The SEO Vault Episode 109

Episode 109 Table Of Contents

Co-Host: Bucky Helms + Mike Milas + Sophie Allen

– Google: Directory Article Submissions And Bookmarking Links Are Against The Webmaster Guidelines

– Google Hotel Listing Gains Eco-Certified Badges

– Google SearchOn Event

– Large Algorithm Update (October 2nd & 3rd)

And So Much More!

2:57 Web 2.0 Ranker Weekly Update

– Philadelphia Mastermind IS November 5th – 7th – Speakers and Itinerary Announced

– Interactive Mastermind Format – 2 Full Days Of Sessions (Saturday & Sunday) – Hands-On Workshops – Highest Access Level Comes With EXCLUSIVE 12 Month Discord Group To Work On More Advanced Topics (Agency Automation & Sales + More)

– One Topic Presented By Victor – Local SEO Strategies For Long Term Rankings – Avoiding Cheap Tactics That No Longer Work But Are Still Commonly Used – Using An Analytical Approach To Guide A Campaign – When To Use Data From A Tool Vs Voiding Misinformation – How Campaigns Should Differ From Each Other + More!

– Dynamic Event – Can Fit 3x The Previous Amount Of People

– You Will Leave With The Pieces Of YOUR Agency That You Need!

– At Certain Access Levels You Gain “Accountability”

– 12 Month Group Comes With Networking & Quarterly Calls

– Learn More About The Mastermind Here: Local Marketing Mastermind

– Confirmed Speakers – Chaz Edwards – Jessie Taylor – Mike Milas – Mike Rayburn – Eldar Cohen – Bucky Helms – Sophie Allen – Jon Kaufman – Traci Rayburn – Jason Guy – Victor Perez + James

– Not Just Web20 Team – All Speakers Will Be In The Exclusive Access Group

– To Learn More About The Weekend Update Subscribe To Web20Ranker: Subscribe

– YouTube Is Now Live With The SEO Vault On YouTube (Thursdays Around 4ish): SEO Vault Archives

– Weekend Deal: Custom Signals Sale – Save 30% Off Citations (Niche, Free NAP Update, Free Unique Content) – Niche Citations – THIS WEEKEND ONLY

– New Blog Post On Linkbuilding – “Does Scholarship Linkbuilding Still Work?”

– SPECIAL EPISODE DEAL Save 20% (1 Time) on Accelerated GMB campaigns with coupon code: accelerate109 – Google My Business SEO Accelerated Campaigns

 56:13 SEO News For The Past Week

– Google Hotel Listing Gains Eco-Certified Badges

SERP Changes/Tests

– Google SearchOn Event – More On Googles MUM, and redesigns to the Google Search Experience.

– Google Search Drops Support For Internet Explorer 11

– Chrome Testing Side-By-Side Search And Journeys

– Large Search Algorithm Update (October 2nd & 3rd)

Google Says

– Google: Directory Article Submissions And Bookmarking Links Are Against The Webmaster Guidelines – John Said that directory submissions, article submissions, and bookmarking links are generally against Google’s webmaster guidelines

– Google: Case Sensitive Characters And URLs Does Effect The URL Itself – John Mueller from Google posted a video on URL case-sensitivity and said “another place where the exact URL plays a role is robots.txt.”

Q&A:

16:58 Do you have any issues with keyword cannibalization when creating blog posts like “10 tips for finding a roofer in Cleveland Ohio”? I love creating the geo-relevancy but sometimes worry it’ll actually take away from the rankings of a key location page.

34:03 Is anyone else seeing long-term rank drops from the June algorithm update? A couple GMBs with nothing spammy going on had drastic drops and since are struggling to recover.