568 | The Google Farmer and our Crop w/Cyrus Shepard

568 | The Google Farmer and our Crop w/Cyrus Shepard

Cyrus Shepard is this week's guest on episode 568 of EDGE of the Web show. He sits down with Erin Sparks to discuss the changing SERP features, visual search, and the future outlook of SEO.

He is an SEO, online marketer, content publisher, speaker, and writer. Cyrus first discovered SEO in 2009, and took a wine business from 500k in sales to 2.5 million in one year.

Now let's discuss why SEOs are Google's farmers on this episode of the EDGE!

[00:00:35] Introducing Cyrus Shepard

[00:02:35] Pathway to SEO

[00:06:03] Visual Search

[00:08:39] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics

[00:09:25] Zero Click Perspective

[00:09:57] Google's Writing Its Own Content

[00:11:28] We're Google's Farmers and It Wants Our Crop

[00:13:50] The Omnichannel Approach

[00:17:31] You Gotta Know the SERP

[00:18:01] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/wix

[00:18:33] Zero Click Study from Semrush

[00:21:28] Google MUM Taking Hold

[00:24:07] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking

[00:25:47] Any Tools Tracking SERP Features Well?

Thanks to our sponsors!

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  3. Run a website audit and show what issue you are going to fix;
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