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Ross and Scott discuss AI pioneers quitting Google to warn about the technology’s danger; the use of historical data to evaluate search quality, and more Google updates. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

April’s latest and significant Google product review update is discussed along with the announcement that Google is building a new search engine codenamed Project Magi. The hosts discuss the recent changes to the search landscape… most notably that Bing is in the news more often. This full episode continues with more search engine news worthy of your time. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Another broad core update is unleashed, improvements to the Search Status Dashboard, a tip for video SEO that you don’t want to miss, and more insights into the good and bad of AI for SEO.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

More information continues to be revealed about Google’s Product Review Update. Ross and Scott review more about ChatGPT and SEO, plus a local SEO tip, and more thoughts from Google’s John Mueller. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Google says they will automatically set up Google Analytics 4 for anyone who hasn’t done so… but it comes with serious caveats you need to be aware of. Also, AI chat is all over the news right now and for good reason, it is changing the way we work! Ross and Scott discuss the latest news on AI for SEO and the teased releases of AI for search from Bing and Google. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott and Ross discuss the long-running round of Google algorithmic updates and their respective (but significant) impact on search results. They discuss the impact of the helpful content update on AI written content and finish off the episode with the answer to an SEO 101 listener question. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The hosts started the show by reminiscing on the beginning of Search Engine Land which is now celebrating its 16th birthday. Next up, was the New Google Search Status Dashboard which reports widespread issues for site owners. Other topics discussed include the latest news on the Google Helpful Content Update that targets low-quality content created, a new Link Spam Update that’s about to roll out in 2 weeks, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The hosts started the show by discussing the lawsuit Google filed against a company promising Page 1 rankings. Other topics discussed include duplicate website content, the impact of backlinks on ranking, Google algorithms to detect & demote AI-altered plagiarized content, HTTP/3 as a factor in ranking, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ross & Scott started the show with news on WooCommerce WordPress plugin vulnerabilities. They then talked about reviewing structured data, updates on Google Business Profile photos, the impact of local review keywords on local rankings, disappearing reviews caused by a GBP bug, and much more!  Bonus: Ross shares some of his learnings from a recent DMO Mastermind.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ross & Scott started the show with news on WordPress vulnerabilities. They then talked about Google’s October 2022 spam update, Google SERP display update, testing of expanded pricing details in Google Product Panel, guidelines for soliciting Google reviews, and so much more.  Bonus: A special offer for business owners for the 25th anniversary of StepForth Web Marketing!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ross & Scott started the show with news on Drupal vulnerabilities. They then did a rundown of the many Google updates in the last few months. Other topics discussed: Google testing the “More Like This” snippet feature, Google Search Console missing data, Google Local Search ranking bug, spiking Google Business Profile suspensions, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show started with a status check on Google’s Helpful Content Update. Ross & Scott then moved on to WordPress 6.02 security issues and Google’s advice on meta descriptions. They also gave valuable tips when they answered a few questions from the audience. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show started with a big update on Google Helpful Content, which could change SEO as much as Panda did. The hosts then discussed the August product review update, changes in People Also Asked results, Google’s simplified page indexing report, duplicating content in business profile posts, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The hosts started the show with Google’s release of a super basic video on SEO. They also talked about the July 2022 product review algorithm update, the Google indexing issue last July 15, new automated messaging through the Business Profile FAQ section, a Google Review scam, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show was packed with updates from Google. Ross & Scott discussed Google Search ranking updates, the rollout of the new Search Console Video index report, new rich result guidelines, the Google My Business mobile app, the expiration of Google posts, and much more!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show started with a Twitter update that could benefit e-commerce merchants. The hosts then moved on to the open secret of Google Search, testing the new featured snippet layout, ‘brand story snippet,’ LGBTQ+ owned attribute to business profiles, and much more!   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show was packed with a lot of updates, including the following: Yoast’s IndexNow protocol, Google adding learning video rich results, Google’s update on its title algorithm for multi-language or transliterated/scripted titles, Ahref's new search engine, and much more!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ross & Scott started the show by paying homage to SEO legend Bill Slawski, who recently passed away. They then discussed the activation of WordPress 6.0 ‘Arturo’, Google’s May 2022 Broad Core Update, tips for marking up FAQ pages, a Google Ads cost per click (CPC) bug that inflated click prices by 300% - 400%, and much more!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Show guest, Mike Blumenthal, shares his latest research findings on the increased power of images in local search. In this episode, you will find out what images Google wants to see, how to leverage images to improve your rankings, and how to use one of Google's free tools to maximize your chances of success. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show was filled with a lot of new updates. Ross & Scott talked about the new goals migration tool for GA 4, the possible reasons why rankings drop after optimizing existing content, multiple updates to Google search results, and much more.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy