Search tools innovation — Craig Dunham // Deepcrawl

Craig Dunham, CEO of Lumar, talks about technical SEO and how to build a better web experience. The idea of technical SEO only being a tool that measures the health of your website for SEO purposes is shifting. SEOs today need to seek out tools that provide an all-encompassing assessment of the health of their websites in order to implement changes that will drive positive outcomes. Today, Craig discusses innovation in search tools.
About the speaker

Craig Dunham

Lumar (FKA: Deepcrawl)

 is a little camera shy

Craig is CEO of Lumar

Show Notes

  • 02:14
    How tooling in SEO is expanding
    While theres been a slowdown in innovation in the search industry, companies are trying to improve the interpretation and use of data for search optimization. Innovation in search tools is helping users make informed changes to their websites.
  • 04:28
    The commoditization of crawling in SEO
    It can be challenging for eCommerce brands to handle crawling on their own, as it is not their core competency. Instead, investing in search tools can provide a significant return, as these tools are continuously improved by experts in the field.
  • 06:11
    Essential tools for modern SEOs
    For modern SEOs, its important to look for tools that can do more than just measure the health of a website for SEO purposes. Theres a need for tools that can assess the overall health of a website, including page load speed, accessibility, and security, in addition to SEO.
  • 07:59
    The vision of Lumar
    Lumars vision is a platform that can extract data from a website for a wide range of audiences within an organization. This tool is intended to be a website intelligence platform that helps digital leaders understand and improve the digital experience of their websites.

Quotes

  • "Innovation in search tools is driving better outcomes for folks to make changes on their sites. And they can make those changes knowing there's a historical precedent of the change driving more positive outcomes." -Craig Dunham, CEO, Lumar

  • "Website health by definition is not just SEO. Its also, are my page load speeds fast? Is my website accessible? Its also caring a lot about the security of my websites." -Craig Dunham, CEO, Lumar

  • "The vision for our platform is to move away from a point technical SEO solution to an all-encompassing website intelligence platform that solves problems for multiple audiences across a broader organization." -Craig Dunham, CEO, Lumar

About the speaker

Craig Dunham

Lumar (FKA: Deepcrawl)

 is a little camera shy

Craig is CEO of Lumar

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