Mobile Websites and Video for SEO - SEO Podcast - Number 99

Episode36 min2011-04-18

Google's algorithm update targeted content farms and duplicate content, while video and original high-quality content with proper keyword density help sites maintain and improve search rankings.

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Key takeaways
make sure that what you're saying in the video, one, is clear and can be transcribed by their automated systems, and two, is contextually relevant to the information around it

About this episode

We discuss the value of having a mobile version of your website, we also discuss the value of Video on your webpages for SEO. Finally we discuss the coninuing saga that is the PPC MC Vs The SEO Rapper, in short The SEO Rapper kills him. Visit our Facebook SEO Houston page. Come visit the most popular Internet Marketing Podcast on iTunes. Video of our podcast is broadcast live from Houston on Fridays at 9:15CST. View…

Questions this episode answers

How should you use video for SEO?

Video counts as content for SEO purposes. Make sure speech in the video is clear enough for Google's automated transcription systems and that the video is contextually relevant to the text around it. If you run a Houston plumbing site, your video should be about Houston plumbing.

What is site jacking and why does it hurt SEO?

Site jacking means copying content from another website and pasting it onto your own. Google treats this as duplicate content and can drop your pages from search results. The hosts experienced this firsthand when their podcast page was flagged because its content matched their Podomatic RSS feed.

Why do Google ads get more attention than Bing ads in eye-tracking studies?

A study found participants spent 22% more time viewing Google ads than Bing-sponsored results. The hosts attributed this partly to Google allowing two lines of ad text while Bing restricts ads to one line, giving Google advertisers more room to include keywords and offers.

In their words

if you are linking to a content farm, you might want to double-check your links

Chris Burris

Google announced they are dialing down the importance of keywords and domain names

Guest
Terms defined in this episode
Content Farm
A site that publishes large volumes of low-quality or aggregated content primarily to rank in search engines, targeted and suppressed by Google's algorithm update discussed in this episode.
Site Jacking
Copying content from another website and publishing it on your own site, treated by Google as duplicate content and penalized in search rankings.
Google Golden Triangle
An eye-tracking concept showing where users focus their attention on a Google search results page, referenced in a study comparing Google and Bing ad viewing time.
Duplicate Content
Text that appears on more than one URL, which Google can detect and use to demote or remove pages from search results, as happened to the hosts' own podcast page.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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