Google had numerous updates in November and December. The hosts start the show with a recap of Google spam and core updates in November. They then moved on to GMB's new name, Google product reviews update, and other local SEO news that can help improve the performance of your business.

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Ross and Scott are joined by two special guests to share stories about their dearly departed friend and co-host of SEO 101, John Carcutt. For those who are new to the podcast, John recorded over 400 episodes with Ross Dunn over the course of 11 years. 

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The hosts start the show by discussing a Google Search Console bug that overcounted data for four months. They then talked about plug-in links, changes to structured data fields from Google’s help documents, placing videos on pages for maximum exposure, and the concerns regarding local GMB listings. Ross & Scott also ranked the top 10 SEO factors that you should be paying attention to. 

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Working to improve Core Web Vitals (CWV) can be very frustrating, the gents discuss some new priority hints provided by Google, along with a recent rollout of knowledge panels for podcasts. They also cover a public discussion by respected journalists disparaging Google that gained the eyes and ears of Google’s Danny Sullivan. John Mueller responds to concerns that continuous search results may prove problematic for Google Search Console data, and Ross and Scott respond to questions from listeners.

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The hosts start the show discussing Google’s permanent loss of analytics data and a breakdown of Google Alerts. They then dig into the changes found in the latest update to Google’s Search Quality Guidelines, the impact of the mobile continuous scroll, the questionable benefits of IndexNow from Bing and Yandex, and much more.

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A varied week of news starts with the WordPress dev team accepting some responsibility for issues with Core Web Vitals, and Google AMP chaos ensues after a damaging update (iOS 15) breaks AMP pages. In addition, Google provides more insights into its rules for title rewrites, Ross discusses his latest presentation on SEO Competitor Analysis, his experience with naming businesses, and much more.

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A slew of search result enhancements are being seen in the wild and they are providing noticeable changes in the search experience. This is coupled with a Google Core algorithm update that has made significant waves. The hosts also discuss some Mueller files, including a thought-provoking question about the possible negative effects of using Chrome Field Data to assess a website’s load time.

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How to dig into keyword research with lesser-known tools, the perceived impact of Google’s title tag alterations, and the importance of accuracy for business listing profiles. The gents also discuss some Mueller Files, a gap in Google My Business tracking, and they answer a question from a listener.

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Google confirms their automatic changes to title tags in search results do not affect rankings, but there is little doubt the “improved” titles can be less click-worthy. Scott and Ross also discuss a concern with the next version of Chrome that includes the ability to provide other site options when visiting a website, news on the link spam update, and more.

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Google’s recommendation to use the new Author.url link to a central profile of the author’s bio harkens back to the days of rel=author and Google Authorship. The gents also discuss standard updates to Google tools, news on the Links Spam Update, optimizing Google My Business categories and services, and how to interpret and react to poor Google indexation of a website.

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