Marketing channels often operate in silos, limiting SEO success. Elliot Tsai, Senior Growth Manager of SEO and ASO at TextNow, shares his cross-channel expertise from his background in paid search and influencer marketing. He demonstrates how to operate SEO like a paid channel with revenue-driven forecasting, partner strategically with data teams to establish unified measurement frameworks, and leverage social media's trend detection capabilities to identify emerging opportunities before they ap...
May 12, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1539
Can AI fully diagnose SEO traffic drops? Sam Torres from Gray Dot Co examines the limitations of AI in technical SEO diagnostics. She explains why AI can identify traffic declines but struggles to pinpoint fundamental issues, emphasizing that most SEO problems stem from multiple factors rather than single causes. Torres highlights the importance of human experience in comprehensive troubleshooting and avoiding the "one solution" trap that both AI and junior SEOs often fall into. Show Notes Conne...
May 10, 2025•3 min•Ep. 1538
When a core algorithm update causes a 40% traffic drop, swift action is required. Sam Torres from Gray Dot Co shares her approach to diagnosing content quality and relevancy issues that impact top-of-funnel performance. She emphasizes the importance of transparent communication with leadership, backing claims with comprehensive data analysis, and gathering insights from community platforms like Reddit and YouTube to identify content gaps. Show Notes Connect With: Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn ...
May 09, 2025•4 min•Ep. 1537
When do traffic drops signal technical issues versus content problems? Sam Torres from Gray Dot Co examines the distinct patterns behind sudden versus gradual SEO declines. She explains how technical issues typically cause abrupt two-week traffic drops, while content problems lead to slower, more business-impacting declines, and reveals how website migrations often trigger Google to reevaluate a site's relevance. Show Notes Connect With: Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podca...
May 08, 2025•3 min•Ep. 1536
Google's algorithm update patterns are evolving rapidly. Sam Torres, SEO expert from Gray Dot Co, examines whether distinguishable core updates will continue or if search is moving toward a constant state of change. Torres predicts distinguishable updates will remain for the next 12-18 months before transitioning to more continuous evolution, similar to what happened after the introduction of RankBrain. Show Notes Connect With: Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast : Email...
May 07, 2025•4 min•Ep. 1535
Core updates are becoming more frequent in Google's algorithm ecosystem. Sam Torres from Gray Dot Co predicts 2025 will see more official core updates than any previous year. This lightning round discussion examines the increasing pace of Google's algorithm changes and what SEO professionals should anticipate as these updates become a more regular part of the search landscape. Show Notes Connect With: Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast : Email // LinkedIn // Twitter Ben...
May 06, 2025•2 min•Ep. 1534
Traffic drops require a systematic diagnostic approach. Sam Torres, Chief Digital Officer at Gray Dot Co, shares her framework for identifying the true source of organic search performance declines. She outlines a three-step process: validating the business impact of traffic changes, isolating patterns through data analysis, and determining whether issues stem from technical problems, content relevance, or external factors. Torres also demonstrates how to effectively communicate findings to exec...
May 05, 2025•37 min•Ep. 1533
Anders Indset discusses the evolving relationship between humanity and AI, emphasizing the need for caution as AI advances towards superintelligence. He highlights the rapid changes in technology, such as quantum AI and decentralized energy systems, and the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities. Indset warns of the ethical and societal implications, including the risk of losing human creativity and the need for global regulations to ensure equitable access to AI. He advocates for a futu...
May 01, 2025•34 min•Ep. 1532
Anders Indset, a world-renowned philosopher and keynote speaker, discusses his journey from SEO to business philosophy, emphasizing the importance of understanding exponential technology and AI. He introduces the Norwegian mindset, or the Viking code, highlighting its blend of collectivism and individualism. Indset explains how this mindset fosters high performance through community and individual growth, citing examples like Viktor Hovland and Kasper Ruud. He stresses the need for leaders to ba...
Apr 30, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1531
Jonathan Ames, Director of Marketing at ButterCMS, discusses the intricacies of improving a headless CMS. He delves into how enhancing flexibility and user experience can significantly boost content management efficiency. Jonathan shares insights on integrating new technologies to streamline workflows and ensure scalability. Show Notes Connect With: Jonathan Ames: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast : Email // LinkedIn // Twitter Benjamin Shapiro : Website // LinkedIn // Twitter See...
Apr 29, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1530
Director of Marketing from ButterCMS, Jonathan Ames, discusses the impact of a CMS on SEO. In this episode, Jonathan shares his perspectives on: how CMS choice affects website SEO performance, key features of SEO-friendly CMS platforms, the role of CMS structure in organic growth and visibility, importance of CMS scalability and flexibility for SEO success, and best practices and common pitfalls in CMS SEO optimization. Show Notes Connect With: Jonathan Ames: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Se...
Apr 28, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1529
As AI shopping assistants reshape e-commerce visibility, SEO leaders need a gameplan. Chris Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, shares tactical approaches for maintaining brand presence in generative AI platforms. He recommends implementing monitoring systems to understand how AI crawlers and agents interact with your site, testing whether AI can complete key customer journeys, and experimenting with emerging paid opportunities like Perplexity Ads to stay ahead of shifting consumer behavio...
Apr 26, 2025•5 min•Ep. 1528
As AI search evolves, SEO professionals face new optimization challenges. Chris Andrew, CEO of Scrunch AI, explains why optimizing for AI retrieval is a long-term necessity rather than a passing trend. He details how OpenAI's development of its own search index represents a significant market shift away from traditional search engines, requiring marketers to understand how language models retrieve, cite, and reference content to maintain brand relevance in AI-powered search environments. See Pri...
Apr 25, 2025•5 min•Ep. 1527
SEO professionals face a strategic dilemma between traditional search and AI platforms. Chris Andrew, Co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, explains why optimizing for both simultaneously is possible by focusing on human-centered content. He reveals how AI models access content in real-time, allowing faster indexing than traditional search engines, and why AI-generated search results present a growing opportunity that shouldn't be ignored while maintaining traditional SEO foundations. See Privacy Po...
Apr 24, 2025•5 min•Ep. 1526
Keyword research faces significant evolution in the AI search era. Chris Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, explains how traditional keyword targeting must adapt as search fragments across multiple AI platforms. He outlines how single keywords now expand into countless prompt variations with contextual nuance, requiring SEOs to develop more sophisticated mapping processes that connect traditional keywords to the complex intent patterns emerging in conversational AI search. See Privacy Pol...
Apr 23, 2025•4 min•Ep. 1525
AI search tools are evolving to handle increasingly complex queries. Chris Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, explains how deep research functions are transforming search beyond traditional keyword approaches. He details how AI systems now clarify user intent through validation phases, accommodate different thinking styles through personalization, and deliver more comprehensive results by evaluating multiple sources simultaneously. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
Apr 22, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1524
AI search is transforming how consumers discover products and services. Chris Andrew, CEO of Scrunch AI, explains how businesses can optimize for AI-powered search experiences that prioritize answers over links. He details strategies for monitoring AI crawler activity, tracking citations across platforms, and creating content that addresses the full customer journey while maintaining brand representation in AI-generated responses. Show Notes Connect With: Chris Andrew: Website // LinkedIn The Vo...
Apr 21, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1523
Nick LeRoy, SEO Consultant at Nick LeRoy Consulting LLC, discusses the trends and insights in SEO salaries during SEO Jobs Week. In this episode, Nick shares his perspectives on: red flags in job postings with wide salary ranges, the role of community and knowledge sharing in SEO, impact of economic conditions on tech sector employment, strategies for personal career advancement in SEO, and importance of actionable data in career decision-making. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...
Apr 18, 2025•34 min•Ep. 1522
SEO job seekers face intense competition in today's market. Nick LeRoy, founder of SEOjobs.com, shares insights from his comprehensive industry report on the most in-demand SEO skills. Data analytics, technical SEO, and stakeholder management correlate most strongly with higher salaries, while AI expertise and UI/UX knowledge are increasingly sought after by employers. LeRoy recommends candidates develop a clear point of view on AI implementation and focus on building skills they can control to ...
Apr 17, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1521
Location requirements are reshaping the SEO job market. Nick LeRoy of Nick LeRoy Consulting examines the surprising data showing only 30% of SEO positions are fully remote, with office-based roles increasing to 49% in Q4. The analysis reveals which cities offer the most opportunities for SEO professionals, with Boston showing the highest growth in job postings while markets like Florida, Colorado, and Utah experienced significant declines. Show Notes Connect With: Nick LeRoy: Website // LinkedIn...
Apr 16, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1520
SEO job titles are evolving rapidly in 2025. Nick LeRoy, founder of SEOjobs.com, shares insights from their comprehensive SEO job market study. The data reveals a significant increase in director and VP-level positions primarily in-house, while technical SEO roles are seeing higher demand and compensation than content-focused positions. LeRoy also explains how career progression typically moves from generalist to specialist before returning to broader leadership roles that require strong busines...
Apr 15, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1519
Nick LeRoy, SEO Consultant at Nick LeRoy Consulting LLC, discusses the current trends and changes in the SEO job market. In this episode, Nick shares his perspectives on: red flags in job postings from salary ranges to expectations, the role of integrity and community in the SEO industry, impact of economic conditions on job stability in the tech sector, strategies for SEO professionals to navigate career progression. Show Notes Connect With: Nick LeRoy: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search ...
Apr 14, 2025•29 min•Ep. 1518
Val Riley, a key figure at Insightly & Unbounce, discusses the future of revenue intelligence platforms in SEO. She explores how integrating these platforms can significantly enhance the strategic capabilities of marketing teams, offering deeper insights into customer behaviors and trends. Val emphasizes the importance of leveraging technology to drive better decision-making and optimize marketing efforts. Show Notes Connect With: Val Riley: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast :...
Apr 10, 2025•20 min•Ep. 1517
Val Riley, a seasoned marketer at Insightly & Unbounce, discusses leveraging CRM data for comprehensive SEO metrics. She explores how integrating customer relationship management systems with SEO strategies can unlock deeper insights into customer behavior and campaign effectiveness. By harnessing this data, businesses can refine their marketing efforts for better targeting and increased ROI. Today, Val shares practical tips on how to effectively merge these technologies to enhance your mark...
Apr 09, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1516
Alisha Conlin Hurd, Founder at Persuasion Experience, discusses strategies for building effective lead machine funnels. In this episode, Alisha shares her perspectives on: understanding target audience personas for high-converting landing pages, incorporating multimedia elements to boost landing page engagement, best practices for a seamless user journey within lead machine funnels, optimizing lead capture forms to balance lead quality and quantity, and strategies for nurturing leads post-conver...
Apr 08, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1515
Alisha Conlin Hurd, CEO and Cofounder at Persuasion Experience, discusses how to create million-dollar landing pages. In this episode, she shares her perspectives on key elements essential for high-converting landing pages, effective strategies for optimizing landing page design and layout, role of compelling copywriting in landing page success, and tools and technologies for A/B testing landing pages. Show Notes Connect With: Alisha Conlin Hurd: Website // LinkedIn The Voices of Search Podcast ...
Apr 07, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1514
Steffen Hedebrandt, Cofounder and CMO at Dreamdata discusses how to align SEO to B2B revenue attribution. In this episode, Steffen shares his perspectives on aligning SEO strategies with B2B revenue attribution models, best practices for integrating SEO with revenue attribution in B2B, key metrics to focus on for SEO in B2B revenue attribution. The conversation highlights which metrics are crucial for SEO operators to monitor to directly tie SEO efforts back to revenue generation, impact of SEO ...
Apr 03, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1513
Steffen Hedebrandt, Cofounder and CMO at Dreamdata discusses how to align SEO to B2B revenue attribution. In this episode, Steffen shares his perspectives on aligning SEO strategies with B2B revenue attribution models, best practices for integrating SEO with revenue attribution in B2B, key metrics to focus on for SEO in B2B revenue attribution. The conversation highlights which metrics are crucial for SEO operators to monitor to directly tie SEO efforts back to revenue generation, impact of SEO ...
Apr 02, 2025•20 min•Ep. 1512
Chris Raulf, founder of Boulder SEO Marketing, discusses the integration of AI with micro-SEO strategies. He explains how leveraging artificial intelligence can enhance the precision and effectiveness of SEO tactics, particularly through Boulder SEO Marketing's unique Micro-SEO Strategy℠. This approach not only sharpens targeting but also significantly boosts conversion rates by adapting to the dynamic digital landscape. Today, Chris shares insights on optimizing SEO practices to achieve superio...
Apr 01, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1511
Chris Raulf, Founder of Boulder SEO Marketing, discusses the integration of human expertise and AI in SEO strategies. At Boulder SEO Marketing, a firm that excels in delivering precise and innovative SEO solutions, Chris emphasizes the importance of blending advanced AI tools with the nuanced understanding of human SEO specialists to enhance search engine visibility and conversion rates. He highlights how this approach not only streamlines processes but also significantly improves the accuracy a...
Mar 31, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1510
