get seen online slides
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Slides from the 'How to get seen online' seminar at the Open Youth Trust on November 4th 2014. Presented by Managing Director of Traded Network Jonathan White.TRANSCRIPT
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How To Get Seen Online
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Alarms!!
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Tell the World!
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Barclays Bank
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The Selector
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The Youth
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You Can Spend ££££
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Keep Saying to Yourself!
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Tips For BeKer Search PosiLoning
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BeKer Use of Social Media
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CSR is Good
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Open Youth and the Norwich SOS Project
Your own website SEO Tips
What to say – Content ideas to engage with your audience
Social Media – Tips & Tricks
Can CSR increase your profitability?
The Next 90 Minutes
Traded Network
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Operation Website - Onsite SEO
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Your Own Website Page Title
The most important ‘onsite’ factor for SEO
Page Title = 50-‐60 characters Primary Keyword -‐ Secondary Keyword | Brand Name • Unique and relevant by page
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Operation Website - Onsite SEO
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Operation Website - Onsite SEO
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Operation Website - Onsite SEO
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Meta DescripLon
Meta descripLon tags, while not important to search engine rankings, are extremely important in gaining user click-‐through from Search results
150 and 160 characters Make it unique on each page, provide a soluLon
or benefit and use acLon-‐oriented language
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Operation Website - Onsite SEO
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Page Title Meta DescripLon Headline H1 Tag – Don’t let it Bounce! Body Text -‐ The opLmal width of a
paragraph – 40 to 55 characters
Images – Named and ALT DescripLon
URL PDF’s or pages Internal Links Can they be shared?
Your Website Page Structure
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Onsite Website Take Away
Are your Page Titles relevant to your business? Are your DescripLons engaging? Are your content pages structured well?
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Why Content is King?
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“The future of online markeLng is storytelling which is a technique of telling a single story across mulLple
plahorms and formats”
The Future
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Social Media, Blog, News, Posts….
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The More Content Published =
More Credibility More Trust More Links
Higher Authority Levels BeKer Search PosiLoning
More Visits More Enquiries More Sales
Why Publish Content?
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What Content Should I Write?
Your products and services
Emerging products and services Reviews, tests and what’s new Tips – share and share again / re-‐blog
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How to guides
Offers Case studies and tesLmonials Real stories
Business news Corporate Social Responsibility Seasonal acLviLes
Industry news LegislaLon changes Day in the life
What Content Should I Write?
EducaLonal
InspiraLonal
Entertaining
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• Strong Headline
Clear layout Clear imagery Length does mater!
Excellent call to acLon
How Should I Write It?
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Content’s No. 1 goal is to help other people
In general, the top clicked posts were those that had Ltles including phrases such as:
"Best…” "Reviews of…” "Top 5…” "How-‐to…”
Local locaLons work really well for Search Engine PosiLoning for advert content – user looking for…..
For SEO or the USER?
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Building Links
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How Links Can Help?
Link building is the process of acquiring hyperlinks from other websites to your own
The landscape of SEO and link building is always changing, and today, the importance of building high-‐quality links has never been higher
Increasing the number of high-‐quality links poinLng at your website can significantly increase your chances of ranking well
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Building Links
Customer, Supplier, CSR Link, News, Events, Quality Directories, Review Sites, Industry Press / Experts and OrganisaLons, Tourist Sites, Councils, DMOZ, Freeindex, Networking Groups…..
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Content Takeaway
Content is King so take acLon! Draw up a content map and plan Can you generate some great Lps? – Become the content king!
Draw up a list of websites that may link to you – think customers and suppliers
Remember the higher quality and the higher number of domains is beKer
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5 Minutes
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Social Media
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Top 10 Most Popular Social Networking Sites in the World September 2014
Facebook UK just over 31 million users The largest demographic remains the 25-‐34 year olds
TwiKer over 10m users in the UK -‐ +200m Worldwide
Linkedin over 10m users in the UK, 313 million members in over 200 countries
Pinterest in 2012 was 200,000 users now 2 million – Fastest growing
Google+ -‐ Don’t know! We know its important – At least do it for places
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Social Media
Social Media is for business – it creates a relaLonship and delivers an awareness
Use it to communicate with your audience
Use it to help customers make a decision, solve problems, obtain feedback, experiences, wants and needs
Help, offer advice and engage in communicaLons Decide what Social Media sites to use – not all of
them – Based on your customers
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Social Media a Sharing Community
We want to get many Likes, retweets, shares
We want it to go viral……… Access to something exclusive
Follow me and I will send you a discount code
CompeLLons – Enter by telling us your experience and sharing it with your best friend
Increase your fan base by communicaLng – asking, cards, brochures, web, invoices, leaflets
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Brand your page with a good call to acLon
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Brand your page with a good call to acLon
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Facebook Post Length
The opLmal length of a Facebook post is 40 characters !!!!
Posts at this length tend to receive higher like rate, comment rate, and combined like/comment rate
In fact 40 or less = 86% more engagement!
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Facebook – Post with a Photo
A photo or photos will aKract more engagement
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Facebook – Add a Link
Add a link as your call to acLon
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Who are your Audience
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When are they Online?
Schedule your posts to when they are looking!
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What are their Interests?
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Use for Research & TargeLng
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Boost a Post or an Event!
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Boost a Post – An Example
13,032 reach – Just 9,000 was paid reach!
83 Likes
6 Comments 62 shares Cost £44
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ROI
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ROI
20% text to image rule on a photo
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ROI
20% text to image rule on a photo
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TwiKer
@Tradednetwork
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TwiKer
TwiKer is the best social media tool for real-‐Lme engagement
Don’t just auto respond to new followers – use the personal touch
Don’t follow everyone that follows you Use unfollow app
Use the search feature to engage Use Hootsuite and Hootlet (Share from browser)
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TwiKer
Tweets with less than 100 characters have 17% higher engagement rate
Not only does this length give you enough room to share your message, it also provides room for someone who retweets you to add a message of their own
Reply to menLons, check direct messages
Use the hashtag #norfolkhour join every Mon, Weds & Fri from
8.30pm – also mow check out #NorwichHour
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Cancer Research – Text £3
Cancer Research UK is able to fund 10 new clinical trials thanks to the surprise hit of
#nomakeupselfieforcancer trend.
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Stephen SuKon
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Ice Bucket Challenge donations
Motor Neurone Disease – 2 weeks £7m – normally 6 months!
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UK Social Media CommunicaLons Award for Best Viral Campaign The selfie, which went
viral in June 2014 officially put the
company on the map hi}ng every country in the world and ge}ng 1.3 million hits on their website in three days
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The most trusted Social Media plahorm for business
ConnecLng to relevant people will help you discover more relaLonships – People you may know
Build relaLonships not just a list! The opLmal length of a LinkedIn post – 25 words Do you have a PULSE……
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Linkedin Pulse
Pulse is the new blogging plahorm from Linkedin
It started with only 1000 members having the tool Now 25000 can use it Look for the pencil
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Linkedin Pulse
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Linkedin Pulse
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Social Media Takeaway
Draw up a plan and follow it Take a look at your branding Test the water with Facebook Boost or adverts Think of a compeLLon to increase your fans
Engage in a new #hour Do you have a pulse? If you need help – ask!
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CSR / CRM
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CSR -‐ CRM
Cause Related MarkeLng
Helping Good Causes offer many benefits Feel Good Factor Good PR
Great content
Customers like the way you help others Adds compeLLve advantage
Tax Efficiency Personal development
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How Could You Help?
Donate a % of profits
Donate money Charity of the Year Donate goods – you may just normally recycle
Offer support in your experLse Volunteer or get all employees involved Become a Trustee
Join Traded Network ! You could become a champion
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We Can Help You
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What Do We Offer?
“A simple, value for money, effecLve method of markeLng your business that will get you seen online and within the Local Community”
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What Do We Offer?
CRM
Word of Mouth
Advertising
SEO
Blogging Social Media
Events
Offers News
Relationships
Online Presence
SUPPORT
Pretty unique Solution!
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Team Extension – Helping Hands
We write and share content
We create connections
We generate leads
We enhance your online presence
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They Said What?
"You did exactly what you promised and more by ge}ng me on page 1 of Google for promoLonal items for sports clubs so I cannot rate your service any higher." Kate Pink Lizard PromoLons
“I will conLnue to recommend and use this service as I know it has and is working very well for Abate.” Jon Blake Abate
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What Do We use?
3 online business directories that uniquely raise money for
good causes
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Schools
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Clubs
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ChariLes
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Business Profile
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Let’s Tell a Story
Meet Peter…….
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Google Delivers Results
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More Content on Page One
Meet Peter…….
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This is a Post on ChariL.org.uk
Meet Peter…….
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The Unique Post on The Internet
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The Unique Post on The Internet
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Linking Back To Website
Meet Peter…….
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Tell it Across MulLple Plahorms
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Extended Reach
Each business is connected to
good causes
Schools, chariLes and local clubs
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Placement on Good Causes
Meet Peter…….
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Placement on Good Causes
Meet Peter…….
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Placement on Good Causes
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Good Causes Spreading the Word
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Good Causes Spreading the Word
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The Nice CSR Part
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Help Your Business & Our Fundraising
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Come Onboard Tonight
Step one – Join chariL.org.uk and support one or both chariLes for £30 plus vat for a year -‐ £15 is donated
Step two – Traded Network will set up your profile in full for an extra cost of £49 plus vat
Step 3 – For an extra cost of £50 plus vat, Traded Network will write 5 SEO posts, generate 20 social media menLons – We will donate £10 extra to each charity you choose