On this episode of Search With Candour, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Tom Marriott, Digital Marketing Director at Ina4 and also known as The SEO Punk. Tom joins Jack to discuss something they have in common, working in SEO, and the digital marketing industry as a whole, as a generalist. What does it mean to be a generalist in digital marketing? Why does it seem like there are fewer generalists now than ever before? What is the most effective role for a generalist in an agency? For all the links, transcript and show notes go to search.withcandour.co.uk

Welcome to the Search With Candour podcast, the first episode of 2023! Jack Chambers-Ward is riding solo this week to bring you the latest SEO news including: Microsoft launches new Bingbot Microsoft to add ChatGPT features to Bing search Top non-profit domains that grew in visibility in 2022 Google to introduce ChatGPT-like model for healthcare For full show notes, links and transcripts go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

In the final episode of 2022, Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook discuss the highlights and lowlights of 2022 including: All the Google Ranking System updates in 2022 The arrival, and limitations, of ChatGPT The launch & growth of AlsoAsked Google Search Console URL Inspection Tool API E-E-A-T SISTRIX's December 2022 TrendWatch and Trend of the Year Mark & Jack also make some predictions for 2023: The future of Spambrain Google will announce their equivalent of IndexNow Multi-modal search and MUM integration will become more & more prevalent Thank you for listening to Search With Candour during 2022, see you in 2023!

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Sarah Taher, an SEO consultant and speaker based in Canada. Sara joins Jack to discuss all things entity SEO including: What is an entity? How can we "optimise our entities"? How important are entities in SEO at the moment? How can schema help tie into entity SEO? You can find full show notes and transcripts at https://search.withcandour.co.uk/

In this week's episode of Search With Candour, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined once again by Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO news, including: Google clarifies a few things about crawl budget optimisation How to conduct a site accessibility audit Continuous scroll is coming to desktop (in the US) The latest Helpful Content system update has begun rolling out For full show notes and transcript, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this episode, Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook co-hosted a live episode of Search With Candour on LinkedIn. Jack & Mark discussed: Google Ads Paying Advertisers $100 To Enroll In Automatically Applied Recommendations Actors swapping roles in the SERPs SISTRIX's new Knowledge Graph analysis tool New free BrightLocal Academy course - “How to Create Website Content for Local SEO” (hosted by Claire Carlile) The SEO Metric Chain by Chris Green OpenAI launches DaVinci-003 You can also find: Jack's #SEOChat about internal links: https://twitter.com/JLWChambers/status/1598376388360163328 The live video version of this recording on LinkedIn

In this week’s episode of the Search With Candour podcast, Jack Chambers-Ward is reunited with Mark Williams-Cook to discuss: Google has made it easier to get products in the shopping tab Google has created a guide to their Search ranking systems Majestic’s SEO in 2023 summary A discussion about URL length & structure - does it affect your rankings? For full show notes, links and transcripts go to search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jeff Grill, founder of Brainchild, to talk about: Creating scalable content strategies How to harness the expertise of your clients Why having your articles reviewed by topical experts is more important than ever Full show notes and transcripts available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Daniel K Cheung, prolific SEO consultant and host of the Dreading Sundays podcast. Daniel joins Jack to discuss: The origin story of Dreading Sundays Why empathy is so important in technical SEO Understanding different types of empathy for different work relationships Learning to communicate priority tasks to non-SEOs And much more! Full show notes and transcripts are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by digital marketing extraordinaire (and Jack's new best friend), Jamar Ramos. Jamar joins Jack to discuss: Why you should be watching All Elite Wrestling (yes, they talk about professional wrestling for a few minutes...) Jamar's transition from creative writing to digital marketing How much does representation matter in digital marketing? What is it like being a BIPOC founder of a marketing agency? What can people in positions of management do to highlight POC? Full show notes, transcript and links at search.withcandour.co.uk

Welcome dear listeners to this big bumper episode of Search With Candour, our Halloween Spooktacular 2022! Joining your (g)host Jack Chambers this week is the mortifying Myriam Jessier and shocking Stéphanie Walter. In the first half of the episode, our horrible hosts play you some of the scariest SEO stories from BrightonSEO's best and brightest SEO people, including: Steve Paine from SISTRIX (who sponsors this podcast) Lidia Infante Dixon Jones Arnout Hellemans Kyle Place  Billie Geena Hyde Adam Gent Sean Fleming  John Mueller Andi Jarvis Crystal Carter Malcolm Slade Andrew Optimisey Sarah McDowell Martin Splitt  Azeem Alizée Baudez In the second half, Jack & Myriam learn all about Stéphanie's horror stories from people trying to build links from her blog. Full show notes, transcript and links available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Maddy Osman, the founder of The Blogsmith and best-selling author of Writing for Humans and Robots. Jack & Maddy discuss: Why it's important to write for humans AND robots Common mistakes made by SEOs that impact their writing How has AI writing affected writers in 2022 Some tool recommendations for SEOs and writers And much more! The full show notes and transcript can be found at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by the incredible Olga Zarr, the founder and CEO of SEOSLY. Jack & Olga join forces to discuss SEO audits (Olga's favourite topic!) including: The first steps of auditing a new website How regularly should you audit a website? What are some of the most common things auditing tools miss? And in case you missed it, here is Olga's in-depth article about her auditing process: https://seosly.com/blog/seo-audit/ Search With Candour is supported by SISTRIX, the SEO's toolbox. Go to sistrix.com/swc to try some of their fantastic tools for free. For full show notes, links, and transcripts, go to search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Alex Hickson, Head of Digital PR at TrunkBBI to discuss: How to inspire clients to try digital PR Thinking outside the box for opportunities Breaking out of your brand bubble Full show notes, links, and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk

Welcome to the Search With Candour podcast. Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by the inimitable Mark Williams-Cook for a live SEO Q&A! That's right, live and unedited! This episode was recorded live and broadcast via Mark's LinkedIn page. Click here to watch the video version on LinkedIn. Questions answered include: How do you decide when it's best to canonicalise multiple variants of a page over simply making one page with a self-referring canonical? Is it necessary to keep URLs short or we can keep them as per our need (to cover the focus keyword)? I see comments on having a "Link Building Strategy". As a small business should we worry about this, or should we concentrate on good content that builds authority and attracts links? Is location tagging images still effective? Is HARO worth the effort or do you prefer any other alternative for link building? and more! Full show notes and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by freelance SEO consultant Luce Rawlings to discuss: Starting your career in-house vs in an agency When's the right time to go freelance? The pros and cons of freelancing How can you continue to learn throughout your SEO career? SISTRIX's Visibility Leaders 2022 https://www.sistrix.com/visibility-leaders/retail-2022-overview Full show notes, links, and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jenny Abouobaia, SEO consultant of the year 2021 in the Middle East & North Africa. Jack and Jenny discuss all things digital PR including: The different types of link building How digital PR can boost your SEO and brand awareness Is digital PR more or less important than it was 5 years ago? How digital PR can increase your digital footprint and improve your EAT Jenny's website: https://seowithjenny.com/ Follow Jenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seowithjenny Follow Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JLWChambers Full show notes & transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

Welcome to the Search With Candour podcast. In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is flying solo to discuss all the latest SEO and PPC news including: TikTok adding additional regional trend insights Google‘s helpful content update has now finished rolling out Helpful content update analysis from SISTRIX as well as the latest SectorWatch all about barbecues Show notes and transcript at search.withcandour.co.uk

Welcome to Episode 34 of Season 2 of the Search With Candour podcast. Your host, Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by the inimitable Mark Williams-Cook to discuss all the latest SEO and PPC news including: Google testing new read-time labels on SERPs Update on the Helpful Content Update (sort of) Updated top 100 domains from SISTRIX Google Business Profile guidelines have been updated to include products New better ads standards will be introduced in October 2022 Show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by the one & only Chloe Smith, SEO Manager at Blue Array. Jack & Chloe talk about: Chloe's transition from Creative Writing to SEO What is intersectional feminism? How does intersectional representation affect conferences? Chloe's talk about menstrual health from BrightonSEO April 2022 How can we as marketers use intersectionality to better understand our audiences? Full show notes, links and transcripts are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is reunited with his co-host, Mark Williams-Cook to discuss all the latest SEO & PPC news including: Quick update on last week’s rollout of GSC indexing report V17 of Screaming Frog Google linking to Youtube from organic product listings The Youtube shorts algorithm explained Full show notes, links and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

On this week's episode, our brave host Jack Chambers-Ward is riding solo and gives you a  rundown of the week's SEO news including: Wix’s new site inspection tool Google steps up featured snippets with MUM; Google Search Console performance report bug with Discover on July 26th Google Search Console simplifies its reports with a new item classification The full show notes with links and transcripts can be found at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by his co-host Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO & PPC news. Jack & Mark discuss: Google updates their Search Quality Raters Guidelines SISTRIX's TrendWatch July 2022 July 2022 Google Product Review Update Listener Q&A including how to prioritise SEO tasks and how to maintain rankings when changing CMS Show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Annie-Mai Hodge, Head of Brand Development at Atlas SEO and founder of Girl Power Marketing. Jack & Annie-Mai discuss: How TikTok is being used as a search engine (and by who!) What data can we get from TikTok? What are the 'ranking factors' for TikTok videos? Are TikTok videos appearing on Google SERPs? Can you trust the information you find when you search on TikTok? And more! Show notes & transcript: search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Mark Williams-Cook to discuss: The key factors in getting multi-image thumbnails on SERPs Google fights back against 1 star review scammers Google Search Console has a new Video Indexing Report Google has started automatically upgrading Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max Automated voice over for Youtube ads Our 1000-mile challenge for charity: https://withcandour.co.uk/blog/1-000-mile-challenge-in-july Donate to support Break: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/milesforbreak Show notes & transcript: search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Alice Roussel, the Growth Marketing Manager at Pictarine. Jack & Alice discuss: What SEOs can learn from PPC Some common misconceptions about the relationship between SEO & PPC Should you build landing pages specifically for PPC or SEO or both? What the future of PPC may hold And much more! Search With Candour is supported by SISTRIX, the SEO’s toolbox. Go to sistrix.com/swc if you want to check out some of their fantastic free tools. Full show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by his inimitable co-host, Mark Williams-Cook, to discuss all the latest SEO & PPC news. This week, Jack & Mark discuss: A study by ahrefs that revealed that almost half of GSC clicks go to hidden keywords New 'pros and cons' SERP annotations appear from unstructured data Reason number 5445131 why some SEOs destroy the reputation of SEO Show notes and transcripts available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by CEO & founder of Mobile Moxie, Cindy Krum. Jack & Cindy discuss: The origins of mobile SEO How much has voice search changed mobile SEO? How has "the death of AMP" affected mobile SEO? Mobile Moxie's free tools - SERPerator & Page-oscope Show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest in SEO & PPC news. Jack and Mark discuss: Google's updated Product Rich Results documentation Bing's in-SERP voucher codes SISTRIX's new on-page feature Aira's third annual State of Link Building report Google's Evolution of Search Full transcript and show notes are available at search.withcandour.co.uk

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Sarah McDowell, the SEO Manager at Captivate and the co-host of the SEO Mindset podcast. Jack & Sarah discuss: What is imposter syndrome? Why is it so prevalent in the SEO industry? Techniques to cope with it How to support coworkers & employees with imposter syndrome How you should chop your vegetables for your chili Full show notes and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Katherine Watier Ong of WO Strategies and the DM Victories podcast. Katherine joins Jack to discuss her 17+ years in digital marketing including: SEO for voice search Site migrations with millions of URLs and hundreds of millions of backlinks The future of search technology And much more. This episode's full show notes and transcript can be found at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by his co-host, Mark Williams-Cook and they discuss: The rumoured new Apple search engine The May 2022 Google Core Update and SISTRIX’s data around it PAA spam sites New side-by-side SERPs being tested by Google Full show notes and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by his co-host, Mark Williams-Cook and they discuss: How to use automation in website migrations Wix’s new learning hub SISTRIX's TrendWatch May 2022 Performance Max updates Edge Images plugin Full show notes and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Jack is joined by Andy Chadwick from Snippet Consulting/Digital and Keywordinsights. Jack and Andy discuss: How Keywordinsights create keyword clusters How Keywordinsights understands keyword context & intent What came first: The content hub or the indented search results What's new with Keywordinsights V2 And more. Full show notes and transcripts are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers is joined by Alex Wright, the Performance Marketing Director at Clicky Media. Jack and Alex discuss: What is a headless CMS? What are the pros and cons of a headless CMS? What are the pros and cons of a hybrid CMS? The importance of planning the end before you start at the beginning Server-side rendering vs static site generation How stoicism can be beneficial to you and your career in digital marketing Resources for learning more about stoicism Full show notes and transcripts are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers is joined by the Marketing Manager of SISTRIX, Steve Paine. Jack & Steve talk about: SISTRIX's Visibility Index Steve's career before he joined SISTRIX Primark's new website SISTRIX's upcoming content creation features Steve's work at SISTRIX Academy For show notes & transcripts, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Mark Williams-Cook and Jack Chambers will be talking about: AlsoAsked Deep Search AI-generated scammers file fake DMCA notices Google's John Mueller has been replaced by MuellerBot Google Webspam Report 2021 Google will be rolling out desktop support for signed exchanges soon Google launches a new CDN For show notes and transcripts, please visit search.withcandour.co.uk

In this week's episode, Mark Williams-Cook and Jack Chambers will be talking about: How to avoid manual actions on your medical site An update on Google’s guidelines regarding AI-generated content Multi-account Google Ads dashboard Google tests a play/listen feature in People Also Ask The new Woocommerce and Pinterest partnership For show notes and transcripts, please visit search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: Google Know Your Data Hannah Rampton’s Search Console Explorer v2 is now live Updates on Trends & Primark’s new website from SISTRIX Google new multisearch feature Google’s stance on ai generated content Full transcript and show notes available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Jack interviewing Local Search Expert Claire Carlile. Jack and Claire talk about: Local SEO Brightlocal Academy Google Business Page tips Keyword research for local SEO Link building strategies for small businesses BrightonSEO Full show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: The latest Google product review update Tabbed meta descriptions in SERPs SISTRIX’s new Live Data feature Important updates for Google Tag Manager RIP URL parameters tool Full show notes, links and transcript are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: Google is sunsetting Universal Analytics GA4 tutorials & alternatives New 'lower price' badge Google Unconference 2022 Brighton SEO April 2022 Full show notes, links and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: Vehicle ads available to US advertisers SISTRIX’s SERPS tools - https://sistrix.com/swc How to debug missing pages in Screaming Frog crawls AlsoAsked v1 has launched - https://alsoasked.com/ For full show notes and transcript, visit search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: A great SERP features glossary from Paige Hobart/ROAST Sitebulb Server is coming soon A GPT3 emotional goal & ad copy generator from Danny Richman Bing Professional Service Ads are rolling out Google Analytics 4 gets a homepage update You can get the full transcription and show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: Keyword insights launching v2 Errors in GSC URL Inspection tool English to regex tool SISTRIX TrendWatch March 2022 More on Google Shopping Scorecard Google Shopping Stories You can get the full transcription and show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: BERT and how it understands language The rollout of the Page Experience update for desktop A vulnerability found in a popular WordPress plugin SISTRIX Academy New Google Shopping experience scorecard You can get the full transcription and show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: A recent Google Search Console data loss More innovative integrations of the GSC URL Inspection API Google Analytics ruled illegal by an EU court SISTRIX's SectorWatch - Project management software Google Analytics 4 attribution models You can get the full transcription and show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk

In this episode, you will hear Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers talk about: Google Search Console URL Inspection Tool API IndexWatch 2021 - UK retail winners & losers - https://www.sistrix.com/trends/ Are utm and query strings paid links? Bing's new automotive marketplace You can get the full transcription and show notes at https://search.withcandour.co.uk