

Search with Candour - SEO podcast
Candour
Every Monday, Jack Chambers-Ward has in-depth conversations with SEO experts from around the world.
Covering topics from attribution in GA4 to networking tips for introverts and everything in between.
Search With Candour the perfect way to kickstart your working week!
Covering topics from attribution in GA4 to networking tips for introverts and everything in between.
Search With Candour the perfect way to kickstart your working week!
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Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 7min
SEO reporting for SMBs with Riley Hope
Riley Hope, an SEO reporting expert for small and medium-sized businesses, joins the host to discuss important metrics for tracking, tools to use for SEO reporting, providing feedback to clients, long-term strategy, and KPIs. They also touch on data regulations, the use of Booker Studio for interactive SEO reporting, simplifying SEO for small businesses, limitations of developers, and establishing expertise, authority, and trustworthiness in SEO.

Jan 15, 2024 • 57min
SEO and security with Chris Spann
Chris Spann, Technical SEO Lead at Lumar, discusses the intersection of SEO and security, highlighting the challenges faced, the significance of log file monitoring for SEO, and the misconceptions about security. They also explore the difficulties of working with larger companies, recent leaks in the gaming industry, and the importance of collaboration between SEO and security teams.

Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 2min
What is enterprise SEO? with Matt Hepburn
In this episode, Matt Hepburn joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss enterprise SEO.
What is enterprise SEO?
How is enterprise SEO different?
Are SEOs invited to help brain storm on content topics?
What is content syndication?
How can multiple business lines adversely affect SEO when they are targeting the same topics?
How can enterprise businesses stumble with their implementation
How can organic traffic conversion help enterprise businesses?
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Jan 1, 2024 • 1h 22min
How emotional intelligence can help you in your career with Petra Kis-Herczegh
In the final episode of season 2, Jack is joined by Petra Kis-Herczegh to discuss emotional intelligence and how it can help you in your career. Topics include:
What is emotional intelligence?
The types of emotional intelligence
How can emotions hold us back?
What can we do to improve our self reflection?
What are the biggest challenges SEOs face?
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Dec 25, 2023 • 38min
How good were our 2023 SEO predictions? with Mark Williams-Cook
Mark and Jack are back together for the final episode of 2023!
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The dynamic duo discuss:
SISTRIX's major updates and improvements during 2023
How well did their predictions about 2023 go?
How many Google updates were there in 2023?
What do these updates tell us what to expect in 2024?
For more episodes and show notes, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 16min
2023 in SEO and 2024 SEO predictions with Crystal Carter, Arnout Hellemans and Bibi The Link Builder
Crystal Carter, Arnout Hellemans, and Bibi The Link Builder discuss the best uses of ChatGPT and AI, Bing AI's emergence, E-E-A-T, the future of UGC on SERPs, challenges of AI detectors, improving user experience with sections and indexes, and predictions for Google updates in 2024.

Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 15min
SEO Mythbusters with Morgan Petrov
A mythbusting duo of Jack Chambers-Ward & Morgan Petrov embark on a podcast adventure full of rants and hot takes to bust SEO myths.
These SEO myths include:
Page speed is everything
Disavowing backlinks
Anchor text ratios
Google Sandbox
Bounce rate as a ranking factor
And much more!
Check out the links and show notes at search.withcandour.co.uk.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 38min
Google trial summary and Google Notes failure with Mark Williams-Cook
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Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers-Ward reunite once again to discuss the latest SEO news including:
SISTRIX's new newsletter by Jono Alderson
Google's anti-trust trial so far by AJ Kohn
Google tests Notes and Follow features on SERPs (with mixed results)
New discussionforum and profilepage markup
Don't forget to subscribe/follow the podcast to never miss an episode.
If you enjoyed this podcast, please review us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Nov 27, 2023 • 48min
Why you should care about INP with Seb Atkinson
Seb Atkinson makes his triumphant return to the podcast (originally appearing on Season 1 Episode 51 in March 2020) and joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss Interaction to Next Paint (INP).
What is INP?
How is it different to first input delay?
What's a good INP score?
How do we measure INP?
What factors contribute to INP?
How to get stakeholder buy-in
Google's INP announcement
For full show notes, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

Nov 20, 2023 • 50min
The Dating MBA: When Love Meets Metrics with Lidia Infante
Lidia Infante joins Jack Chambers-Ward for the most innuendo-filled episode of Search With Candour ever.
Lidia takes Jack through her dating life and how it helped her understand customer journeys and optimisation.
Understanding the Sales Pipeline: From leads (MQLs, SQLs) to opportunities and closed deals.
Choosing a North Star: The guiding metric that shapes your strategy.
Iterative Goal-Driven Optimisation: Experimenting with your strategy to impact your north star.
Lead Qualification: Identifying and pursuing the right opportunities, be it in love or business.
Red/Blue Ocean Strategy: Standing out in a crowded market (or dating pool).
How to use these concepts to grow in your career.