self storage seo 101 - asia focus
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This presentation was given to the Self Storage Expo Asia (see www.selfstorageexpo.asia) in March, 2013. The focus is partially on China as an emerging market for self storage, and partially on a simple introduction to search engine optimization or SEO.TRANSCRIPT
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Author: Joshua Steimle
Fundamentals of Search Engine OptimizationSEO 101 for Self Storage
Last Revised Date: March, 2013
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Seeing the Whole PictureAn experiment.
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What is the whole picture?What are you missing?
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“I’m from the future.You should go to China.”
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The Big Picture
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• Self storage• + China’s middle class• + Internet• + mobile Internet• = massive opportunity
Putting things together.
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China’s Middle Class
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How large is it?
Source: Forbes, 2011
“By 2030, China should have approximately 1.4 billion middle class consumers. India is next, reaching 1.07
billion in a little under 20 years.”
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China: Internet Penetration
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Total Internet Users
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Average Time Online
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Internet Users By Gender
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Internet users by age
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Internet Penetration By Province
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Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
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China: Smartphone Usage
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Source: iiMedia
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The PC is dead.
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Worldwide PC Shipments
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Source: IDC
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Worldwide Computing Device Shipments
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Source: IDC
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PC % of Computing Devices
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Source: IDC
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What’s all this mean?
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• There are a lot of people in China.• A lot of those people use the Internet.• A lot of those people use the mobile Internet.• There is an enormous opportunity for self storage companies that embrace mobile Internet marketing in China.
To summarize thus far...
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What is SEO?
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What does SEO stand for?Search engine optimization.
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What is a search engine?Google, Yahoo!, Baidu, etc.
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66%8%
5%
21%
GoogleBaiduYahoo!Everyone Else
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Market ShareGoogle dominates.
Source: comScore, 2012
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Differences? Not so much.
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• Traffic• Traffic• Traffic• Money
All search engines want the same things...
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Search Engine RevenuesMostly advertising.
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Search AdvertisingPay-per-click, PPC, Adwords, etc.
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How do search engines generate traffic?
• By giving visitors what they want
More Traffic = More $$$
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Where do they come from?
• Paid search results• Largely determined by advertisers• Assisted by search engines
• “Natural” or “Organic” search results• Determined by search engines• Algorithms
Search Results
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6%
94%
Paid Natural
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Search ResultsPaid vs. Natural
Source: Econsultancy, 2012
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How do I get to #1?ABC, 123
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All ‘bout content
• What• How-to’s• Tips• News
• How• Blog• New pages and sections
ABC
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Keep it easy
• 1 how-to or tip• + 2 blog posts• = 3 new pages per month
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Good & Plenty
• Make it so interesting a human would read it• Focus on people, not search engines
Quality & Quantity
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Reading material
• seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo
SEO Resources
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Action items
• Have a website• Provide online reservation and payment• Mobile website• Think local - Google Maps, Yelp, etc.• 1 how-to or tip per month• 2 blog posts per month
Final Takeaways
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Questions
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