green hectares rural tech workshop – search engine optimization
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A workshop covering the basics of search engine optimization. Green Hectares offers this content as part of an initiative to enable rural communities with technology.TRANSCRIPT
Search Engine Optimization
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What is SEO• Search Engine Optimization– Organic Optimization– Paid Optimization
Methods• Indexing– Crawlers– Spider to the Internet’s ‘web’– Search for key phrases and attributes
Methods• Preventing Crawling– Pages you don’t want crawled– Login pages– Shopping Cart pages– Newsletter sign up
• How?
Methods• Increasing Prominence– Cross Link– Content containing keywords– Title tags– Meta description
Head of the document• Hidden from sight• Important to search engines and browsers• Used to link other languages to the website
created in HTML
Head of the document• SEO and the head of the document– Meta tags– Key phrases such as “Online training in Alberta”
Text Content• Keywords and punctuation• Split text into paragraphs• Bulleted lists• Keyword specific pages• Testimonials
Keywords and Punctuation• Spiders do not recognize punctuation• Write content and have punctuation work for
you
Split content• Utilize various areas of the website• Place keywords in the following places– Headings– Paragraphs– Sidebars
Using Opposites• Search engines are not aware of context• Use opposite intentions to increase traffic
Example: Cheap software training
Bullets• Bullets are easy to read• Underused function• Beware of repetition
Keyword specific pages• Too many keywords on one page• Typical for E-Commerce sites• Create pages dedicated to one or two
keywords
Testimonials• Use keywords in testimonials• Request permission to replace keywords
Paragraph Headings• Break up paragraphs• Headings make pages less dark
Title• The line of text at the top of page• Put keywords first• Company name last
Unique Keywords• Establish keywords that are not your typical
keywords• Use traffic from less popular keywords to
slowly start taking traffic from competitors
Links• Internal Links• Link format• External Links
Internal Links• Home links should link to domain– Not index.html
Internal Links• Apply links to content• Use keywords within link• Avoid Images• Give links room to breathe
Rich Media• Images• Adobe Flash• Drop down menus
External Links• If content is king links are queen• Scratch backs and in turn have your back
scratched• Links can be better than submission• Quality not quantity
Site Link Structure• Consistency• Conventions• Links should stand out regardless of rollover• Links swept under the carpet• Use absolute links
Sitemap• List keywords as links• Great for both users and search engines• Can be created in bullet form• Use synonyms of your keywords
Site Submission• Submit sites to various search engines• Do not submit until you have completed
optimization
Pay Per Click• Select keyword or key phrases for listing• Bid to be listed• Constant competition• Instant gratification
Pros and Cons• No bearing on organic SEO• Many users do not click on paid results• Bad optimization still leads to poor listing• PPC are great indicators of which keywords to
address.