how to get found on the internet: a framework for a successful seo strategy

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Most people now turn to Google instead of the yellow pages when looking for a company to do business with. Getting your website to appear in search results is not as straightforward as signing up for the yellow pages was, but it can be done. This presentation will explain how search engines like Google work, what an effective search engine optimization (SEO) strategy should include, and simple things you can do to increase your exposure in search engine results.

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Getting Found on the Internet: A Framework for a Successful SEO Strategy

Agenda

SEO101

A Threefold Approach to SEO

Measurement & Improvement

What’s New in SEO

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Q&A

Please hold questions until the end!

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About Me

Coding since 1986Creating websites

since 1997Working in e-

commerce since 2005

Marketing MBA

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SEO101

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SEO 101

SEO101

Google does data entry with your website

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INDEXING

SEO101

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SEO101

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SEO101

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TECHNICAL

SEO101

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Don’t Confuse Google

?

Technical Checkup

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www.WooRank.comWrite this down!

STEP 1

Technical Checkup

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STEP 2Hand WooRank Report to Webmaster.

Tell them to fix it all.

(Cry if necessary)

WooRank

SEO101

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ON-PAGE

SEO101

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Keywords

On-Page: Keywords

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Google doesn’t use the meta keywords tag.

=

On-Page: Keywords

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http://adwords.google.com

KEYWORD RESEARCH

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“Keyword Planner” Tool

(No ad purchase required to use the “Keyword Planner” tool)

On-Page: Keywords

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KEYWORD RESEARCH

SEO101

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Site Structure

On-Page: Site Structure

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On-Page: Site Structure

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Each product or service needs its own page.

SEO101

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Content Strategy

On-Page: Content

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BLOG RELIGIOUSLY.

(Blog must be on your own website, not on WordPress.com or Blogger.com)

On-Page: Content

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If your blog impresses

humans, the search rankings

will follow

WRITE AWESOME CONTENT

On-Page: Content

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EDITORIAL CALENDAR

4 Categories = 4 Posts Per Month

ONE Key Phrase per post!

On-Page: Content

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This is what will happen.

Actual Case Study

SEO101

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OFF-PAGE

SEO101

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Links

Off-Page: Links

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Off-Page: Links

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RELEVANT&

REPUTABLE

NOT JUST ABOUT QUANTITY

Off-Page: Links

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If your blog impresses humans, the LINKS will

follow

WRITE AWESOME CONTENT

Off-Page: Links

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Reputable directories = OK

Link farms = NOT OK

NOT OKAY TO PAY FOR LINKS

Off-Page: Links

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PAYING FOR EYEBALLS = OK!

https://www.stumbleupon.com/pd

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Paid Discovery on Great Content = FAST Link Building

Off-Page: Links

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10/14: 183 links from 37 different sites

1 paid stumble on 10/15: $50 for 500 visitors

11/19: 303 links from 56 different sites

An increase of 120 links and 19 root domains in 1 month

CASE STUDY

SEO101

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Social Media

Off-Page: Social

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Social, Social, Social!

SEO101

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Citations

SEO101

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SEO101

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https://moz.com/local/search Write this down!

Check your citation status

SEO101

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MEASURE

Measures & Metrics

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Metrics that Matter1. Organic Keywords (Webmaster Tools)

Search Traffic -> Search Queries

2. Landing Pages (Analytics)Behavior -> Site Content -> Landing Pages❶Visits ❷Bounce Rate ❸Avg. Visit Duration

3. Referral Traffic (Analytics)Acquisition -> All Referrals

Ongoing Improvement

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“I should blog more about that”

“I should add that

to my Services page”

“That would make a great

article”

Data-Driven Ideas

SEO101

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LATESTTRENDS

SEO in 2013

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1)Authorship

2)Local

Authorship

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Jump ahead of hundreds of millions of pages using Authorship!

http://plus.google.com/authorship

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Local

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Huuuuge Tracks of Land!

1. Fill out 100%

2. Get reviews!

Local

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https://plus.google.com/dashboard Write this down!

What the PLUS?!?

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SEO101

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RECAP

Recap: The Framework

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Technical Fix Issues

On-Page Keyword Research Drilldown Pages Editorial Calendar

Off-Page Links (Stumble!) Social Media Citations

Measure & Improve Watch the

“Metrics that Matter”

Get ideas from keyword data

Stay on Top of Trends Authorship Local

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