conscious - introduction to seo
DESCRIPTION
An introduction to search engine optimisation (SEO) to help law firms drive more traffic to their website.TRANSCRIPT
Search Engine Optimisation
SEO in 2013
• Google Local is starting to dominate localised keywords
• “Social signals” from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc are becoming vital
• Mobile search is becoming more important i.e. people searching via smartphones
• Arguably not as important as email marketing to existing clients
• Keyword research to develop “targeted” keyword lists is even more important
• How to track ROI?
So what’s it all about? This.
But what keywords?
Measurements
3 Keys to SEO
1 Linkworthy - make it useful & compelling– SEO is intertwined with web site design & content– Tips booklets, news, content– Bear in mind it’s the law we are talking about!
2 Keywords & Content - Site optimisation– Theme optimization = keyword-focused content– More content = higher PR– Follow best practices, avoid worst
3 Link Popularity - Off-site optimisation– Social signals– Maximize high PR inbound links (backlinks)– Keyphrase filled anchor text (example: “planning solicitor”
not “Kingsley Smith”
Domain authority
On page factors
An example
Rank = No.2Searches/month = 100Visits = 5Pages/View = 4.6Time on Site = 2:17
Link building
• Less is more now• Getting less links from higher quality sites
(higher PR or Domain Authority)• Guest blogging• Use a keyword, not the name of the firm for
the “visible phrase”
Use of Site Maps
• Manual site maps• Auto-generated sitemaps for Google upload
Something to ponder
Website No. of Partners
DomainAuthority
No. of Pages
No. of Links (Yahoo)
BBC 97 20,700,000 45,888,507
Irwin Mitchell 67 71 17,700 81.672
Howells 13 27 1,790 36
Kingsley Smith 2 45 2,690 1,572
Bonallack & Bishop
2 53 2,600 2,851
Data from SEOmoz
Oh, there’s more in “social land”
Website Facebook Shares
Facebook Likes
Twitter Shares
Google+ Shares
BBC 78.758 19,639 123,759 5,479
Irwin Mitchell 61 4 5 17
Howells 8 12 1 0
Kingsley Smith 2 4 3 1
Bonallack & Bishop
0 0 0 0
Data from SEOmoz
So what can be achieved?
Tutorial (if we have time)
• Someone be brave, let’s do some work!• Give me your website address• What is the target phrase you think we
should look at?
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