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Search Off the Record takes you behind the scenes of Google Search and its inner workings! In each episode, the folks from the Search Relations team will give you background info on the decision-making behind launches, feature prioritization in Search Console, and the projects Google Search teams are working on. They will share fun stories from the many conferences they attend as well as from their day-to-day working life at Google. They will also dive into the currently trending conversations in the SEO community at large. Have a listen!

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Search Off the Record takes you behind the scenes of Google Search and its inner workings! In each episode, the folks from the Search Relations team will give you background info on the decision-making behind launches, feature prioritization in Search Console, and the projects Google Search teams are working on. They will share fun stories from the many conferences they attend as well as from their day-to-day working life at Google. They will also dive into the currently trending conversations in the SEO community at large. Have a listen!

    Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals

    Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals

    In this episode of Search Off the Record, John Mueller and Lizzi Sassman are joined by Rick Viscomi from the Chrome Web Performance team to discuss the importance of understanding what users seek to accomplish and optimizing accordingly, rather than focusing solely on metric scores. Listen along as the Search team touches on metrics like Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), and the latest Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as pieces of the pie for a better user experience. 
     
    Resources:
    Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr071-transcript 
    Introducing INP to Core Web Vitals → https://goo.gle/4ar2UW6
    Page Experience & Google Search → https://goo.gle/49cEWgm
    Rick on X (formerly Twitter)→ https://goo.gle/3PCe4ze 
    Core Web Vitals on Stack Overflow → https://goo.gle/4awMqvw
     
    Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team.
     
    #SOTRpodcast
     
    Speaker: John Mueller, Lizzi Sassman, Rick Viscomi,
    Products Mentioned: Search Off The Record,

    • 35 min
    Transcript for Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals

    Transcript for Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals

    What is a web crawler, really?

    What is a web crawler, really?

    In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary Illyes and Lizzi Sassman take a deep dive into crawling the web: what is a web crawler, and how does it really work? Listen along as the Search team is joined by an expert web developer in the SEO community, Dave Smart, for an in-depth and technical discussion of all things crawling, and maybe dispel some myths along the way. 
     
    Resources:
    Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr070-transcript 
    Managing your crawl budget → https://goo.gle/3IzRZxl
    Dave Smart on LinkedIn → https://goo.gle/3wPSuRA
    Tame the Bots → https://goo.gle/4cfCQ1P
    Search Central Help Forum → https://goo.gle/sc-forum
    Indexing API docs → https://goo.gle/3v8yVU0
     
    Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team.
     
    #SOTRpodcast
     
    Speaker: Gary Illyes, Lizzi Sassman
    Products Mentioned: Search Off The Record

    • 30 min
    Transcript for What is a web crawler, really?

    Transcript for What is a web crawler, really?

    Search Central Product Experts

    Search Central Product Experts

    In this episode of Search Off the Record, John Mueller and Lizzi Sassman sit down with Aaseesh Marina, Product Support Manager, to discuss the Search Central community forums. Did you know there is a group of Product Experts and community members that can help you navigate your SEO questions? Listen along as the Search Team takes a deep dive into the Search Central help community forum and discover why it should be your go-to guide for any SEO help.
     
    Resources:
    Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr069-transcript 
    Search Central help community → https://goo.gle/3sViTv3 
    Product Expert program → https://goo.gle/3SL6jrI
     
    Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team.
     
    #SOTRpodcast
     
    Speaker: John Mueller; Lizzi Sassman;
    Products Mentioned: Search Off The Record;

    • 23 min
    Transcript for Search Central Product Experts

    Transcript for Search Central Product Experts

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