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Brendan Jackson SEO Manager, iProspect Ireland bit.ly/ SEOstillAlive Why the reports of SEO’s death are greatly exaggerated.

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Brendan Jackson's talk from the eircom Spiders Digital Workshop on May 15th, 2014. In my talk I'll be explaining why SEO is still very much alive and kicking and 3 simple things anyone can do to improve their organic visibility.

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Page 1: Why the Reports of SEO's Death are Greatly Exaggerated

Brendan JacksonSEO Manager, iProspect Ireland

bit.ly/SEOstillAlive

Why the reports of SEO’s death are greatly exaggerated.

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So, why do we still have an SEO department?

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Year-on-year results

53% monthly traffic

increase

808% return on

investment

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Year-on-year results

98% monthly traffic

increase

366% return on

investment

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Things anyone can do to improve SEO

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Things anyone can do to improve SEO

On-page conten

t

Title tagsMeta descriptions

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On-page content

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Header tags

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Google Keyword Planner

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Guidelines for on-page content

Make it unique

Use keywordsthroughout the page

Do keyword research

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Title tags

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Title tags

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Guidelines for title tags

Under 55 chara

cters

Include keywordsand brand name

Unique on all pages

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Meta descriptions

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Meta descriptions

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MozBar

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MozBar

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Guidelines for meta descriptions

Under 155 char

acters

Include keywordsand call to action

Unique on all pages

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One more free tool to pull everything together.

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Google Webmaster Tools

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5 key takeaways to remember.

Do keyword res

earch

Keywords on-pa

ge

Unique titles

Unique descrip

tions

Webmaster Tool

s