Olesia Korobka talks with Jason Barnard about geeky tips for content optimization for 2024 (and beyond!)
Olesia Korobka is an SEO entrepreneur with a background in media advertising. She prefers actionable and practical things that lead to more leads, sales or other measurable results for businesses. She loves technical SEO and likes to test everything. Olesia is the author of several free SEO educational series and a member of the SEO community in Ukraine. She has just started a blog on Fajela and will be adding more content there very soon!
Images are undoubtedly an important part of the digital landscape. A well-optimised image is more than just a pretty picture; it increases website traffic and can improve your search engine ranking. Not only are they visually appealing, but they also tell a story by conveying the message of your content in a clear and compelling way.
In this incredibly brilliant episode, Jason Barnard and Olesia Korobka give great insights into certain aspects such as the importance of the “About Page” and in particular the importance of integrating images on it. Olesia shares her exciting theories and experiments on image optimisation and provides brilliant tips on how to use Google’s Search Generative Experiences to improve your competitive analysis strategy.
As always, the show ends with passing the baton… Olesia passes the virtual baton to next week’s fantastic guest, Jason Davis.
What you’ll learn from Olesia Korobka
00:00 Olesia Korobka and Jason Barnard
02:26 Olesia Korobka’s Brand SERP
05:48 Why Doesn’t Google Show Brand Website Links in Search Results
06:29 Kalicube’s Search Generative Experience Result
06:51 Importance of About Page Optimization
07:39 Why Images are Important on the About Page
08:55 Open Graph Optimization to Boost About Page Visibility on Google
10:08 Experimenting with Diverse Video Formats
10:33 How can Google’s Search Generative Experiences Enhance Your Competitor Analysis Strategy?
11:16 Knowledge Panel Cards
11:41 Image Dimensions and Size
14:22 How can Altering Image Sizes and Relevance Improve Image Ranking on Google?
18:01 Is EXIF Metadata in Images Still Relevant for SEO
19:06 IPTC and XMP are Used by Google
20:24 Why Markup is Important
23:59 How Critical is the Consistency Between Schema Content and Page Content for Google?
24:32 Discrepancies in Event Schema and Company Information Errors
26:18 How Does Google Favour Metadata in Marked-Up Pages Over Non-Marked-Up Ones?
27:21 Do HTML5 Tags and Metadata Affect Google’s Attention to Your Content?
31:22 How Does Image Optimization Help with Branded Search
32:10 Passing the Baton: Olesia Korobka to Jason Davis
This episode was recorded live on video July 25th 2023
