the evolving state of seo by matt mcgee
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MivaCon 2014 Keynote: The Evolving State of SEO Presented by Matt McGeeTRANSCRIPT
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The Evolving State of SEO
Matt McGeeMivaCon 2014 • San Diego, CA • March 6, 2014
About Me
Matt McGeeEditor-In-Chief
SearchEngineLand.com@SEngineLand
MarketingLand.com@MarketingLand
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What’s To Come
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What’s SEO Like
These Days?
February 2011 April 2012 September 2013
Panda
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Google’s Panda Update
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Penguin
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Google’s Penguin Update
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Google’s Penguin Update
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Hummingbird
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Google’s Hummingbird Algorithm
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But Wait!There’s More…
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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More Google Updates
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I Could Go On … And On …
And On …
What’s SEO Like
These Days?
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What’s SEO Like These Days?
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The EvolutionOf Search
How Searching Has Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How We’ve Evolved
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How Search Results
Have Evolved
More Than“10 Blue
Links”
Personalization
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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Source: TheFilterBubble.com
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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Source: TheFilterBubble.com
Instant Answers
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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Google Now
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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“My vision when westarted Google 15 yearsago was that eventuallyyou wouldn't have tohave a search query at all. You'd just have informationcome to you as you needed it.”
Sergey Brin, TED Talk, February 2013
Knowledge Graph
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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Bing Satori
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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Identity
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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"Google Plus givesyou the opportunityto be yourself, andgives Google thatcommon understanding of whoyou are."
Bradley Horowitz, February 2014 Source: New York Times
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How Search Results Have Evolved
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How SEO Must Evolve
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"Within search results, information tied to verified online profiles will be rankedhigher than content without suchverification, which will result in mostusers naturally clicking on the top(verified) results. The true cost ofremaining anonymous, then, might be irrelevance."
Eric Schmidt, March 2013 Source: Wall Street Journal
What It All Means?
SEO Must Evolve, Too
1. Be Invisible
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How SEO Must Evolve
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“SEO should be unseen… and onlynoticeable to other SEOs.”
Adam Audette, RKG
Old SEO Tools
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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New SEO Tools
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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2. Be Vital(in two ways)
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How SEO Must Evolve
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How SEO Must Evolve
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Source: SmallBusinessSEM.com
3. Be A Brand
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How SEO Must Evolve
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Source: SEOBook
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How SEO Must Evolve
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Build a Brand“Search used to be where the playing field was level ... those days are over. You need to build a brand. This is the single most important and single most difficult task that has been added to the SEO agenda over the last few years.”
Everett Sizemore, seOverflow
Brands Are Vital
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How SEO Must Evolve
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Source: Marketing Land
Consumers Love
Brands, Too
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How SEO Must Evolve
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Source: Search Engine Land
To Sum Up…
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The Evolving State of SEO
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Slideshare: http://selnd.com/mivacon2014