What Google Really Wants in Your SEO Strategy

In Conversation with Martha van Berkel

In this episode of E-Coffee with Experts, we sit down with Martha Van Berkel, CEO & Co-founder of Schema App, to explore why schema markup is no longer a technical afterthought, it’s now essential for SEO and AI search visibility.

Martha shares how Schema App helps brands transform their content into a knowledge graph that gives Google and AI tools the context they need to surface trusted results. With AI Overviews and entity-based indexing on the rise, schema markup has quietly become a key driver of non-branded search, click-through rates, and AI citations.

We also dive into why most schema implementations fall short, how to shift from page-level optimization to entity-driven strategy, and what metrics to track in this new landscape.

Along the way, Martha shares leadership lessons from building a bootstrapped SaaS company after 15 years in corporate, and how founders can future-proof their SEO strategies for the AI-first world.

TAKEAWAYS:

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Schema markup is evolving from a tactic to a strategy.

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Building a content knowledge graph is essential for SEO.

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Structured data helps in AI visibility.

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Non-branded queries are crucial for measuring success.

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Experience in corporate can benefit entrepreneurship.

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The importance of defining relationships in schema markup.

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Metrics for schema effectiveness are evolving.

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Entrepreneurs must be willing to grind through tough times.

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Don't waste a good crisis to innovate.

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