seo and social media: the blurring of the line
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SEO and Social Media The Blurring of the Line
By
Eryck K. Dzotsi Web Visibility Manager
Embanet – Compass Knowledge Group
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Objectives of the Presentation
Understand the Value of SEO
SEO Implementation and its Relations to Social Media
Some Implementation Techniques
Review Current and Future Challenges
Q and A
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The Way I see It
It is a Scientific Art
“Years of Experience” can be Irrelevant
Know that Enemy
It is an Open Playing Field
It is all about the Cash
There is a Moral Responsibility
No two websites are identical
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The Facts and Challenges
For Relevance Purposes Google cannot ignore Social Media
Local Search and Social Media inseparable
There is no SEO against Social Media
Link Building is fueled through Social Sharing
Great Content if not Shared carries little weight
Bing Adds Like data to Search
Likes and Tweets are parallels to Social bookmarking
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The Issue of Spam
Black Hat Works in the Short Term
White Hat in Excess becomes Black Hat
Google itself struggles to Fight Spam
Among SEO folks, it is a fighting issue
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The Issue of Spam
http://bit.ly/g9jyix
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The Issue of Spam
http://bit.ly/g9jyix
“This fight is never over nor ever "won" by anyone. Ever.”
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It is a Fighting Issue
Black Hat Works in the Short Term
Customers Demands Results
SEO, not Google are Responsible
http://bit.ly/hByJ2Y
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SEO Under Attack
“Content is dead” - Spammer
“Link Building is dead, let's buy links” - Spammer in a Rush
“SEO is dead” - Clueless spammer
No Algorithmic update will take away the value of content and links, so the need of optimization
remains
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Get the Fundamentals Right
Keyword Research and Selection
Valuable Content – Write it or Outsource It
Implement Sustainable Link Building
Technical SEO – it is all about Mathematics
Identify and Develop Social Media Platforms
Claim and Own your Local Data
Measure and Optimize
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Keywords Research and Selection
Invest the Time and Start Early
Everything Else is Built on this
Focus on Conversion
Include Other People
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Keywords Research and Selection
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Keywords Research and Selectionhttp://bit.ly/hzgOqW
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Keywords Research and Selection
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Keywords Research and Selection
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Valuable Content
Know your audience
Write for the user not the Search Engine
Write Content that people would share
Develop a copywriting guideline
Outsource as much as possible
This is the easiest way to lose followers
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Link Building – The Juice
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Link Building – The Juice
Don't beat the Search Engines
Beat the Competition
If They Got a Link, Chances are You can get it too!
Social Media Accounts all carry links
Audit your referral traffic
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Technical SEO Helps Social Media
On-page Optimization Still Matters
Tagging done right makes a difference
Fix issues reported in Google Webmaster Tools
Duplicate Content and www. vs. non-www.
Wordpress and Drupal
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Develop your Social Profiles
Content is to be shared
Social Media as link builder
Likes and Tweets matter
Use Klout.com to hunt down influencers
The No-Follow Myth
Facebook is making pages more profile-like
Reddit do not Digg it
Get a Bit.ly account and stick to it
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Do not become complacent
Experience Q and A platforms
Implement Open Graph Protocal
Links
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Develop your Social Profiles
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Claim and Own Your Local Data
Technical SEO impacts Local as well
Meta Description – this is your pitch
Insert Your Keyword in Your Title
Local Sites already carry High DA
Comply with the Guidelines
Leverage Your Keywords Research
Places (Google and Facebook) are a must
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Measure and Optimize
Competitive Analysis Google.com
Open Site Explorer
Websitegrader
Performance Google Analytics – Segments and Custom URLs
SEOMoz Tools
Raven Tools
Technical Audit seositecheckup.com
Google Webmaster Tools
Xenu (candy)
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Measure and Optimize
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Measure and Optimize
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Measure and Optimize
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Measure and Optimize
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Measure and Optimize
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Measure and Optimize
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What is Coming Next
The Email Frontier Remains Unexplored – Facebook vs. Gmail
Google’s next acquisitions will shape the space
Google Places, Google Instant, Google Offers – Local Triffecta
Google 2011 updates that will send some link builders home
PPC in Social Media will be overhauled
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Eryck Dzotsi
(321) 549-0886
http://www.eryckdzotsi.com
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