100 episodes

Dive into SEO with your hosts Mordy Oberstein (Head of SEO Branding at Wix) and Crystal Carter (Head of SEO Communications at Wix), all while having a bit of fun along the way. Each week we offer an in-depth and unconventional take on SEO—from hot topics to the latest industry developments. Get quick and dirty tips along with pearls of wisdom from a wide range of SEO guest experts. It’s a 360° twist of SEO learning for all.

SERP's Up SEO Podcast Wix

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Dive into SEO with your hosts Mordy Oberstein (Head of SEO Branding at Wix) and Crystal Carter (Head of SEO Communications at Wix), all while having a bit of fun along the way. Each week we offer an in-depth and unconventional take on SEO—from hot topics to the latest industry developments. Get quick and dirty tips along with pearls of wisdom from a wide range of SEO guest experts. It’s a 360° twist of SEO learning for all.

    SERP’s Up | The Hard Work of Maintaining Your Google Rankings

    SERP’s Up | The Hard Work of Maintaining Your Google Rankings

    How do you successfully achieve long-term rankings? 
    Wix’s Mordy Oberstein and Crystal Carter are joined by RicketyRoo’s, Melissa Popp, to discuss tactics for maintaining rankings long-term on the SERP.
    Discover how you can overcome high variability on Google by taking a content-first approach to maintain rankings over time.
    We unveil the ‘Dark Knights’ of ranking in SEO this week as we crack the code to maintaining all of your hard-earned rankings this week on the SERP’s Up SEO Podcast! 
    Key Segments
    [00:01:41] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:02:31] Focus Topic of the Week: Maintaining Google Rankings
    [00:06:58] Focus Topic Guest: Melissa Popp 
    [00:40:51] Going, Going,... Search Engines!
    [00:47:41] Snappy News
    [00:55:49] Follow of the Week
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter
    Melissa Popp
    Roxana Stingu

    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    It's New: Daily SEO News Series  
    RicketyRoo SEO Agency
    Google’s Shifts From Authority to Content Diversity on the SERP
    Is Google Going After Affiliate Sites
    News:
    Google unleashes June 2024 spam update
    Google Search Bug: Not Indexing or Serving New Content
    Google AI Overviews showing less often, with less Reddit, data shows
    Report On If Google Showing Fewer Reddit Links In Search?
    SEO Visibility Shifts from Review Sites to eCommmerce & User-Generated Content Sites in 2024

    • 58 min
    SERP's Up | Writing Helpful Content Ain't Easy

    SERP's Up | Writing Helpful Content Ain't Easy

    Why is it so easy to get helpful content so wrong? 
    Wix’s Mordy Oberstein and Crystal Carter are joined by Search Engine Journal’s Managing Editor, Ben Steele, to analyze content-focused SEO and how you can write great content that actually has meaning. 
    Plus, we go straight to the source to see what Google’s People Also Ask tells us about how Google sees ‘good content’.
    We put the helpful into content this week as we teach you how to create content that your audience will crave on this episode of the SERP’s Up SEO Podcast!
    Key Segments
    [00:02:09] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:04:03] Focus Topic of the Week: Creating Good Content
    [00:05:05] Focus Topic Guest: Ben Steele
    [00:31:42] Fun with People Also Ask 
    [00:39:16] Snappy News
    [00:48:05] Follow of the Week
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter 
    Ben Steele
    Angie Nikoleychuk
    Heather Campbell
    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    Wix Studio
    Wix Studio YouTube
    Google Ranking Systems & Signals 2024
    The Rise of Situational Content
    News:
    Google: Sometimes Search Experiments Conflict Causing Issues
    13 SEO takeaways from Google’s Elizabeth Tucker at SMX Advanced
    Head of Google Search: AI mistakes won’t prevent progress

    • 50 min
    SERP’s Up | Why Downplaying Branded Keywords is Costing You Big

    SERP’s Up | Why Downplaying Branded Keywords is Costing You Big

    Where does brand authority play into search visibility? How do you measure brand on the SERP? 
    Wix’s Mordy Oberstein and Crystal Carter are back for more as they discuss the power of branded search and why it matters way more than you think. 
    SEO and Brand Marketing specialist Ronell Smith joins to share aspects of brand visibility he’s seen most commonly overlooked in his 15+ years of experience. 
    Learn how to articulate your brand in a concise manner on your website as we discover the power of associations from brand to consumer this week on the SERP’s Up SEO Podcast! 
    Key Segments
    [00:01:34] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:04:10] Focus Topic of the Week: Branded Search
    [00:23:53] Focus Topic Guest: Ronell Smith
    [00:33:45] Deep Thoughts by Crystal and Mordy
    [00:47:26] Snappy News
    [00:55:07] Follow of the Week
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter
    Ronell Smith
    John Vagueiro
    Erika Varangouli
    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    It's New: Daily SEO News Series
    Ronell Smith Consultancy
    Erika Varangouli
    News:
    Google AI Overviews Shows For Only 15% Queries, Down From 84%
    Google Search Shopping Filter Top Bar
    Perplexity Pages showing in Google AI Overviews, featured snippets
    Study: 96% of sites in Google’s top 10 positions have 1,000+ links from unique domains

    • 58 min
    SERP’s Up | Does SEO Still Work for Online Publishers?

    SERP’s Up | Does SEO Still Work for Online Publishers?

    Can publishers thrive on the web? How can publishers optimize their content for SEO?  
    Wix’s Mordy Oberstein and Crystal Carter are back to discuss digital strategies media publishers use to grow organic traffic across the web. Learn ‘rigging’ tactics publishers should avoid and why they will only hurt your brand. 
    Giselle Navarro of HouseFresh joins to weigh in on the SERP landscape for small to mid-sized publishers. 
    Content marketing consultant, Alli Berry, also stops by to give further insight into the overall web health of the publishing community.
    Learn why publishers are turning the page to digital as we evaluate the environment of media publishers on Google this week on the SERP’s Up SEO Podcast! 
    Key Segments
    [00:02:47] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:04:59] Focus Topic of the Week: SEO For Online Publishers
    [00:23:35] Focus Topic Guest: Gisele Navarro
    [00:30:43] The Great Beyond w/ Alli Berry
    [00:40:02] Snappy News
    [00:52:46] Follow of the Week 
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter
    Gisele Navarro
    Alli Berry
    Louisa Frahm
    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    Wix Studio
    Wix Studio YouTube
    Housefresh
    News:
    Google AI Overviews Are Here To Stay With Improvements - The Ray AIO Update
    Secrets from the Algorithm: Google Search’s Internal Engineering Documentation Has Leaked
    How SEO moves forward with the Google Content Warehouse API leak
    Google March 2024 Core Update Case Study: A tale of four tremors, reversals, and a great example of the counterbalancing of systems

    • 56 min
    SERP’s Up | Play ball! Why SEO is a Team Sport

    SERP’s Up | Play ball! Why SEO is a Team Sport

    In what ways does systematic team collaboration drive success in SEO? 
    Wix’s Head of SEO Communications, Crystal Carter, travels to Brighton SEO to lead a deep discussion into ‘SEO as a team’ with esteemed panelists. 
    What does task delegation mean to overall team evolution? Learn the processes industry leaders use to move their team along collectively and progress as a whole. In addition, understand how team collaboration has changed over time with the evolution of Google, and how you can adapt as an SEO. 
    Plus, hear the varying perspectives of panelists on some of the most commonly contested SEO questions. 
    Brighten your day and tune in to this special feature of the SERP’s Up SEO Podcast recorded live from Brighton SEO as we discover the roots of team collaboration in SEO! 
    Key Segments
    [00:02:17] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:05:25] Focus Topic Guests: Grace Frohlich, Barry Adams, Carmen Dominguez, Sukhjinder Singh
    [00:10:17] Focus Topic of the Week: Brighton SEO Panel - SEO as a Team 
    [00:47:33] Fun with People Also Ask
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter
    Grace Frolich
    Barry Adams
    Carmen Dominguez
    Sukhjinder Singh
    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    Wix Studio
    Wix Studio YouTube
    SEO Resource Center
    BrightonSEO

    • 1 hr 3 min
    SERP’s Up | Holistic Approach to SEO

    SERP’s Up | Holistic Approach to SEO

    Is it time to expand your SEO outlook? See why taking a holistic approach to SEO works.
    Wix’s Mordy Oberstein and Crystal Carter bake some high-quality holistic SEO goodies made from SEO approaches, not just from a tactical standpoint but from a comprehensive perspective. 
    Manick Bhan joins to cover the four main holistic SEO pillars: authority, content, technicals, and UX. 
    We explore how SEO involves not only on-page elements and technical aspects but also how these factors integrate into the overall practice of your business and brand in this week's episode of SERP's Up!
    Key Segments
    [00:03:23] What's On This Episode of SERP's Up?
    [00:04:37] Focus Topic of the Week: Holistic SEO
    [00:18:52] Focus Topic Guest: Manick Bhan
    [00:20:02] Four Main Pillars of Holistic SEO  w/ Manick Bhan
    [00:24:50] Going, Going Google
    [00:35:25] Snappy News
    [00:42:53] Follow of the Week
    Hosts, Guests, & Featured People:
    Mordy Oberstein
    Crystal Carter
    Manick Bhan
    Areej Abuali
    Resources:
    SERP's Up Podcast
    Wix SEO Learning Hub
    Searchlight SEO Newsletter
    SEO Resource Center
    LinkGraph
    What does Google I/O 2024 mean for SEOs?
    Web Results Filter Chrome Extension
    News:
    New Google Search AI features to help you plan, research and learn
    Google rolls out AI Overviews in US with more countries coming soon
    Remove Your Content From Google's AI Overviews
    How to remove content and links from Google’s AI Overviews by using ‘preview controls’ like nosnippet, data-nosnippet, and max-snippet [Case Study]

    • 46 min

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