{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dental SEO 101 Podcast","title":"Dental SEO 101 - The Google Leak","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1b04ac68\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2104,"description":"In this debut episode of the Dental SEO 101 Podcast by First Dentist, host Ross Dunn breaks down the recent Google algorithm document leak and explains what it means for dental practices and their SEO efforts.About Your HostRoss Dunn is the Director of SEO and Co-founder of First Dentist, bringing over 27 years of SEO experience to the podcast. Since 1997, Ross has worked with businesses of all sizes - from Fortune 500 companies like Time Inc., Sports Illustrated, and People Magazine to small local businesses. He's also the longtime host of the award-winning SEO 101 Podcast on WMR.FM, which has garnered over 3 million downloads and recognition from Google's John Mueller.Episode HighlightsThe Google Leak: What Happened?A substantial internal Google document was leaked, revealing details about Google's search ranking algorithmsThe document appears to be accurate as of March 2024It contains over 14,000 ranking attributes across 2,596 modulesGoogle has cautioned against \"making inaccurate assumptions about search based on out-of-context, outdated, or incomplete information.\"Key Revelations From The LeakUser Behavior FactorsGoogle DOES use clicks for rankings, despite previous denialsIf users click on a result but quickly return to search, Google considers this a negative signalGoogle uses Chrome browser data to track user behavior on websitesWebsite Evaluation FactorsGoogle maintains a \"sandbox\" for new websites until they prove trustworthyLink velocity matters - gaining too many backlinks too quickly can trigger suspicion\"Disavow\" reports for bad links are no longer useful in Google's algorithmsAnchor text should match what the link is pointing to (relevance matters)Pages with poor navigation experience face ranking demotionsContent FactorsFont size and weight (bold text) have minor impacts on rankingsPut your most important content near the top of the page, as Google may truncate long documentsTitle tags that match page content receive positive ranking...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8k6UYxpWdksP4pxH3vr_6xfWs5IAutRzgzreFGlLdnE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mY2I5/NDhmOTNkMzdjNGRk/MmUyNTliNGRlZmE3/YjM2YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}