This episode of SEO Rockstars touches on Google now letting you submit URLs for indexing straight from Search, as well as giving you the ability to fact check news. Not only is Google one fo the best search engines but we give you 5 Reasons Why Google is Best Place to Work. Google has been trying to reduced fake Google Maps listings and have by 70% since 2015. Also a tip of the hat to blogging wizard for The Definitive Guide To Getting Google Sitelinks.

Google’s biggest-ever search quality crisis; Why do marketers still struggle with innovative search tactics?  Google Testing Breadcrumb URLs Above Titles on Mobile Search Results. Eric Enge recaps a session from SMX West where audience members were able to ask Google anything.  How to Get Back on Track After a Drop in Rankings. Brand Safety Issues At Google: 'Much Ado About Nothing'  

Harnessing the power of online reviews as Thomas Ballantyne spoke last week at SMX West about the value of online reviews, showing why businesses need to start thinking about them if they aren't already. Plus, a recap of a session on the Definitive Guide to Local Search Ranking Factors.  How Google Chooses “People Also Search For” in Knowledge Panels   Understanding the Quick Answers Box  Questions to Assess SEO Candidates' Knowledge 

Hijacking Google’s SEO guide search rankings ; Google ‘related picks’ now showing under some top stories carousels; How competitors can ruin your rankings, and how to make sure they don't  . The correlation between ranking factors — like views, comments and shares — with YouTube rankings.  

Chris Boggs welcomes International SEO Consultant Aleyda Solis. She talks to us about how she got started from Marketing to SEO. Also, they talk AMP webpages and how you really can't discount them. Later she informs us on migration to https and how important it will be here in 2017. Also, when moving forward when you buy a certificate make sure its for multiple domains, and look at different SSL certificates. She also explains that if you move to https, you should also move to http2 to make...

In this episode Chris and Frank talk about the Google algorithm change that effects how sites are rank. They also touch on navigation structure on mobile websites, and how the "Near Me" feature in search engines are becoming a mobile-driven phenomenon. Plus they break down Google's  new Penguin Algorithm update.

Matt Cutts Hearts His Google+ Followers; Google Adds Category Filters to Organic Search .What can we learn from the winners and losers of organic search in 2016?  Top Google Winners and Losers in 2016; Google Won't Tell Webmasters Which Links They Do Not Count For Spam Reasons.

Chris Boggs and Frank Watson, talk about The Ultimate SEO Google hack  as described in a recent SEMRush blog post. The post explains " If you're doing all the right things but still not getting the traffic you deserve from Google then it's time to discover the ultimate SEO Google hack."  Plus, what are successful marketers are doing with their content to make it top notch, and analyzing Featured Snippets and the confusion behind what they are. And a few tactics on how to get your content on...

Search's Role In Combating Fake News? Google AMP carousels are multiplying!  Google Update Brewing? Chatter Tools Point To Algorithm Update; Don’t let a spotty connection stop you from searching  ; Google: Use Nofollow When Linking To Bad Site ; Google: How to Handle Near Identical Product Pages for Search 

Chris and  Frank discuss Locating PPC Ads in SERPs; Defining Google Search Analytics and from Moz Doubling Down on Search; A NEW New Google. 

Google has been getting some heat around various anti semitic and racist sites ranking well in their search results. Frank and Chris explain. Plus, a New Search Results Evaluation Model from Google; Google: There Is No One Recipe For Search Rankings Success; Expert Predictions on 2017 Social Media Trends and more. 

Referrer spam wrecking Google Analytics data. Google Search Console expands reports for property sets. Google Acquires Eye Tracking Startup Eyefluence and its Technology. Stop Looking at Keyword Search Volume (And Look Here Instead).

Talking Content, Links, Tech and Analytics as Chris and Frank discuss: Google’s machine learning now writes featured snippets descriptions. Google Returns Porn For Sexy Black Mom But Not For Sexy White Mom. 10 Ways Content Marketing and Sales Teams Can Work Together. Google: Giving Charity Donations In Exchange For A Link, Is A Paid Link.

Google Tweaking Top Stories Algorithm To Filter Out Fake News? Man sues Google for $750,000 over defamatory search results. SEO without SERPs with Google Assistant, Home and Amazon Echo. Google Removing “Content Keywords” from Search Console. Ranking Events in Google Search Results.

Unannounced Google Search Update; Everything We Know About the Google Mobile-first Index. No Changes to Mobile Friendly Criteria or Ranking Boost With Mobile First Indexing. Bing Search Will Not Do Mobile First Search Index.  How to prepare your business for Google’s mobile-first index.

Chris and Fank welcome Moss Pauly who runs the Warrior Forum, which is the world's largest Internet marketing community with over 1 million of the world's top internet marketers. Moss offers insight on  SEO, SEM, conversion optimisation, AB testing, EDM marketing and more.

Chris and Frank share what they call a good direct article that offers some essential help for ecommerce seo newbies. Plus how page quality and engagement is important to good SEO . Plus, Google: We Have A Bunch Of Original Source Detection Algorithms and No Need To Disavow Blogroll Or Sitewide Links and There Is No Penguin Boost

Chris Boggs and Frank Watson delve into three different guides published on Search Engine Journal. They include the Three Pillars of SEO: Authority, Relevance, and Trust; How to Do Keyword Research and a Complete Guide to Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird. 

55% of searchers don’t know which links in the SERPs are PPC ads. New Google help document defines Search Analytics impressions, position and clicks Thematic Modeling Using Related Words in Documents and Anchor Text How and Why to Raise Organic SEO CTRs SEO and the CMO: Communication and board room metrics that matter Popular 404 to 301 WordPress Plugin Injecting Cloaked Spam Links for Search Engines

Bing Testing Site Name Only With No URL in Search Results; Frank Watson on  So You Want to Do International Marketing; What are Google's quality updates (aka Phantom updates), and how can you recover? Video SEO Tips to Improve Rankings Test points to likely influence of click-through rate on search rankings

Moz is Doubling Down on Search; Making Sense of Google's Updates in Local Search; Wake Up, SEOs – the NEW New Google is Here;10 Question-Based Keywords that Drive Tons of High-Quality Traffic ; 4 Experts on the State of SEO for Ecommerce Sites ;Ecommerce blogging: five proven reasons why it should be part of your SEO strategy 

Frank Watson and David Harry discuss:No more arguing about what Google means by positions in the Google Search Analytics report. Google has defined the multitude of metrics and cases in a help document.Google officially throttling Keyword Planner data for low spending AdWords accountsGoogle app now delivering restaurant reviews best-of lists for local searches5 Big Challenges One Niche Faces in GoogleThree Pillars of SEO: Authority, Relevance, and TrustThematic Modeling Using Related Words...

Chris Boggs and Frank Watson discuss markup and structured data, and give us the buzz on everything Google including their new interface, removal of older content, cut backs on incentives for Local Guides, and more. The two also touch on a few Google myths revolving around penalties that have recently been debunked.

Is Google Trying to Kill SEO ? The Anatomy of a SERP ; Micro-Moments: How Consumers Rely  on Mobile to Meet Their Needs; Don’t Make All Content QA For Google’s Featured Snippets; Gated vs Ungated Content- Which is the Best Option? After 10 Years, Local SEO Guide Relaunches  Website So It Can Get Links.