Here is the slide deck from part 1 of the "Implement These 10 SEO Tips, You Must" webinar series.
SEO.com is celebrating Talk Like Yoda day with this series.
Part 1 covers 5 Content Strategy Fundamentals
You will be able to view the recording here http://www.seo.com/webinars/implement-10-seo-tips-you-must/
6. 5 Fundamentals
1. Have a Plan You Must
2. Put People First You Should
3. Nitty Gritty SEO… Yes
4. Stay Active You Must
5. Overdo It You Must Not
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10. 1. Have a Plan
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11. 1. Have a Plan
Valuable Usable Branded Findable Shareable
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12. 1. Have a Plan
3 Specifics:
• Measurable Goals
• Target Audience
• Target Keywords
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13. 1. Have a Plan
Measurable Goals
• Ask questions like:
– How can I be sure my content is valuable?
– What KPIs indicate good usability?
– How will I know people are finding my content?
– What measurement best shows how my content is
being shared?
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14. 1. Have a Plan
Target Audience
• Ask questions like:
– Does our branding/voice speak to the end user?
– What is the end user’s goal? (usability)
– Are the social networks our audience uses
integrated into the website? (shareability)
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15. 1. Have a Plan
Target Keywords
• Ask questions like:
– What phrases are our demographic most likely to
search? (findability)
– Does my use of these keywords on the page make
sense? (valuable)
– Are the ideal words used in my taxonomy?
(usability/findability)
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16. 1. Have a Plan
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18. 2. Put People First
People like EASY:
Logical navigation
Shareable
Optimized content
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19. 2. Put People First
People like ENTERTAINMENT:
• Remarkable graphics
• Spectacular videos
• Engaging content
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20. 2. Put People First
People like to LEARN:
• Industry-leading
information
• Fresh content (blog)
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22. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Titles:
• Keyword Optimized
• 65-70 Characters
• Natural <title>Branding: Page Title With Keyword Here</title>
• Informative<title>Keyword Here In Title With Branding Included in Middle</title
• Branded <title>Page Title & Keyword Inclusion Here | Branding</title>
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23. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Headings:
• Keyword by class
• Keyword prominence
• Don’t sacrifice true headings for keywords
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24. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Content Placement:
• Above the fold
• Not just words
• Good design
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25. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Keyword Use:
• Maintain a topic
• Use keyword variants
• Always double check
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26. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Images:
• Use alternate text
• Use keyword rich file names
<img src="keyword-rich-file-name.jpg" alt="Highly
Descriptive Alternate Text With Keyword Included" />
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27. 3. Nitty Gritty SEO
Navigation:
• Keyword mapped URLs
• Optimized/logical taxonomy
• Must be crawlable
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29. 4. Stay Active
Editorial Calendar:
• Stay relevant to national calendar
• Current industry events
• Business news
• Instructions
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30. 4. Stay Active
Link Attractive Content:
• Infographics
• Instructographics
• Guides
• Top Lists
• Videos
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36. 5. Don’t Overdo It
Content above the fold:
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37. 5. Don’t Overdo It
Limit internal linking within content:
• Limit exact match
• Limit volume
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38. 5. Don’t Overdo It
Natural Titles:
• Don’t overuse keywords
• For the searcher as well as the search engine
• Branded
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41. Thank You
Preston Van Dyke
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Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Once content is quality with user in mind then look at SEO and make sure the nitty gritty is in order
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Encourage comments & integrate reviews everywhere.
Beautiful static pages will become stagnant if you don't have active content pushing visitors there.
Over optimization is an increasingly detrimental issue.