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Confessions of an SEO® — 255 episodes

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Legacy SEO Practices Are Killing Your AI Visibility - Season 6, Ep 19

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Confessions S6, ep 18 Why We Need to Write for Machines First (So People CAN Find Us) - Season 6, Episode 18

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Helpful Content is a Math Problem, Not a Moral One - Season 6, Ep 17

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The 1% Club - Achieving Gemini Induction in the Age of Compute Tax

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The Energy Economics of AI Answers - Season 6, Episode 15

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Parsing The Parsing of HTML - Response to SOTR (#105) - Season 6, Ep, 14

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The Next Evolution of Indexing - Season 6, Episode 13

8

How To Make Your Content A Magnet for AI Citation - Season 6, Ep 12

9

IP Laundering How Google Built an Answer Monopoly by Seizing YOUR Content

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You Had the Authority All Along: Backlink Truths - Season 6, Ep. 10

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Is Google Cracking Down on AI Content- Season 6, Ep 9

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The Code is more like Guidelines Than Actual Rules - Confessions S6, Episode 8

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Bot Crawl Space and Time - Season 6, Episode 7

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The Mystical Listicle Is It Really Endangered in Google? - Season 6, Episode 6

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Crawled Not Indexed Solved - Season 6, Episode 5

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LLMs Don't Rank Sites - They Synthesize Trust - Season 6, Episode 4

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Too Many Tags On The Dance Floor - Season 6, Episode 3

18

Blow Chunks in SEO - Season 6, Episode 2

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Horizontal Content Analysis Brings LLM Insight - Season 6, Episode 1

20

Helpful Content Analysis Tool - Vizzex - Season 5, Episode 51

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A few of my favorite things in 2025 - Season 5, Ep 50

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A Good Kind of Sticker Shock - Season 5, Ep 49

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Written in the Logs: GoogleOther's Gemini Alignment - Season 5, Ep 48

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Vector Embedding for $2025 Alec! - Season 5, Episode 47

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Breathing Through the Noise - Season 5, Episode 46

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SEO vs GEO vs AIO equals IR Information Retrieval - Season 5, Ep 45

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The Halloween Google Update That Never Was - Season 5, Episode 44

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Topical Cohesion Is Designed — Topical Authority is different - Season 5, Ep 43

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Let the Games Begin - Season 5, Ep 42

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How Much Did That Content Really Cost? - Season 5, episode 41

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Duplicate Content Works Until It Doesn't - Season 5, Episode 40

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Monopoly Bingo - Season 5, Episode 39

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I'll Do It My Way - Season 5, Episode 38

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Happy 4th Birthday Crawl or No Crawl - Season 5, Episode 37

35

Google Retains Custody of Chrome - Season 5, ep 36

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The Google Crawler Crisis of August 2025 - Season 5, Ep 35

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Is Mo Content Mo Better? Season 5, Episode 34

38

AI SEO Confession - Season 5, Ep. 33

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Born In An Oven Does Not A Muffin Make - Season 5, Episode 32

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Pivoting Is Awareness Season 5, Episode 31

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NAVER what it seems - Google's Latest Crawler

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Hreflang - International Tag of Mystery - Season 5, Episode 29

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How Google "Fixed" Their Biggest Asset (And Made You Do All The Work)

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Google Core Update June 2025: Don't Be Afraid, Publish Now - Season 5, Ep. 27

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Every Tool Is A Weapon IF You Hold It Properly - Season 5, Episode 26

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The Fatal Flaw in Your Correlational Ranking Data - Season 5, Ep 25

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The Power Paradox - The AI Energy Crossroads

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I'm Kind of A Big Deal - Season 5, Episode 23

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What's Mine is Mine - Season 5 Episode 22

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The DEMISE of DMARGE - Season 5, Epi. 21

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Google Agrees With Me About TOC Links - Season 5, Ep 20

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Ain't Hard To Follow 1000 Cows - Season 5, Episode 19

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First to Crawl, Chance to Index - Meet GoogleOther

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Accidental Indexing Momentum: From 1 page indexed to 57 in 3 days

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SERP Inversion - Season 5 Episode 16

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Indexers Gotta Index, right?

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Is this the Golden Age or Gilded Age of AI

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Just EEAT it!

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The March Core Update of 2025 is Over!

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March 2025 Core Update and Indexing API

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What 16 Million Pages Can Say Part 2

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What 16 Million Pages Can Say Part 1

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Trad Keyword Research Failing Us

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Anchor Links OK But Not All Are - Season 5, Episode 7

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Content Over the Threshold - Season 5, Episode 6

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Healthy Relationship Between Site and Search - Season 5, Episode 5

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Scale Ruins Some Things - Season 5, Episode 4

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Helpful Content - Patent or SERPS? Season 5, Episode 3

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Schema Screaming - Season 5, Episode 2

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SEO Expertise and Lack of Awareness - Season 5, Episode 1

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Final Episode - Happy New Year's Eve - Season 4, Episode 50

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An SEO Christmas Eve - Season 4, Episode 49

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SEO Testing - A Reality Check - S4, Episode 48

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The Journey is as important as the SEO destination - Episode 47, Season 4

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Helpful Content in all the wrong places - Season 4, Episode 46

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Results on Helpful Content Classifier Testing Does HC read? - Season 4, Episode 45

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Over the Shoulder Launch into An Update - Season 4, Episode 44

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November Core Update, Really Google? Season 4, Episode 43

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Helpful Content System Does Not Read Content - Season 4, Episode 42

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I'm Your Huckleberry - Test to know if Helpful Content System Actually Reads - Season 4, Episode 41

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Does Helpful Content System READ content? - S4, Episode 40

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Hitting Google Like a Hurricane, Season 4, Episode 39

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No Such Thing As Helpful Content - S4, Episode 38

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Forbes is the new Reddit - Season 4, Episode 37

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Site Reputation Abuse Enforced Manually - Why?

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Walking on Sunshine - Season 4, Episode 35

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Getting Stung By Your SEO Company - Season 4, Episode 34

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One Rule To Wring Them All - Season 4, Episode 33

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ReBroadcast - WOW! All the Blue Socks - Google Parameter Tool Gone

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Spontaneous Something - August Core Update - Confessions Season 4, Episode 32

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Googlebot Worthy - Season 4, Episode 31

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The Mystery of the Negative SEO Canonical

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The SEO Struggle Bus - Season 4, Episode 29

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Get Curious - Season 4, Episode 28

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Schadenfreude SEO - Season 4, Episode 27

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Buying IS Hard, Season 4, Episode 26

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Eye For An Eye SEO - Season 4, Episode 25

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Fast Food SEO Season 4, Episode 24

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What Happened in Kelowna Definitely Won't Stay in Kelowna - Season 4, Episode 23

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What's Canonical Got To Do With It? Season 4, Episode 22

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Short But Sweet - Season 4, Episode 21

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No Click Customers May Be The Future - Season 4, Episode 20

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Site Reputation Abuse Update - Who's Zooming Who? - Season 4, Episode 19

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Line Between Curiosity and Doubt - Season 4, Episode 18

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3 Stages of Truth - Season 4, Episode 17

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Google Word Soup - Season 4, Episode 16

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Man Often Go Awry Season 4, Episode 15

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Fetch Worthy Content - Season 4, Episode 14

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Helpful Content - Invisible Ships - Season 4, Episode 13

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Helpful Content Palaver - Season 4, Episode 12

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Seemly Random - Helpful Content System - Season 4, Episode 11

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Go Fish Yourself - Season 4, Episode 10

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House Fresh Response: We're on a Mission from Gad - Season 4, Episode 9

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Is Google Killing Independent Sites - Season 4, Episode 8

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Forced Indexing, Season 4, Episode 7

116

Tools of The Trade - Season 4, Episode 6

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The Emperor Has No Measurements - Season 4, Ep 5

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Can They Really Do That? - Season 4, Episode 4

119

The AI Conversation We Have to Have - Season 4, Episode 3

120

Top SEO Podcast on Semrush's Must Listen List - Season 4, Episode 2

121

Deadly Passion, Terrible Joy Season 4 Episode 1

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No One Is An Island Unto Themselves - Season 3 Episode 31

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Paying It Forward in SEO - Season 3, Episode 30

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Bright Shiny New SEO People

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Confessions - Different Day, Same Bot Time, Same Bot Channel

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Notes From Nineveh

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You Can't Handle The Truth S3 Episode 26

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Google and The Update - Season 3, Episode 25

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WWJD Confessions of an SEO - Season 3 Episode 24

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Just Say Scariest Environment - Season 3, Episode 23

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Happy Birthday & Happy Update

132

Code of Ethics in SEO - Season 3, Episode 21

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Helpful Content Update and Visitor Expectations - S3 Episode 20

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Summer Time - Season 3, Episode 19

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Penny Wise Pound Foolish

136

Greater Expectations (My Own) - Season 3, Episode 17

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Great Expectations - Season 3, episode 16

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The Being and the Doing of SEO - Season 3, Episode 15

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Are We There Yet? The End of an Update - Season 3, Episode 14

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After The Update, Season 3, Episode 13

141

Google March Core Update is Over & little MC4 - Season 3, Episode 12

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Google March Core Update and Me - Season 3, Episode 11

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Keeping Up With Myself - Season 3, Episode 10

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I'm Claiming My Time Back - Season 3, Episode 9

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Strategy Optional? Season 3 - Episode 8

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No Serve For You! - Season 3, Episode 7

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Episode 5 and 6 - SEO Survivor - Season 3

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Nerd Logs - Season 3, Episode 4

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Indexation. Indignation. Season 3, Episode 3

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FOMO Free Zone - Season 3, Episode 2

151

Are You With Me - Season 3, Ep 1

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New Year's Edition 2022 - Season 2, Episode 52

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Rethinking SEO - Season 2, Episode 51

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Google Search Status Dashboard - Season 2, Episode 50

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By The Numbers, Season 2, Episode 48

156

The Dark Arts of SEO, Season 2, Episode 47

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SEO testing is my Parrot - Season 2, Episode 46

158

Where Have You Been? Season 2, Episode 45

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The Thorny Path - Season 2 Episode 44

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What Fresh SEO Hell Is THIS? Season 2, Episode 43

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My Advice To "Early SEO" Carolyn - Season 2 Episode 42

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Is The Grass Greener? Confessions of an SEO - Season 2, Episode 41

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Evolution of SEO Testers

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Season 2, Ep 39 - What a Sham(e)

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S2, Episode 38 - Q4: Buckle Up Buttercup

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S2, Ep 37 - The Telling of The Bees

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Season 2, Ep 36 Success Disguised As Failure

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S2, Ep 35 - The Update on the Update

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S2, Ep34 Indexation Research - The Gift That Keeps On Giving

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Season 2 - Ep. 33 - TL:DR - Too Long Didn't Read

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Season 2, Ep 32 - Talking Up A Storm

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Season 2, Episode 31 Flirting With Madness

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Season 2, Ep 30 SEO Success Status Code

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Season 2, EP 29 - My SEO Client Win

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S2, Ep 28 - A Little Venting and a Mobile Challenge

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S2 - Ep 27 - How Do You Know Your SEO is Working?

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Season 2 - Episode 26 - Mind Your OWN Business

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Summer of Mobile OnPage & Upcoming Topics

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Season 2 - Episode 24 Something Mobile This Way Comes

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Season 2, Ep 23 - Everyone! Back into the Pool!

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Season 2 - Episode 22 - One Week Into Google May Core Update

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Season 2, Ep 21 - Google May Update, or bot...

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Season 2, Episode 20 - Part Kentucky Windage

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Season 2 - Episode 19 - The 2% Solution

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Season 2, Episode 18 - Serp-Certified

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Season 2, Episode 17 Testing, Testing, 1..2..3...

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Season 2, Ep 16 - Expectations Managed

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Season 2, Episode 15 - WOW! Its All The Blue Socks - Google URL Parameter Tool

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Season 2, Episode 14 - Turtles All The Way Down

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Season 2 - Episode 13 - SEO Mythology Talk

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Season 2 - Episode 12 - Call Me Ishmael

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Season 2, Episode 11 - Did You Get Indexed

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Season 2, Episode 10 - SEO on the Brain

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Season 2, Episode 9 - When Helping Hurts

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Season 2, Episode 8 - What I did Last Summer

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Season 2 - Episode 7- SEO Testing is Dead, Long Live SEO Testing

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Season 2 - Episode 6 - Lost In Search

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Season 2 - Episode 5 - When Nothing Means Something

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Season 2 Episode 4 - SEOs Use Their Words When They Fight

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Season 2, Episode 3 Getting Emotionally Attached To Your Keyword?

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Season 2 - Episode 2 - There's No Hyphen in Micromanager

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Episode 54 Season 2 - Ep 1 - Indexation Liberation

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Episode 53 - Countdown to 2022

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Episode 52 2021 Holiday Edition

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Episode 51 Dear Google, This is a Mess

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Episode 50 - Keep Calm and WTH is Happening With Indexation?

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Episode 49 - Survey Says

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Episode 48 - Shop 'Til You Drop AKA Google's November Update

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Episode 47 - The Rebound SEO Agency

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Episode 46 I Love Stupid SEO Ideas

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Episode 45 - When to Say No to SEO

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Episode 44 - Halloween Google 2021 Indexation Style

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Episode 43 Fantasy SEO

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Episode 42 Where Do You Go When You Have SEO Questions

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Episode 41 - Show and Tell

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Episode 40 Core Web Vitals...Field Evidence

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Episode 39 Testing vs Testing

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Episode 38 Newly Discovered SEO KPIs

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Episode 37 Who Do You Believe, Google or Your Lying Eyes

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Episode 36 What to Do Before Hiring an SEO Company

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Episode 35 - Organic Raspberry Confidence

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Episode 34 Indexed Not Found

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Episode 33 - The Case of The Curious SEO Proposal

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Episode 32 - SEO Projects Updates and Testing

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Episode 31 - SEO Bits and Bobs

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Episode 30 - State of Voice Search July Update

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Episode 29 - Will Artificial Intelligence Kill SEO?

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Episode 28 The Summer of Updates

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Episode 27 - This Isn't Your Dad's SEO Anymore

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Episode 26 - My SEO Pet Peeves

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Episode 25 - Voice SEO

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Episode 24 - CSI SEO

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Episode 23 - Super Chill Core SEO

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Episode 22 - What a RELIEF!!!

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Episode 21 - Summer SEO Topics

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Episode 20 - V is for Volatile - Part 2

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Episode 19 - V is for Volatile - Part 1

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Episode 18 - Play Hard Ball SEO Side

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Episode 17 - Playing Hard Ball - Client Side

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Episode 16 - What if I knew then what I do now

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Episode 15 - Hiring an SEO Company

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Episode 14 - What's Your Superpower?

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Episode 13 - Google Updates - Personal and Public

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Episode 12 - Part 2 of SEO Packages????

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Episode 11 Part 1 - Packages? We Don't Need No Packages!

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Episode 10 Where do keywords come from?

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Episode 9 - SEO Fairy Tales and Other Stories

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Episode 8 - What is SEO Testing?

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Episode 7 - When A Person Only Has a Hammer

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Episode 6 Freshman Orientation - What The Hell Is Going On?

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Episode 5 - My First SEO Client

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Episode 4 - It's OK to Reinvent Yourself

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Episode 3 - The Conundrum

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Episode 2 - Why I Dislike Working with SEO Clients

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Episode 1 - Why Do I Love being an SEO?