not your father's seo
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Not your father’s SEOHow to survive the search apocalypse
Rich Owings@richowings
h9p://localiswhereitsat.com h9p://bit.ly/notyourfathersseo
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Rich Owingsh9p://LocalIsWhereItsAt.com
@RichOwings
h9p://bit.ly/notyourfathersseo
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Not your father’s SEOHow to survive the search apocalypse
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Source: h9ps://www.flickr.com/photos/129440207@N08/16296648887
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Source: h9ps://www.google.com/trends/
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> 50%20%
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Source: h9p://www.go-globe.com/blog/mobile-apps-usage/
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Source: h9p://www.journalism.org/2015/04/29/digital-news-revenue-fact-sheet/
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Source: h9p://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/03/07/google-a9acked-creating-walled-gardens-tubemogul-campaign
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“Google wants to be the presentation layer of the
Internet”
- Cindy Krum (@Suzzicks)
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Source: h9p://www.thedeckisstackedagainstyou.com/
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• Quick answers • Featured snippets • Rich answers • Knowledge box
Answer boxes
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What can you do?• Website SEO • Local SEO
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Your website as a data source
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Answer boxes• Optimize for natural language queries • Voice searches often contain question words • Use filler words
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Answer boxes
Source: h9ps://moz.com/blog/how-voice-search-will-change-digital-marketing-for-the-be9er
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Answer boxes• Optimize for natural language queries • Answer questions • Voice searches often contain question words • Use filler words • Longer keyphrases • Mine your search data
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Source: h9ps://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home
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Answer boxes• Optimize for natural language queries • Answer questions • Voice searches often contain question words • Who, what, where, when, why, how • Can, do, does • Use filler words • Longer keyphrases • Mine your search data • Google Suggests
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Answer boxes• Optimize for natural language queries • Answer questions • Voice searches often contain question words • Who, what, where, when, why, how • Can, do, does • Use filler words • Longer keyphrases • Mine your search data • Google Suggests • Quora, Yahoo Answers • Build authority
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Structuring your Q&A• Wrap your question in <H1> tags
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Structuring your Q&A
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Structuring your Q&A• Wrap your question in <H1> tags • Direct and succinct answer, then in-depth
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Structuring your Q&A
Source: h9ps://blog.act-on.com/2016/02/how-and-why-to-set-your-site-up-for-googles-rich-answers/
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Structuring your Q&A• Wrap your question in <H1> tags • Direct and succinct answer, then in-depth • Step-by-step where appropriate
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Structuring your Q&A
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Structuring your Q&A
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Structured data
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It’s not all about SEO
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Improve conversions• Call to action • Test it • Prominent contact info • What’s above the fold? • Ditch the slider • Call to action
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It’s not all about Google
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Diversify
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Diversify
Source: h9p://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/28393?e=fwk-38086-ch08_s01
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Diversify
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Diversify
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Mobile
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Mobile
Source: h9ps://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/
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Mobile
Source: h9ps://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
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Site speed
Source: h9p://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2016/29906/six-top-seo-factors-in-2016
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Site speed
Source: h9ps://analytics.google.com/
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Site speed
Source: h9ps://analytics.google.com/
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Mobile
Source: h9ps://analytics.google.com/
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Mobile
Source: h9ps://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
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Local search
Source: h9p://www.thesempost.com/one-third-mobile-searches-local-queries/
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Local search
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Local search
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Hyperlocal
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What can you do?
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On-site• Name, address, phone number in text • City, state in title tags • Service pages • Embedded Google Map • Hyperlocal text
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On-site
Source: h9p://www.bo9omofthehill.com/info.html#directions
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Off-site
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Business listings• Google • Facebook place page • Bing Places • Yelp • Apple Maps • Many more
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Business listings
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Business listings• Accurate • Consistent
o Name o Address o Phone number o Website address
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Reviews
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Reviews
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Source: h9p://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/macaulay-culkins-home-alone-character-kevin-mccallister-is-cranky-now-w159931
Reviews
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Reviews
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Reviews• Care • Context • Correction
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Local backlinks• Nonprofits • Alumni associations • Sponsor a MeetUp group • BBB/COC • Sponsor events • Youth athletics • Local bloggers • News releases • Awards
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Source: h9ps://www.flickr.com/photos/129440207@N08/16296648887
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Source: h9ps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On_Poster.svg
Rich Owings@richowings
h9p://localiswhereitsat.com h9p://bit.ly/notyourfathersseo