575 | News from the EDGE | Week of 3.6.2023

03/09/23 • 29 min

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EDGE of the Web - The Best SEO Podcast for Today's Digital Marketer

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

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

Thanks to our sponsors!

Site Strategics https://edgeofthewebradio.com/site

Inlinks https://edgeofthewebradio.com/inlinks

Page One Power https://edgeofthewebradio.com/pageonepower

Twitter:@ErinSparks
Twitter:@TheMann00
Twitter:@EDGEWebRadio

Would love it if you'd give us a rating on ratethispodcast.com/edge!

#StandwithUkraine edgeofthewebradio.com/ukraine

Previous Episode

574 | Goals, Strategies, and Tactics w/ Kevin Indig

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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Run a website audit and show what issue you are going to fix;
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Next Episode

576 | Featured Snippets w/ Chris Long

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!