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Websites – A Marketing Tool Can be a powerful communication tool along

with traditional print & broadcast media Used to promote or sell products & services,

or to inform target audiences Sites are only beneficial if the audience is

aware of it or can easily find itAbout 50% of browsers use search engines, the

other half type in the URL directly

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Marketing Approach “Organic” search engine listings

○ Free listings provided by Google, Yahoo!, MSN○ Utilize “spider” or “crawler” to index page content

Search directory listings○ Doesn’t use crawlers. Humans categorize and index

your site URL and a short description○ Yahoo! is fee-based, Open Directory Project is free

Paid listings - $$$○ Called “pay-per-click” campaigns○ Buy your way to the top of the search results page○ Unlike organic, results are guaranteed

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Marketing Approach Recommendation is

to follow a diversified approach by using a combination of all three areas for the best results.

This is known as Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

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Search Engine Introduction No guarantees with search engines Best practices and guidelines will help There are no specific details since they

could be exploited The process of analyzing and making

changes to a website to improve search rankings is called Search Engine Optimization, or SEO.

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Search Engine Introduction Consider search

engines design BEFORE building site.

But remember, a website is intended for HUMAN audiences, not search engines.

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Organic Best Practices Research & select keywords/phrases

What people type into enginesOne study shows 56% of searchers use 2-3 word

keyword phrases Keyword research tools:

○ Log analyzer software (e.g. WebTrends)○ WordTracker.com ($)○ Overture.com (free)○ Google AdWords (free with account)

Place keywords prominently in page copy, titles, <META> description tags.

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Organic Best Practices Design a user-friendly site that is searchable

• Use with caution: Javascript, flash, DHTML, frames, cookies, session IDs, more than 3 URL parameters• Always have 2 forms of navigation: user and search engine• Avoid excessive URL depth: more than 3 to 4 levels• Tailor search terms and web pages for your audience• Site should have: Home, FAQ/Help, About Us, Contact Us, Site Map, Links/Resources, Products/Services (when appropriate)• Each page needs a unique, focused title relevant to the content and incorporates keywords. Don’t use company name.• Get links to your site on other RELEVANT sites.

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Organic Best Practices Do NOT spam the search engines or

you could be banned!

• Keyword stacking or stuffing, unrelated keywords

• Hidden text and links, tiny text (under 10pt)

• Duplicating pages and sites (same content, different URLs)

• Doorway/Gateway/Ghost pages – overly optimized, well-ranked pages that redirect to “real” site.

• Page redirects (with Refresh Meta tag)

• “Link farms” used to increase link popularity scores

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Directory Listings Intro Before search engines, Yahoo! search

directory was the only game in town A “directory” differs from an “engine” in that it

doesn’t index web pages or content. Human editors review submitted site & put it

in a category/subcategory structure Only the URL and short description is

recorded Yahoo! is $300/year, Open Directory Project

is free (ODP feeds Google).

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Directory Best Practices Choose a very

specific category and subcategory in the directory

Locate your competitors in the directory

Register with “second tier” directories. They offer specialty or niche listings.

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Paid Advertising Intro With pay-per-click (PPC), you pay each time

someone clicks on your ads Two major (& most expensive) players are

Overture (owned by Yahoo!) and Google AdWords

Smaller players are FindWhat, Espotting Start an account w/credit card, create word

ad, bid on ad keywords in auction Lots of ads? Mgmt tools available

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PPC Best Practices Calculate what a “click” is worth to your

company before PPC campaign Be aware: about 20% of browsers don’t trust

ads and won’t click on them Review & follow PPC guidelines

Do not use superlatives (such as greatest, largest, best, etc.), all capital letters, or exclamation points.

Do not put contact information such as phone numbers or e-mail addresses in the ad.

Make sure the ad matches the site content.

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Sample Site Analysis

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Sample Site Analysis

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Sample Site AnalysisPage Area Description / RecommendationPage Title All page titles are “Aegis Metal Framing.” Each page should have a

unique, focused title relevant to the content and should incorporate specific keywords. Make the title read like a newspaper headline. Don’t target your company name.

Section A These navigation buttons are graphics and will not be read by the crawlers. Include a second, text navigation system at the bottom of the page for the crawlers.

Section B This is the only text on the home page that the crawler can read. Unfortunately it is a 9 point font. Some search engines consider very small fonts (below 10 point) to be spam and will ignore it. The font should be increased to 10 or 11 point.

Section C This is the site navigation menu. All items are graphics (rather than text) and are ignored by the crawlers. Include a second, text navigation system at the bottom of the page for the crawlers.

Section D This company contact information is important, but it isn’t indexed since it is a graphic. This should be changed to plain text.

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Resources Search engine syntax and extras

“site:www.yoursite.com”. Shows what the engine has in the index for the site.

“define:your_word”. Searches web for definitions.Built-in calculator. Type in your calculation on the

search bar and press Enter. (e.g. 7*25+33)Package tracker. Enter your package tracking number

(FedEx, UPS, USPS) for a status.Stock price check. Enter stock symbol.Street maps. Type in US address w/ city or zip.For a list of Google operators see:

http://www.google.com/help/operators.html

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Resources Search engine guidelines

Google: http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html Yahoo!: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/basics/basics-18.html MSN: http://search.msn.com/docs/siteowner.aspx?

t=SEARCH_WEBMASTER_REF_GuidelinesforOptimizingSite.htm

Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/

Search Engine Watch – tips, articles, news http://www.searchenginewatch.com/