Cyrus Shepard

Cyrus, the visionary Founder of Zyppy SEO, is a multi-faceted professional excelling in the realms of SEO, online marketing, content publishing, speaking, and writing. Interestingly, Cyrus’s journey began as a struggling screenwriter before he discovered the captivating world of SEO in 2009. His first remarkable achievement came when he propelled a wine business from 500k in sales to an astounding 2.5 million within a single year, solidifying his prowess in the field.

In 2010, Cyrus joined Moz, further amplifying his impact within the SEO community. His expertise has led him to speak at prestigious events worldwide, including MozCon, SMX, Marketing Festival, Marketing Nation Summit, MnSearch Summit, and many more. Throughout his career, Cyrus has collaborated with numerous startups and Fortune 500 companies, leveraging his deep understanding of SEO to drive transformative results.

As the driving force behind Zyppy SEO, Cyrus offers a range of services, including SEO consulting, software development, and connecting individuals in need of SEO services with trusted vendors. Zyppy also delivers high-quality SEO content, showcasing original experiments and research. Cyrus has become a reliable source of valuable information over the years, generously sharing his insights and expertise through Twitter. What truly energizes him is the vast untapped potential of search and the increasing diversity within the SEO community, which is gradually breaking down the filter bubble and paving the way for new perspectives and innovative approaches.

Cyrus can be reached online on Twitter @CyrusShepard, or via LinkedIn

Recent Shows with Cyrus Shepard
  • 570 | Internal Link Building and Automated Content w/ Cyrus Shepard
    570 | Internal Link Building and Automated Content w/ Cyrus Shepard570 | Internal Link Building and Automated Content w/ Cyrus ShepardInterview / podcastAre You Bullish on Structured Data? Cyrus Shepard and Erin Sparks explore why internal linking is so important to SEO, all while backing it up with studies and giving many pro tips for all of you SEOs out there. They also go in deep on AI content tools to share how-to and how not to use them and why. They also go on a sidebar discussing the “happening in real time” implosion of Twitter and its eventual demise. In addition, the two give important must-knows about structured data and how it can impact your internal linking. Now it’s time to take your inbound link building hat off and put your internal linking hat on for this episode of the EDGE! Cyrus Shepard & Erin Sparks Discuss Twitter Internal Link Building The Importance of Anchor Text Helpful Contextual Linking vs Menu Navigation How Helpful is this Page? Awareness, Consideration, Decision Just Getting Started in SEO? Do this. Named Entity Linking Bullish on Structured Data? Manual Penalties for Structured Data Spam EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Wix Automated Content Writing The Artificial Intelligence is Learning AI Chatbots are a Research Tool SEO Pro Tip What Bugs/Excites You About the SEO Industry Right Now? Take the SE Ranking Checklist Challenge! Receive a one-month Business Package subscription for completing this challenge when you go to https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking and send a screenshot of these completed steps: Create a project, add at least 5 keywords; Find 5 competitors via the Competitive Research tool and add them to “My Competitors” section; Run a website audit and show what issue you are going to fix; Do a backlink check and upload your backlinks to the Backlink Monitoring tool; Optimize one page using the Content Marketing tool. One Edge Listener Will Get A Full Year Business Package.  We’ll Announce That On Our Feb 10th Podcast! A $2,500 Value! Would love it if you’d give us a rating on ratethispodcast.com/edge!     [...] February 17, 2023
  • 568 | The Google Farmer and our Crop w/Cyrus Shepard
    568 | The Google Farmer and our Crop w/Cyrus Shepard568 | The Google Farmer and our Crop w/Cyrus ShepardInterview / podcastWe’re Google’s Farmers and It Wants Our Crops Cyrus Shepard is this week’s guest on episode 568 of EDGE of the Web show. He sits down with Erin Sparks to discuss the changing SERP features, visual search, and the future outlook of SEO. He is an SEO, online marketer, content publisher, speaker, and writer. Cyrus first discovered SEO in 2009, and took a wine business from 500k in sales to 2.5 million in one year. Now let’s discuss why SEOs are Google’s farmers on this episode of the EDGE! Introducing Cyrus Shepard Pathway to SEO Visual Search Zero Click Perspective Google’s Writing Its Own Content We’re Google’s Farmers and It Wants Our Crop The Omnichannel Approach You Gotta Know the SERP Zero Click Study from Semrush Google MUM Taking Hold Any Tools Tracking SERP Features Well? Take the SE Ranking Checklist Challenge! Receive a one-month Business Package subscription for completing this challenge when you go to https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking and send a screenshot of these completed steps: Create a project, add at least 5 keywords; Find 5 competitors via the Competitive Research tool and add them to “My Competitors” section; Run a website audit and show what issue you are going to fix; Do a backlink check and upload your backlinks to the Backlink Monitoring tool; Optimize one page using the Content Marketing tool. One Edge Listener Will Get A Full Year Business Package.  We’ll Announce That On Our Feb 10th Podcast! A $2,500 Value! Would love it if you’d give us a rating on ratethispodcast.com/edge!     [...] February 10, 2023
  • EP 258: Picking the Right Engagement Metrics for SEO w/Cyrus Shepard
    EP 258: Picking the Right Engagement Metrics for SEO w/Cyrus ShepardEP 258: Picking the Right Engagement Metrics for SEO w/Cyrus ShepardInterview / podcastWhat engagement metrics are you using in your SEO campaign? In this episode, we talk to Cyrus Shepard and get his feedback on that question plus we take audience questions! Also, have you seen that Google has begun showing search results with no organic listings or ads? What does that mean for the future of SEO? All this and more – this week on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit http://offer.sitestrategics.com/edge/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! — Download our show today or subscribe to our show on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, or Stitcher! And now we’re on Spotify! [...] March 16, 2018