Search News You Can Use - SEO Podcast with Marie Haynes

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Search News You Can Use - SEO Podcast with Marie Haynes episodes

November 11, 2020 November SERP Turbulence, Core Web Vitals and How the Search Quality Raters Work - Ep. 158
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
Early November SERP turbulence
How do Google’s search quality raters work?
Ahrefs.com tip of the week
Core Web Vitals and other UX signals will be ranking factors as of May 2021
Google Webmasters now has a new name
Latest info from Search Off the Record - info on canonicalization
Tip for sites hit by broad core updates
Great tip for Youtube video ranking optimization
Local SEO: Poss mild update?
Local SEO: GMB call tracking is rolling out
Local SEO: Hijacked GMB listings are on the rise
Also in the newsletter this week:
Some Discover data was wrongly reported on Oct 28
How to determine whether your spike/drop in traffic is due to current events
Instructions if you are having trouble logging in to the new MHC website as a newsletter subscriber.
What does it mean if your homepage is outranking your dedicated page for the same keywords?
How does Google handle two conflicting canonicals on a page?
How to remove content from Google
Tips for improving core web vitals metrics and page experience signals
Tips for Black Friday 2020
Tips for preparing for Google’s mobile-only index
Tips for Wix sites
Is translated content duplicate content?
Watching Four Seasons Landscaping’s organic performance after receiving a storm of links
Master the art of selling maintenance plans to clients
Some websites will stop working on Android next year
Tell Google why you’re missing the URL submission tool
Local SEO: How to avoid a GMB suspension
Local SEO: Call tracking could be messing up your analytics
Local SEO: Changes to bidding for LSA’s
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 158: 
https://www.mariehaynes.com/newsletter/episode-158-light-version/
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
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Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
42 min
November 04, 2020 Google’s DeepRank, Possible Algorithm Update and More SEO Q&A - Ep. 157
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
October 26-28 possible Google update
Marie summarizes info from Google’s How Search Works video
The latest WordPress Update (5.5.2 has issues)
Local SEO: GMB showing cases statuses
Local SEO: Don’t edit your GMB right now!
Q&A: Why did minclaw.com have issues with the May 4, 2020 Google update
Also in the newsletter this week:
Google removing data-vocabulary.org markup soon
How to rank on Google: 25 step master checklist
Deadly sins of link building
How does Google treat capitalization in HTML attribute names
How to get the most out of Google Knowledge Panels for retailers and manufacturers
How to handle 307 redirects
More on the update for Passages and how it relates more to ranking than indexing
How Google crawls podcasts
Data delay in GSC coverage report
Resources to up your auditing skills
Microsoft announces free Analytics tool
How Ahrefs leveraged Twitter to help launch their webmaster tools
New Yoast feature for enhanced Slack sharing
Local SEO: Beginner’s guide to reputation management
Local SEO: Why you should consider embedding a Google Map on your website
Local SEO: Easily track GMB category changes in recent months
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 157: 
https://www.mariehaynes.com/newsletter/episode-157-light-version/
Submit a question for the next Q&A: https://Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - https://Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
50 min
October 28, 2020 Passage Based Ranking, Tips for Google Discover and SEO Q&A - Ep. 156
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
October 20, 2020 - possible minor update
Request indexing problems in GSC not connected to indexing bugs
Marie’s current thoughts on how passage based ranking will change SEO
Tips from Google on getting more discover traffic
Chrome 86 to block abusive notification requests
Things we learned about how Bing values content
Bing has indexing issues too now
Local SEO: Missing product descriptions in GMB seem to be resolved
Local SEO: Restaurant wait times now fixed
Q&A: Hometips.com - hit by the May 4 update. Marie’s thoughts on improving.
Also in Newsletter:
Tips for improving site performance
Best practices for Black Friday and Cyber Monday from Google
GSC training: SEO for eCommerce
Content marketing tips for eCommerce sites
Tips for translated content on your site
There’s a special tag type in GTM you can use to upgrade your property to GA4
Pros and cons of working in-house vs hiring consultants
Tips for remote workers
How to win at local search with a SAB
Great thread on free SEO tools
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 156: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-156
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
51 min
October 21, 2020 Google’s SearchOn Event, Changes to the Quality Raters Guidelines and More SEO News - Ep. 155
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
The latest on the September indexing issues (including September 21)
October 13 - possible update (but probably not)
What we learned from the SearchOn event
What has changed in the updated QRG?
MHC’s updated textbook on removing manual actions is out
How to schema has fully rolled out on desktop
Google discusses EAT and how it relates to health and medical sites
Could slower URLs negatively impact your entire site?
Request indexing in GSC not working
Possible data anomalies in GSC re web stories
The Justice Department has filed suit against Google
Local SEO: No obvious algo updates
Also in Newsletter:
Mixed content in Chrome is no longer really a thing
Google launches Journalist Studio
Chrome Dev Summit scheduled for December 2020
Free shopping listings launched globally
Reminder: If it is not on your mobile page it will not count for indexing
Google relies on consistent signals from across the web
Small things a brand can do to help build trust
Brush up on Google Search operators
How to measure and optimize LCP
Interesting comments about frequent changes to your meta robots tags
A great summary of what is new regarding the recent “new” Google Analytics announcement
WordPress owners, say goodbye to Facebook and Instagram support for embeds
Local SEO: How to get a place label or icon in Google Maps
Local SEO: restaurant wait times may be inaccurate
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 155: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-155
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
52 min
October 14, 2020 New Google Analytics, Understanding Query Intent and More SEO Site Audits - Ep. 154
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
September and October Google SERP turbulence
October 5, 2020 - possible small update
Our link auditing webinar is this week!
New Google Analytics is coming
Understanding transactional vs informational intent
What we learned from Search off the Record’s discussion on Google Caffeine
Q&A: Why can we not get review stars in the SERPS?
Q&A: Mini site review for sometimessailing.com
Also in NL
Web Stories being introduced to Discover
How does Google autocomplete work?
Google podcast manager
Why is Google preferring Pinterest for many adult searches?
12 reasons why your rich snippets aren’t showing in search
Google says if your date is wrong in the SERPS it’s probably your fault
How long does it take to get a response from a reconsideration request?
Free javascript course
How to deal with a competitor who has keywords in their GMB title
Test your lighthouse scores from different regions of the world
Tool to compare your site’s pages speed to your competitors
When to use canonical vs redirect - article by Ryan Jones
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 154: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-154
Submit a question for the next Q&A: https://Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - https://Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
47 min
October 07, 2020 Unraveling Google's September Indexing Issues, Syndicating Content and SEO Site Reviews - Ep. 153
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
Unraveling the indexing issues from September 2020
Can syndicating content hurt Google’s assessment of quality for your site?
WordPress now lets you add rel=“sponsored” to links
Would you ask for a link from a friend who owns an unrelated website?
Local SEO flux
New metrics in GMB
New info on whether you can have multiple GMB listings
Mini site review: ladyleeshome.com
Mini site review: prettypurpledoor.com
Q&A: Should you noindex your terms and conditions and privacy policy pages?
Also, in newsletter:
Google shopping is going free worldwide by mid October
New study looks at optimal page title length
Info from Cyrus Shepard on great content
How developers can get value from using GSC
Tips on getting your web story indexed
Email outreach ideas from Siege Media
Changes to page layout can impact your ability to rank
Cloudflare announces free analytics
New accessibility feature in Chrome Dev Tools for colour blindness
Local SEO: How to get a review removed
Local SEO: Is Google upping their spam fighting game?
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 153: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-153
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
48 min
September 30, 2020 Google Mishandling Canonicals, Indexing Issues and More SEO News - Ep. 152
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
September 21-24 - significant Google update is likely
Google is mishandling canonicals and causing serious indexing issues
MHC link auditing webinar coming up soon
Problems with Google News Indexing
Local SEO: Some algo turbulence
Q&A: How to better optimize category pages
Q&A: Why am I seeing more impressions this year but fewer clicks?
Q&A: Mini site audit for ilovemychi.com
Also in newsletter:
Should you use exact match anchors for internal links?
Tips for getting better reviews
How to set up scroll depth tracking with GTM
How Bing is improving deep learning
New information on Google’s featured snippet algorithm
Local SEO: Changes to what is allowed for virtual offices in GMB
Local SEO: Info on how to get a suspended listing reinstated
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 152: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-152
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
52 min
September 23, 2020 Sept 14 Algorithm Update, Does Shared Hosting Affect Rankings and More SEO News - Ep. 151
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
September 14 algorithm update
Possible September 24 algorithm update
Upcoming link auditing webinar with Marie Haynes
Google has a new blog to teach us about quality
Can shared hosting with low quality sites hurt your ability to rank?
Local SEO: More reviews can help improve rankings
Updates to GMB guidelines
Ahrefs webmaster tools - why are some SEO’s upset that this tool is now free?
Q&A: Are local sponsorship links a good idea?
Q&A: Mini site review for inspireditaly.com
Q&A: Mini site review for mrxstitch.com
Also in newsletter:
Which speed metrics are the most important to reference?
Notice a spike in impressions but no change to clicks?
Info on duplicate content and canonicalization
New info for fact check structured data
Local SEO: Info on upgrading a GMB profile
Local SEO: Pleper - a new Chrome extension to help you see what GMB categories competitors are using
Local SEO: Using GMB attribute data to measure E-A-T
Local SEO audit checklist
Tips for local link building
GMB explorer by Whitespark
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 151: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-151
Submit a question for the next Q&A: https://Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - https://Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
50 min
September 16, 2020 CMS Platforms Ranked by Speed and Quick SEO Site Audits - Ep. 150
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
No significant algorithm updates this week
Do you need to wait for another core update in order to see recovery?
Another delay in GSC index coverage data
How an impression triggers in GSC
Sistrix analysis of the slowest CMS platforms
Local SEO: New coronavirus attributes in GMB
Q&A: Mini site review for greenbabydeals.com
Q&A: Mini site review for sewasoftie.com
Also in Newsletter:
Was your Google Discover traffic affected by the August 10 Google glitch?
Google on how they keep information trustworthy in search
SEOs noticing a featured snippet plus how-to schema hybrid mobile test
Lily Ray and Martin Splitt on content
Improving your organic CTR
Does having a .jobs TLD help you rank better for job queries?
Changes in how organic traffic will be classified in Chrome v85
Bing has removed geo-targeting options from Bing WMT
New knowledge graph search tool
Tips on improving your entity data
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 150: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-150/
Submit a question for the next Q&A: Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
Subscribe to the newsletter: Mariehaynes.com/newsletter  Twitter: @Marie_Haynes - Twitter.com/Marie_Haynes
48 min
September 09, 2020 Recovering from a Google Core Algorithm Update, Disavowing to Improve Rankings and More SEO Q&A
In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:
Ranking turbulence early September 2020
Can Google penalize a site without notification?
Using SEMrush to find and repair mixed content issues
Can disavowing improve rankings?
Do you need to wait for a core update in order to see recovery?
How do each of the backlink tools compare?
Possible local update
Q&A: Site review for a home security site
Also in Newsletter:
Great illustrations to use to teach SEO concepts
Steps for migrating to https
Do images in the image:loc tag count towards the 50,000 XML sitemaps limit
Really good tips for tracking down email addresses
Index coverage report data delayed again
Confusion over speakable markup
How to compare your landing pages against competitors’ pages
This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 149: 
https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-149
(Sponsored) Check out a free trial of SEMRush here: https://Mariehaynes.com/semrush
Submit a question for the next Q&A: https://Mariehaynes.com/qa-with-mhc/ 
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51 min

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