Convince & Convert has published the latest episode of the Social Pros podcast titled ‘Building Ideal Customer Profiles for Social Media Success’. The Convince & Convert team says, “A marketing strategy can be full of great, inventive ideas but unless it’s targeted at the right people, you could be flying blind. But how do you narrow down and identify your target market? Katie Robbert, CEO of Trust Insights, works with clients to identify their Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) and refine their marketing messages to speak directly to customers. She joins Social Pros to... [...]

Google Search Central has published the latest episode of the Search Off the Record podcast titled ‘Google Search Reliability’. The GSC team says, “In this episode of Search Off the Record, Ben Walton and David Yule from the Google Search Site Reliability Team (SRE) walk us through their day to day work, which surprisingly is not just about putting out fires! Learn what Search SREs really do, how they handle incidents that occasionally occur, and what it takes to be an SRE for Google Search.”  [...]

This is a reminder for the SEJ webinar to be held on October 2, 2024. For better or worse, brands dominate Google search results. As more results are generated by AI and machines start to understand the offline and online world, big brands are only going to get more powerful. Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Brands Rule Google: Why Building a Brand Is Key To SEO’ on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Join us as we tackle the challenge of competing with dominant brands in Google search results. We’ll explain why big brands... [...]

Google Search Central has published the latest episode of the ‘Google Trends for SEO’. The GSC team says, “Discover how Google Trends can help you create high quality content that people are interested in. In this video, Daniel Waisberg and Hadas Jacobi discuss using Google Trends for keyword research, staying updated on rising search terms, developing a content calendar, and also some Video SEO ideas. ”  [...]

Google Search Central has published the latest episode of the ‘Search Off the Record’ podcast titled ‘How do I know if my SEO is doing a good job?’. The GSC team says, “In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi and John interview Erika Varangouli, head of Branded Content at Riverside.fm, about all things hiring and working with SEOs. Just because uplift isn’t happening doesn’t mean they’re not doing work; we walk through practical things to check throughout the process, such as how things are prioritized, is there regular reporting, and proactive... [...]

Google Search Central has published the latest episode of the ‘Search Off the Record’ podcast titled ‘How to make your website faster: 3 quick tips’. The GSC team says, “Do you wish your website were faster? Watch along as Martin Splitt provides you with three actionable tips to make your website faster. From ​​optimizing Javascript and avoiding unnecessary redirects you can improve user experience and enhance website performance today.”  [...]

Google Search Central has published the latest episode of the ‘Search Off the Record’ podcast titled ‘Trending Now: Stay on Top of Google Search Trends’. The GSC team says, “Take a different approach to analyzing search trends. Instead of finding data for terms and topics you’re interested in, start with rising terms and then narrow down the results to your related terms. Watch along as Daniel Waisberg, Search Advocate at Google, and Hadas Jacobi, Software Engineer, Google Trends, explain how you can stay on top of what’s happening in Google Search.”  [...]

For better or worse, brands dominate Google search results. As more results are generated by AI and machines start to understand the offline and online world, big brands are only going to get more powerful. Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Brands Rule Google: Why Building a Brand Is Key To SEO’ on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Join us as we tackle the challenge of competing with dominant brands in Google search results. We’ll explain why big brands lead the rankings and how to measure your own brand’s impact against... [...]

Google’s Featured Snippets provide concise, highlighted answers directly on the search results page, enhancing user experience by offering quick information. Securing a spot in a Featured Snippet can significantly boost your website’s visibility and click-through rate. MOZ contributor Ann Smarty has published an in-depth article on how to optimize for Google’s featured snippets. She says, “Recent studies reveal that featured snippets have an average 35% click-through rate. The higher click-through rate can be explained by the many search features added to organic search... [...]

Google Search Central has published a new video ‘Working With Search Console API’. The GSC team says, “Mihai explains how he built tooling to get data from Search Console into Google Sheets and how he automated this process as well as what features he’d like to see coming to the Search Console API.”  [...]