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

Will Critchlow, CEO of SearchPilot, discusses a full series on SEO testing. With AdWords and conversion rate tests, you can test two different landing pages by sending half your users to one and half of the users to another. That approach is not applicable to SEO, but you still have to be able to prove its value and impact on revenue, and that’s where SEO testing comes in. Today, Will talks about SEO testing fundamentals. Show NotesConnect With: Will Critchlow: 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.

Karl Kleinschmidt, VP of SEO Strategy at Local SEO Guide, talks about local SEO. City pages are a great way to showcase your products and services to a specific audience. You can target specific keywords and phrases that are relevant to each location and this can help you attract more traffic from people searching for businesses in your area. Today, Karl discusses city-specific pages. Show NotesConnect With: Karl Kleinschmidt: 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.

Karl Kleinschmidt, VP of SEO Strategy at Local SEO Guide, talks about local SEO. While a national SEO strategy can be beneficial for businesses that sell products nationally, neglecting local SEO may lead to the exclusion of potential leads. So, before creating any content, it is in a business’ best interest to check whether the keywords they plan to target have local intent or national intent. Today, Karl discusses local vs national intent. Show NotesConnect With: Karl Kleinschmidt: 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.

Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify, discusses changes and emerging trends in SEO. Whether we’re talking about local or global SEO teams, the biggest challenge always boils down to finding the right talent for the SEO team. Furthermore, that could explain why there are always more SEO jobs available than there are SEOs to fill those vacancies. Today, Adrien talks about how to manage a global SEO team. Show NotesConnect With: Adrien Menard: 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.

Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify, discusses changes and emerging trends in SEO. Though the value of SEO has been underestimated for a very long time, that is slowly changing as a result of technology and innovation. And, in an era where we cannot rely on click data anymore, companies like Botify are making it easier for clients to prove the value of their SEO efforts. Today, Adrien talks about SEO technology innovation. Show NotesConnect With: Adrien Menard: 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.

Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify, discusses changes and emerging trends in SEO. SEO is now seen as a performance marketing channel and this has led to SEO teams needing to deliver a greater impact. In response, Botify created tools and analytics to implement organic search marketing strategies faster. Today, Adrien talks about some emerging trends in SEO. Show NotesConnect With: Adrien Menard: 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.

Kathy Brown, SEO consultant at Searchmetrics joins Ben to talk about the impact of semantic search on SEO. What is semantic search? And why is Google investing in it? Today, Ben and Kathy talk about the relationship between SEO and semantic search. 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.

Jason Jackson, Co-Founder of Get Found, discusses SEO development and learning within the agency context. As an SEO agency, you’re going to get clients who may have had negative experiences with SEO previously. Rather than ignoring these feelings, it’s crucial to address them from the beginning of the relationship and teach your team to respond to these feelings with empathy. Today, Jason talks about client management and retention. Show NotesConnect With: Jason Jackson: 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 Jackson, Co-Founder of Get Found, discusses SEO development and learning within the agency context. Becoming a good digital marketer and honing your SEO skills requires determination and a willingness to learn as much as possible. SEO is forever evolving and the key to advancing your SEO skills and starting your own agency is to always have a student mentality and use failure as a stepping stone toward success. Today, Jason talks about learning and development within the agency context. Show NotesConnect With: Jason Jackson: 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.

Tom Critchlow, Founder of SEO MBA, discusses how to present SEO to your CEO. SEO is not a standalone activity and buy-in for our SEO initiatives needs to come from the executive and other stakeholder groups. And, the first step to getting buy-in from these individuals is figuring out what goals they are working towards and how the goals of your SEO initiatives can align with theirs. Today, Tom talks about getting buy-in for your SEO projects. Show NotesConnect With: Tom Critchlow: 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.