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The Publisher Lab — 214 episodes

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Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa | The Publisher Lab

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MarketBeat Founder, Matt Paulson - The Publisher Lab

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Google March 2024 Update: Navigating Content & SEO Ethics for Publishers | Publisher Lab Ep. 57

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Impact of AI on Search Rankings & Subscription Trends for Digital Publishers | Publisher Lab Ep. 56

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Changes to Web Search & How AI is Shaping Publishers' Strategies | Publisher Lab Ep. 55

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AI in Publishing: ChatGPT Updates, Watermarking & TikTok's Search Challenge | Publisher Lab Ep. 54

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2024 Ad Spend Surge, Google's INP Update & Staying Ahead in Search | Publisher Lab Ep. 53

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Kids on Social Media, Online Safety Laws, Short-Form Content & Future AI Use | Publisher Lab Ep. 52

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Google News & AI, Replacing Third-Party Cookies, & SEO with Authority & Trust | Publisher Lab Ep. 51

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OpenAI's Legal Battle & Policy Shifts, Social Media Decentralization | Publisher Lab Ep. 50

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Google's SGE Impact & NYT vs. AI: Navigating Copyright in Publishing | Publisher Lab Ep. 49

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Web Dev & Publishing Tools Part 2: Enhancing Productivity, Creativity & Security | Publisher Lab

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Web Dev & Publishing Tools: ChatGPT, Copilot Live & More | Publisher Lab

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Digital Publishing in 2023, AI, User Trends, Platform Power Dynamics | Publisher Lab Ep. 48

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Google’s Gemini Launch Controversy, AI Alliance, & ChatGPT Getting Lazier | Publisher Lab Ep. 47

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New Rules for AI Content, Battle Against Ad Blockers & Ranking Improvements | Publisher Lab Ep. 46

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OpenAI's Future, Google Bard Analyzes YouTube Videos, & Advertiser Boycotts | Publisher Lab Ep. 45

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Google vs Microsoft, X’s Algorithm Shift, & AI Energy Demand | Publisher Lab Ep. 44

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Google's Review Update & Publishers' Rights in AI News Use | Publisher Lab Ep. 43

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Adapting to Change, AI’s Impact, & Third-Party Cookie Data Leak Dilemma | Publisher Lab Ep. 42

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Google's CEO Testifies, Musk's Media Moves, AI Ethics & Red-Teaming | Publisher Lab Ep. 41

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Google's Chrome Twist, X’s Shift, & Anti-AI Push Back | Publisher Lab Ep. 40

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Google To Defend AI Users From Copyright | Publisher Lab Ep. 39

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Another Google Update & Stricter Rules for Email Senders | Publisher Lab Ep. 38

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TV's Decline vs. Digital Surge: Navigating the Ad Shift for Publisher Success | Publisher Lab Ep. 37

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Unraveling the SEO Web: AI, Broken Links, and the Future of Publishing | Publisher Lab Ep. 36

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U.S. Govt. and Tech Giants Discuss AI Regulation | Publisher Lab Ep. 35

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Impact of Charter-Disney Negotiations: Bundling vs Unbundling | Publisher Lab Ep. 34

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Major Websites Blocking AI Web Crawlers | Publisher Lab Ep. 33

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AI Nutritional Labels (feat Trevor Tevel) | Publisher Lab Ep. 32

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Navigating the Complexities of Content Protection and Copyright | Publisher Lab Ep. 31

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The Most Impactful Change in Digital Publishing & More | Publisher Lab Ep. 30

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Unleashing the Creative Power of AI in Publishing | Publisher Lab Ep. 29

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Nurturing Creativity & Productivity in Content Creation (ft. Darnay Luckie) | Publisher Lab Ep. 28

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Navigating The Evolving Publishing Landscape | Publisher Lab Ep. 27

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Unraveling the Mystery of Google's Search Ranking Algorithm | Publisher Lab Ep. 26

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Unlocking the Secrets of AI: How It Can Help (and Hinder) Your SEO | Publisher Lab Ep. 25

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Will AI Replace Search Engines? Exploring the Future of Online Search | Publisher Lab Ep. 24

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Google In Hot Water with YouTube Ads: The Scoop On What's Happening | Publisher Lab Ep. 23

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The Most Overused Term in Tech: AI | Publisher Lab EP. 22

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EU delays AI Chatbot, Facebook Traffic is Falling, & Making Money on YouTube Just Got Easier

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Wordpress AI Generator, Chat GPT-5 not training, & SEO’s not impressed with Google Search

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YouTube’s Algorithm in 2023, Google’s Generative Experience, & Declining Traffic A Major Concern

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Google generative AI, Google's Topic Authority System, & Analytic insights from an Ezoic expert

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Google & Microsoft bulk up with AI, LinkedIn overtaking Facebook, & Ad Rates increasing

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AI makes us rethink authenticity, Microsoft's AI Chat Monetization, & changes to Google Search

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Google’s E-E-A-T, New capabilities in YouTube Shorts, & AI meeting at the White House

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Meta’s expensive error, Google to use generative AI to make ads, & Google retires 4 ranking systems

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Google tests privacy-focused tech, copyright for AI content, & Google planning new search engine

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Search to evolve over next 10 years, legal woes for ChatGPT & AI, & value of Facebook to publishers

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Google to focus on Bard, UK publishers sue Google, & growth of Amazon digital advertising

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Core update misconceptions, Bing gaining on Google’s search lead, & Elon Musk urges an AI pause

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March Google algorithm update, new terms & conditions for ad industry, & programmatic market shifts

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Meta’s Twitter replacement, GPT-4, & TikTok enters search ad market

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Duck Duck Go’s New AI, Investing in Newsletters, Using AI for SEO, & Ad Spending Sees an Increase

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Gen Z and Apple, 9 years of the Google algorithm, & AI’s anticipated impact on agencies & publishers

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Benefits of PMP Deals, Advertisers Stay on Google as New Competitors Emerge, & ChatGPT as a SEO Tool

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The Rise of Generative AI and Meta Ad-Targeting Transparency

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Clickbait & Malicious Ads, Microsoft’s ChatGPT, and Google Announces Bard

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ChatGPT - SEO, Search Design, and Can You Protect Your Content?

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A New Era of Search and AI, Plus a Google Antitrust Lawsuit

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How Cookies Impact Advertising's Future w/ Simon Andrews (addictive! London)

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Government Report Outlines Google's Anti-Competitive Practices & Why Quartz's May Regret Pivoting to Subscription

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Travel Ad Spend Increases in Europe & Google's Impending Limited Ads Feature

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New Google Web Stories WordPress Plugin & Facebook Post Frequencies

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U.S. Ad Rates Hit All-Time Peak & Creating Content for Younger Audiences

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The Fallout of the Taboola-Outbrain Merger & New Strategies for Content Ideas

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Is Publishing Pivoting Back to Contextual & Why Web Core Vitals Aren't Important for Ranking

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A Revenue Rebound for Programmatic Publishers & The Platforms Battling with Publishers (and Each Other) 

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Global Ad Rates & How TikTok is Getting Closer to Publishers

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Taboola & Outbrain Get Closer to Merging & The Fashion Industry's Comeback to Advertising

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New Google Discover Guidelines & How Youtube Videos Rank in Google Search

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Publishers Facing More Late Payments & Driving Traffic with Google Image Search

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Content and Audience Growth Strategies w/BestTechie.com

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Google Reveals its Fees Across Ad Products & Advertising's Return to "Normal"

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How Google's Confirm Click Penalty Affect Ad Revenue & The Future of AMP

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Tips for Hosting Webinars & How National Geographic Adapts its Instagram Feed

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Google's New Core Web Vitals and IGTV's New Monetization Offerings

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Google Chrome to Block Resource Heavy Ads & The Influx of 'Bad Ads'

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How Some Publishers are Combating Low Ad Rates & Newsletter Strategies

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Travel Publishers Turning to Virtual Travel Experiences & The Newest Google Core Algorithm Update

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Instagram Wins Out on Recent Social Media Spike & The WSJ's New Personal Finance Site

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Scaling Your Digital Properties w/Passive Income Geek

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Commerce Content for Changes in Consumer Demand & How to Appropriately Use Clickbait Titles

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Amazon Cuts Affiliate Payouts & Google Being Forced to Pay French News Publishers for Content

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How Food Publishers are Helping the Restaurant Industry & Teen Vogue's Virtual Prom

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Why Snopes Can't Handle the New Surge of Misinformation & The New Chrome 81 Update

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Ad Rate Expectations for Q2 & User Behavior on the Open Web

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How to Grow Your Digital Portfolio w/One Hour Professor

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How Publishers are Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic

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How to Build a Successful Youtube Channel w/Niche Site Projects

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GDPR and Antitrust Investigations & New Voice Features on Android

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How COVID-19 is Effecting Publishers & Google's New FAQ Markup Guidelines

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The Rise of Programmatic & Google's Patent Application to Categorize Websites

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Youtube Testing Donations, Complex's New E-Course & Tips for Content Marketing

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The Need States that Influence Search & Content for Gen Z vs Millennials

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How Publishers Are Partnering w/Starbucks, TikTok Rivals & What Influences Search Clickthrough

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Top Digital Content Trends, Auto-Refreshing Ad & The Newest Ad Free Subscription Service

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Google Search Redesign, Rich Snippets & Spotify's Playlists for Pets

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January 2020 Google Core Update, Mobile Ad Blocking & The Demise of College Humor

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Testing Bilingual Content, How to Gain IG Followers & the Most Engaging Topics from 2019

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Trends in Digital Publishing: Looking Back at 2019 & Looking Forward to 2020

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How Spotify Uses Personalized Data, Media Stats from Nov '19, and Unsplash's Sponsored Images

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Black Friday Ad Revenue Index, Bloomberg Hurt By Political Coverage & Programmatic Trends in 2020

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How Users Navigate Search, Gift Guide Strategies, and Twitter Now Allows 'Hide Replies' to Tweets

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Instagram Adds "Reels" Feature, Chrome Warns of Mixed Content, & The Atlantic's Subscriber-Only App

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Delish Doubles Site Traffic, Apple's 'Link Decoration' Update, & Google Chrome's New Badge of Shame

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R.I.P. Deadspin, Google Search Console Rolls Out Speed Report, and Google's New WordPress Plugin

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New FTC Rules, USA Today Rebuilds Its Website, and the Google BERT Update

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Publishers Roll Out Impeachment Content, Side Platforms Success, and Top Ways to Promote Your Blog

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Google's New Snippet Controls, Re-engaging Dormant Email Subscribers, and Pubtelligence Recap

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Tips for Starting a Newsletter, FB Settles Over Inflated Video Stats Lawsuit, and Google to Use AI

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Google's September Core Update, Burda Media Cutting Ad Clutter, and Yoast Updates Snippet Features

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Programmatic Advertising Growth in Europe & the U.S. House Antitrust Panel Seeks Documents from GAFA

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Stats from 3.25 Billion Site Visits, CTR from 5 Million Google Visits, and Short-Term CPM Spikes

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Google Tweaks its Algorithm, GiveMeSports' Improved Page Speed, and Google's No Follow Changes

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Emerging Trends in Buying & Selling Websites with EmpireFlippers.com

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The NYT's Struggles with Digital, Issues with Google's Ad Tracking Research & Content Seasonality

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Facebook's 'Off-Facebook' Activity Tool, Google Highlighting Content, and Apple and Anti-Tracking

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Voting with Wallets, France's GAFA Digital Tax, and California's GDPR

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Instagram bans HYP3R, Using Polls to Increase CTR, and Search Marketing Returns to Human Interaction

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'Dark Social' and Ways to Improve Your SEO in 2019

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Facebook's 'Like' Button a GDPR risk, One-Question Surveys, and Hearst's Ad Buying Platform

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Privacy Regulations, DuckDuckGo, and Quality Content Over Quantity

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LinkedIn's Future, Google's Algorithm Updates, and Chrome Closes Incognito Loophole

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Twitter Poll: Browsing Data, Paid Subscriptions, Google's Evolution & More

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The War for Streaming Video, Social Media Blackout & Breaking up Big Tech

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The Danger of Commodity Content in 2019

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Push Notifications & Owned Commerce Models

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Google's Domain Diversity Update & How the NYT Uses Puzzles for Engagement

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Google's June 2019 Core Update & How Targeted Ads Impact Publishers

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Time Spent on Platforms & The Importance of White Hat SEO

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All Things Video w/ Silicon Valley Graphic Designer

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Closing Comment Sections, SEO & Insights into Time to Interactive

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New Structured Data Markups & Appealing to Millennials

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Buying & Selling Websites w/ EmpireFlippers.com

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How User Behavior Changes Across Platforms

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Bot Traffic, AMP Updates & Utilizing LinkedIn

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How Bloggers Measure Success in 2019

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Sponsored Content & Content Strategy with BikeRumor.com

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New Government Regulations in Digital Publishing

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Video, Mobile & The Google March Core Update

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Why Publishers Should Pay Attention to 'Story' Formats

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What Google's Move to First-Price Auction Means for Publishers

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Digital Ad Spend, Content Personalization & SEO

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Episode 69 - Common Fallacies in Digital Publishing

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Episode 68 - Why Publishers Can't Rely on Social Platforms

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Episode 67 - Domain Authority & Google's Search Domination

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Episode 66 - Invest in Engagement, But Measure It Too

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Episode 65 - Artificial Intelligence, AMP, & Ad Blockers

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Episode 64 - Building Brand Loyalty & The Rise of PWA

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Episode 63 - Traditional, Digital, & Social Media

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Episode 62 - Popular Trends from 2018 & Upcoming Trends for 2019

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Episode 61 - How to Speed Up Wordpress Websites & Optimize for Google Discover

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Episode 60 - SEO Efficiency & Programmatic Ads

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Podcast 59 - How Data Science Relates to Digital Publishing w/ Dr. Greg Starek

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Episode 58 - Strategize for 2019 & Beyond

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Episode 57 - Digital Media News & Updates

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Episode 56 - Platforms, Publishing, & SEO

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Episode 55 - Staying on Top of Industry Trends

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Episode 54 - Lessons Learned from 10+ Years of Blogging w/ Kristen Howerton

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Episode 53 - Digital Publishers Must Add Value

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Episode 52 - It Pays Off to Know Your Audience

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Episode 51 - Know Your Audience to Grow Your Audience

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Episode 50 - Personalizing Content for Users

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Episode 49 - Interacting w/ Users & Google's New Search Strategy

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Episode 48 - What Digital Publishers Should Know For Q4

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Episode 47 - All Things Digital w/ Former Hearst Executive

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Episode 46 - Amazon, Facebook, & Google Updates

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Episode 45 - How Facebook is Testing Organic Content

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Episode 44 - Google Search Console & The Power of Social Media

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Episode 43 - Google Search News & User Engagement

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Episode 42 - Core Algorithm Update Breakdown & Latest News

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Episode 41 - What to Do After The Google Core Algorithm Update

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Episode 40 - How to Please Users, Advertisers & Google

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Episode 39 - Amazon Twitch and an EU Power Trip

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Episode 38 - Reputation Matters (For Digital Publishers Too)

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Episode 37 - Loyalty Goes A Long Way

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Episode 36 - Acquisitions, Ad Blockers & Ad Spend

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Episode 35 - Lights, Camera, Content!

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Episode 34 - Compliance & Defiance In The Publishing World

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Episode 33 - The Data That Will Drive 2018

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Episode 32 - Here Comes Q4!

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Episode 31 - The Mobile Web Episode

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Episode 30 - How to Spot Stupid SEO Advice & More

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Episode 29 - The Future Freaks Me Out

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Episode 28 - Facebook Publishing Horror Stories With Josh Boram

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Episode 27 - Google AMP & How Websites Should Evolve

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Episode 26 - Do This, Not That!

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Episode 25 - Bright Futures For Publishers That Take Care of Their Users

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Episode 24 - Content Strategy With GearJunkie.com

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Episode 23 - Ad Blocking & Data-Driven Decisions

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Episode 22 - Google, Facebook, & Publishing in 2017

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Episode 21 - The Google AMP Conference

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Episode 20 - Digital Publishers Deal With The Duopoly

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Episode 19 - Trends In SEO, Ad Rates, & More

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Episode 18 - Testing Your Way To The Top

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Episode 17 - Publishing Tips With Jon Dykstra

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Episode 16 - Monetization and The Future of AMP

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Episode 15 - Marketing with the Financial Times

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Episode 14 - Suranga (VC) from Balderton Capital Shares Growth Secrets

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Episode 13 - Successful (& Unsuccessful) Website Growth Strategies

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Episode 12 - How Site Owners Should Spend Their Time

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Episode 11 - Site Marketing & Social Success

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Episode 10 - 12 Hot Trends for 2017

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Episode 9 - Seasonality & Digital Ad Trends

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Episode 8 - Talking Google W/ Former Googler

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Episode 7 - UX and Landing Pages For Better Revenue

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Episode 6 - Making Money & AdTech

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Episode 5 - Top Publishing News

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Episode 4 - The Scary Podcast w/ Rocket Scientist

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Episode 3 - Everything You Need To Know About Content

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Episode 2 - The Complete SEO Show + Our Favorite Site Tools

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Episode 1 - Flipping Sites, Testing Ads, & Building Businesses