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When I started marketing my own media publishing company, I discovered my true passion - SEO. SEO stands for "search engine optimization" and it's how websites and other digital properties are set up and presented to search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, Youtube and more - so that customers who do not KNOW a business or service by name, and when looking for a solution to the problem seemingly "stumble" across the perfect fit for them. My story starts at the point when I decided to offer the same energy and effort to help other businesses who I thought were like me and my own business.
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This week's episode is in response to a Search Off The Record, Episode #105. In it, Martin and Gary unpack how HTML parsing really works, why the HTML standard is so lenient and then...the wheels came off the wagon for me!I consider this a friendly rebuttal to their claim that BECAUSE the html standard is so forgiving - nothing says that you can't make all the headers H1s on your article. The browser will figure it out.[cough]B***s**tNot and get recommended in Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT or other LLMs.Oops, I don't need a mood ring, I have a face! This episode is intended to put things right. Be careful out there. Last week's episode: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/the-next-evolution-of-indexing-season-6-episode-13/Mentioned in the show:Search Off the Record, Episode #105TranscriptSubscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week's episode is basically with AI environments and search overlapping, we're now at a point where we need to go BEYOND indexation INTO Induction. Our content needs to rise above the consensus and showcase a Unique Indentification Signal.And no place better than Confessions of An SEO and no person more able to introduce you to the process of of Induction than Carolyn Holzman.This marks a move from a search environment to an "AI recommendation era" requiring new optimization strategies.Last week's episode: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/how-to-make-your-content-a-magnet-for-ai-citation-season-6-ep-12/Mentioned in the show:Written in the Logs: GoogleOther's Gemini Alignment - Season 5, Ep 48Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
If AI don't find a coherent site in the top 100 results, we're getting "average" answers.In this week's episode, I share a deep dive into AI's Autonomous Discovery Cycle. Its a wave we want to ride. Its not a hack, its how to be a signal architect.Last week's episode: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/ip-laundering-how-google-built-an-answer-monopoly-by-seizing-your-content/Mentioned in the show:Listicle Forensic AnalysisSubscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
I know its not new news that Google isn't providing sources for their AI Search answers but that doesn't mean we should gloss over it.The European Publishers Council has filed a complaint says Google takes our private Intellectual Property also known as our expert insights and runs it through Gemini to make it appear to be "public" knowledge aka Google's answer claiming that the source of the answer is...Google.Is Google creating derivative works without a license? You be the judge.Last week's episode: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/you-had-the-authority-all-along-backlink-truths-season-6-ep-10/Mentioned in the show:Google's Links in AI Answers Study76% of AI Overview Citations Pull From Top 10 PagesAI Overviews at the One-Year Mark: Presence, Size, and What They’re CitingGemini 3 impact on AI OverviewsEuropean Publishers Council files formal antitrust complaint against Google over AI Overviews and AI ModeAI-generated content page tailored to a specific user patentGet early access to Vizzex. Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Got a question this week about how much of the success we're getting is the result of only on page SEO or backlinks.I got a lot clearer as the week progressed at to why I think the absolute best way to get backlinks is from yourself and build your own domain quality.This episode - Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/is-google-cracking-down-on-ai-content-season-6-ep-9/Mentioned in the show: 2022 November - https://searchengineland.com/links-may-be-less-important-to-the-google-search-ranking-algorithm-in-the-future-389364April 2024 - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-overfocusing-on-links-could-be-a-waste-of-time/512661/Get early access to Vizzex. Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week is more about the news that slid under the radar for most, but I caught them and now it looks like everything we wondered about in 2022 when Google killed the URL parameter tool has come home to roost.I bring the receipts to demonstrate that the Canonical code is more like guidelines than rules.This episode - Last week's episodeLast week’s episode: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/bot-crawl-space-and-time-season-6-episode-7/Mentioned in the show: https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/season-2-episode-15-wow-its-all-the-blue-socks-google-url-parameter-tool/https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2022/03/url-parameters-tool-deprecatedhttps://ed.codes/blog/weird-shopify-seo-issue-millions-of-indexed-pagesGet early access to Vizzex. https://vizzex.ai/aitruth-replayWhere does your site drop off the siteRadius in the Helpful Content classification system?Join in a special group and be the first to know how to determine it.Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Wow I had fun with this one! Total shout out to Lily Ray for providing the germ of not JUST this week's topic but the idea of a friendly stress-test test of the conclusion of the suggested toxicity of the listicle format when used in a self-serving, templated kind of way.Plus we have clear signal from last week's episode test where I wondered if I could rehabilitate my "Crawled, not indexed" content by applying the knowledge of that indexation threshold based on structure.There is a write up - feel free to email carolyn [@] confessionsofanseo.com while I'm figuring out where to house my testing reports.This episode - https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/the-mystical-listicle-is-it-really-endangered-in-google-season-6-episode-6/Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/crawled-not-indexed-solved-season-6-episode-5/Test Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. hhttps://vizzex.ai/vizzex-beta-application/PLEASE NOTE: We are discovering some pretty cool stuff - like where does your site drop off the siteRadius in the Helpful Content classification system?We are going to share that with the beta group first so that they have the ability confirm our findings by being able to repeat them in their content ecosphere.Don't wait! Make your expertise VISIBLE - get Vizzex.Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week's episode is likely one of the most actionable solutions to a perennial problem - Crawled Not Indexed page status in Search Console.Based on the indexation research a content threshold for getting indexed was discovered. This episode is where I explore a page that went from Indexed to Crawled Not Indexed to Unknown to Google and back to Crawled Not Indexed.The test hypothesis is that if there is a threshold and I've ensured the page now is revised for that threshold that resubmitting via search console, the index status will be achieved for this page.Stay tuned for test results in subsequent podcasts! You won't want to miss this one!this episode - https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/crawled-not-indexed-solved-season-6-episode-5/Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/llms-dont-rank-sites-they-synthesize-trust/Test Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. hhttps://vizzex.ai/vizzex-beta-application/PLEASE NOTE: You must apply AND talk with us to ensure this is a good fit for all of us. Get into the Wordpress beta before the free trial is reduced from 90 days to 30 days. But whether its 90 or 30 days - get into the beta to secure the lowest price for this helpful content analysis tool! Don't wait! Make your expertise VISIBLE - get Vizzex.Confessions episodes mentioned in the showChunking ContentStructure is Key for AIVector embedding for Information RetrievalTools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
So yeah, people ACT like all the AI LLMs are going to RANK their site. But that isn't what they do when they make recommendations in overlays and responses.This came from a post on LinkedIn - lots of meat on the bone but this phrase stuck out - "LLMs don't rank websites. They synthesize trust."So how exactly do they do that? In this week's episode even though I mention 4 areas - I focus on 2 of them that are 100% within our control.Social MediaDiversity of platformsSchemaOur websitesthis episode - https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/llms-dont-rank-sites-they-synthesize-trust/Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/too-many-tags-on-the-dance-floor-season-6-episode-3/Test Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. https://vizzex.ai/Mentioned in the showhttps://www.digidop.com/blog/structured-data-secret-weapon-seohttps://thedigitalbloom.com/learn/2025-ai-citation-llm-visibility-report/Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
The rule of 7 also reinforces the concept of having to repeat new information, we can't just get it in one delivery like last week's episode.So in today's I share an almost over-the-shoulder on what chunking actually is from an operational standpoint and an example of what MIGHT happen if you adopt it.Results may vary.But its a sure fire way to get your content INTO the index and increase your odds even further that your content will be considered for those coveted page one AI overlays in search results."Google continues to dominate the global search market with a share of approximately 90% to 94%, despite the rapid integration of AI and increased competition." - Search Engine Journalthis episode - https://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/too-many-tags-on-the-dance-floor-season-6-episode-3/Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/blow-chunks-in-seo-season-6-episode-2/Mentioned in the showTest Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. https://vizzex.ai/December Core Update Analysishttps://www.amsive.com/insights/seo/googles-december-2025-core-update-winners-losers-analysis/Tools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week's topic comes from Google's own podcast - Search Off the Record where Danny Sullivan provides Google's take on whether or not we should change our content formats ONLY to help get cited by AI models more.Needless to say, I share my "irreverent" opinion backed up with never before shared testing data that backs up one of Google's patents which supports chunking content like a normal person which works for both people AND LLMs.Last week's episodeHorizontal Content Analysis For SEOMentioned in the showTest Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. https://vizzex.ai/Article about the podcast contenthttps://www.seroundtable.com/google-content-bite-sized-chunks-40728.htmlTranscript of part 2 - Search Off The Recordhttps://search-off-the-record.libsyn.com/sotr102_transcriptpdfTools that I use and recommend:Vizzex - Helpful Content Analysis ToolIndexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)SEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
New Season's first episode. In this week's show there's some confession and then an insight on what a horizontal analysis brought forth about backlinks for semantic graph.Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/helpful-content-analysis-tool-vizzex-season-5-episode-51/Mentioned in the showTest Semantic Software on Wordpress. Apply to be a part of the beta for Vizzex. https://vizzex.ai/Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Wow, episode 50 with one more left in Season 5. In this show I share my favorite episodes over the last 49. Join me as I countdown my top 3 favs.Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/a-good-kind-of-sticker-shock-season-5-ep-49/Mentioned in the showhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2025-12-01/Disinformation_reportTop 3 favs#3 - Season 5, episode 35#2 - Season 5, episode 47#1 - Season 5, episode 48Test Semantic Software on Wordpress - Apply here: https://vizzex.ai/Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week I share one of the most offline kinds of marketing that this SEO loves because it leverages a revenue stream that is easy to forget and costly to ignore.Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/written-in-the-logs-googleothers-gemini-alignment-season-5-ep-48/Test Semantic Software on Wordpress - Apply here: https://vizzex.ai/Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Its almost like the move to Gemini was planned for a long, long time. Recent server logs revealed an expanded type of crawler with a distinctive pattern seen prior to the change to Mobile First on Halloween on October 2023.Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/vector-embedding-for-2025-alec-season-5-episode-47/Mentioned in the show:https://www.webmasterworld.com/search_engine_spiders/5111701.htmBeta Sign up for Semantic Software - Google FormTools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
In this episode we're playing the 'connection' game again - using my favorite crayon, The Helpful Content System Analysis and how vector embedding explains in more engineering jargon the same thing I've been saying.Don't worry I explain what I mean so it makes sense to an non-SEO person.Beta Sign up - Google FormLast week's episodehttps://carolynholzman.com/breathing-through-the-noise-season-5-episode-46/Mentioned in the show:How HC and Gemini are alignedhttps://www.americanwaymedia.com/gemini-and-helpful-content-timelines/contains a playback of the episode as well as a graphic timeline of various events related to each one.Indexation Research - Crawl Or No Crawl Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week's topic was inspired from a Twitter post from Suganthan Mohanadasan suggesting that the SEO community has a mental health issue - we're arguing now over everything - no consensus anywhere.And no one is talking about it.Let's dive into this on this week's Confessions of an SEO.Last week's episodeSEO vs GEO vs AIO equals IR Mentioned in the show:Twitter post https://x.com/Suganthanmn/status/1990020182035861827About Snippet DigitalIndexation Research - Crawl Or No Crawl Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
This week's topic is "What Do We Call What We Do?". Is it still SEO? Or is is GEO or AIO?Lots of discussions but ultimately I think there's a more accurate description - IRO - Information Retrieval Optimization.IMHO we are doing is what we have always done - optimize for Information Retrieval.Last week's episodeThe Halloween Google Update That Never HappenedMentioned in the show:MORE speculation reported on "unannounced" Google updatehttps://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-nov7-40401.htmlIndexation Research - Crawl Or No Crawl Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceYoutube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Thank you to Ahrefs for being the sponsor of this episode.Check out the Webmaster Tools - https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools?utm_source=CarolynHolzman&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partnerships&utm_content=Q2_2025This week's show topic is a response to the speculation of a Halloween Google Core Update. Since I had the data from all the dates in question, I thought it might be fun to go back as see if there were any alternate explanations for the volatility and ranking swings.Spoiler alert!!! There are!Last week's episodeTopical Cohesion vs Topical AuthorityMentioned in the show:Speculation reported on "unannounced" Google updatehttps://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-october-28-40339.html Indexation Research - Crawl Or No Crawl Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolSEO in ATX - SEO as a serviceAhrefs Marketing Platform - Webmaster Tools https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools?utm_source=CarolynHolzman&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partnerships&utm_content=Q2_2025Youtube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
Thank you to Ahrefs for being the sponsor of this episode.Check out Brand Radar https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar?utm_source=CarolynHolzman&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partnerships&utm_content=Q2_2025This week's topic was inspired from a fellow SEO, Shaun Anderson, creating his breakdown of Google's internal Content Warehouse API documentation that was leaked in May 2024.I love how he did this and while I differ from the specific conclusions made about Topical Authority - he also confirmed siteFocus and siteRadius - relate to the topical width and breadth of a site - something I refer to as "Topical Cohension." And this is at the heart of my Helpful Content System analysis.Check it out - a Rose is a Rose is a Rose no matter what you call it.Last week's episodehttps://www.confessionsofanseo.com/podcast/let-the-games-begin-season-5-ep-42/Mentioned in the showhttps://www.hobo-web.co.uk/seo-dashboard/https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/topical-authority/https://x.com/Hobo_Web/status/1980924240766407152https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/hobo-seo-quadrilogy/Indexation Research - Crawl Or No Crawl Tools that I use and recommend:Indexzilla -https://www.indexzilla.io (indexing technology)GSC Tool -https://bit.ly/gsctoolAhrefs Marketing Platform - Brand Radar https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar?utm_source=CarolynHolzman&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partnerships&utm_content=Youtube Channel -Confessions of An SEO®https://g.co/kgs/xXDzBNf -------- Crawl or No Crawl Knowledge panelInterested in supporting this work and any seo testing?Subscribe to Confessions of an SEO™ wherever you get your podcasts. Your subscribing and download sends the message that you appreciate what is being shared and helping others find Confessions of an SEO™An easy place to leave a review https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/confessions-of-an-seo-1973881You can find me onCarolyn Holzman - LinkedinAmerican Way Media Google DirectlyAmericanWayMedia.com Consulting AgencyNeed Help With an Indexation Issue? - reach out Text me here - 512-222-3132SEO in ATX SEO consultingMusic from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/fugue-stateLicense code: HESHAZ4ZOAUMWTUA
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