Voices of Search

It's no surprise that macro-economic trends significantly impact the SEO industry. What is surprising is the sources of these significant trends - 2020 presidential candidates. Join host Ben and Forrester Analyst Collin Colburn as they continue their 2020 Prediction Month series discussing how 2020 presidential candidates' campaign ads negatively affect brands' visibility and how traditional marketing efforts still retain high value in a digital marketplace.

Updates and changes in the search industry often hit fast and furious, and it takes a well-trained eye to quickly analyze them just to keep up with every new advancement. Join host Ben as he chats with Forrester Analyst Collin Colburn, a search industry expert, as he shares his experiences, research and industry insights on trending changes and new developments in 2020.

Google wasted no time entering 2020 with a bang, releasing a core algorithm update and updating their Google Shopping Experience within the same week. Join Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they review and analyze the immediate impact of Google’s first update of 2020 and offer key advice on how to best strategically react.

The internet has become a massive forum, bringing people together to exchange knowledge, ideas and goods. This exchange is rooted in philosophical principles creating a marketplace of sharing news, information and strategies amongst the SEO community. Join Ben for career day as he interviews Mozilla’s Global Head of SEO Raphael Raue who shares how philosophy has inspired his passion for SEO and fostered his drive to solve problems posed by the SEO community.

The internet launched nearly 30 years ago and now has more than 1.7 billion websites. Google’s web crawlers can comb websites incredibly fast, but as the amount of webpages increase, Google and other search giants may need to regulate outdated content just to keep up. Join Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they conclude 20/20 Vision Week with a final discussion predicting what policies and rules Google may implement to regulate older, low value content.

The backlink, a staple of SEO best practices, is trending toward an inevitable end in 2020 and beyond as search giants like Google look to better authority-building practices. Join Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they continue 20/20 vision week discussing the impending end of backlinks and recommend tactics SEOs should focus on as backlink value decreases.

The number of Google algorithm updates reached a new high in 2019, along with their transparency in communication to keep the industry informed on the most recent changes. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics’ CEO Jordan as they review Google’s communication strategies and share what information they expect Google to provide in future announcements.

As Google moves to increase zero-click SEO positioning it’s also adding more vertical based paid ad elements, which raises an important question – How will these changes affect brands and advertisers? Join Ben and Searchmetrics’ CEO Jordan as they continue 20/20 Vision Week discussing Google’s focus on increasing featured elements and analyzing how these changes will impact the search ecosystem and competitive landscape.

SEO experienced massive changes throughout the 2010s with the rapid development of new technologies, which forever changed the ways we shop, conduct business, search and connect with each other. As we enter a new decade, SEOs everchanging nature guarantees the industry will undergo more changes well into the 2020s, but what those changes will look like remains uncertain. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics' CEO Jordan Koene as they kick off the first episode of the new year with 20/20 Vision week as they predict the increase of zero-click positioning in 2020.

We’ve reached the end of the road for 2019 on the Voices of Search podcast, rounding out the year taking one final look at data from Black Friday’s aftermath. Join host Ben and Searchmetrics CEO Jordan Koene as they review some of the big winners and the key winning strategies from Black Friday. Also, Ben and Jordan and take a moment to reflect on the Voices of Search’s growth in 2019 and share with listeners what they can expect from the podcast in 2020.