iwa seo presentation - so effin` overwhelming
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Fundamentalsof SEO
A Big Nose Marketing productionDirected and Narrated by Ryon McCamish
(who really has no idea what he’s doing)
What is SEO?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is optimizing a website to be shown in a SERP (Search Engine Results Page) to a user for the relevant keyword or key phrase that is being searched for.
What is SEO really?
An online marketing campaign or strategy that needs to be heavily tracked, researched, and adjusted at a moments notice that requires hair pulling outing, not understanding anything, and rocking back and forth in a corner crying when you realize what you’ve gotten yourself in to.
or as I like to call it…
SoEffin`Overwhelming
Topics of the Hour• SEOing Factors• Internal & External
Factors• Your Website• Your Blog• Online Directories• Reviews
• Social Media• Backlinks (Link Juice) &
Co-Citations• Google Analytics• Google Algorithms• Spam• Spotting a Fake SEO Guru
SEOing Factors
SEOing Factors
• Neuroscience• UX & Design• Keyword Research• Screen Responsiveness• PR• Social Media• Reviews• Backlinks• Website Copy• Blog Copy• Website Auditing
• Performance Tracking• Online Directories• Content Marketing• YouTube• Brand• Co-citations• Landing Pages• Email Marketing• Algorithm Knowledge• Site Speed• And much, much more…
SEOing Factors
SEOing Factors
Or as Rand Fishkin from MOZ says:
“Anything that affects input directly or indirectly is SEO.”
http://moz.com/blog/does-seo-boil-down-to-site-crawlability-and-content-quality-whiteboard-friday
SEO: Ranking Factors
SEOing Factors: Ranking Factors
There over 200 of them. If you print this infographic out, it would measure 11 in wide x 23 FEET long!
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/google-ranking-algorithm-infographic
http://moz.com/search-ranking-factorsRanking Factors Importance
Ranking Factors Description (Infographic source)
Internal & External Factors
Internal & External Factors
Internal Factors: Website, Hosting Provider, Entire Online Marketing Strategy, Landing Pages, Site Performance
External Controllables: Backlinks, Online Directories, Social Media posts, Outbound Links
External Uncontrollables: Backlinks, Hosting Provider, Social Media engagement, Algorithm Updates
Your Website
Your Website
Title Line
URL Path
Website
Your Website and Google
Your Website and Google
Title Line
Page or Meta Description
– 512px long (~65 characters)
- ~160 characters
Responsive Website
Your Website: Responsive Website
What is it?
A responsive website is a website that scales according to screen size. Not to be confused with a mobile site.
Responsive Website
Your Website: Responsive Website
Responsive Website
Your Website: Responsive Website
What makes them so special?
Loves Them!
Your Blog
Your Blog
Is a content holding, thought sharing, lead generating powerhouse that Google eats up.
Your blog should have per post:• 1,500 words• SEO’d title line• SEO’d permalink• SEO’d blog title
• SEO’d page description• SEO’d content• Lead generation
Online Directories
Online Directories
Online Directories: NAP
Online Directories: NAP
Name
Address
Phone number
Online Directories: NAP
Online Directories: NAP
The key to with Local SEO is consistency.
John’s Shop123 Johnson St.(651) 123-4567
St. Paul, MN 54321http://johnsshop.com
Johns Shop123 Johnson Street
651.123.4567Saint Paul, MN 54321www.johnsshop.com
Reviews
Reviews
Man, am I EVER going to shut up??
I’m thinking the same thing, “What is this guy TALKING about?”
I really have no idea what I’m doing…
Social Media
Social Media
There is: And then there is:
Social Media and SEO
Social Media and SEO
Compelling Content
Creates Engagement
For More to See
WANT to Follow You
Gets Web Traffic
To Convert
Backlinks & Co-Citations
Backlinks & Co-Citations
Backlink: A link to your site from another site
Co-Citation: A mention of your business on another site
QualityVs.
Quantity
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Nothing to see here.Just more mindless babble…
Google Algorithms
Google Algorithms
Panda Penguin Hummingbird
Spam
Spam
• Duplicate Content• Too Many Keywords• Full Screen Ads
• Duplicate Business Listings• Backlinks
• Too Many Errors(404)• Heavily SEO’d Landing Pages• If it feels wrong, it probably is
The secret sauce recipe is…
Spam
Spotting a Fake SEO Guru
Spotting a Fake SEO Guru
1. Promising Page 12. Talking Up Backlinks3. All about keywords
4. Get you on hundreds of directories5. Can’t/won’t explain tactics
6. All you need is SEO7. Can fix SEO for a flat rate
8. Don’t worry about algorithms9. “Hi, this is Google.”
Fin
