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

Tom Critchlow, Founder of SEO MBA, discusses how to present SEO to your CEO. As SEOs, we have a tendency to obsess over the technical and complicated nature of SEO. But, getting buy-in, resources, and budget from the executive team requires that we’re able to communicate our SEO strategies in a clear, straightforward way that makes it more digestible for them. Today, Tom talks about presenting SEO to your CEO. 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.

Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. SEO is not a standalone activity and buy-in is required from several teams to get any traction on your SEO initiatives. Essentially, rather than simply pitching a strategy to the executives, it’s the responsibility of an SEO to involve the different stakeholder groups throughout the development of the SEO strategy to secure buy-in. Today, Brandon talks about executing an SEO strategy. Show NotesConnect With: Brandon Schakola: 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.

Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. It takes time, effort and knowledge to create a winning SEO strategy that will get executive buy-in and bring in the traffic you're looking for. As an SEO, your job is to provide specific experiences for your target audience, so before creating a strategy, you must determine what your audience needs. Today, Brandon talks about creating an SEO strategy. Show NotesConnect With: Brandon Schakola: 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.

Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. If you want to get the most out of your SEO strategy, you need to build a strong foundation. And, rather than looking externally at your competitors first, you must understand how your organization prioritizes SEO to ensure that you’ll have the resources required to drive the SEO changes outlined in your strategy. Today, Brandon talks about building the groundwork for your SEO strategy. Show NotesConnect With: Brandon Schakola: 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.

Martha Van Berkel, CEO of Schema App, discusses managing structured data. When it comes to SEO, there are so many results that can be vague and do not paint a clear picture of SEO’s contribution to business results. However, schema performance and results enable you to directly correlate clicks and impressions from rich results to the work that you're doing. Today, Martha talks about how to better invest in and execute your schema strategy. Show NotesConnect With: Martha van Berkel: 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.

Martha Van Berkel, CEO of Schema App, discusses managing structured data. In 2020, Google released a number of new types of rich results. And, since then, we’ve seen a lot of changes on the Google SERP and requirements around documentation and the content that needs to be on your page. Today, Martha talks about managing structured data like a financial portfolio. Show NotesConnect With: Martha van Berkel: 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.

Mordy Oberstein, Head of SEO Branding at Wix, talks about the evolution of Google search results. In general, consumers do not seem to trust Google and other big technology firms as much as they used to. Google’s response to this public distrust has taken on many forms with the shift towards multiple URLs in featured snippets being just one of them. Today, Mordy discusses the evolution of featured snippets. Show NotesConnect With: Mordy Oberstein: 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.

Mordy Oberstein, Head of SEO Branding at Wix, talks about the evolution of Google search results. The average Google user has come to expect a SERP that looks nothing like the SERPs in the past. There’s an expectation that not only text links will be served, but videos, images, and other formats will be present, and this is only possible with MUM. Today, Mordy discusses Google MUM and the future of search results. Show NotesConnect With: Mordy Oberstein: 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.

Mordy Oberstein, Head of SEO Branding at Wix, talks about the evolution of Google search results. Google’s search results have come a long way since 2016, providing consumers with better results thanks to NLP and machine learning. But, before getting to the point, their algorithm incentivized content creators to create subpar content which fostered consumer mistrust that still lingers amidst massive improvements on Google’s end. Today, Mordy looks into whether Google results are getting worse. Show NotesConnect With: Mordy Oberstein: 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.

Tyson Stockton, PreVisible.io Co-Founder and Education Partner, looks at the trends behind SEO’s biggest movers, shakers, and slackers in September. Summer is officially over and Google was very busy this month. The helpful content update was followed by another product review update and a core update causing a lot of chatter and anticipation about the impact within the SEO community. Today, Tyson discusses this month’s SEO winners and losers. 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.