SEO 101 is Search Engine Optimization from the very beginning. SEO 101 will teach you SEO from Square one. Hosts Ross Dunn of StepForth Web Marketing Inc and John Carcutt of Advance Digital give out helpful information for the beginners without overwhelming you with technical details.
Interesting Google local pack functionality, a new setup for service area businesses, and the benefits of Google Posts kick off this episode. The hosts then
This episode begins with news of Google’s compliance with Russian censorship laws, followed by discussions around dramatic examples from Google of the damage EU regulations
The hosts discuss the admirable job Mike Blumenthal did of pointing out some ludicrous Google My Business SPAM that Google refused to act upon. Ross
John and Ross discuss the latest news on topics as far afield as Google’s release of duck.com to DuckDuckGo to top insights from John Mueller,
Redirects and canonicals must match – an example of how consistency in SEO is everything. The hosts discuss the new structured data for question and
Google My Business releases an update to its Insights and a new version of its API that will make many 3rd party reporting tool providers
The hosts discuss Google’s New SEO Scoring Tool and they are happy with the break-out of a single category to primary and secondary categories for
Even Googler’s disagree with the best practices for handling old content for SEO. The hosts also dig into a myriad of Google service updates at
Bing’s quest for intelligence, artificial intelligence and SEO… how could it apply? More monthly changes in Google search such as video playing in search snippets,
Will Google see its demise in our lifetime? John and Ross discuss how some believe Amazon is its greatest threat. We discuss some tests in
Google ups GMB Post sizes, upgrades to image search allow for better copyright application, news on mobile first indexing, and a few Mueller facts and
Ross and John hung out last week in Ohio and along with a lot of geek talk, they attended Content Marketing World for which they
Google’s results are attacked as “rigged”, how Google judges content by-page, a check-in on the Google Medic Update, and more.We’re gonna have to get Political…
Bing adds another bell and whistle to its fold, the hosts discuss some helpful SEO tips from Google, enhanced mobile featured snippets, and Ross rants
The hosts discuss how the latest major algorithmic update from Google has affected medical-based content sites, Google and China’s blossoming relationship code-named “Dragonfly”, interesting Mueller
Ross and John discuss some sad industry news. Google has released some new search quality guidelines worth mentioning, and a few SEO questions brought to
In this longer than usual episode, John and Ross discuss a cornucopia of news about Google, how to estimate SEO traffic levels, the $5b in
The hosts discuss Stephan Spencer’s points in his Ultimate Guide to Bot Herding and Spider Wrangling, updates to Google My Business reporting and Google Search
Facebook appears to have some notable edges on Google that they are putting to good use in their Marketplace. John and Ross devote the remaining
This episode delves into the negatives of some significant changes to the Google Search Console (in Beta), and Google My Business’s new Agency Dashboard rife
Ross and special guest host David Harry of the SEO Dojo discuss a wide variety of SEO topics including splitting one site into two, future
This episode discusses the first peek at Google Duplex and it’s incredible potential, insights on indexation of ugly sites and sitemaps, as well as questions
This episode is unique because Ross and John chose to feature a facet of regulation that has serious implications for all website owners. The show
This episode touched on key elements of local SEO such as fake reviews, Google Maps, building reviews and new guidelines around review-gating, Google QA, tips
This episode spread into several areas including defections from Google to Apple resulting in a new Head of Google Search, a fantastic April Fools joke
This week’s episode got a little nerdy as John and Ross delved into some interesting insights on the mobile first index roll out, Google’s efforts
Today’s show follows news of SEO 101’s Google Plus Community surpassing 10,000 followers. Ross and John discuss interesting data shared at the latest SMX West
Find out how you stack up to new industry benchmarks for mobile page speed. Stephan Spencer and The Ultimate Guide to bot herding and spider
The hosts discuss the intriguing results of a voice search ranking factor study by Backlinko, followed by more news on Google’s Mobile First Index, handy
This show covered a wide variety of SEO topics including the pending Chrome browser update, Google’s new efforts to improve WordPress, a compliment from John
John and Ross welcome fellow SEO veterans Doc Sheldon and David Harry on the show to discuss a frighteningly impressive website hack that is designed
Google My Businesses QA is the topic of Discussion as Ross Dunn and John Carcutt welcome back Mike Blumenthal from GetFiveStars.com. They discuss Google Updates
On this first episode of 2018, John and Ross discuss the changes related to the December 12th Google Maccabee Update and a future rumoured update.
Today on SEO 101 John and Dave run down the latest in internet technology and programming. Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that it
Google Adds To Featured Snippets: Images, Related Search Content People Relations; Google Tests Mobile Search Interface With Few Organic Results.Plus, Interesting insight into Foursquare from This Week
The spammers are in the news again about event markup spam, and fake reviews. Ross and John also discuss issues that often arise in SEO
Ross Dun and John Carcutt discuss some remaining news from Pubcon and then start the inevitable November – December speculations of what’s to come in
SEO Ranking Factors in 2017; Do Google Posts Impact Rankings? A Case Study; Adding Structured Data Helps Google Understand Rank Webpages Better Google: If You Don’t Have A
Ross Dunn and guest Joy Hawkins discuss the latest in local SEO on Google. Some topics discussed: the ridiculous power that business titles have, to
John and Ross discuss the emerging powerhouse that is blockchain technology (yup, they geeked out again) and it’s potential impact on everything from SEO to
The recent State of Search conference provided a cornucopia of sound bytes from Gary Illyes covered on this episode. Also, a possible example of the
Apple switches away from Bing and moves to Google, a surprise for many. Ross and John also cover a few new pieces related to confirmations
Today on SEO 101 the guys discuss an array of different topics straddling SEO. They speak on Google Keyword Planner Showing “Okay Google” Keyword Ideas,
Today on SEO 101 we celebrate, this show marks the 300th episode in SEO 101’s History. The guys are joined by Jennifer Cario former SEO
Today on SEO 101 the guys talk about a plethora of differnt topics from good to noindex. Google Flags User Submitted Store Hours in Local
The hosts examine rumors around the Google Search Algorithm updates of late, the acquisition of Yellow Pages by Dex, the Google My Business Posts opportunity,
Professor Maps joins us to discuss the ins-and-outs of the current local SEO landscape along with the importance of leveraging existing relationships after you obtain
Hosts Ross and John review Google UI tests found in the wild, a blackhat SEO tip, John’s foray into buying a home assistant, and we
Today on SEO 101 John and Ross start off with Bing joining Google, Pinterest and others in upgrading its image search capabilities. Microsoft also expands
In this episode Ross is joined by stand-in guest host, Scott Van Achte. The show was very diverse. It covered everything from Bing providing bot
