Why does Google’s support for paid advertising stink so bad and what’s causing cost per lead to skyrocket up? Erin Sparks and Greg Finn sit down to discuss these topics and more on this episode of EDGEtalk.

Greg Finn is a partner at Cypress North, a performance digital marketing and development company in Buffalo, NY. He’s also a certified Google AdWords partner and a frequent contributor to Search Engine Land.

Learn all things AdWords with Greg Finn on EDGE!

• [00:00:36] Introducing Greg Finn
• [00:05:33] Reflecting Back On Search Advertising in 2009
• [00:07:18] Privacy Changes: What’s to Come?
• [00:11:47] Advertising Habits Post 2020
• [00:13:35] Cost Per Lead is Rising
• [00:15:12] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics
• [00:16:25] Google Local Service Ads
• [00:18:24] Disingenuous Trickster
• [00:21:24] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Wix
• [00:22:45] Partner Badges
• [00:24:30] Lack of Support from Google Ads
• [00:29:35] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:30:43] What Can Be Done?

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Mordy Oberstein and Jacob Mann partner up this week to tackle the digital marketing news.

It seems the SEO industry isn’t that impressed with Google Bard. Apparently, for a pretty understandable reason, the US Congress isn’t much of a fan of TikTok, either. 

They also dig into Darren Shaw’s extensive 2023 local search factors report. Mordy invents a new segment name this week. Instead of the Barry Blast he calls it the Barry Bombardment.

Come join us this week for the Barry Bombardment. . . on the EDGE!

News from the EDGE:

• [00:03:11] Is Google Bard the Least AI of all the Recent AIs?
• [00:08:53] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:09:49] Is TicTok about to crash and burn because US Congress doesn’t understand Wifi?
• [00:18:01] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: InLinks
• [00:18:41] We look at Darren Shaw’s SUPER extensive report on understanding how to rank for Google local search results

Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

• [00:21:36] Google Clarifies Its 15MB Googlebot Limit Is For Each Individual Subresources
• [00:22:26] Google Ranking Updates Added To Google Search Status Dashboard
• [00:22:47] Bing Chat Access Content Behind Paywalls?

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What’s the difference between an offensive and defensive approach to SEO? Erin Sparks sits down with Chris Long to discuss the minutia between these two different perspectives.

Chris, in his role as the Vice President of Marketing at Go Fish Digital, uses his understanding of Google's algorithm and web technology to help clients improve their organic traffic. He takes on challenging situations and complex search scenarios to achieve this goal.

Learn how to be more offensive in your SEO and less defensive on this episode of the EDGE!

• [00:02:54] Reintroducing Chris Long 
• [00:04:14] Offensive SEO vs. Defensive SEO
• [00:07:57] Trust & SEO Priorities
• [00:11:37] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics
• [00:13:07] What is Offensive SEO?
• [00:15:27] Getting Buy-in from Devs
• [00:18:18] SEO Experimentation
• [00:20:19] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Wix
• [00:23:09] The New Normal: Google Algorithm Changes
• [00:27:41] Helpful Content Update
• [00:31:49] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:34:48] What Bugs/Excites You About Your Industry?

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Chris Long and Erin Sparks sit down to discuss expertise, and what that may look like in the eyes of Google. The dive into the Information Gain Score, content freshness, E-E-A-T and several other SEO categories.

As the Vice President of Marketing at Go Fish Digital, Chris tackles challenges and complex search scenarios to assist clients in enhancing their organic traffic by leveraging his comprehension of Google's algorithm and web technology.

Learn everything you need to know about expertise online on this episode of the EDGE!

• [00:02:55] Reintroducing Chris Long 
• [00:03:08] Entity Mindset
• [00:08:00] Google is a Kid Thirsty for More Knowledge
• [00:09:59] E-E-A-T
• [00:12:13] Authors Should be Subject Matter Experts
• [00:14:29] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics
• [00:15:26] What is an Information Gain Score?
• [00:19:03] Freshness
• [00:23:18] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Wix
• [00:24:17] Keyword Segmentation
• [00:29:22] Experience
• [00:32:28] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:35:41] Your Digital Resume for Google

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Every week there seems to be an unlimited amount of headlines to cover on News from the EDGE about generative AI.

TikTok is taking on search giants Google and Microsoft in the paid advertising space, Grammarly gets into the generative AI game, but with a twist, and Mordy Oberstein discusses the future of search and AI.

And we also had the Twins versus the Yankees baseball play by play as we literally were recording the show!

The AI wars have cometh. . . on this week's episode of EDGE!

News from the EDGE:

• [00:03:51] Step Aside Google and Microsoft Ads, Here Comes TikTok!
• [00:7:43] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:08:53] Will AI Start Making Videos for Us?
• [00:12:21] Grammarly to Introduce Generative AI Content Creation in Your Voice
• [00:15:37] Mordy Oberstein Weighs In On the Future of Search Regarding AI
• [00:23:55] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: InLinks

Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

• [00:25:17] Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update More Volatile than Previous Updates, Say Data Providers
• [00:28:09] Microsoft Bing Working On Saving Chats & More Features
• [00:28:56] Google Featured Snippets Go Wrong, Consider Using Data-Nosnippet 

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Erin Sparks sits down with Chris Long to discuss featured snippets, their value, and how to earn them on the SERP. The higher you rank in the 10 blue links the likelihood of earning a featured snippet increases.

Chris is the VP of Marketing for the Go Fish Digital team and works with unique problems and advanced search situations to help clients improve organic traffic through a deep understanding of Google's algorithm and web technology.

Learn everything you need to know about featured snippets on this episode of the EDGE!

• [00:02:53] Introducing Chris Long 
• [00:05:25] The Gandalf of SEO
• [00:07:44] Featured Snippets
• [00:13:18] SERP Features & Tools
• [00:14:48] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics
• [00:15:47] SERP Real Estate
• [00:17:36] Steps to Securing Featured Snippets
• [00:18:55] “What Is” Queries
• [00:21:13] Entity SEO & SERP Features
• [00:22:53] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Wix
• [00:23:49] Tables In Featured Snippets
• [00:27:51] CMS Impacts Scale
• [00:30:24] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:31:37] Organic Rankings Impact Featured Snippet Likelihood

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There’s a lot to cover in SEO and digital marketing this week on EDGEnews. 

From a new WordPress plugin vulnerability and local service ads to Google Bard and the projected growth in the use of AI by SEOs this year, there's plenty of news to dig through. In addition, the winners of SE Rankings SEO Checklist Challenge are announced.

Come join us on EDGE for this week’s news and remember. . . Bard is NOT search.

News from the EDGE:

• [00:03:17] Big Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 200,000 WordPress Sites. Are You One of Them?
• [00:07:34] SE Ranking SEO Checklist Challenge Award Winners: SE Ranking
• [00:09:06] Local Service Ads are Being Expanded to More than 70 New Business Types.
• [00:12:38] Say it with me: Bard is Not Search
• [00:17:53] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: InLinks
• [00:18:45] The Industry is Expecting to See a 5x Growth in the Use of AI for SEO this Year

Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

• [00:23:26] Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update Done Rolling Out
• [00:25:24] Bing Chat Showing Unique Referrer In Edge Sidebar For Analytics
• [00:26:52] Google Business Profile Products Show In Google Shopping Results 

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In this episode of EDGEtalk, Kevin Indig, a renowned SEO expert and executive consultant, shares his insights on developing effective strategies for businesses. Throughout the episode, he emphasizes the importance of staying focused on objectives, and shares tips on how to measure and communicate KPIs both upwards and downwards in an organization. 

Kevin also stresses the need for getting buy-in from top-level executives, setting SMART goals, and taking pride in SEO efforts. He shares his own framework for achieving success in the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing.

Erin Sparks and Kevin Indig dive deep into goal setting and more on the EDGE! 

• [00:02:43] Reintroducing Kevin Indig
• [00:06:11] Ignored Country: Strategy
• [00:08:16] Sun Tzu – The Art of War
• [00:12:11] Stay in the Lane
• [00:13:26] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/site
• [00:14:15] The GOST Framework 
• [00:15:20] How to Orient to Objective Measurements
• [00:17:22] The Importance of Communicating KPIs Up & Down 
• [00:19:04] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/wix
• [00:21:06] Getting Buy-in from the C-suite
• [00:23:33] Making SMART Goals
• [00:26:59] SEO Pride 
• [00:28:53] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking
• [00:33:38] Your Number One Priority

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Welcome to this week’s episode of EDGEnews, the podcast that brings you the latest updates and insights from the world of SEO and digital marketing. 

Today's episode, we have a special guest hostess, Gemma Houghton, who will be joining us to discuss some of the most pressing issues in the industry while sharing her experience with international search. 

Gemma and Erin Sparks talk about the skyrocketing costs of AI search, the potential downfall of LastPass, and the latest developments with Google.

Oh, and why we are all AI guinea pigs! Listen now on the EDGE!

News from the EDGE:

• [00:02:01] Introducing Guest Hostess: Gemma Houghton
• [00:06:10] Costs for an AI Search are as Much as 10 Times Higher!
• [00:10:32] Our Title Sponsor: SE Ranking
• [00:12:14] This Might be the Last Time You Use LastPass…
• [00:16:44] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Inlinks
• [00:17:42] When It Comes to Chatting with AI, We are Just the Guinea Pigs.

Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

• [00:25:21] Google: Favicons No Longer Need To Be Hosted On Same Domain
• [00:26:35] Google Helpful Content System Can Now Impact Google Discover Visibility
• [00:28:53] Google Releases February 2023 Product Reviews Update 

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