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

Jamie Steidle, Senior SEO Manager at Vice Media, delves into SEO skills and topical authority. While it’s important to stay up to date on SEO news, it’s equally necessary to revisit SEO fundamentals. Relearning SEO fundamentals is crucial to ensure relevance, adaptability to changes, and the ability to reassess strategies based on evolving search engine algorithms and user behaviors. Today, Jamie discusses relearning SEO skills. Show NotesConnect With: Jamie Steidle: 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.

Lauren Matricardi, Director of Content and SEO at Landing, talks about SEO career paths. SEO provides valuable insights into consumer behavior, which can be used to inform marketing strategies and tactics. In addition, SEO can be integrated with other marketing efforts, such as paid advertising, to help improve the overall user experience and drive conversions. Today, Lauren discusses why SEO skills are applicable in other marketing roles. Show NotesConnect With: Lauren Matricardi: 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.

Lauren Matricardi, Director of Content and SEO at Landing, talks about SEO career paths. When transitioning from agency to in-house SEO, the process can be challenging. However, adapting to a new organization, its existing processes, and systems, offers opportunities for learning and growth. Today, Lauren discusses transitioning from agency to high-growth startup SEO. Show NotesConnect With: Lauren Matricardi: 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.

Julia Mccoy, President of Content at Scale, delves into AI-driven copywriting. Google’s search landscape has evolved to include AI, and the key to winning in SGE is topical authority. However, topical authority requires a substantial quantity of targeted content on a targeted domain, and forward-thinking SEOs are turning to generative AI as their tool of choice to efficiently build topical authority. Today, Julia discusses how to use generative AI to write brand copy that ranks. Show NotesConnect With: Julia Mccoy: 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.

Julia Mccoy, President of Content at Scale, delves into AI-driven copywriting. ChatGPT's birth marked a significant milestone in AI technology, but it also introduced AI detection. Consequently, content created solely using ChatGPT, without any human input, likely won’t be ranked by Google and poses a risk of negatively impacting your website's standing. Today, Julia discusses how Google detects AI content. Show NotesConnect With: Julia Mccoy: 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.

Julia Mccoy, President of Content at Scale, delves into AI-driven copywriting. Technology has reached a level where it can mimic a human in the content creation process. Yet, generalized solutions like ChatGPT are unable to produce content in a specialized tone of voice which is crucial for producing content that embodies our brand’s voice and resonates with human beings. Today, Julia discusses how to teach AI to write in your tone. Show NotesConnect With: Julia Mccoy: 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.

Kelvin Newman, Founder of brightonSEO, discusses highlights from brightonSEO USA 2023. Despite the abundance of online SEO resources, the unique value of in-person events remains unparalleled. brightonSEO's two-day event in San Diego brought together individuals from across the globe to exchange insights, network, and delve into an array of topics critical to the SEO and search community. Today, Kelvin shares the highlights from brightonSEO San Diego 2023. Show NotesConnect With: Kelvin Newman: 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.

Dmitrii Kustov, Managing Director at Regex SEO, looks into technical SEO. Google's search ranking algorithms have evolved significantly in recent years, with a shift towards relying on artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the best results for users. While the algorithms used to be predetermined by engineers, they now use a variety of signals and metrics to determine the most relevant and useful results. Today, Dmitrii discusses what Google engineers don't want you to know about rankings. Show NotesConnect With: Dmitrii Kustov: 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.

Dmitrii Kustov, Managing Director at Regex SEO, looks into technical SEO. At its core, search engine optimization is about optimizing a website to rank well in search engine results and provide a good user experience. While many SEOs try to separate the two concepts, Google and other search engines will continue to highlight the websites that take a holistic approach to website design. Today, Dmitrii discusses optimizing for humans versus optimizing for search engines. Show NotesConnect With: Dmitrii Kustov: 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.

Jason Melman, VP of SEO at DEPT and creator of SEO Workflows, shares insights on his platform that automates SEO data preparation. He explains how it streamlines processes, moving away from manual excel methods to enhanced efficiency. The conversation covers the role of AI in improving workflows while emphasizing the importance of human oversight. Jason also discusses the features designed to empower SEOs with better tools and resources, ensuring they can optimize strategies through improved data analysis.