Search With Candour

Mark Williams-Cook & Jack Chambers-Ward reunite to discuss: INP replacing FID in CWV Programmatic SEO - Just spam or a worthwhile tactic? The latest TrendWatch from SISTRIX ⁠Watch this episode on YouTube⁠ All the show links and transcript can be found at search.withcandour.co.uk

This week, Katie McDonald, SEO Specialist at Kaweb, joins Jack Chambers-Ward to rant about SEO things that are annoying them in 2023. Choosing keywords over search intent Old-school SEO reporting vs storytelling Asking the wrong questions to a new client Keeping old, low quality pages “Technical SEO has to be 100% perfect" For the full show notes and transcript, go to ⁠search.withcandour.co.uk.⁠

Live podcast in Brighton - 13th September 2023 Austine Esezobor, host of Democratising SEO, joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss Google's SGE and the future of SERPs. Are we heading to a new era of “zero click” SERPs? How different is SGE to when Featured Snippets were introduced almost 10 years ago? What is the long term plan for the Search Generative Experience? Will it replace the traditional SERP entirely? For the full show notes and transcript, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

Get your free tickets on Eventbrite Search With Candour is once again joining forces with The SEO Mindset to bring to you a LIVE podcast titled 'How to manage your energy levels' sponsored by SISTRIX. Jack Chambers-Ward will be joined by Sarah McDowell and Tazmin Suleman, hosts of The SEO Mindset, to give you actionable tips and advice on how to manage your energy levels at a conference like BrightonSEO. When? Wednesday 13th September 202319:00 - 21:30 Where? Projects The Lanes, Nile House, Nile St, Brighton, England, BN1 1HW This podcast will be in front of a live audience meaning that our community will be able to gain a snapshot into the production of both the SEO Mindset and Search With Candour podcasts there will also be a live Q&A to really help you be part of the process! Get your free tickets on Eventbrite now!

Ryan Jones, Marketing Manager at SEO Testing, joins Jack Chambers-Ward to discuss all things SEO testing. What is A/B testing? Should you test every change to your site? How do you know if testing is right for you? How to track results when testing For the full show notes and transcript, please visit search.withcandour.co.uk.

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Garrett Sussman, Demand Generation Manager at iPullRank and host of Rankable and The SEO Weekly. Garrett joins Jack to discuss his first-hand experience, thoughts and predictions for Google Perspectives. This is part two of this conversation with part one, all about biases in search, over on the Rankable podcast. Intro: 00:00:15 SISTRIX - SectorWatch: 00:01:09 Google Perspectives with Garrett Sussman: 00:04:57 Outro: 00:46:59

This episode was live streamed on SISTRIX's YouTube channel. Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook reunite to summarise the latest SEO news and answer questions including: Google Perspectives Google's new spam report form SISTRIX's SectorWatch What are the possible causes for a drop in CTR where there's a huge spike in impressions and clicks? For the transcript, show notes and links, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jen Penaluna, SEO Manager at The Lowdown, to discuss how to move from an agency to an in-house role. Jack & Jen talk about: The biggest surprises Common misconceptions about working in-house The benefits The things you'll miss from agency life And more! Time stamps: 00:00:37 - Intro 00:01:25 - SISTRIX TrendWatch 00:05:54 - Interview with Jen Penaluna 00:50:06 - Outro Sponsor: Search with Candour is sponsored by SISTRIX, the SEO's toolbox. Go to sistrix.com/trends and sign up for the TrendWatch newsletter today! Full show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward runs down his top 10 SEO podcasts that he thinks you should be listening to in 2023. Yes, Jack is a podcast listener as well as a creator. Sponsor: SISTRIX - TrendWatch Jack's top 10 digital marketing podcasts: Search Off the Record SERPs Up Edge of the Web Radio SEO Mindset Azeem Digital Asks Marketing O'Clock Rankable Recipe for SEO Success WTSPodcast The Measure Pod Full show notes and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

On this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Jo Blood, Director and co-founder of Posture People. Jack & Jo discuss 10 key things to be aware of for your work setup: Sitting at the right height Types of chairs Working from the sofa/bed Sitting positions Laptop stands Screen height Screen angles & twisting Desk thickness Movement Human interaction For the full transcript and show notes, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

The boys are back in town as Jack Chambers-Ward (SEO Specialist at Candour) is once again joined by Mark Williams-Cook (SEO Director at Candour & founder of AlsoAsked) to discuss: SISTRIX Sponsor: 00:01:22 Google's statement on Topical Authority 00:15:28 Search Generative Experience is rolling out in the US 00:28:51 Possible errors for video thumbnails 00:48:17 For full show notes, links and transcripts, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Adriana Stein, CEO & Founder of AS Marketing, to discuss the intersection of SEO and UX: How do they relate do each other? How can bad UX affect SEO? How much does the format of your content matter for UX? What do we do when SEO best practice clashes with UX best practice? The importance of internal links both for topic authority and sending users to key next stage pages. Timestamps: Intro: 00:00:37 SISTRIX Sponsor: 00:01:20 Interview with Adriana: 00:05:00 The full show notes, transcript and links are available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is reunited with Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO news including: TrendWatch for April 2023 Google indexing speed: key factors Google no longer recommends canonicals for syndicated content The video version of this episode is available on SISTRIX's Youtube channel. Full show notes and transcription available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

In this week's particularly open and honest episode, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by Tazmin Suleman, a coach, speaker and co-host of The SEO Mindset Podcast. Jack & Tazmin discuss: What does confidence mean? What are the characteristics of someone you have confidence in? (Inner game) What are your Power Accessories? (Outer game) How can you be BRAVE when you have a wobble? Time stamps: Intro: 00:00:40 SISTRIX Visibility Leaders in Travel: 00:01:27 Neurodivergents in SEO: 00:07:45 Interview with Tazmin: 00:08:46 For the full show notes and transcript, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward welcomes fellow Candourlorian Emma-Jane Stogdon (Content Specialist at Candour) to the podcast to discuss their highlights from BrightonSEO April 2023. Their highlights include: Areej Abuali's keynote speech Azeem, Andi & Fabio's equality session Crawl budgets with Sally Raymer Y U No Reply by Bibi the Link Builder Jack beating Mordy Oberstein 4-0 at cornhole And much more! For all of the links, show notes and transcript, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk

This week's episode is a crossover with The SEO Mindset podcast and was recorded live in front of an audience at Projects The Lanes in Brighton on 19th April 2023. Jack, Sarah & Tazmin hosted a live podcast about dealing with anxiety at conferences, including some questions from the audience in attendance. This event was sponsored by SISTRIX and Captivate and organised by Silicon Brighton. The video version of this episode is available on Silicon Brighton's Youtube channel. For the full show notes and transcript, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk.

This week, Jack Chambers-Ward is joined by the Witty Content Writers - Silvia & Minnie! Silvia & Minnie are here to give us all five tips for writing better content briefs. Show notes: 00:00:30 - Intro 00:01:17 - SISTRIX TrendWatch 00:06:23 - Live podcast in Brighton reminder 00:07:27 - Interview with the Witty Content Writers 00:49:52 - Outro Full show notes, links and transcript available at search.withcandour.co.uk.

Jack Chambers-Ward is once again joined by the inimitable Mark Williams-Cook to discuss the latest SEO news and updates: The latest sneak preview of SISTRIX's TrendWatch An update to product listings on Google Search Console Another way to deindex URLs c/o ohgm.co.uk Due to technical issues, the video isn't available for this one, apologies everyone! For full show notes and transcript, please go to search.withcandour.co.uk

It's a quick little Jack solo episode this week. Jack gives you a few updates and recommendations including: If you'll be in Brighton on Wednesday 19th April 2023 - get tickets for the live podcast event here. SISTRIX's new competitor ranking comparison feature SERP Snippet Preview Meta description generator (powered by OpenAI) Google Search adds 'your favourite brands' to SERPs For all the links and transcripts, head to search.withcandour.co.uk.

Get your ticket for the free live episode of Search With Candour/The SEO Mindset on 19th April in Brighton This week, ⁠Jack Chambers-Ward⁠ is joined by ⁠John Iwuozor⁠ to discuss how to create content that satisfies Google's E-E-A-T guidelines including: Why E-E-A-T matters and the dangers of AI-generated content How E-E-A-T promotes high-quality product reviews How to improve E-E-A-T SEO For the full show notes and transcript, go to search.withcandour.co.uk.