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Practical SEOFor the Real Estate Professional
Keyword Research
WHY?
• Understand your customers want• Discover monthly search volume for various phrases• Determine priority phrases to use in your website
Keyword Research
HOW?
• Google Adwords Keyword Tool• Save to Spreadsheet• Organize based on:
1. Search Volume2. Relevance3. Priority
Keyword Research
TIPS:
Start broad & work your way down…
o Denver Real Estate (Level 1) *580k population
o Highlands Ranch Real Estate (Level 2) *70k population
o Lone Tree Real Estate ( Level 2,3) *17k population
o Denver Tech Center, Park Meadows (Level 3) *Population not measured
Keyword Research
TIPS:
Keyword Modifiers
Real Estate
Homes For Sale
Keyword Research
THEN WHAT?
• Assign your new keyword phrases to pages of your website
Level 1 (Home Page) *1 Page Level 2 (Sub Pages) * 5-20 Pages Level 3 (Niche Pages) * 50+ Pages
Home Page(Level 1)
Level 1 Keyword Examples*(Denver) Real Estate*(Denver) Homes For Sale
The Home Page is the most powerful page on your domain
Competitive phrases should be targeted
Start by targeting 2-3 phrases
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Sub Page(Level 2)
Page About Condos
Examples:
• Denver Condos• Condos For Sale in Denver• Denver Condo Listings
TIP: This page should be about your primary specialty
Level 2 Keyword Examples:
Sub Page(Level 2)
Sub Page(Level 2)
Page About Sub-Market
Examples:
• Englewood Real Estate• Englewood Homes For Sale
TIP: Similar to the Home page but in a less competitive market
Page About Secondary Specialty
Examples:
• Denver Luxury Homes• Denver Single Family Homes
TIP: Make sure your keyword research backs this up. If there aren’t enough
searches for your 2nd specialty, try something else.
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Sub Page(Level 2)
Sub Page(Level 2)
Sub Page(Level 2)
Niche Page
(Level 3)
Niche Page
(Level 3) Niche Page
(Level 3)
Niche Page
(Level 3)
Niche Page
(Level 3)
All pages should be within 2-3 clicks of the home page
Blog Posts make great niche pages
Start by targeting 50 niche phrases
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Using the keywords in your pages…
Analyzing Website Authority• Search engines rank web pages based on authority & Relevance
How do search engines measure authority?
Incoming Links!
Analyzin
g Authority
Domain Authority
Total Number of Links to all pages On the domain
Number of Linking Domains
Quality of Links
Domain Age
Analyzin
g Authority
Domain Authority Web Page Authority
Total Number of Links to all pages On the domain
Number of Linking Domains
Quality of Links
Total Number of Links to page
Number of Linking Domains
Quality of Links
Authority of Overall DomainDomain Age
Diversity of links spread across theDomain. Not just to the home page
Analyzin
g Authority
Measuring Links
Yahoo Site Explorer or Open Site Explorer
The Canonicalization problem (http:// vs. www.)
Filter out links from your own domain name
Search for links to a page vs. links to the entire domain
Yahoo general places higher authority sites near the top of the results
Open Site Explorer will tell you the general authority of the linking domain
Competitive Analysis
Examine the keyword phrases for Level 2 & 3 keywords
Identify key competitors
Highlight gaps in your competitors armor
What phrases have low competition?
Is there a niche you can exploit?
Competitive Analysis
Helpful Tools:
Competitive Analysis
Links to this page Links to this domain
Thank You!
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