seo guide for beginners
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Slides from Paul Gardener's talk on SEO for beginners/TRANSCRIPT
SEO Defining SEO
How it’s possible to influence Google rankings
ESSENTIALLY...
What is SEO?
SEO = Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a website from
search engines.
Why is SEO important?•Search engines bring in
visitors
More visitors = more customers
More customers = more £££s
Search Position and Click Through Rate
1 42.30%2 11.92%3 8.44%4 6.03%5 4.86%
6 3.99%7 3.37%8 2.98%9 2.83%10 2.97%
General things ‘onsite’ that influence search results
2. Internal links
3. Written content on the sites
4. Other factors like domain age and filenames
1. Meta data
General things ‘offsite’ that influence search results
2. Blogging
1. External Links (up to 70% importance)
Meta DataThe meta title provides a search engine with an idea of what the page is about. It’s important to research keywords and place them here. No more than 68 characters! The meta title is underlined in the search engine results pages.
The meta description ‘describes’ the page. Keywords can be put in here, but it’s not as important as the meta title. The meta description appears under the title in the SERPS. The meta description is a good place for a call to action phrase.
Targeted search phrases model
Number of times a phrase is used
No. of different searches
Generic phrase
Qualified phrase
Long-tail search phrase
Longer tail search phrases
“agency”
“marketing agency”
“Marketing agency in Manchester”
“Top marketing agency in Manchester”
Links
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Links that point to another page within the same
website*
Links that point to a page on a different website entirely
LinksInbound links signal site importance so the more links the better,
similar to a ‘vote of confidence’
HOWEVERIf we consider links like friends then we value some friends'
opinions more than others
One valued opinion (link) is worth more than many insignificant opinions (links)
SO
LinksIf you ever get the opportunity to get an
inbound link to Delineo, run it past us in digital, but generally this is a good thing
HOWEVER
Links MUST be relevant
Written content on the sites
Google examines ALL content on a website in order to determine what the site is about.
This works in tandem with the meta data to give the website the best chance of
ranking for targeted keywords
SEO Do's and Don'ts
DO – Include key phrases within text
DON'T – Spam text with key phrases
DO – Include different variations of key phrases within text and synonyms of core words
DON'T – Include phrases where they are not relevant
Good Vs Bad Optimised TextDelineo marketing agency is one of the top marketing agencies in Manchester, and offers marketing services
for companies seeking Manchester marketing.
Delineo is one of the top marketing agencies in Manchester, delivering passionate and friendly marketing
solutions in the North West.GOOD
BAD, SPAMMY JUNK!
Summary of ‘on-page’ Influencing Factors
If you influence anything that appears on a website, you can influence Google rank
Meta title
File name
Alt tag optimisation
Links text
Headings (H1/2 tags)
Content
Keyword-rich links in content
Additional things to remember
Google ignores punctuation in text
e.g. ...in Manchester. Marketing agencies are often...
Google does not only see phrases
e.g. ...in Manchester. Some agencies will...
Additional information is important for search
e.g. advertising, digital, branding and other related terms