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Toon Update: Podcast on pause29 Apr 202400:00:43

Hello, I just want to explain that we're going to be taking a little bit of a break on the podcast, probably about a month or so.

This is sadly because I've had some bad news from home and I need to return to the UK and spend some time with my family. So I hope you can bear with me while I get through this difficult time.

We will be back later in the year with more great episodes.

Thanks for listening. I wish you all well. Thank you.

 

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Why your products don’t rank on Google with Patrick Rice (NEWBIE)02 Apr 202400:31:10

How to make your ecommerce store stand out with SEO

 

Do you struggle to get your products to rank high on the search engine results pages? 

 

Last year we went through how you can improve user experience on site with Louis Smith.

 

And today we’ll cover some common mistakes ecommerce owners make that can lead to their products ranking poorly, or sometimes not at all. 

 

Tune in to learn: 

  • How ecommerce SEO differs from service-based business SEO

  • What features ecommerce owners can access in the SERPS

  • Why you should get set up on Google Merchant Center.

  • The biggest mistakes ecommerce sites are making

  • What the best structure for product pages is

  • Patrick’s top tips on how to make more engaging product descriptions

  • How to use internal linking to cross-sell your products

  • Why having a personalised brand can help you stand out

  • What role schema plays in ecommerce sites

 

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REALITY SEO: Elisha de Jonge: Getting Google on board with my rebrand24 Oct 202300:22:15

Embracing techy SEO to get found online

Getting SEO advice is one thing, but how much of it is really doable for the average business human? 

In my reality SEO episodes, I talk to real humans and get the truth about how they use SEO and digital marketing to improve their businesses.

Today I’ll be talking to a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, Elisha de Jonge.

We’ll chat about how Elisha got her start in SEO, the digital marketing highs and lows, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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How much should SEO cost? (TOON TIP)10 Oct 202300:14:57

Today is a tip episode, no guest to interview, just little old me.

My tips, my advice.

These shorter, more succinct episodes are here to help with easy learning and quick wins and I promise they’re 100% jargon and gobbledegook free.

Today we’re going to be talking about how much should SEO cost?

 

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Being green online with Ray Pastoors (NEWBIE)19 Sep 202300:30:27

Now here’s me thinking that being online means I’m pretty green.

My entire business is up in the cloud, with very few physical products, not much post, and a little shed in the back garden that uses minimal electricity.

 

And I never use my printer, not because I’m green but because I can’t hook it up to my computer properly.

 

But today’s guest is going to explain how even hosting your website has environmental consequences and some simple steps to minimising your environmental footprint.

Tune in to learn: 

  • What it means to be green online
  • How your digital footprint is connected to your carbon footprint
  • How climate change is being affected by websites, apps and email
  • Common practices online that are more harmful than helpful to the environment
  • What steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint
  • Why hosting is a big issue when it comes to being green
  • How True Green® can help reduce energy output
  • What to focus on when choosing a hosting platform

 

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6 ecommerce SEO questions answered (TOON TIP)05 Sep 202300:18:02

So today is a tip episode, no guest to interview, just little old me. 

My tips, my advice.

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Today I’m answering questions about ecommerce SEO.

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Google Search Console 101 with Sodiq Ajala (Newbie)22 Aug 202300:28:12

Setting up a website is not a one-off process. 

In many ways, it’s like having a plant. 

Building your website and optimising it to be found is like setting up the nutrient-rich soil. 

Hitting publish for the first time is like planting a seed. 

Now you just sit back and see what happens right?

No, much like that little seed, if you ignore it, it will wither away, much like your website traffic. 

You have to monitor it, remove any bugs, and give it plenty of water and sunshine. I’ll leave the plant metaphor there.

So how do we keep it healthy and thriving? The answer? Well, one answer is Google Search Console. I often describe it as Google Analytics ugly cousin, but in fact, it’s a rich source of website nutrients, helping you diagnose, and understand your website, and if necessary bring it back to life.

Today we’ll look at the benefits of using Google’s Search Console as a tool in your SEO garden shed to keep traffic high and problems low.

Tune in to learn:

  • What Google Search Console is

  • Two metrics to focus on when you’re getting started

  • What Sodiq thinks of Search Console Insights

  • Where to start looking when your traffic is way down

  • More advanced ways to use Google Search Console

  • Sodiq’s tips for getting acquainted with Google Search Console

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How to improve your local SEO (TOON TIP)08 Aug 202300:08:53

Need a speedy SEO Fix? 

These micro SEO tip episodes are a fast way to digest a little SEO knowledge for easy learning and quick wins and I guarantee they’re 100% jargon and gobbledegook free. 

Today I’ll be giving you some top tips on Local SEO.

 

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Ecommerce SEO-friendly UX: from crappy to kerching with Louis Smith (NEWBIE)11 Jul 202300:42:37

Showing Google you've got the goods

Hey you, ecommerce store owner.
I know you got a sexy theme for your website that promised it was responsive, conversion-focused and all that jazz.
But is it?
So many ecommerce sites fall down on the basics of user experience.

Terrible navigation - check
Confusing home page - check
Bland category pages - check
Cut and paste product descriptions - check

And don’t get me started on that checkout experience.
Well, today we’re honing in on carts, shopping and making the sale.
Telling you how to turn casual browsers into eager buyers.

Tune in to learn

 

  • The three main differences between service-based business SEO and ecommerce SEO

  • How small businesses should build out the primary nav structure

  • Two ways to start driving more relevant traffic to your ecommerce site today

  • How to avoid the duplicate content issue with collection and product pages

  • How to do keyword research for collection pages and product pages

  • How to improve time on site and key information you should add to encourage customers through to the sale

  • How to stand out in the SERPS against the bigger brands

  • Optimising your product pages - where to start

  • Why generative AI isn’t going to doom ecommerce stores

  • The importance of your brand story, and taking consumers on a journey with your brand

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Why I’m sick of shitty SEO agencies (RANT)20 Jun 202300:16:03

Okay, are you ready for a rant?
I know I share interviews and chats.
I’ve now started sharing tips and advice.

But today it’s rant time. This Toon is angry and I want to share why.

So today I’m getting stuck into shitty SEO agencies.
What they do.
Why they do it.
And how to see the red flags before you get screwed.

Ready? Let’s go.

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What the eff are entities in SEO? with Nik Ranger (NEWBIE)06 Jun 202300:33:46

Understanding how Google classifies context.

The Google beast has come a long way since 10 blue links, doorway pages and exact match domains.

But what’s changed the most is probably how we consider and use keywords. 

At beginner level we’re gathering keywords, grouping them by content and then using them on our pages, but as Google strives to improve the search results, it has started to dig deeper, and look at more than just the words on the page - now Google thinks about both context and the relationships between words.

And this, my friends, is what we mean when we talk about entity-based SEO.

Tune in to learn:

Today we’ll cover:

  • What entities are

  • What a knowledge graph is

  • What semantic search is

  • How semantic search helps users find relevant information

  • Keyword research: how relevant it is with entities in the mix

  • Nik’s top 5 tips for content writers with Natural Language Processing in mind

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Core Web Vitals: A speedy summary (TOON TIP)16 May 202300:09:53

I’ve started a new style of episode. 

I’ve had an amazing run of interviewing other humans but often you don’t hear that much from me. 

My tips, my advice.

So I thought I’d start sharing that with you. 

After a long 5 years, shorter more succinct episodes for easy learning and quick wins, 100% jargon and gobbledegook free. 

Today I’ll be covering Core Web Vitals: what are they, why do we care about them, and how we can make them better.

 

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Can you focus your SEO on just one page? (TOON TIP)19 Mar 202400:07:52

Today is a tip episode, no guest to interview, just little old me.

My tips, my advice.

These shorter, more succinct episodes are here to help with easy learning and quick wins and I promise they’re 100% jargon and gobbledegook free.

Today I’m answering a question that was posted in the I LOVE SEO group about whether someone can optimise one web page of their website, and if that will be enough.

 

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Improving website user experience with Kevin Indig (NEWBIE)02 May 202300:36:39

Leaving your audience satisfied with every click

So you have your beautiful new website.
You’ve carefully written the copy and paid an arm and a leg for a fancy pants design, you’ve even done a little SEO, optimising your images, writing titles and metas and making an effort to speed up your site.


But you’ve noticed something odd when you look at Google Analytics.
Your time on site is low.
People are only viewing one or two pages.
And your conversions are lower than worm doing a limbo.

‘What went wrong?’ you cry, gnashing your teeth.
Well it could be your user experience.
How people enjoy and consume the content on your site, and travel from point a to point b.

Perhaps there are 15 steps before I can check out.
Perhaps the font is so small it needs a microscope to read.

Or the buttons have grey copy on a grey background.

User experience is crucial not just for … the users, but also to please the Google beast, so lets dig into this topic today.

Tune in to learn: 

  • User experience: what it is, and how it differs from accessibility

  • How to measure user satisfaction

  • Why engagement is so important to SEO

  • Which good engagement metrics to focus on

  • The pros and cons of heat mapping tools

  • Kevin’s best heat mapping tool recommendations

  • Which GA4 reports you should focus on

  • How marketers should approach SEO content in 2023, compared to 2013

  • Kevin’s number one tip to improve user experience

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Why does Google change things all the time? (TOON TIP)18 Apr 202300:18:13

A complete history of algorithm updates (and why they matter)

Google appears to be fiddling with things all the time, which can feel overwhelming for your average site owner.


But the truth is most of the updates don’t impact small business website owners, and Google is pretty open about the big changes that you really need to take action on.

In this episode, I’ll run through a complete history of the algorithm updates since 2011 and explain what they mean and how they help.

 

Tune in to learn: 

  • What is an algorithm?

  • Why are all the updates named crazy things?

  • The biggest updates you need to know about

  • Why Google changes things all the time

  • Bonus: top tips on how to use pop-ups on your website.

 

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10 basic SEO mistakes you’re probably making with Brendan Kelso (NEWBIE)04 Apr 202300:38:45

Brendan Kelso and Kate Toon get back to basics

It’s time to get back to basics.

If you’re a regular listener to the podcast you’ll know we dive deep each episode into a different SEO challenge and adventure.

 

But today I though it would be useful to have a recap of common mistakes that we often see small business and professional services websites making.

 

Because the truth is it’s often not bleeding edge SEO that makes the difference in this market, but ensuring you’ve ticked off all the essentials. 

 

So today put your mind at rest as I chat with Brendan Kelso about the core things you need to fix up to ensure your website gets the Google love.

 

Tune in to learn: 

  • Easy site changes that make all the difference

  • SEO basics that most people forget

  • Why Google My Business should be a priority

  • Why it’s not the cutting-edge things that matter

And so much more.

 

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More Traffic, More Money: Building beautiful backlinks with Alan Silvestri (NEWBIE)14 Mar 202300:38:10

Building quality backlinks and promoting your content

I know, I know, backlinks are well-trodden ground, we’ve covered them before and we’ll likely cover them again.

Because still after all this time, debate rages about whether backlinks really do make a difference to you ability to rank.

Google encourages us to earn, not buy links.

SEOs tell us to focus on quality not quantity.

We dutifully keep our backlink profiles clean, disavowing on a regular basis.

But is any of this working?

And if the black hat tactics don’t work (PBNs, comment spam and the rest) why do so many SEO types still do them?

Today we’re getting back to basics on backlinks and it’s a refresher that’s definitely worth your ear time.

Tune in to learn: 

  • Do backlinks matter to Google? 

  • If backlinks from social media have any impact or authority

  • Where to start setting up your first 3 backlinks

  • How to recognise good backlinks

  • How to recognise the red flags

  • How content promotion ties in with link-building

  • Ranking locally - what effect local backlinks will have

  • Alan’s favourite tools to track backlinks

  • Dodgy backlinks - are disavows worth it?

  • Alan’s top backlink tip

 

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Should I target zero-volume keywords? (TOON TIP)28 Feb 202300:14:32

I’ve started a new style of episode. 

 

I’ve had an amazing run of interviewing other humans but often you don’t hear that much from me. 

 

My tips, my advice.

So I thought I’d start sharing that with you. 

 

After a long 5 years, shorter more succinct episodes for easy learning and quick wins, 100% jargon and gobbledegook free. 

 

Today I’ll be answering the question that comes up a lot from my course students: Should I target zero-volume keywords?

 

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International SEO: best practices with Julia-Carolin Zeng (NEWBIE)14 Feb 202300:50:03

Taking your brand global

While many of us start small and want simply to be found locally, over time our desire to be found on the global stage increases.

And even if we’re not directly targeting other countries, of course it’s likely that a fair share of your website visitors come from different countries and speak different languages, so it might be time to consider making your site more international.

But if you’re looking to create an international website, what do you need to consider?

 

In this episode we’ll focus on the three big tasks:

1. International-friendly URLS - or country targeting

2. Language tags - language targeting

3. Ranking in the different countries.

As well as discussing a bundle of other tips and tactics.

So, if you’re ready to take your brand global, this is the episode for you.

Tune in to learn:

  • How to choose an internationally-friendly brand name

  • Which is best moving from local to global: Top level domains, sub domains or subdirectories

  • How to avoid duplicate content issues across multiple sites

  • Best practices for language targeting. 

  • What to consider across different cultures when writing content

  • Best ways to handle keyword research and backlinks for international variations of your site

  • Top tips for using Google Analytics and Google search console

  • How important it is to host your international sites on a local hosting site

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ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? (LEARN)31 Jan 202300:25:37

Taking on AI as an asset, not a threat

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT.

My LinkedIn is stuffed with experts providing tips and examples of how to use this amazing tool.

(Everyone is an instant expert on LinkedIn).

To some it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

To others, it’s the end of the content marketing world as we know it.

I mean, haven’t these people watched The Terminator movies, don’t they know how it all ends?

 

So today I’m going to give you my low down.

​​What is ChatGPT?

What can it do?

Why all the fuss?

I’ll take you through the challenges, the positives, what’s coming, and also a bit of a reframe for those who are struggling or feeling scared about this new tool

 

It’s time to embrace the robots people. Let’s get stuck in.

 

Tune in to learn: 

  • What ChatGPT is
  • Why everyone is talking about ChatGPT
  • Why your job isn’t being taken by robots
  • How to use AI tools as an asset
  • The limitations in using ChatGPT
  • What’s coming down the line

 

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Time is money: Speedy sites with Jono Alderson (NEWBIE)24 Jan 202300:44:50

How to increase your site’s speed, performance, and quality

There’s one thing that never gets old when it comes to SEO.

And that’s speed.

I’d argue it’s one of the most important technical factors. 

A slow site isn’t going to please anyone, not least the Google beast.

So, in this episode we’re going to revisit the basics.

  • What’s the ideal load time
  • What makes sites slow
  • What tools can you use to test
  • What’s the impact of Core web vitals
  • And how the heck do you speed up your site?

It also features one of my all-time favourite guests, so I’m pretty darn excited.

Buckle your Google belts people, we’re about to get speedy!

 

Tune in to Learn:

  • Why site speed is so important
  • Factors that impact your site performance
  • How Google uses Core Web Vitals to look at your site
  • Why mobile is so much harder than desktop
  • How to improve the quality of your site
  • Jono’s top SEO tip

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Google SEO in 2023: Q&A with John Mueller (NEWBIE)10 Jan 202300:45:06

Learning how the cogs turn behind the Google machine

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to actually talk to Google?

 

To ask them all the questions you’ve ever wanted to ask?

To find out why they do what they do.

Why they keep fiddling.

What they have coming up.

 

Imagine how great that would be.

Well, imagine no more, for today we have John Mueller, head of Google Search Relations, on the pod. 

 

We’ve spoken to John before in my first season on Episode 15: Ask Google: Q&A with John Mueller, Episode 29: Mobile First with John Mueller, and Episode 30: GOOGLE Q&A with John Mueller. 

 

And today, to kick off our pod in 2023 we have his ear again.

Hurrah.

Tune in to learn:

  • Biggest updates from 2022
  • What small businesses should focus on for SEO
  • What’s coming up in 2023
  • Where to find out the latest Google updates
  • Developments John is most excited for
  • John’s top 5 tips for ranking on Google
  • How important backlinks really are

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The Top 10 SEO changes in 2022: what did you miss? With Cyrus Shepherd (NEWBIE)29 Nov 202200:31:35

How SEO has changed this year and what you should do about it

It’s been a busy year in SEO land.
And Google has been experimenting as always.

And if you’re a normal human, and not glued to Twitter every living minute of the day, you might find it hard to keep up with it all.

So I’ve asked one of our most popular guests to come back on the show and give us the low down on what’s what in SEO in 2022.

The big moves.
The little tweaks.
The things you can ignore and the things you better jump right on.

This is a short, snappy wrap-up of everything you need to know about Search Engine Optimisation before you head into your festive flop period and face a brave new year.

 

Tune in to learn: 

  • Kate and Cyrus’s thoughts on the top 10 changes in SEO this year:
    • Improvements to Google Search Console
    • Google not indexing less important pages
    • More videos 
    • Greater emphasis on visual search
    • Mobile SERP changes: Site Name and Favicon in results, shorter titles on mobile
    • Spam Update (auto-generated content)
    • Universal Analytics > GA4
    • Changes to Google My Business > Google Business Profile
    • Product Review Update
    • Helpful Content Update
  • Where SEO is heading for 2023

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REALITY SEO: Jane Fonti: How I doubled organic traffic to my online store05 Mar 202400:25:24

There is a mountain of SEO advice out there, but how much of it is actually doable for the average business human?

In my reality SEO episodes, I talk to real humans and get the truth about how they use SEO and digital marketing to improve their businesses.

Today I’ll be talking to a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, Jane Fonti.

We’ll chat about how Jane got her start in SEO, the digital marketing highs and lows, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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How to build a successful SEO Agency with Darren Jamieson (NEWBIE)15 Nov 202200:46:21

Scaling up from being an SEO freelance consultant

Okay so perhaps you’re an SEO freelancer.
Working job to job, helping clients on a small scale.
But you have big dreams.

You’d love to run your very own SEO agency.
But the thought of setting it up and managing all the ins and outs leaves you cold.


The risk is huge and let’s be honest, SEO agencies often don’t have the best reputation out there!

So how do you overcome all this and make your agency honest, legitimate and profitable?

Today we’re going to answer all this and more.

 

Tune in to learn:

  • How running an SEO agency differs from being a freelance SEO consultant
  • Darren’s tips for starting your own SEO agency
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Why so many agencies get a bad wrap, and how to improve your reputation 
  • Big changes in SEO - what has happened in the past, and what’s coming up in the future
  • Darren’s top DIY SEO tip

 

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Yoast for Shopify: a beginners guide with Marieke van de Rakt (NEWBIE)01 Nov 202200:35:29

How to Yoastify your shop

If you’re even vaguely into SEO and haven’t heard of Yoast, then I’m guessing you have been living under a rock.

 

But for those that don’t know, Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin that helps your site perform better in search engines like Google. 

 

It also gives you the tools to bring your content to the highest standards of SEO and overall readability. 

 

It’s my favourite SEO tool which I use on all my sites and recommend in my course The Recipe for SEO success. 

 

And yes I’ve tried all the other tools, but I find that Yoast works best with other plugins and its SEO copywriting features are just awesome.

 

But one big fat bummer was always that I couldn’t recommend Yoast to my Shopify students, who now make up nearly 50% of my course takers.

 

They had to struggle on, using dodgy apps or hand coding.

 

But all that has changed. 

 

Yoast has just launched a Shopify version of their famous WordPress plugin and today I’m delighted to be chatting to Marieke van de Rakt all about its features, upcoming developments and how to get the best out of the app.

 

Tune in to learn:

  • What Yoast is
  • Why Yoast launched an SEO app for Shopify
  • Core features of the Yoast SEO app
  • How it helps deal with duplicate content
  • How to start off with Yoast SEO
  • What kind of support is available
  • Marieke’s top SEO tip

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Using Content Clusters To Boost Your SEO with Marion Leadbetter (NEWBIE)18 Oct 202200:34:51
How organising your content can keep customers coming back

Have you heard about content clusters?

They’re all about strategic internal linking.

Creating little groups of content around a key topic.

You create a pillar page and link to and from it, offering multiple internal links to keep readers entertained, educated and on your site.

Benefits include more organised content, less overlap and more authority on a given topic and increased content production speed.

Sounds good right?

But where do you start?

And if your existing content is currently the blog equivalent of a hoarders boudoir, how do you organise your content into clusters?

Today we’ll answer these questions and many more.

Tune in to learn: 

  • What content clusters are
  • What the benefits of using content clusters are
  • How to choose your cluster topics
  • Must-haves for your content clusters
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • How to measure the effectiveness of content clusters, and where you can gather these metrics
  • How Google’s recent content update impacts content clusters
  • What to do if you already have a blog packed with content
  • Marion’s top content cluster tip

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Mobile SEO with Cindy Krum (TECHIE)04 Oct 202200:40:41
Keeping up in the rankings by being mobile-friendly

Did you know that half of all website traffic worldwide comes from mobile?
I hope when you hear that you’ll understand how important it is to listen to this week’s episode.

Google has been pushing mobile-first indexing for the past few years. It rolled out the first mobile-first index in 2018 but more recently announced mobile-first indexing for the whole web.

So what does this mean for your little website?
Well if your site isn’t fully optimised for mobile searches, it’s about time you got with the program.

In today’s episode, we’re going to share what mobile SEO is, best practices and top tips on how to ensure your site looks tickety boo on any device.

Tune in to learn
  • What Mobile SEO is
  • How Google classifies mobile
  • Why mobile SEO is so critical
  • Easy ways to check if your site is mobile-friendly
  • How to optimise your site correctly
  • How to improve the user experience of your site on mobile
  • How keyword research differs for mobiles
  • What you need to know about the latest mobile-first indexing update
  • Cindy’s top mobile SEO tip
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Google Helpful Content Update: What NOT to do with James Welch (NEWBIE)20 Sep 202200:43:20
What Google's latest update really means 

Recently Google announced its Helpful Content update. And as per usual, the interwebs got their knickers in a twist.

SEO agencies sending emails to copywriters telling them to stop using keywords.

Business brands frantically worrying that they were going to get a penalty after stuffing their sites with useless space-filling guff in their blogs.

But I tend not to freak out about these things.
I like to wait and see.

And today we’ll be chatting through what Google really wants to see when it talks about Helpful Content.

The dos.
The do nots.
And the do not panics.

Tune in to learn: 

  • Google Helpful Content update: 
    • What the purpose of the update is
    • What has changed
    • What hasn’t changed
  • 3 things you SHOULDN’T be doing
  • How sites are being impacted by the update
  • What mistakes SEO agencies are making with content
  • James’s top content creation tips

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Reality SEO: Estelle Oliveri: Why Amazon is not the enemy of eCommerce06 Sep 202200:28:16

Finding the right keywords to rise above the competition

By now you’ve gobbled up a lot of SEO advice.

But is it really all doable? 

 

In my reality SEO episodes, I talk to real humans and get the truth about how they use SEO and digital marketing to improve their businesses.

 

Today I’ll be talking to a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, and eCommerce extraordinaire, Estelle Oliveri. 

 

We’ll chat about how Estelle got her start in SEO, the digital marketing highs and lows, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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Reality SEO: WordPress SEO tips with Rachel Amies23 Aug 202200:21:19

Enriching web dev and copy services with SEO

Hearing great SEO advice is one thing but is it actually doable? 

 

In my reality SEO episodes, I talk to real humans and get the truth about how they use SEO and digital marketing to improve their businesses.

 

Like Rachel Amies, a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, a member of the Digital Masterchefs, and a cat-pun enthusiast.

 

We’ll talk about how Rachel took her web design and digital marketing to the next level with SEO, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

 

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Influencer marketing: why it’s all about relations with Marina Garbuio (NEWBIE)09 Aug 202200:36:54
Expanding your audience reach with the right voice

Influencer marketing.

Even the mention of it gives me the heebeejeebees.

Visions of hot 20-somethings lying in a cossie on a rock in Ibiza spring to mind.  Your product lying next to them on said rock.


And oh the horror stories.
Small business owners giving away oodles of product, and splashing the cash only to be ghosted.

So how do you choose a trustworthy influencer? And how do you see genuine return on your investment?


Today we’ll talk about the positives and the pitfalls of this relatively new form of advertising, and whether it really has legs for your business.

Tune in to learn: 

  • What influencer marketing is, and when it became a thing
  • The positives of influencer marketing
  • Which types of businesses can benefit from influencer marketing
  • How to find the right fit for your business 
  • How to approach an influencer the right way
  • What kind of return on investment (ROI) you should expect from engaging an influencer
  • What measures to have in place to ensure you don’t get burned 
  • Marina’s top marketing tip

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SEO that lasts: Solid strategies that stand the test of time with Alizée Baudez (NEWBIE)26 Jul 202200:39:05
Staying strong during the ebb and flow of SEO

Bonjour mon petite SEO beasts.

Today we’re talking about longevity in SEO.

These days everyone is looking for a quick fix, fast engagement, the dopamine hit of an easy like.

But the truth is that solid SEO strategy takes time.

As I like to say, SEO is for life, not just for Christmas.

It can take a long time to get the needle moving, undo previous bad work and build up authority.

But once you get your SEO firing, the results last a very long time.

I have posts I wrote back in 2009 that still deliver consistent traffic to my site. 

And my SEO has weathered the storm for 13 years, through a gazillion algorithm updates, with very little movement.

Our friend Rand Fishkin refers to SEO as a heavy flywheel; difficult to get started, but once it’s going, not so much effort is required.

So today I’m chatting with Alizée about how we ensure our SEO strategy is built for the long term and how to resist reacting to every little change.

Tune in to learn:

  • Core SEO pillars and principles that have remained unchanged 
  • How long it will take to get results from your SEO strategy
  • Keywords: should you update them constantly or stick with the same ones
  • What your long-term keyword strategy should be
  • How to react when a new competitor moves above you in the rankings
  • Milestone changes in SEO in the last three years
  • Updates in SEO that you should be aware of
  • How iteration factors into a solid SEO strategy
  • Alizée’s top two tactics to try out today
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Reality SEO: Norelle Hentschel: Turning search queries into traffic-driving content12 Jul 202200:27:51
Making informed keyword choices for my shopfront business

 

Hearing great SEO advice is one thing but is it actually doable?

I started the reality SEO episodes to illustrate how the teachings here and in my course, really impact small businesses.

You can hear the truth direct from real SEO beast’s mouths.

Like Norelle Hentschel, a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, a member of the Digital Masterchefs, and an avid herbalist.

We’ll talk about how Norelle was able to give her online naturopathy a healthy dose of SEO, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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EASY ECOMMERCE SEO: 5 focuses for 2024 (TOON TIP)20 Feb 202400:10:28

Today is a tip episode, we’re going to be talking about easy ecommerce SEO, five things for store-owners to focus on in 2024. 

I’m gonna be honest, I think that most ecommerce stores need to focus on some foundational elements.

So let's jump in. 

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Develop better content by going beyond the avatar with Shan Morrison (NEWBIE)28 Jun 202200:38:26
Get creative in your marketing strategy

 

Are you content with your content?

I’d say that most of us aren’t.

And yet we know that great content is the key to building a brand, creating trust, and becoming well known for what we do.

But there are so many options.

Should we be creating blog posts, guesting on podcasts, creative videos, dancing on reels, or going live?
How can we be everywhere?

And yes I know we’d all love to go viral, but if you tuned into my episode with Mr. Rand Fishkin, you’ll know that going viral is about as useful as something very unuseful - if it isn’t relevant to what you offer.

So how do we direct online attention to our business in a meaningful way with good, relevant content?

Well, today I’m talking to Shannon Morrison to get all the answers on how to build authority online with smashing content marketing tactics.

 

Tune in to learn:

  • Is content marketing still king?
  • How to get your foundations right to create good content
  • What an audience avatar is
  • How important audience avatars are in marketing these days
  • Four factors of content consumption, and how to leverage them to your advantage
  • Which platforms best deliver content marketing
  • Shannon’s top content marketing tip
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SEO Copywriting Basics - Clever Copy Chats (Teaser)21 Jun 202200:01:45

Check out my new podcast, Clever Copy Chats for some in-depth SEO Copywriting knowledge.

Whenever I’m in a copywriting group I see the same comments.

“SEO ruins conversational copy.”
“SEO ruins conversion copy.”
“You don’t need to use keywords any more. Google will work it out.”
“SEO copy is boring copy.”

(Heavy sigh)

These kinds of comments show a fundamental misunderstanding of what SEO copywriting is and how it works.

And these copywriters who think that Google will magically work out where to rank you no matter what you write on the page, well they’re either naïve or just plain lazy.

If anything great SEO copywriting is even more important now than it’s ever been.

I’m going to get back to basics and give you an overview of the important elements in SEO Copywriting, and a few tips on how to please humans and Google too.

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Reality SEO: Anthea Digby-Smith: Taking the time to revitalise my local SEO14 Jun 202200:27:49
Filling the appointment books by showing up in local searches

From feedback, I find the Reality Episodes are a crowd favourite.

Yes, it’s great hearing from super-duper SEO and marketing experts, but what about the real humans chipping away at marketing goals, trying to woo Google, slippery up their funnel, and smash their socials?

Is all this advice actually doable?

Well, today I’m chatting with Anthea Digby-Smith, a former student of the Recipe For SEO Success Course, a member of the Digital Masterchefs, and a hairdresser extraordinaire.

We’ll talk about how Anthea was able to give her online haircare business a total SEO makeover, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.

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Why isn't my site indexed? Site crawlability troubleshooting with Gaston Riera (NEWBIE)31 May 202200:34:09
Stopping your site from slipping through the cracks

You’ve built a beautiful site.
Your mum loves it.
You’ve even paid your developer for a super SEO package.
So everything should be right, right?

But for some reason when you Google yourself nothing’s coming up,
Or maybe just a measly page or two.
And you have no idea why.

Or perhaps you’re pumping out content on your blog and for some reason, it’s still not getting indexed as fast as you would like.

This week we’re talking all about crawling and indexing.
How to check, how to fix and the best tips for making sure your content is as findable as a findable thing.

 

Tune in to learn:

  • What it means for your site to be crawled and indexed
  • How to find out that your site isn’t getting indexed
  • What is a sitemap, what is a robots.txt
  • What is crawl budget
  • Crawlability vs Indexability: Why Google doesn’t automatically index your site after crawling every page
  • Common issues that prevent site pages from being indexed
  • Gaston’s recommended tactics to get your site indexed
  • How to troubleshoot indexing for a small website
  • How large sites differ, and how best to approach indexing
  • The difference between LATAM sites and English-speaking western countries (USA/UK/AU)
  • Gaston’s go-to tools to get your site indexed
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New podcast: Clever Copy Chats Podcast30 May 202200:01:44
Hurrah back in the land of copy podcasts. It's been a while. So let me tell you what my new podcast is all about.

I know. I know. There are a gazillion copywriting podcasts out there.

I've made a few hundred or so episodes myself, but honestly, most leave me wanting. They're all so dry, so earnest, so teachy.
All mega famous copywriters dispensing blobs of copy knowledge down from their lofty plinths.

Most of the folk interviewed aren't even copywriters anymore, they've moved on to being course creators and moguls.
So I wanted to create a podcast that gets back to the sticky, awkward, gloriousness of being a day today copywriter.

The woes, the ups, the bitty fist annoyance of a client that won't use track changes, the tips on how to write 5,000 words in 20 minutes because you forgot the deadline, and of course, the real bottom warming stories of great clients and amazing writing that keeps us doing the do each day.

So come with me on a journey through colons and interrobangs.

Through client Zooms and last-minute amends, we'll have some laughs and learn a thing or two along the way.

Grab a coffee and join me on Clever Copy Chat.

SEO got you the lead: Now what? with Russell Pearson (NEWBIE)17 May 202200:36:37
Turning those well-earned clicks into cash

 

Okay so you’ve listened to all the episodes of the Recipe for SEO Success podcast, you’ve done my fabulous courses, and put in the hard SEO hours.

The Google beast finally understands who you are and the traffic is pouring in.

But how do you turn casual browsers into sales?
How do you move people from your page to a purchase?

Today we’re talking about how to turn SEO juice into sweet sales nectar.

How to turn cold chips into hot potatoes.

SEO got you this far, what next?

 

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  • Three quick things to think about for your homepage once people have been lured over from the SERPS
  • How to introduce your brand quickly and easily to people searching for what you do
  • How to connect with people who know you from social platforms/your brand
  • Top 3 tips to make those eCommerce sales
  • Russell’s top tips for converting customers to your services-based business
  • What is a SMART offer
  • Sales calls - Have they been replaced by strong branding, really schmick marketing, funnels, and sales page, or is there still a place for them
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Human to human marketing with Jenn Donovan (NEWBIE)28 Apr 202200:44:19
Appealing to the humanity of the masses

Have you noticed that your buying choices are often not defined by price or even product features but by how you feel about a brand?

We want to buy from brands that we feel have values that are aligned with our own, but to do this, brands need to market intelligently and emotionally.

They need to appeal to our humanness.

So how do we do this?
It might seem relatively straightforward if you’re a one-human band, but what about larger businesses?
How do we show up as real humans in everything we do, how much is too much, and when is caring sharing, oversharing?

Today we’re going to chat about the best ways to show up online as glorious human beans and make genuine connections with your audience.

 

Tune in to learn:

  • What human to human marketing is
  • Human to human marketing done well: examples of individual and larger brands doing it right
  • How to show your brand values online
  • How to overcome your fear of being more open with your audience
  • 3 simple tactics to humanise your brand
  • How to differentiate yourself from everyone else
  • Human to human marketing fails: What to avoid
  • Jenn’s top tip for H2H marketing
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Keyword research: Myth-busting and back to basics with Joh Kohler (NEWBIE)19 Apr 202200:41:21
Peeling the fiction away from fact to help Google find you

Keywords, we’ve covered them before and we’ll cover them again.

Why? Because no matter how long I swim in the murky waters of SEO, I still see so much misinformation about how keywords are found, researched and eventually used.

Especially on low-grade SEO copywriting courses (shh, naming no names).

These so-called experts are stuck in the keyword past, talking about density and shoehorning them into every paragraph and meta description.

But with Google’s improvements in understanding the context of our content, (the why behind the what), the deeper intelligence around natural language process (hello Bert), and the fundamental improvements in learning how language itself works, these old school ideas won’t help you get found.

So today we’re going to bust some myths, refresh some memories and get back to the basics of keyword research.

Tune in to learn:

  • Who’s responsible for researching keywords: the client, the copywriter, or the SEO agency
  • What to do once you have your list of keywords
  • What role search intent plays in your choice of keyword
  • Why there is no one “perfect keyword”
  • When to start assigning your keywords to posts, pages and products
  • Keyword myths: Why you shouldn’t use the same keyword for every page
  • How service-based business keyword usage differs from keyword usages for eCommerce businesses
  • How to find investigation and informational keywords
  • How effective blogging is for keyword ranking
  • Joh’s favourite keyword tools
  • Joh’s number one tip for keyword research
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REALITY SEO: Jude Love: How I went from SEO-curious to SEO-confident05 Apr 202200:26:30
Niching, knowing your audience & personal branding

 

In my Reality SEO episodes, I like to focus on real humans grappling with the Google beast, and Digital Marketing.

I get all sorts passing through my slippery funnel of courses and resources: marketing professionals, copywriters, e-commerce owners, web developers, and real business humans.

Today we’re talking to Jude Love, a former student of The Recipe for SEO Success Show, a member of The Digital Masterchefs, and an absolute personal branding beast.

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Setting up successful chatbots with Dan Pinne (NEWBIE)22 Mar 202200:34:34
Creating more profitable conversations with your customers

We all know that robots are taking over the world.

If you’re a fan of Black Mirror it’s pretty clear we’re headed for a Terminator future.

And while I’d like to feel bleak about that, I won’t.

This is a marketing podcast, after all, so let’s talk about when robots work for good.

When AI can save you time and money.

When using automation and bots can actually improve your customer service rather than ruining it.

For yes today we are talking Chatbots.

Now as a copywriter I’ve written a fair few bots for myself, I’ve also set one up to work on my Facebook page, but I haven’t fully embraced the opportunity.

And boy is that opportunity big.

Today we’re talking to Dan Pinnechatbot guru and member of my Digital Masterchefs Community, about how to use chatbots to revolutionise your business in a non-Arnold Schwarzenegger way.

Tune in to learn:

  • What chatbots are, and how they can help your business
  • The key elements to a successful chatbot
  • Where to start with chat marketing
  • How lead-based businesses can use chatbots
  • How eCommerce businesses can use chatbots
  • Dan’s top tips for setting up successful chatbots
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How to be a better marketer in 2024 with Rand Fishkin (NEWBIE)06 Feb 202400:47:52

Knowing your audience and cutting through the noise

In 2024 with the rise of AI, it can feel like we’re moving further and further away from our humanity. If we can chatbot our customer service, analyse spreadsheets to decide our next move, and Chatgpt our content do we really need to build relationships with our customers any more?

Well obviously, yes, yes we do!

But where do we start? 

How do we really know who our audience is, what they’re talking about and how to reach them?

Can we use data and insights to find out what podcasts they’re listening to, which social accounts they follow and the websites they love most?

And when we know all that information, what the hell do we do with it?

Today’s guest is an all-time favourite of the show and is going to help us understand what the eff is going on in the world of digital marketing and social media this year - and how we can be better marketers.

Tune in to Learn:

  • How much influence AI has actually had in digital marketing 

  • The biggest challenges marketers are facing n 2024

  • What ‘dark social’ means

  • What the future of paid ads looks like

  • What is working in social media

  • How SparkToro works

  • How to use the data you find using SparkToro

  • Why email marketing is the way forward

  • What you should be investing your time in marketing right now

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How to go Viral with Rand Fishkin (NEWBIE)08 Mar 202200:47:46
Drawing your audience in with well-crafted content

Everyone wants to go viral.
(I’m doing air fingers, I know you can’t see them, but believe me.)

Whether it’s for dancing on TikTok to a new catchy tune or for the perfect Twitter snipe, or a beautifully crafted blog post.

We all dream of the traffic tsunami and the potential that has to lead to cold hard sales.

But is it just a happy accident, or an artful strategy?

Today I am giggly with girlish glee to have Rand Fishkin, the co-founder, and CEO of audience research startup SparkToro, on the show.

He’s going to explain how going viral is much more nuanced than you might think.

And that if you put in the work, you can draw in the masses to your brand with well-crafted content that not only gets attention but warms the wiggly bits of your customers too.

Tune in to learn:

  • What viral content is, and how it can be used in your marketing plan
  • Which content formats are best for going viral
  • Rand’s powerfully simple formula for creating viral content:
    • How to hook people in
    • How to keep them on the line
    • How to sink deep into your audience’s brain
  • Rand’s top tip for success with content marketing
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Reality SEO: Mitchell Beattie: Don’t let your marketing drive you mad22 Feb 202200:20:17
Taking measured steps into digital advertising

Taking measured steps into digital advertising In my Reality SEO series, I interview real-life humans who’ve changed their digital marketing and SEO strategy for good and used simple techniques to transform their business and brand. These episodes include practical, doable advice and tips from people just like you.

Find out why mad-cat marketer, Mitchell Beattie, decided to pivot from the world of wine to help other businesses perfect their marketing strategy, what got him on the path of SEO, what his biggest learnings have been, and his top tips for small businesses.

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The Art of Using LinkedIn to Future-Proof Your Business with Jo Saunders (NEWBIE)08 Feb 202200:45:30
Build up your business by expanding your network

Build up your business by expanding your network I’ll admit when it comes to social media, my least favourite platform is LinkedIn. It’s like the boring guest at the party, hovering near the sausage rolls and talking about how great they are. And over the years I’ve had sporadic attempts to rekindle my LinkedIn love. But it still leaves me with a deep-rooted sense of meh. Today we’re going to change all that. We’re straying from the SEO path to talk all things LinkedIn.

Why it still matters, how to make the most of it for your business, and our special guest Jo Saunders is going to share her number one tip for making LinkedIn a powerful tool in your social media tool kit.

Tune in to learn:

  • What LinkedIn is, and what makes it unique to other social media platforms
  • Three ways you can use LinkedIn to improve your business
  • Why growing your network is important, and how to do it right
  • How being yourself will take you further
  • How to effectively engage and connect with others on LinkedIn
  • How LinkedIn can fit into your digital marketing plans
  • Jo’s top tip to using LinkedIn for your business
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/the-art-of-using-linkedin-to-future-proof-your-business-with-jo-saunders-newbie/

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7 SEO Predictions for 2022 with Kate Toon (NEWBIE)25 Jan 202200:18:13
What will change, what will stay the same, and how this will affect ranking

Every year about this time, I dust off my crystal ball and start looking into Google’s nether regions, trying to discern what lies ahead on the murky path of SEO. This is a solo episode, just a little old me, and I’ll be running through my opinion of what’s next, what’s changed, and what remains the same. Will you agree?

Well, that remains to be seen, or heard.

Tune in to learn:

  • Important SEO changes from 2021 you might have missed
  • Is Google still even a search engine?
  • How Google is understanding us better
  • The lowdown on user experience
  • How Google is squeezing us out of the SERPs
  • Why we should all EAT more
  • How AI will impact things
  • Why images matter more than ever
Useful Resources

Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/7-seo-predictions-for-2022-with-kate-toon/

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  1. Free webinar: Increase your website traffic (and sales)

  2. The Ultimate SEO Checklist

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