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Tyson Stockton 2021/03/09

SEO Predictions Week Pt. 3

Voices of Search Time to read: 2 min

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Episode Overview:

Join host Ben as he continues his 2021 SEO Predictions conversation with Tyson Stockton, VP of Client Services at Searchmetrics, and Jordan Koene, SEO Strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics. 

Moving on from core algorithm updates and technical performance metrics, today’s episode covers emerging alternative forms of search. First up is voice search, as 2020 continued to bring this topic to the forefront. While this technology will likely play a key role in the future of search, it’s mostly been smoke and mirrors for the last decade, as Jordan states. He predicts that we shouldn’t expect much change in 2021 or even the next five years, as currently there’s little incentive for Google. 

SEOs should, however, pay attention to the continual verticalization of search by Google. At the end of 2020, we saw the introduction of shopping ads changes including free listings. Expect more changes in 2021, with possibilities in car marketplaces, couponing, travel (as the pandemic eases), etc. 

Video search should also see significant changes this year as Google continues to better understand the content within a video. This might alter how video search is presented, such as the integration of video into SERPs. And the explosion of new video streaming services should play an important role as these companies seek to gain SEO traffic. Google will need to differentiate between high-production streaming content vs. existing user-generated content (UGC) like YouTube. 

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Tyson Stockton

Tyson Stockton

Tyson has over 10 years' experience in the digital marketing industry. As Vice President of Client and Account Management, Tyson manages the Enterprise Client Success team and SEO Consulting efforts at Searchmetrics. Tyson has worked with some of world’s largest enterprise websites including Fortune 500 and global eCommerce leaders. Prior to Searchmetrics, Tyson worked on the in-house side managing the SEO and SEM efforts of a collection of 14 sports specialty eCommerce companies in the US, Europe and Australia.

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