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Search Off the Record

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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Which aspect of my site should I focus on? from 2023-11-21T14:00

In 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 the...

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Features and deprecations on Steve from 2023-11-07T14:00

In 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 relevan...

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The effect of quality on Search from 2023-09-19T13:00

In 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...

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Let's talk ranking updates from 2023-08-22T13:00

The 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...

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Let’s pick a domain name from 2023-07-20T13:00

A 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 in...

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Why is my site not indexed? from 2023-06-22T13:00

Martin, 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...

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Q&A: You asked on Linkedin, we answered in here from 2023-05-30T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Martin answer highly sought-after questions left on Gary’s Linkedin post. They share the drawbacks of client-side rendering, h...

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Staging and launching a site from 2023-04-05T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Lizzi chat about launching websites. Launching a website can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially staging your website f...

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JavaScript at Google from 2023-03-23T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Googlers Edu Pereda and Pascal Birchler join Martin Splitt to chat in-depth about programming languages, JavaScript and TypeScript. Learn more...

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Search and Open Source from 2023-03-08T13:00

On this episode of Search Off the Record, guest Edu Pereda, Engineer at Google joins Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes to chat about Search Open Sourcing projects. Open source is a source ...

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Site moves: Are they getting any easier? from 2023-02-23T13:00

With the right resources, site moves or domain changes don’t have to be as hard as we once remember. In this episode of Search Off the Record, join Lizzi, Gary, and John for a chat abo...

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Search Console Help Center from 2023-01-12T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Josh Cohen, a Tech Writer on the Search Console Team, joins John and Lizzi ...

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Year in review 2022 from 2022-12-22T13:00

John, Gary, and Lizzi wrap up 2022 by reflecting on projects, events, and past episodes of Search Off the Record. They discuss the most surprising aspect of 2022,...

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Search Status Dashboard from 2022-12-14T17:00

On this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Lizzi chat about the Google Search Status Dashboard for inc...

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From journalism to SEO with Jennifer Slegg from 2022-11-30T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary and Lizzi talk with a guest from the larger Search Marketing Community...

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Let’s talk redirects from 2022-11-17T15:00

Redirects are a genuine approach to moving something from one place to another. In this episode of Search Off the Rec...

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LIVE Q&A from brightonSEO from 2022-11-03T12:00

Join John, Lizzi, and guest, Myriam Jessier, SEO Trainer, for a live recording of SOTR from brightonSEO: a conference...

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Search Central docs and SEO from 2022-10-20T12:00

Find out if Google Search Central implements its SEO best practices and guidelines on its own website and documentation! Hosts John and Lizzi discuss SEO tools, s...

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Let's talk image SEO from 2022-10-06T12:00

Do you want to know how to increase traffic to your website with images? What about making your website more accessib...

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The early days of Google Search Central from 2022-09-22T12:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Vanessa Fox, a former Google employee, joins hosts John and Lizzi to talk a...

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Non-HTML files on the web from 2022-09-08T12:00

Join hosts Gary and Lizzi for a chat about file types on the web beyond HTML, like PDFs, PowerPoints, and images. We ...

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PODCAST TRAILER: Welcome to Search Off the Record from 2022-09-01T11:27:23

What is Search Off the Record? Listen to our podcast trailer!

Do you geek out about SEO? Are you interested in exploring on-going projects with the p...

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Should I worry about crawl budget? from 2022-08-25T12:00

There is a lot of confusion around crawl budget so Martin, Lizzi, and Gary from Search Relations are here to bring clarity for everyone unsure about it. Are you w...

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Let’s talk accessibility from 2022-08-11T11:55:27

In this episode of Search Off The Record, guest Danny Farra, UX Interaction Designer at Google, joins Lizzi Sassman to chat ...

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Transcript for Let’s talk accessibility from 2022-08-11T11:55:11

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Transcript for How do removals work in Google Search, really? from 2022-08-04T11:55:10

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How do removals work in Google Search, really? from 2022-08-04T11:55

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi Sassman, John Mueller, and Gary Illyes have an insightful conversation around how removals work in Google Search. ...

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How Barry Schwartz Created RustyBrick from 2022-07-14T11:55:50

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi Sassman and Gary Illyes sit down with Barry Schwartz - a search engine connoisseur. Specifically, they explore how...

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Transcript for How can you block content from Google Search? from 2022-06-30T11:55:58

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How can you block content from Google Search? from 2022-06-30T11:55:16

In this episode of Search Off the Record, we take a look at what it takes to block content from Google Search. Lizzi Sassman, Gary Illyes, and John Mueller chat a...

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Let’s talk about UX and SEO from 2022-06-21T11:55:29

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Martin Splitt, Gary Illyes, and Lizzi Sassman sit down to talk about user experience and SEO. What is UX? Besides Core W...

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Transcript for A spotlight on SEO and data with Michelle Robbins from 2022-06-02T11:55:59

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A spotlight on SEO and data with Michelle Robbins from 2022-06-02T11:55:29

In this episode of Search Off the Record, we talk with Michelle Robbins - a software engineer by trade and member of the Search Marketing community. Lizzi Sassman...

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Transcript for Let's talk about Web 3.0 from 2022-05-19T11:55:49

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Let’s talk about Web 3.0 from 2022-05-19T11:55:21

With Web 3.0 on the horizon, it’s hard to not talk about the next evolution of the internet. In this episode of Search Off The Record, Martin Splitt, Gary Illyes,...

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Transcript for Let’s talk sitemaps from 2022-05-05T23:55:34

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Let’s talk sitemaps from 2022-05-05T11:55:23

A sitemap is a file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site, and the relationships between them. In this episode of Se...

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Transcript for The Story of Kenichi Suzuki from 2022-04-26T11:55:44

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The Story of Kenichi Suzuki from 2022-04-26T11:55:07

In this episode of Search Off The Record, we talk with Kenichi Suzuki, a member of the larger search marketing community. Lizzi Sassman and Gary Illyes talk with ...

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Structured data: What's it all about? from 2022-04-07T11:55:06

In this episode of Search Off The Record, we take a deep dive into structured data. Our hosts Martin Splitt and Lizzi Sassma...

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De-SEOing: ants vs π from 2022-03-24T12:00

You did a great job optimizing your site for search; however, it's attracting the wrong traffic from search engines. What...

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Cats, muffins and more: Videos in Search from 2022-03-10T13:00

Let’s talk about the fascinating and surprising ways search engines index video content. In this podcast, Gary Illyes and...

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The Story of Aleyda Solis from 2022-02-17T13:00

Is there one right path to becoming an SEO? In this episode of Search Off the Record, John Mueller and Gary Illyes speak ...

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Building a better website for Steve from 2022-02-03T13:00:02

Making a website is no easy task, but what if your search engine had guidelines and best practices in place to help you build a better website?  Search Advocates Gar...

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What to expect from Search Central in 2022? from 2022-01-20T13:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary discuss what is in store for 2022. They talk about voice search, if there is ...

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Year in Search Central 2021 from 2022-01-11T13:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary wrap up 2021 by reflecting on updates, debates, and events. They discuss the ...

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The past, present, and future of robots.txt from 2021-12-21T13:00

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary, Lizzi, and Martin from the Google Search team are joined by special guest David Price, a Product Counsel for Googl...

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Inclusive language in Search from 2021-12-07T13:00

John and Martin are joined by guest stars Zineb Ait Bahajji and Bruno Cartoni from Google to talk all about inclusive language. Listen

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The Future of SEO from 2021-11-11T15:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary discuss the future of SEO. They talk about the changes they’ve seen in the pa...

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Let's talk Core Web Vitals from 2021-10-21T14:30

John and Martin are joined by special guest stars Annie Sullivan and Vivek Sekhar, who work on Core Web Vitals. They discuss the metrics that make up Core Web Vit...

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Let’s talk JavaScript from 2021-09-30T08:30

In this episode, Martin and Gary discuss JavaScript in great detail. They talk about the origins of JavaScript, how i...

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SEO Starter Guide: What’s all the drama? from 2021-09-09T15:00

In this very special episode, John, Gary, and Lizzi are joined by a guest star Michael Wyszomierski (tech writer for ...

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Monetized websites, search experiments, and more! from 2021-08-19T16:00

John, Martin, and Gary are joined by special guest Aurora Morales from the Trust & Safety Policy Transparency team. They talk about website monetization, publisher policies, how Google runs sear...

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Cheese, Web Workers, universal search, and more! from 2021-07-29T08:30

John, Martin, and Gary celebrate recording over 20 episodes of the podcast reminiscing about great cheese and guests they want to have on the show. They then dive into how Web Workers work, thei...

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Tackling web spam, search quality, and more! from 2021-07-06T08:30

John, Martin, and Gary are joined by special guest Duy Nguyen from the Search Quality team. They discuss tackling web spam, responding to manual actions, preventing hacks, ranking, and more.

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Google I/O 2021, information retrieval, and more! from 2021-06-17T08:30

John, Martin, and Gary discuss this year’s Google I/O and whether its website followed SEO best practices, upcoming events, and, of course, JavaScript. Gary also deep dives into Google’s search ...

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Search Console, JavaScript, serving, and more! from 2021-05-27T09:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary are joined by special guest Daniel Waisberg. Daniel talks about the new Search Console Regex feature and how Search Console feature requests are prioritiz...

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What if speed was a ranking factor...? from 2021-05-06T09:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary discuss Core Web Vitals and start a hypothetical search engine (Steve) to figure out how they would approach speed as a ranking signal and why. Have a lis...

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How serving works, hreflang, and more! from 2021-04-13T09:00

In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary dive into how serving works, discuss the Search Central Live debugging session, and the surprising complexity of internationalization and hreflang. Have a...

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Search Central LIVE Q&A from 2021-03-25T09:00

This episode is a recording of the Q&A section of the Search Central LIVE event which took place on Feb 24th, 2021. John, Martin, and Gary answer questions about ...

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Site Kit, Web Components, shards and more! from 2021-02-23T10:00

In this episode, John, Gary, Martin, and special guest Mariya, Product Manager on the Search team, discuss Google’s free WordPress plugin Site Kit, the Swiss army...

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Launching Google Search Central (step by step) from 2021-02-02T10:30

In this episode, John, Gary, and special guests from the Search Relations team Cherry and Lizzi, discuss all the steps and decisions involved in launching the new...

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Language complexities in Search index selection and more! from 2021-01-19T10:30

In this episode, John, Martin, Gary, and special guest Cherry Prommawin, Search Advocate based in Singapore, discuss Google Search in the Asia-Pacific region as w...

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Looking back on 2020 with Search Relations from 2020-12-22T10:00

In our very last podcast episode...for 2020, John, Martin, and Gary reflect on the year and how it’s impacted events and community interaction, they share holiday...

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Transcription for Looking back on 2020 with Search Relations from 2020-12-22T09:55

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Web Stories, Search and sheep launches, and more! from 2020-11-16T09:30

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this episode, John, Martin, Gary, a...

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How technical Search content is written and published at Google and more! from 2020-11-04T09:30

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this episode, John, Martin, Gary, a...

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Transcription for How technical Search content is written and published at Google and more! from 2020-11-04T09:25

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What do rendering, signal collection, and SEOs&devs have to do with each other? from 2020-10-22T09:00

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this episode, Gary, Martin, and Joh...

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Transcript for What do rendering, signal collection, and SEOs&devs have to do with each other? from 2020-10-22T08:55

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Spilling the beans on Caffeine (Google's indexing system) and more! from 2020-10-08T09:00

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. Gary spills the beans on Caffeine (Goo...

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Honestly about Google’s Honest Results Policy and more! from 2020-09-21T09:14:03

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this episode, John, Martin, and Gar...

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Transcription for Honestly about Google’s Honest Results Policy and more! from 2020-09-21T08:56:12

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SEO summer: index waves, sandboxes, crawling, and more! from 2020-08-25T10:00

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this SEO summer themed episode, Joh...

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Indexing (JavaScript) comments and much more! from 2020-08-03T09:30

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with the Search Relations team. In this episode, Gary gives an update ...

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Transcription for Indexing (JavaScript) comments and much more! from 2020-08-03T09:20

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How to think about ranking in Search and much more! from 2020-07-16T09:30

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Martin Splitt from the Search Rela...

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Transcription for How to think about ranking in Search and much more! from 2020-07-16T09:20

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Survey results, SEO online events, Search outages, and more! from 2020-07-02T11:00

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Martin Splitt from the Search Rela...

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Transcription for Survey results, SEO online events, Search outages, and more! from 2020-07-02T10:30

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Pop filters, nofollow, Core Web Vitals, and more! from 2020-06-16T10:00

Search Off the Record is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Google Search with John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Martin Splitt from the Search Rela...

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Search Off the Record - Trailer (New Podcast Show by Google Webmasters) from 2020-05-08T17:35:47

John Mueller, Martin Splitt, and Gary Illyes kick off the new Google Webmasters podcast series which takes you behind the scenes of Google Search: Search Off the ...

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