Managing Digital Entities: Tools + Tips with Crystal Carter

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In this episode of the Simple and Smart SEO Show, Crystal Waddell welcomes back Crystal Carter, Head of SEO Communications at Wix, to dive deep into the concept of entities and their impact on SEO.
Takeways:

• Consistency is Key: Your digital presence and how you describe your business should remain consistent across all platforms. Inconsistent messaging can confuse search engines and users.
• Entities are Everywhere: Anything from people to concepts can be an entity. Understanding how entities like Beyoncé or Barbie are connected can help improve your content and digital presence.
• Tools for Entity Management: Tools like TextRazor and SEMrush can help extract and optimize entities in your content.
• Schema Markup Matters: Using schema markup to describe your organization, services, and products improves your site’s connection to the knowledge graph.
• Leverage Knowledge Panels: Strengthen your brand's online identity by ensuring you are represented on platforms like LinkedIn and Google My Business to feed accurate data into Google's knowledge graph.

Memorable Quotes:

• “Entities are essentially nouns—people, places, things, and even concepts that search engines recognize.” – Crystal Carter
• You have to be consistent. Even if you're doing a hundred things, you need to summarize it in a way that’s clear to both users and search engines.” – Crystal Carter

Listener Action Items:

1. Audit Your Digital Presence: Ensure your website, social profiles, and Google Business Profile present a consistent message about your brand.
2. Implement Schema Markup: Use tools like ChatGPT or schema.org to generate JSON-LD schema for your site to enhance its connection with search engines.
3. Leverage Free Tools: Use TextRazor, SEMrush, or other NLP tools to identify and optimize entities.

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1. A lot of the, a lot of the core concepts of being consistent with (00:00:00)

2. your digital presence being consistent with how you describe yourself. (00:00:02)

3. Summarizing Your Digital Presence (00:00:23)

4. Understanding Entities: Key Figures and Tools (00:01:16)

5. Knowledge Graph and Beyonce Example (00:01:54)

6. Google Photos and Entity Categorization (00:02:31)

7. Entities in Search Results and Wikipedia (00:03:20)

8. Entities and Digital Presence (00:03:54)

9. Barbie Movie and TextRazor Analysis (00:04:36)

10. Testing Entities with ChatGPT (00:06:00)

11. Creating Your Own Entity Schema (00:06:40)

12. Consistency in Digital Presence (00:08:38)

13. Using Schema Markup for Businesses (00:09:30)

14. Importance of LinkedIn and Digital Reputation (00:14:33)

15. Connecting Profiles and URLs (00:16:19)

16. Summarizing Your Digital Presence (00:17:35)

17. Optimizing LinkedIn with AI Tools (00:17:57)

18. Using TextRazor for Content Analysis (00:18:09)

19. Reverse Engineering with SEMrush (00:18:42)

20. Focusing on Relevant Entities (00:19:10)

21. Understanding Schema Validation (00:20:57)

22. Handling Google Merchant Center Warnings (00:22:49)

23. Importance of Detailed Product Information (00:24:08)

24. Vector Embeddings and Entity Relationships (00:26:37)

25. Updating Information in Live LLMs (00:29:55)

26. Correcting Misinformation in AI Outputs (00:31:30)

27. Upcoming Speaking Engagements (00:33:17)

28. Connecting Online and Final Thoughts (00:33:53)