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

Episode Overview: The backlink, a staple of SEO best practices, is trending toward an inevitable end in 2020 and beyond as search giants like Google look to better authority-building practices. Join Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they continue 20/20 vision week discussing the impending end of backlinks and recommend tactics SEOs should focus on as backlink value decreases. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: The number of Google algorithm updates reached a new high in 2019, along with their transparency in communication to keep the industry informed on the most recent changes. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics’ CEO Jordan as they review Google’s communication strategies and share what information they expect Google to provide in future announcements. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: As Google moves to increase zero-click SEO positioning it’s also adding more vertical based paid ad elements, which raises an important question – How will these changes affect brands and advertisers? Join Ben and Searchmetrics’ CEO Jordan as they continue 20/20 Vision Week discussing Google’s focus on increasing featured elements and analyzing how these changes will impact the search ecosystem and competitive landscape. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: SEO experienced massive changes throughout the 2010s with the rapid development of new technologies, which forever changed the ways we shop, conduct business, search and connect with each other. As we enter a new decade, SEO's everchanging nature guarantees the industry will undergo more changes well into the 2020s, but what those changes will look like remains uncertain. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics' CEO Jordan Koene as they kick off the first episode of the new year with 20/20 Vision week as they predict the increase of zero-click positioning in 2020. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: We’ve reached the end of the road for 2019 on the Voices of Search podcast, rounding out the year taking one final look at data from Black Friday’s aftermath. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they review some of the big winners and the key winning strategies from Black Friday. Also, Ben and Jordan take a moment to reflect on the Voices of Search’s growth in 2019 and share with listeners what they can expect from the podcast in 2020. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: In the spirit of giving this holiday season Searchmetrics is sharing a huge gift from Google with our listeners. Google shared the top 100 products users searched in Google’s Shopping Experience with a select group of SEOs before releasing the data to the public. Join Ben and Searchmetrics’ CEO Jordan Koene as they review Searchmetrics’ analysis of Google’s Shopping Experience data and reveal the greater implications the data holds for the future of holiday search. Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: One inquisitive search is sometimes all it takes to inspire a career change to SEO. FastSpring’s Hamilton Kiah applied his vast portfolio of multimedia production skills to SEO and became a known, trusted digital media strategist. Join Ben as he interviews Kiah on when he first discovered his passion for SEO, how his robust multimedia production skills closely align with core SEO practices and how it has led him to develop a lucrative career. Show NotesConnect With: Hamilton Kiah: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin 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.

Episode Overview: Retail giants swept the field once again on Black Friday 2019, with Amazon expanding its online dominion and Best Buy experiencing visibility gains in mobile and desktop. Meanwhile, home furniture companies Wayfair and Overstock along with staple retail giants like Nordstrom and Kohl’s found themselves at the mercy of the Big 10. Join Ben and Searchmetrics’ Director of Services Tyson Stockton as they review who emerged victorious and who fell during the battle of Black Friday 2019. Show NotesConnect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedInBenjamin 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.

Episode Overview: Reviewing performance analytics data after a busy holiday season is like opening presents on Christmas morning for SEOs. Join Ben and Searchmetrics’ Director of Services Tyson as they conclude Holiday Triage week with a final discussion on how to best measure your holiday triage efforts and how to utilize performance analytics to inform your 2020 holiday season SEO strategies. Show NotesConnect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedInBenjamin 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.

Episode Overview: Like an ornately adorned Christmas tree, your content needs all the decorative fixings to build awareness and truly stand out amidst your competitors this holiday season. Join Ben and Searchmetrics' Director of Services Tyson as they continue Holiday Triage week. They discuss the various ways to build holiday content awareness, and the added value cross-functional gift giving presents in awareness-building efforts to give your content the capstone shining star to top off your content tree. Show Notes Connect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedInBenjamin 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.