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Search Off the Record
Search Off the Record
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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... more

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Episodes

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... more

28 Mar 2024 · 35 minutes
Transcript for Deciphering INP and Core Web Vitals

28 Mar 2024 ·
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... more

14 Mar 2024 · 30 minutes
Transcript for What is a web crawler, really?

14 Mar 2024 ·
Search Central Product Experts

In this episode of Search Off the Record, John Mueller and Lizzi Sassman sit down with Aaseesh Marina, Product Support... more

21 Feb 2024 · 23 minutes
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21 Feb 2024 ·
Rewriting the SEO Starter Guide

The SEO Starter Guide is getting a refresh! Have you ever wondered how the Search team plans and writes such... more

25 Jan 2024 · 25 minutes
Transcript for Rewriting the SEO Starter Guide

25 Jan 2024 ·
2023: Year in review

In this episode of Search, Martin, John, and Gary look back at 2023 and reminisce on some of this year’s... more

21 Dec 2023 · 36 minutes
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21 Dec 2023 ·
Which aspect of my site should I focus on?

In this episode of Search, Martin, Gary, and John discuss aspects of SEO that website owners often overlook. From overall... more

21 Nov 2023 · 27 minutes
Transcript for Which aspect of my site should I focus on?

21 Nov 2023 ·
Features and deprecations on Steve

In this episode of Search, John, Gary, and Martin discuss why the search team adds and removes features on their... more

07 Nov 2023 · 21 minutes
Transcript for Features and deprecations on Steve

07 Nov 2023 ·
The effect of quality on Search

In this episode of Search, John and Gary discuss the impact of quality on search results. From sitemaps to scheduling... more

19 Sep 2023 · 20 minutes
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19 Sep 2023 ·
Let's talk ranking updates

The Google Search algorithm has been updated and panic quickly sets in. In this episode of Search, Martin, John, and... more

22 Aug 2023 · 34 minutes
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22 Aug 2023 ·
Let’s pick a domain name

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of a domain name, after the dot, and identifies the type of... more

20 Jul 2023 · 26 minutes
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20 Jul 2023 ·
Why is my site not indexed?

Martin, John, and Gary discuss the potential reasons why your website or page is not indexed, both from a technical... more

22 Jun 2023 · 27 minutes
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22 Jun 2023 ·
Q&A: You asked on Linkedin, we answered in here

In this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Martin answer highly sought-after questions left on Gary’s Linkedin... more

30 May 2023 · 27 minutes
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30 May 2023 ·
Staging and launching a site

In this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Lizzi chat about launching websites. Launching a website can... more

05 Apr 2023 · 25 minutes
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05 Apr 2023 ·
JavaScript at Google

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

23 Mar 2023 · 34 minutes
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23 Mar 2023 ·
Search and Open Source

On this episode of Search Off the Record, guest Edu Pereda, Engineer at Google joins Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes... more

08 Mar 2023 · 28 minutes
Transcript for Search and Open Source

08 Mar 2023 ·
Site moves: Are they getting any easier?

With the right resources, site moves or domain changes don’t have to be as hard as we once remember. In... more

23 Feb 2023 · 29 minutes
Transcript for Site moves: Are they getting any easier?

23 Feb 2023 ·
Search Console Help Center

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Josh Cohen, a Tech Writer on the... more

12 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
Transcript for Search Console Help Center

12 Jan 2023 ·
Year in review 2022

John, Gary, and Lizzi wrap up 2022 by reflecting on projects, events, and past episodes of Search Off the Record.... more

22 Dec 2022 · 24 minutes
Transcript for Year in review 2022

22 Dec 2022 ·
Search Status Dashboard

On this episode of Search Off the Record, John, Gary, and Lizzi chat about the... more

14 Dec 2022 · 23 minutes
Transcript for Search Status Dashboard

14 Dec 2022 ·
From journalism to SEO with Jennifer Slegg

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary and Lizzi talk with a guest... more

30 Nov 2022 · 32 minutes
Transcript for From journalism to SEO with Jennifer Slegg

30 Nov 2022 ·
Let’s talk redirects

Redirects are a genuine approach to moving something from one place to another. In this... more

17 Nov 2022 · 27 minutes
Transcript for Let’s talk redirects

17 Nov 2022 ·
LIVE Q&A from brightonSEO

Join John, Lizzi, and guest, Myriam Jessier, SEO Trainer, for a live recording of SOTR... more

03 Nov 2022 · 31 minutes
Transcript for LIVE Q&A from brightonSEO

03 Nov 2022 ·
Search Central docs and SEO

Find out if Google Search Central implements its SEO best practices and guidelines on its own website and documentation! Hosts... more

20 Oct 2022 · 30 minutes
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20 Oct 2022 ·
Let's talk image SEO

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

06 Oct 2022 · 33 minutes
Transcript for Let's talk image SEO

06 Oct 2022 ·
The early days of Google Search Central

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Vanessa Fox, a former Google employee, joins... more

22 Sep 2022 · 27 minutes
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22 Sep 2022 ·
Non-HTML files on the web

Join hosts Gary and Lizzi for a chat about file types on the web beyond... more

08 Sep 2022 · 28 minutes
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08 Sep 2022 ·
PODCAST TRAILER: Welcome to Search Off the Record

What is Search Off the Record? Listen to our podcast trailer! Do you geek out about SEO? Are you... more

01 Sep 2022 · 1 minute
Should I worry about crawl budget?

There is a lot of confusion around crawl budget so Martin, Lizzi, and Gary from Search Relations are here to... more

25 Aug 2022 · 29 minutes
Transcript for Should I worry about crawl budget?

25 Aug 2022 ·
Let’s talk accessibility

In this episode of Search Off The Record, guest Danny Farra, UX Interaction Designer at Google,... more

11 Aug 2022 · 33 minutes
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11 Aug 2022 ·
Transcript for How do removals work in Google Search, really?

04 Aug 2022 ·
How do removals work in Google Search, really?

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi Sassman, John Mueller, and Gary Illyes have an insightful conversation around... more

04 Aug 2022 · 28 minutes
How Barry Schwartz Created RustyBrick

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi Sassman and Gary Illyes sit down with Barry Schwartz - a... more

14 Jul 2022 · 30 minutes
Transcript for How Barry Schwartz Created RustyBrick

14 Jul 2022 ·
Transcript for How can you block content from Google Search?

30 Jun 2022 ·
How can you block content from Google Search?

In this episode of Search Off the Record, we take a look at what it takes to block content from... more

30 Jun 2022 · 31 minutes
Let’s talk about UX and SEO

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Martin Splitt, Gary Illyes, and Lizzi Sassman sit down to talk about... more

21 Jun 2022 · 31 minutes
Transcript for Let’s talk about UX and SEO

21 Jun 2022 ·
Transcript for A spotlight on SEO and data with Michelle Robbins

02 Jun 2022 ·
A spotlight on SEO and data with Michelle Robbins

In this episode of Search Off the Record, we talk with Michelle Robbins - a software engineer by trade and... more

02 Jun 2022 · 32 minutes
Transcript for Let's talk about Web 3.0

19 May 2022 ·
Let’s talk about Web 3.0

With Web 3.0 on the horizon, it’s hard to not talk about the next evolution of the internet. In this... more

19 May 2022 · 33 minutes
Transcript for Let’s talk sitemaps

05 May 2022 ·
Let’s talk sitemaps

A sitemap is a file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site, and... more

05 May 2022 · 28 minutes
Transcript for The Story of Kenichi Suzuki

26 Apr 2022 ·
The Story of Kenichi Suzuki

In this episode of Search Off The Record, we talk with Kenichi Suzuki, a member of the larger search marketing... more

26 Apr 2022 · 28 minutes
Structured data: What's it all about?

In this episode of Search Off The Record, we take a deep dive into structured data.... more

07 Apr 2022 · 29 minutes
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07 Apr 2022 ·
When SEO goes wrong

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

24 Mar 2022 · 29 minutes
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24 Mar 2022 ·
Cats, muffins and more: Videos in Search

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

10 Mar 2022 · 29 minutes
Transcript for Cats, muffins and more: Videos in Search

10 Mar 2022 ·
The Story of Aleyda Solis

Is there one right path to becoming an SEO? In this episode of Search Off the... more

17 Feb 2022 · 31 minutes
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Let’s talk about the fascinating and surprising ways search engines index video content. In this podcast, Gary Illyes... more