What do Doc Vader and I have in common? Find out. 

After last week's barn burner of an index project reveal on SEO Fight Club, had a few questions, have made a few tweaks and wonder does this project have a future? 

The two plugins I mentioned -  Rank Math Plugin - https://bit.ly/rmwplugin 

Simple Google Bot - https://bit.ly/googlebotvisit 

SEO Fight Club with Ted Kubaitis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq08n3-Ska4&t=218s 

Check out Crawl or No Crawl daily broadcasts on Youtube - they last between 3 - 5 mins and give you an update from the bleeding edge of the server logs https://bit.ly/crawlornocrawl 

If you haven’t already subscribed - this is where instead of writing up my notes on the Google index detector project and actually go on camera, share my screen on the Index History sheet were all the data is recorded. 

https://www.americanwaymedia.com/index-detector/ 

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

To view the latest public testing project - visit https://www.AmericanWayMedia.com/index-detector/

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

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Today I wanted to explore the impact of SEO on the brain - specifically the chemical known as dopamine - I found an article of an interview of Dr Anne Lempke, Chief of Stanford University's Dual Diagnosis Addition Clinic. 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2021/aug/22/how-digital-media-turned-us-all-into-dopamine-addicts-and-what-we-can-do-to-break-the-cycle

Believe it or not, this relates to my experience of the Google Indexation Project. I went from abject despair to ever breakthrough the new content indexation barrier to exhilarating week where I shared all the results on SEO Fight Club with Ted Kubaitis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq08n3-Ska4&t=218s

Check out Crawl or No Crawl daily broadcasts on Youtube - they last between 3 - 5 mins and give you an update from the bleeding edge of the server logs https://bit.ly/crawlornocrawl

If you haven’t already subscribed - this is where instead of writing up my notes on the Google index detector project and actually go on camera, share my screen on the Index History sheet were all the data is recorded. https://www.americanwaymedia.com/index-detector/

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

To view the latest public testing project - visit https://www.AmericanWayMedia.com/index-detector/

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

Become a Confessions Supporter for $4.99 or a Confessions Sponsor at $9.99 or higher. Pick your level of support and sponsorship - https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/support

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You can find me on Linkedin - Carolyn Holzman.

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It has been a while since I did a Facebook mailbag topic and I know this one is something MOST SEO's have experienced. And I share about three more ACTUAL situations where clients tried to help and offer some suggestions to business owners who want to help but aren't sure what actual help to your SEO team looks like.

I mentioned the Crawl or No Crawl daily broadcasts on Youtube that I started when I revamped the stack on the testing site. Honestly, I did not think going back to doing something daily like that would have been in my future. https://bit.ly/crawlornocrawl

If you haven’t already subscribed - this is where instead of writing up my notes on the Google index detector project.

I talk my notes and actually go on camera, share my screen on the Index History sheet were all the data is recorded. This past Tuesday marked 6 months on this project - it’s public -  https://www.americanwaymedia.com/index-detector/

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

To view the latest public testing project - visit https://www.AmericanWayMedia.com/index-detector/

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

Become a Confessions Supporter for $4.99 or a Confessions Sponsor at $9.99 or higher. Pick your level of support and sponsorship - https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/support

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You can find me on Linkedin - Carolyn Holzman.

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The new testing site is indexing like gangbusters!  Finally I can answer the question that the initial test format was trying to answer - IS GOOGLE INDEXING simple html and rendering javascript!

We're back in business. And I'm having fun once again. I talk a little about what I call "SEO as a sport" which is fun and a longview revenue producer.

And every day a short youtube video is published with the test day findings or observations on non-test days. You can find that on Youtube - the channel is Crawl or No Crawl. Please subscribe to get early notifications when the daily video short is published.  https://bit.ly/crawlornocrawl

Here's the link to the BrightEdge organic traffic study  https://searchengineland.com/organic-search-responsible-for-53-of-all-site-traffic-paid-15-study-322298

Here's a link to Lee Witchers' Tested SEO Training - https://testedseotraining.com/

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

To view the latest public testing project - visit https://www.AmericanWayMedia.com/index-detector/

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

Become a Confessions Supporter for $4.99 or a Confessions Sponsor at $9.99 or higher. Pick your level of support and sponsorship - https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/support

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You can find me on Linkedin - Carolyn Holzman.

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Well, this topic turned on it's head this week. In this latest episode, one of the original seo testers and longtime tester, Carolyn Holzman talks about her epiphany in seo testing.

Learn about the latest on the testing indexation project in light of a new testing environment and set up of the test. And now Carolyn is broadcasting on youtube daily with short updates from the server logs on the channel "Crawl Or No Crawl" - you can find that at bit.ly/crawlornocrawl.

To view the latest public testing project - visit https://www.AmericanWayMedia.com/index-detector/

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

Become a Confessions Supporter for $4.99 or a Confessions Sponsor at $9.99 or higher. Pick your level of support and sponsorship - https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/support

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

You can find me on Linkedin - Carolyn Holzman.

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In this episode I talk about the lack of a systemized and universally accepted method of learning how SEO works and why it hurts us when we don't have one. If we know how SEO works, we know what to do when things go amiss. Mainly, we need know how GOOGLE works - and then we can be more informed.

There are many levers on the side of search that are totally controlled by Google. Knowing that and WHEN they might want to move those levers helps keep us sane - not happy but sane.

To take a look at the Cora software that I use in analysis - https://bit.ly/confessionscora

To see more of the shared data factors - check out https://topseofactors.com/

Become a Confessions Supporter for $4.99 or a Confessions Sponsor at $9.99 or higher. Pick your level of support and sponsorship - https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/support

An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881

You can find me on Linkedin - Carolyn Holzman.

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Much like the Girl with No Name from Game of Thrones, this week is a Niche with No Search Volume. After talking about indexation and the next phase of the indexation testing threshold (and who might be the first to learn what I find) - I talk about this niche thing and what it got me thinking and why we charge for keyword research.

If you're a business owner, I get it. But there's a lot behind search research. Yes, we know what YOU are but do you know what your clientele needs or wants - that's where you can shine. Matching up your service with a need - is going to make you more complete in the digital world. You're way more than just a "fill in the blank". 

When SEO's Fight With Their Words, Who Benefits?

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In this episode in addition to the updates on projects, I address the dust up in Twitter this week. It had to do with the term LSI - latent semantic indexing - does anything of value for SEO or not.

This is not a course on LSI  but rather what happens when SEOs try to beat each other up on semantics - the words that describe something related to what we're doing. I don't mind sharing my personal thoughts on LSI but that's not the focus of the episode.

Have fun!

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Before going into the topic of getting emotionally involved with a keyword, I provide an update on the index detector project, the buzz in the SEO world about all those crawls before an update and what Joh Mueller had to say that totally cleared that up! Which question I would pose based on the data seen in the indexation project. 

Here's the link to the article with all the twitter embeds so you can follow the threads.

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-crawl-spike-unrelated-to-upcoming-google-algorithm-update-32783.html

This week's episode is about getting infatuated with keywords - emotionally involved to the point where it feels like a one-sided relationship. It can happen and it did happen to me - and since then I've been a little "gun-shy" about it but I think I've had some distance that I can keep things balanced.

I share a few of my regrets, mistakes and no-show keywords and hopefully share a little more about a balanced relationship between an SEO and their keywords.

If you have had a emotional attachment to one of your keywords - email [email protected] and share your story!

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This week I talk about the biggest pain of client SEO - micromanaging and I share some of my experiences and postulate on how to get to a non-adversarial and minimize any suspicions lurking in the mind of the person who is paying for their SEO.

Forensic SEO Live Training - https://www.americanwaymedia.com/forensic-seo-live-training/ (2nd worst sales page in the history of sales pages!)

Past Episodes Where I talk about the Index Detector Project and what it means for us. 

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-34-Indexed-Not-Found-e165pri

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-37-Who-Do-You-Believe--Google-or-Your-Lying-Eyes-e1750tv

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-41---Show-and-Tell-e18fqb6

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-50---Keep-Calm-and-WTH-is-Happening-With-Indexation-e1beobn

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-51-Dear-Google--This-is-a-Mess-e1bpa6s

https://anchor.fm/confessions-of-an-seo/episodes/Episode-54-Season-2---Ep-1---Indexation-Liberation-e1c8r4d

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