Welcome to another Reality SEO episode, where I take the time to focus on real humans grappling with the Google beast, and Digital Marketing.
Of course, I love to help all kinds of business humans, but one of my favourite types to help are e-commerce store owners.
Because secretly, I long to have a shop.
I mean I have 3 already, but they don’t sell real things, like pottery hedgehogs or homemade soup.
But Keneena Fanning does have a real shop - Kablooie!
And today we’re going to learn all about it and discuss the highs and lows of walking her fashion label down the SEO runway.
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Do you love tracking trends, dissecting data, or rolling in results?
Then I’ve got a treat for you.
Today is all about Google Search Console, formerly Google Webmaster Tools, a free platform that gives you the awesome ability to see the data Google sees and tracks for your website or app.
While I find it easy to get lost in data-tracking, it can be difficult to know what is worth paying attention to, and what’s just a long list of numbers.
So let us go forth and learn which parts of the Google-beast we can turn into juicy, flavourful SEO nuggets and rich content marketing strategy bites.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/harnessing-the-power-of-google-search-console-with-noah-learner/
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In my Reality SEO episodes, I like to focus on real humans grappling with the Google beast, and Digital Marketing.
Yes, I get lots of marketing professionals, copywriters, and web developers passing through my slippery funnel of courses and resources, but I also get real business humans.
And sometimes my courses and resources have the power to turn normal business humans into digital marketing beasts!
As so with Crystal Wong, a kindred SEO-loving soul.
Today we’re talking to Crystal about how she went from working as a Pharmacist to an SEO consultant, and the challenges she’s faced along the way.
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When was the last time you checked out your Google My Business profile?
Now this is not a set-and-forget project, people.
Much like planting a bushy hedge, your GMB listing needs love and attention.
Sometimes you need to prune back old images, or shape it into your new branding, fertilise it with a few fresh posts, or spruce it up with a nice flowering promo.
Occasionally you get pests or spammy reviews, and you need to know the best way to treat them, organically of course.
Is the bush analogy wearing thin yet? I don’t think so.
Anyhow, today we're going to be looking into some of the common questions that arise and how to make your Google My Business profile bushy and flourishing.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/tackling-common-google-my-business-queries-with-ben-fisher/
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What do you think about when you think about brand?
A sexy colour palette, logo, a particularly snazzy font?
Obviously, branding is way more than that.
But it's amazing how much the colours, or logos we use can impact how our customers see us.
And of course, there's actually a psychology behind branding that uses science to match your brand, to your business goals, and your mindset.
And if you get strategic about your brand, it can of course build a bulging bank balance.
So today we're straying slightly away from the SEO path to talk about brand psychology.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/the-science-behind-brand-psychology-with-lisa-galea/
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Pinterest, remember that? I used to use it yonks ago to plan my kid’s birthday party, or to mood board my latest decorating project.
But I never took it seriously from a business point of view.
And maybe I should have done.
For those living in a hole, Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to “pin” images and articles to their board.
People set up boards for anything from outfits to holiday destinations, makeup ideas, to dream cars.
But as well as a fun way to be creative, it can also be an incredible business tool for getting all kinds of products and services found online.
So this week we’re pinning our hopes on our Pinterest expert to tell us how to use this platform to boost our website traffic and our sales.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/pinterest-how-to-use-pins-to-boost-your-brand-with-simone-pavils/
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Grappling the Google SEO beast takes time and effort, I know.
Once we’ve started our journey we need to check our progress and build on our success.
Measuring progress means we usually check loads of data and all the data lives in different places.]
You know, the kind where you have 25 tabs open and your computer is starting to ooze smoke.
Then we have to spend ages trying to make sense of it all.
Before we know it, we’re down the SEO data rabbit hole. Or if you’re like me, you give up and go and fiddle with Instagram instead.
So imagine if there was a tool that could pull all your relevant SEO data into one place.
A tool that allowed you to see all the information you need to know quickly and easily.
You’d finally have the SEO superpowers you need to make useful, strategic decisions about your marketing efforts.
Well, that tool exists and today we are talking about it.
Get ready!
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/how-to-analyse-seo-data-and-create-seo-reports-with-supermetrics-with-anna-shutko/
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Do you have a website?
Congratulations.
Give yourself a little pat on the bottom. You could already be on Google’s radar.
Maybe.
Because building a website is one thing, but building an SEO-friendly website is quite another.
Today I’m talking about WordPress websites and avoidable SEO mistakes I often see.
Mistakes that kill your flow of Google juice and ruin your customer karma.
I’ll take you through what to avoid, how to fix past errors, and how to ensure you have a good flow of Google love to your site.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/wordpress-websites-sidestepping-the-common-mistakes-with-tony-cosentino/
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So perhaps you’re a new business considering taking the plunge into the Shopify pool.
Or maybe you’ve taken that leap off the diving board, and are already splashing about and wondering if your Shopify site is really up to scratch.
And no matter what you’re selling – whether it’s fun pool floaties, funky garden gnomes, or eco-friendly fashion – you know you need to rank well on the search engines to reach new customers.
So today I’ll be chatting with my favourite Shopify pro, Kerri Bennett, and we’ll be covering the top ten mistakes people make on Shopify and how you can avoid them.
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Tik Tok. It’s the widely talked about short-form video sharing platform.
Most think it’s for bright young things, who can dance about and skateboard off high things.
While it’s mostly known for dance-trends and lip-syncing videos, and being as addictive as sugar-water to a manic hummingbird on a hot summer day.
It’s also hugely powerful for business.
IF… you know what you’re doing.
Today we’re straying from the SEO path to talk Tik Tok and how you can use this to your advantage.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/tiktok-for-business-and-the-reels-alternative-with-dawn-lewis/
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Do you have a crystal ball?
Or a set of runes?
Or are you pretty dang good at deciphering tea-leaf patterns in your mug?
No? Well if you can’t see the future, how are you going to predict the future of your marketing campaigns?
How are you going to forecast results?
So many humans are blindly executing SEO campaigns, and crossing their toes and bum cheeks for results.
But today I’m talking to one of the SEO greats about how to use human ingenuity, apps, and insight to foresee the traffic your SEO efforts will bring to your website.
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Ah those pesky Search Engine Results Pages, they seem to change every single day.
And working out what is what can be incredibly confusing for the newbie, and even the oldbie.
Today we’re going to take you through it.
Step by step.
Element by element.
We’ll name them, explain them and tell you how to optimise for them.
By the end of this episode, you’ll be a SERP Pro!
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/dissecting-the-search-engine-results-page-with-alan-bleiweiss/
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Every now and again I like to stray from the SEO path and talk about other types of Digital Marketing.
Because of course, they all help improve your SEO.
This week it’s a solo episode, with just me, myself, and I, and I want to discuss the new kid on the social media app block.
Clubhouse.
Some of you may already have dipped your toe in the Clubhouse pond, only to discover it’s full of willy-waving 7-figure entrepreneurs, and heart-centred coaches talking about authentic brands.
Some of you might have discovered amazing new connections and chums to banish the loneliness.
Or perhaps you think it’s a social media app too far and really can’t be arsed.
Or you’re on Android and just have to wait.
But in this episode, I'm going to give you the ultimate guide to Clubhouse.
How to get started, how not to let it take over your life, and how to turn it to your digital marketing advantage.
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In the world of digital marketing, there are oodles of people promoting their SEO services.
Some promise overnight, top-ranking results like a bad pimple-cream ad.
“One-time application, the results will shock you!”
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Some will tell you what you want to hear, with the hope that you won’t actually look into the results too closely.
So how do you find a solid, trustworthy SEO Agency?
How much SEO knowledge should you have before hiring one?
Today I’m going straight to the source to get the inside scoop from a real, live founder of an SEO agency.
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In my Reality SEO episodes, I like to focus on real humans grappling with the Google beast and Digital Marketing.
Yes I get lots of marketing professionals, copywriters, and web developers passing through my slippery funnel of courses and resources, but I also get real business humans
Or those who, while they may know how to run a successful business, have studiously avoided dealing with the marketing side of things.
This week I’m talking to Gavin Hodgins, a Recipe course graduate and member of my mentoring community, the Digital Masterchefs.
Gavin runs FloatPac and Floating Solar, and prides himself on being the kind of CEO that gets involved in every level of operations.
Today we’re talking about Gavin’s ongoing relationship with digital marketing, the highs, the lows, and how he’s kept the passion alive all these years.
Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/reality-seo-gavin-hodgins-how-i-fiddled-with-my-digital-marketing-rudder-in-2020/
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Google has been making headlines here in Australia, the news corporations aren’t happy about the way they pull their stories into the SERPS, and they want a cut of the profit pie.
Google is so far saying no, you want us to pay? We’ll go away.
So what would happen if Google left Australia?
In today’s bonus episode, recorded as a Facebook live in my I LOVE SEO group, I talk about this conflict between Google, the Australian Government, and news websites, and how this affects every business online, including yours.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/bonus-ep-what-happens-if-google-leaves-australia/
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Google Analytics can feel just a little bit yawn.
Yes, you set it up yonks ago.
And maybe poke around once in a while.
But really?
You’re not doing anything with the data.
In this week’s episode, we’re going to dig deep into Google Analytics, the important metrics, and reports that actually matter.
But more importantly, we’re going to chat about how to interpret the data and turn it in to… yes you guessed it, ACTION!
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/best-practice-google-analytics-how-to-boost-your-business-with-ray-pastoors/
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So usually around this time of year, I do an SEO predictions podcast.
But you know what I’m over it, the world and their rabbit has an SEO podcast these days, and everyone does a predictions podcast, so no.
It’s not happening here.
And also the predictions are always the same.
Voice search will be bigger.
Optimise for EAT.
SERPs will change.
Schema blah blah blah.
Obviously, we have the page experience update coming in May 2021 but we’ve covered that in our episode with Peter and we’ll do more around that time.
And here’s another thing. The more SEO changes the more it stays the same.
And most people (and yes I know it’s not all) are not even getting the basics right, so there’s no need for them to get sweaty about all the complex next-level stuff.
In this episode to kick off 2021, I’m speaking to one of my fave SEO experts (and one of the few funny ones) Cyrus Shepard about why we should get back to basics with SEO.
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By now I’m guessing you’ve probably heard of Google My Business, it’s Google’s free listing for all your business operation information including address details, reviews, posts, photos, and a whole lot more.
It pops up (for most of us) on the right-hand side of the Search Engine Results page when customers search for our brand.
But most of us are just plain lazy when it comes to Google My Business, only entering the most basic of information.
If we invest a little time and effort Google My Business can become a powerful way to increase customer engagement and ultimately make more moolah, and in today’s pod, we’re going to share 10 top tips on how to make your listing pop!
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Remember the early days of the internet?
Back when bandwidth was a total joke, and every browser took a few minutes to warm up.
It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
These days we have no time for slow sites. And nor does Google.
I want to open 10 different tabs at once and have them all working in less time than it takes a greasy penguin to slide down a hill.
And you guessed it, search engines have a similar opinion when it comes to website speed, so much so that most SEO experts consider it a core ranking factor.
And they try to help us, giving us nifty tools to help us measure and fix our site speed, well they’re kind of nifty, and also kind of impossible to understand!
But fear not, today I’m talking to Peter Macinkovic about how to understand Google’s web speed reports, and how to use them to turn your website turbo.
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Do you ever have trouble making decisions? I know I do.
Should I wear red or blue?
Boots or joggers?
Do I feel like strawberry ice-cream or chocolate?
When you’re trying to pick between two different headlines for a post, or the colour of a call-to-action button on your webpage, the pressure is on.
Suddenly the choice between red and blue could make or break your click-through rate.
Today we’re going to discover exactly how to make that choice through definitive reasoning and results that are so solid you could build an adorable cottage for piglets on them and no wolf could blow it down.
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So there are an awful lot of us doing the do.
Standing out the front of our businesses, jumping up and down, and spinning a flashy sign in the hopes that customers will come our way.
But how do you keep your customers’ attention once they do actually show up?
How do you lead them in, establish a connection, build trust and of course sell them stuff, and have them come back again and again?
How do you lure them into your sticky tube, so to speak?
Today I’ll be addressing all of that with the help of my excellent guest Talia Wolf, as we talk about sales funnels.
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One of the most overlooked factors when it comes to marketing is how well your content is received without audio, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 5% of the world’s population is deaf or hard of hearing.
But did you also know that around 85 percent of humans watch videos with the sound turned off?
Assuming that sound will be played on your video, or even your podcast and not considering how to make it accessible to those without sound could be a big issue.
So that beautiful video you’ve made might not be getting the love it needs simply because you forgot one vital element.
CAPTIONS!
Today I’m chatting to a guest who knows all too well about making sure your words are SEEN, accurately, as well as heard.
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Head to episode notes: https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/how-captions-can-dramatically-increase-your-video-audience-with-ahmed-khalifa/
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In my Reality SEO episodes, I like to focus on real humans grappling with the Google beast.
Yes, I get lots of marketing professionals, copywriters, and web developers passing through my slippery funnel of courses and resources, but I also get noobs.
Or those who, while they may know how to run a successful business, have studiously avoided dealing with SEO.
This week I’m talking to Jo Violeta, a marketing manager for her award-winning brokerage, and the host for her home improvement and property podcast.
Jo co-owns Violeta Finance with her husband, a successful mortgage brokerage that really understands the family, community, and small businesses.
Today we’re talking about how Jo markets her business, the tactics and techniques she uses, and the challenges she faces.
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Ads – they’re inescapable. I read once that the average person sees 5000 ads every single day.
What started out on billboards and in newspapers has turned into social media posts and fifteen-second video intros.
More importantly, with an ad, consumers are only ever one click away from the product being advertised. Don’t even get me started on the siren-call of Instagram ads – so many late-night purchases I now regret.
In this episode, I’m going to take you behind the furry curtains of online ads to show you which platforms will really have you strutting your stuff down the marketing cat-walk.
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