#329 - Cyrus Shepard spills Google’s secrets

01/29/24 • 61 min

1 Listener

Authority Hacker Podcast – AI & Automation for Small biz & Marketers

When a talented SEO like Cyrus Shepard becomes a Google Quality Rater, you know we'll get someone who has excellent insights on how Google evaluates your site and where you fail to impress them.

So in this week’s episode, Gael asks Cyrus all the questions that matter to figure out:

👉 How much does EEAT really matter for Google and quality raters?
👉 Does Google give an unfair advantage to larger sites?
👉 And what's coming next from Google based on their recent updates to the Quality Rater Guidelines?

Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/329-make-google-love-your-site/

Send us a text

When a talented SEO like Cyrus Shepard becomes a Google Quality Rater, you know we'll get someone who has excellent insights on how Google evaluates your site and where you fail to impress them.

So in this week’s episode, Gael asks Cyrus all the questions that matter to figure out:

Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/329-make-google-love-your-site/

Previous Episode

#328 - Did Ahrefs F**k Us?

Send us a text

In the last two years, Ahrefs, a tool that many people in the industry would agree is the best tool for the job, has lived long enough to see itself become the villain and many now associate the brand with corporate greed. So how did that happen and is it justified?

No topic was off the table in this week’s episode with Tim Soulo from Ahrefs. Gael gets the 4-1-1 on their credit system, whether their search engine yep.com was funded by the price increase or not, and compares Ahrefs and their value proposition to the competition.

Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/328-did-ahrefs-fk-us/

Next Episode

#330 - 7 Sites Beating Google's Algorithm

Send us a text

6 months after a series of devastating updates for many legitimate sites, and the best advice Google could come up with is "Use business cards to promote your online business" ?! 🙄
Honestly, we're getting a little annoyed by Google's attitude towards all of this, and in today's episode, we tried to do what Google could not.
We give you real examples of real sites that are not only surviving, but thriving ✨ in the current version of Google, to help you plan what to do next for your business.
These sites have won despite Google's relentless updates and we've tried to identify:
👉 what they do
👉 why they may be winning
👉 and how you can emulate them.
____________________________________________
A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Digital PR and link building solution, BuzzStream:
https://www.buzzstream.com/link-building
____________________________________________
Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/7-sites-beating-googles-algorithm/