SEO 101

Google’s Nov 2019 Local Search Update is official and the source of much discussion in the industry. Ross and Scott Van Achte discuss what is known along with other findings from the local search forum. They also discuss a Mueller file, an improvement to Google’s Search Console, and a question from a listener.

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Ross and guest co-host Scott Van Achte discuss the latest global search market share statistics, Christmas ads, when to act on bad links, Google Maps user profile SPAM reporting, and a lot about the significant havoc within Google’s local SEO results in November. Lastly, they answer a few questions from listeners that were posted on the SEO 101 Podcast Facebook group.

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Ross and Scott cover the essentials of client follow-through when working with SEO companies, a review of the latest edition of Screaming Frog Pro (V12) and their experience so far with SiteBulb. They share news on local SEO, and answer a question from the SEO 101 Facebook Group. Want a link to something discussed? The SEO 101 Show Notes newsletter is available at SEO101Radio.com

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John and Ross cover the intermittent indexing issues Google continues to have, news on author recognition, Google Assistant Actions, oddities in local SEO, glimpses into Google’s plans with photos, and much more. They end the show answering 3 questions from listeners posted within the SEO 101 Facebook Group.

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Guest co-host, Scott Van Achte and Ross briefly discuss the results of the September Google Algorithm Update followed by improvements in Video analytics via the Google Search Console. Next up, Bingbot now indexes with Chrome, and a multitude of SEO questions are answered.

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Google’s changes to the nofollow link attribute and quality rater guidelines cause a stir, while people in Dallas searching for local events are shocked by an invitation to an orgy as a result of EventBrite SPAM. BrightLocal’s new tool for monitoring local search ranking fluctuations across major industries has been released and it looks great - it’s called RankFlux. Lastly, the hosts discuss comments and questions from the SEO 101 Facebook Group.

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The hosts discuss the latest large core update to Google’s algorithms that was recently announced, massive improvements in Google Search Console’s freshness, the effect of nofollows, and additional search snippet controls. Last but not least, Ross covers some insight into the Local SEO world and then your hosts answer questions.

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John and Ross dig into the latest news on Google’s efforts to force service area businesses (SABs) into specific region names, why mobile versions of sites may show in desktop search, more news on Google’s efforts against domain leasing for SEO benefits, and much more.

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John and Ross discuss a study that shows less traffic is clicking through to sites from search results. They also delve into more Google My Business issues and possible fixes, along with a multitude of Mueller files.

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This episode is guest co-hosted by Scott Van Achte, Senior SEO for StepForth. Ross and Scott discuss Google’s notices to site owners to remove index directives from their Robots.txt. They also discuss some more Google My Business issues such as the continuing bug in short names, a spotted new addition to editing a profile called “people also searched for”, and more. Lastly, they answer some great questions from the show’s valued listeners. 

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