Search with Candour

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Gianna Brachetti-Truskawa from Startdowns.de to discuss QA in technical SEO, including: - What is QA in SEO and why does it matter? - Tools and processes for QA in SEO - How technical translation and technical SEO are similar - How to build relationships with internal teams - Advice for those getting into technical SEO You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Sophie Brannon from Absolute Digital Media to discuss content mapping, including: - What is content mapping and why is it important? - What are the common mistakes made with content mapping and keyword research? - What tools are agencies using for keyword research and content mapping? - Has AI changed and will it change these processes? You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Billie Geena from The SEO Works to discuss how to management expectations with SEO including: - What should you do when others are promising results? - Which metrics should be used and avoided for expectation management? - How can you manage expectations around zero-click results? You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joins professional photographer Joe Lenton to talk about image SEO and photography. Together they'll cover: - Common image SEO mistakes - How certain niches in search are image-led - Alt tags are not just for SEO and the be-all and end-all of image SEO - Why stock images might be a false economy You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Daniel Foley Carter from Assertive to discuss learning SEO via social. Together they'll cover: - The dangers of learning SEO via social media posts - Common SEO myths and misconceptions that are repeated online - How business owners can educate themselves about SEO to make better hiring decisions - Can 'SEO tests' realistically be done by a single person? You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook talking about: The SEMrush IPO: Will they be changing subscription model? DevTools Local Overrides: Improve the performance optimisation feedback loop Rich snippets: Sitewide quality factors impacting site rich snippets Pagespeed insights: Updated to HTTP/2 Shopify hreflang: A new solution for Shopify's hreflang issues You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Dixon Jones, CEO of Links and Majestic Brand Ambassador to discuss: - Google's approach to NLP and entity identification - The role of entity-based SEO vs keyword-based SEO - Creating content briefs based on entities and competitor mapping - Automated internal linking at scale with Javascript - How the InLinks platform works You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Rob Lewis who will be discussing: - The big "match changes" that are happening to all Google Ads accounts - How the Google Ads algorithm has been slowly changing - What you can do to effectively manage accounts with these changes - Future predictions for Google Ads - Core Web Vitals report delays in Google Search Console You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook joined by Rob Lewis who will be discussing: - The iOS14 update which now covers user privacy and what impact this might have - Deep dive into how ATT may affect website publishers and advertisers - Google's new passage ranking going live and what to expect You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook discussing site monitoring with Little Warden founder Dom Hodgson. Together, they'll cover: - The importance and use cases of site monitoring - The history of Little Warden and Dom's other wild projects for charity - How companies like Google and Microsoft have dropped the ball with monitoring - Why prevention rather than cure gives the best return - Use cases for web developers, digital marketers, and agencies You can get the full transcription and links to resources at https://search.withcandour.co.uk