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Cosmic Rays & Crawlers: When Google Search is under the weather
Search Off the Record - June 06, 2024 13:00 - 27 minutesHow does Google address incidents that affect Search results, like indexing problems or crawling issues? Join John, Lizzi, and Gary in this episode of Search off the Record as the team discusses internal processes Google uses to detect, investigate, and communicate these incidents to users and w...
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Search Off the Record - June 06, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Building SEO community with office hours
Search Off the Record - May 23, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode of Search off the Record, John and Lizzi invite Michael Chidzey and “Jo” Juliana Turnbull to talk all things SEO Office Hours. Listen along as they discuss why they picked this format, whether community building has an impact on SEO, and how you can get involved in this growing c...
Transcript for Building SEO community with office hours
Search Off the Record - May 23, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Let’s talk Content Decay
Search Off the Record - May 09, 2024 13:00 - 33 minutesWhat's the best way to handle outdated content? Does old content affect SEO? In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discuss the importance of addressing old content and updating it to continue being useful to users today. Listen along as Lizzi and John discuss c...
Transcript for Let’s talk Content Decay
Search Off the Record - May 09, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Gemini for Social Posts: Game Edition
Search Off the Record - April 25, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary Illyes, Lizzi Sassman, and John Mueller put Large Language Models (LLMs) to the test and compete to create the best social post using generative AI. Listen along as they weigh the pros and cons, assess how accurate the posts are, stumble on some owl...
Transcript for Gemini for Social Posts: Game Edition
Search Off the Record - April 25, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals
Search Off the Record - March 28, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutesIn 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...
Transcript for Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals
Search Off the Record - March 28, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
What is a web crawler, really?
Search Off the Record - March 14, 2024 13:00 - 30 minutesIn 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...
Transcript for What is a web crawler, really?
Search Off the Record - March 14, 2024 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Search Central Product Experts
Search Off the Record - February 21, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutesIn 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? Li...
Transcript for Search Central Product Experts
Search Off the Record - February 21, 2024 13:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Rewriting the SEO Starter Guide
Search Off the Record - January 25, 2024 14:00 - 25 minutesThe SEO Starter Guide is getting a refresh! Have you ever wondered how the Search team plans and writes such a document? In this episode of Search Off the Record, John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Lizzi Sassman discuss which topics are still relevant, the right level of detail for a starter guide, ...
Transcript for Rewriting the SEO Starter Guide
Search Off the Record - January 25, 2024 13:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
2023: Year in review
Search Off the Record - December 21, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode of Search, Martin, John, and Gary look back at 2023 and reminisce on some of this year’s Search announcements. From updates to Core Web Vitals to going back to basics of website titling, the team covers a wide range of announcements and updates in the world of SEO. Resource...
Transcript for 2023: Year in review
Search Off the Record - December 21, 2023 13:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Which aspect of my site should I focus on?
Search Off the Record - November 21, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode of Search, Martin, Gary, and John discuss aspects of SEO that website owners often overlook. From overall quality to more technical aspects, The Search team talks about where they focus on their SEO work and why the details add up to a better SEO experience. Resources: Episod...
Transcript for Which aspect of my site should I focus on?
Search Off the Record - November 21, 2023 13:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Features and deprecations on Steve
Search Off the Record - November 07, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutesIn this episode of Search, John, Gary, and Martin discuss why the search team adds and removes features on their search engine, Steve. From creating a better user experience to surfacing relevant answers for search queries, maintaining an organized webspace requires continual retooling. Tune int...
Transcript for Features and deprecations on Steve
Search Off the Record - November 07, 2023 13:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
The effect of quality on Search
Search Off the Record - September 19, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutesIn this episode of Search, John and Gary discuss the impact of quality on search results. From sitemaps to scheduling and more, the Google Search team talks about how the quality of the page and site plays a role in crawling and indexing, besides ranking. Do you need to update your site often or...
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Search Off the Record - September 19, 2023 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Let's talk ranking updates
Search Off the Record - August 22, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutesThe Google Search algorithm has been updated and panic quickly sets in. In this episode of Search, Martin, John, and Danny help content creators everywhere focus on the value they bring into the digital world. From changing ranking systems to updated documentation, the Google Search team discuss...
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Search Off the Record - August 22, 2023 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Let’s pick a domain name
Search Off the Record - July 20, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutesA top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of a domain name, after the dot, and identifies the type of organization the domain belongs to, or the country the domain is targeting. Some examples include .com, .org, .ai, .ch, .xyz. In this episode of Search, John, Gary, and Martin help you choose th...
Transcript for Let’s pick a domain name
Search Off the Record - July 20, 2023 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
Why is my site not indexed?
Search Off the Record - June 22, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutesMartin, John, and Gary discuss the potential reasons why your website or page is not indexed, both from a technical and quality perspective. Learn about the tools and reports available in Google Search Console to help determine why your website is not indexed. Resources: Episode transcrip...
Transcript for Why is my site not indexed?
Search Off the Record - June 22, 2023 12:55 - application/pdfSearch 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...
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