingly important for businesses. Advertising is being ignored more often than ever, but content marketing is also in a larger function. Today, we're going to talk a little bit more about the content production efforts and how you can future-proof your business using freelancers for your content marketing efforts. Show NotesConnect With: Steve Pockross: Website // LinkedInPaul Zalewski: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 23, 2020 • 17min
Marketing for the New Golden Era for Content -- Steve Pockross & Paul Zalewski // Verblio
This is the 1st part of our 2-part episode about using freelance writers to improve your content marketing game. Joining us is Steve Pockross. CEO and Paul Zalewski, Vice President of Marketing at Verblio which is a multimedia content creation platform that powers modern content marketers and SEO agencies. Verblio’s network of 3000 US-based writers is subject matter experts in industries from Astrology to Zoology. And they're easy to use platform offers unique flexibility, quality, and speed to businesses and agencies seeking reliable trusted partners for content development. Today, Steve, Paul, and I are going to talk about marketing and the new golden era for content. Show NotesConnect With: Steve Pockross: Website // LinkedInPaul Zalewski: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 22, 2020 • 16min
Core Web Vitals are Coming! -- Kathy Brown // Searchmetrics
In today’s episode, we're going to talk about Google's recent announcement related to core web vitals. Joining us is Kathy Brown, Senior SEO Consultant at Searchmetrics, which is an enterprise-grade SEO and content marketing platform that helps marketers make better and more data-driven decisions. Today, Kathy and I are going to talk about what core web vitals are, what Google is saying about them, and what you should do to prepare for the rollout. Show NotesConnect With: Kathy Brown: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 21, 2020 • 18min
Algo Alert: Google Dec Core Update -- Jordan Koene // Searchmetrics
Welcome to the Emergency Google Update episode. Today, we’re gonna be discussing Google's surprise, the December Core update. Joining us is Jordan Koene - SEO, Strategist, and Advisor at Searchmetrics. On December 3rd, Google publicly announced that they’re releasing a broad core update which is very similar to what has happened throughout this year, focusing on content quality. Show NotesConnect With: Jordon Koene: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 18, 2020 • 19min
2020 Review: Google's Antitrust & Legal Battles -- Tyson Stockton // Searchmetrics
This is the final installment of our 2020 year-end review week. Joining us are Jordan Koene, SEO Strategist and Advisor, and Tyson Stockton, Vice-President of Client Services at Searchmetrics. So far this week, Jordan, Tyson, and I have talked about Google's increased communication around their updates, the acknowledgment of ranking factors or factors that rank, specifically about core web vitals, and Google's changes to shopping and how they're trying to collect data to potentially improve their shopping experience. Yesterday, we talked about the no click phenomenon and how the search community feels about having their content shown without getting traffic. Today. We're going to land the plane on our 2020-year interview talking about some of Google's legal challenges, including their antitrust suit. Show NotesConnect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 17, 2020 • 15min
2020 Review: Fights over no click activity -- Tyson Stockton // Searchmetrics
This is the 4th installment of our 2020 year-end review week. I am joined by Jordan Koene, SEO Strategist and Advisor, and Tyson Stockton, Vice-President of Client Services at Searchmetrics. So far this week, Jordan, Tyson, and I have talked about Google's updates and how they've changed their communication strategy being more upfront about what's changing with their algorithm. We talked a little bit about the core web vitals changes and Google's semi acknowledgment that ranking factors exist. And yesterday, we talked about their altruistic announcement that they are going to offer pre-product listing ads on Google. And today, we're going to continue our conversation talking about the increase in no click activity. Show NotesConnect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


