In Search SEO 73: SERP Features Are Even More Important Than You Think!

In Search SEO 73: SERP Features Are Even More Important Than You Think!

SEO superstar Kevin Indig joins the podcast to share SERP feature data and SERP feature wisdom: · What SERP features mean when you leave aside the rhetoric · Where is Google taking the SERP and its features? · What is the Topic Layer and why you should very much care about it?! Plus, why ranking signals are not what you think they are (these days)! <<<< EPISODE SUMMARY>>>> In the first segment, Mordy places his bet that ranking signals will become less and less relevant as time goes on. In short, while ranking signals were used in the past as a way to measure a page’s "rankability", Google does need indirect signals the way they used to. Google has come a long way with its Machine Learning which means it better understands the content it's looking at. In fact, it understands this content more "intrinsically." Once Google truly understands content and how it should be, it doesn’t need ranking signals to the same extent. In the interview segment, Kevin Indig shared his thoughts on SERP features. It starts with the question of whether certain SERP features are considered ‘organic.’ Then Kevin goes into a theory that Google is showing more video carousels because YouTube is important revenue for them. Next, they talk about SERP feature authority how in certain niches it can be nigh impossible to get a SERP feature due to Google’s love of authority websites. Finally, Kevin goes in-depth on his findings on current SERP feature data trends and how Google’s premonitions of what the future will hold came true. Timestamps: The Future of Ranking Signals [00:07:07 - 00:18:46] A Deep Dive Into SERP Features [00:18:46 - 01:04:39] SEO News [01:05:31 - 01:10:39] Resources: Google: That’s No Search Engine… That’s an Authority Engine rankranger.com/blog/google-authority-focus What is the Market Share of Featured Snippet URLs? rankranger.com/blog/featured-snippet-market-share Improving Search for the Next 20 Years www.blog.google/products/search/improving-search-next-20-years/ How Google Knows Good Content From Bad Content rankranger.com/blog/how-google-understands-content Google Figures Out What Users Want & Like Based On Comparing Your Content To Others? seroundtable.com/google-understands-user-experience-intent-27931.html Hosts: Mordy Oberstein twitter.com/MordyOberstein linkedin.com/in/mordy-oberstein-12551715/ Sapir Karabello linkedin.com/in/sapir-karabello-466865182/ Special Guest: Kevin Indig www.g2.com/ twitter.com/Kevin_Indig linkedin.com/in/kevinindig/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/InSearch_SEO Subscribe: ow.ly/sDkT50zjRPJ Presented by Rank Ranger: www.rankranger.com/

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In Search SEO 14: Entity Indexation and the Future of Search

In Search SEO 14: Entity Indexation and the Future of Search

SEO guru Cindy Krum joins the show to discuss how entities are becoming the future of search! · Was mobile-indexation really about entity indexation? · How is Google creating a more universal understanding of entities? · What does a focus on entities mean for ranking on the SERP? · Why content fragments are going to be extremely important going forward!

12 Helmi 20191h 8min

In Search SEO 13: How Small Brands Can Win the Keyword War

In Search SEO 13: How Small Brands Can Win the Keyword War

Click Giant CEO, Jerry Cahalan, joins the show to talk how small brands can win the keyword war! · How can small brands leverage keyword research for SERP wins? · What should small brands do to ensure they create relevant content? · How can you measure your progress? Also, we dive into our recent study that analyzes how many URLs Google uses within a Featured Snippet along with how many URLS swaps Google makes!

5 Helmi 201948min

In Search SEO 12: How You Can Leverage Google's Local SERP Features

In Search SEO 12: How You Can Leverage Google's Local SERP Features

We talk to SEO expert Brodie Clark about how businesses can best take advantage of Google’s local SERP Features: · How to go about linking to products/services in the Local Panel · Tips for capitalizing on Google Posts · How to take advantage of website mentions in the Local Pack · Get exclusive new data on Hotel Local Packs on the SERP!

29 Tammi 201945min

In Search SEO 11: How You Can Compete with Big Brands on the SERP!

In Search SEO 11: How You Can Compete with Big Brands on the SERP!

In this episode, we interview our first guest on the show, Andrew Optimisey, and get his take on what small brands can do to compete on the SERP: • What role does a unique selling proposition/point play when competing with a multinational brand? • How can you keep up with the link building of big brands? • Where does technical SEO fit into brand competition on the SERP?

22 Tammi 201942min

In Search SEO 10: How to Uncover User Intent & Who’s Responsible for Confirmation Bias?

In Search SEO 10: How to Uncover User Intent & Who’s Responsible for Confirmation Bias?

In this episode we get into a sweeping look at how to you can determine the way Google sees intent for your keywords. Also, confirmation bias – Are users responsible to recognize it or is Google obligated to prevent it?

15 Tammi 201936min

In Search 09: Where Do We Really Stand with SEO After 2018?

In Search 09: Where Do We Really Stand with SEO After 2018?

In this episode we reflect back on 2018 and look ahead to what’s to come in SEO in 2019! · What were the biggest developments in SEO during 2018? · How will SEO in 2018 impact search in 2019? · How did voice search stack up during 2018?

8 Tammi 201941min

In Search 08: Another Major Google Ads Shift & Google Goes to Congress - What Should Have Happened

In Search 08: Another Major Google Ads Shift & Google Goes to Congress - What Should Have Happened

In this episode, we go deep into: • Another major change to Ads and PLAs on the SERP! • What should have happened in Washington at Google’s congressional hearing? • What value can your blog bring beyond just clicks/traffic?

18 Joulu 201832min

In Search 07: Does Google's Search Philosophy Leave It Predisposed to Filter Bubbles?

In Search 07: Does Google's Search Philosophy Leave It Predisposed to Filter Bubbles?

In this episode, we go full throttle into the controversy over Google’s possible filter bubbles by asking if the search engine’s very approach to search lends itself to them. Plus: • Exclusive data on a large Google Ads and PLA loss right in the middle of the biggest shopping season of the year! • What happens when Google tries to cater to too many intents on the same SERP? • Will Google be monetizing the Reserve with Google program?

11 Joulu 201837min