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Google has rolled out part 1 of a 2 part Core update as of June 2nd. The hosts discuss what is known about the update

While discussing Schema.org’s launch of its new schema markup validator tool, Ross and Scott explain what schema and structured markup is, how it helps with

The hosts discuss Yahoo’s fall from grace amidst its Verizon sell-off, Rachel Maddow’s goof, Google’s featured snippet gaffe, a Google algorithm update that affects review

To kick things off, the SEO 101 hosts get a good laugh over the stupidity of The Daily Mail’s ignorant lawsuit against Google over its

Joost de Valk, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Yoast join Ross Dunn to discuss the Yoast SEO plugin. The interview covers the basic and

Scott and Ross discuss a variety of timely SEO news; from the recent light core update, and new Google My Business review management tool, to

Ross and his guest co-host, Scott Van Achte, discuss the past few weeks of search engine and SEO news. This diverse episode ranges in content

In this episode, Ross Dunn interviewed Jason Barnard, the Brand SERP Guy, CEO, and founder at Kalicube. pro. Jason’s understanding of how the Google Knowledge

Google Search Advocate, John Mueller, was the guest in this 400th episode of SEO 101 on WebmasterRadio.FM. The show started with a solemn nod to

In this episode of SEO 101, the hosts interview a special guest, and long time friend, Stephan Spencer. Stephan describes his journey into SEO and

Ross Dunn and guest host, Scott Van Achte, review Moz’s SEO tips for 2021 and share their own. They also cover some of the latest

Google’s December Core Update was immense and it stirred up a lot of emotions (positive and negative) for site owners with improved rankings or those

Ross interviews John Espley, Chief Connector at ConnectionSkills.ca about his work with small and medium businesses and how businesses connect with SEO, link building, and

In this episode, Ross interviews prolific Search Engine Journal writer, Roger Montti on his start in the SEO business and the work he does. The

John and Ross welcome the one and only Barry Schwartz on the show – finally! Barry is the founder and editor of Search Engine Roundtable,

John and Ross discuss a few pieces of search news before diving into the important news that came out of the recent SearchOn event by

Google causes concern for many as it turns off the indexation request tool to make infrastructure updates. John and Ross speculate the updates are partly

The hosts discuss the meeting between the excellent Barry Schwartz from Search Engine Round Table and Martin Splitt from Google about Google’s relationship with the

Guest co-host, Scott Van Achte discusses the latest SEO news with Ross Dunn such as upgrades to Googlebot, support for the regional schema in videos,

From the Google local algorithm to Google Discover, Ross and John discuss the algorithmic glitches and weirdness over the past few weeks. They also talk

Google is launching People Cards in India to allow individuals to create their own Rolodex-like listing in Google (shades of authorship?), Google suffered a massive

Google has extended its mobile-first deadline in order to minimize negative impacts on many sites during the pandemic. Google My Business has begun testing the

John and Ross discuss the feasibility of “algorithm-proofing” a website, insight into the past indexing issues with Google, and news on the increased use of

John and Ross discuss Google’s amazing acquiescence towards paying news organizations for the right to use their content. A sure game-changer for anyone in the

Scott and Ross discuss the Google Page Experience Update and what it means to website owners, followed by tips on re-opening during COVID and how

Ross and John cover Core Web Vitals as a ranking signal, more news on Google’s May Core algorithm update, indexing issues, and the impact of

Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte welcome a surprise guest before discussing the recent broad core update from Google that has significantly affected a large

Scott and Ross discuss John Mueller’s hilarious “Quick, The moderators are all busy, post bad advice!” on Reddit, an overview of a few 101 tips

Scott and Ross discuss a wide variety of news in this episode. From Google’s latest conference video series and dissuading people from believing EAT is

COVID-19 has taken over all of our lives and many businesses are understandably putting their online marketing on hold. Scott and Ross discuss some of

From Let’s Encrypt’s critical SSL glitch to SEO WordPress plugins such as Yoast bugging out; bugs were a hot topic in this episode. Ross Dunn

An Inside Peek into SEO Strategy at Yahoo News & Entertainment. In this episode, Ryan Miller, Senior SEO Strategist, Yahoo News & Entertainment and I

Even Enterprise Level Companies Need Basic SEO and More Google My Business News today on SEO 101. John and Ross discuss how an enterprise-level company

Google’s made a few changes this month. It started with the January 2020 Core Update followed by the rolling out of a redesigned desktop search

John and Ross discuss a wide assortment of new pieces in this episode; from Google Search Console’s latest fix and 2 year anniversary to Google’s