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SEO on a Budget - Search London - July 30 2014
1. How to Implement SEO on a
Budget
#SearchLondon
Presenter Jo Turnbull
July 2014@SEOJoBlogs
2. @SEOJoBlogs
Who is SEO Jo Blogs?
• Jo Turnbull started in SEO while
working for a mobile tech company
• Moved agency side 2009
• Organiser of Search London since
October 2010
• Editor and Events Organiser for
State of Digital since June 2012
• Freelance online marketing
consultant, helping small and
medium sized businesses with their
marketing since 2010
7. @SEOJoBlogs
• Ben Holbrook wrote a post about his favourite
things to do in Barcelona
• He then scheduled tweets to promote it every
day for a couple of weeks
• He added the #lp (Lonely Planet) hashtag when
tweeting
• Lonely Planet then retweeted the post to their
1M+ followers
• 10,000+ unique visitors to Driftwood Journals, 33
re-tweets and 128 “favourites”.
No Finance = Use Social Media
#SearchLondon
12. @SEOJoBlogs
“Search London” Grew
• Networking group for those in search
• Jan 2012 – 592 members
• 5 meetups 2012
• January 2013 – 1100 members
• Increase 86%
• June 2014 – 1315 members
• Meetup.com/Search-London continues
to grow
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#SearchLondon
13. @SEOJoBlogs
How Did Search London Grow?
• Strong domain - www.meetup.com
• Good speakers – don’t be afraid to
ask
• Catchy titles each presentation
• Guest posts
• Interact with others at the event
• Email members
• Tweet before, during and after
• Central venue
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#SearchLondon
17. @SEOJoBlogs
• Jo Turnbull attended a Search Conference the week
before Search London took place
• Jo spoke to many search professionals at the
conference and let them know about “SEO at the Heart
of Google”
• She wrote a post on her blog – SEOJoBlogs about
Search London taking place at the Google Campus
• She published the post, tweeted it and shared with
others
• Sharing is caring – other people retweeted it and there
were 650 visits to SEO Jo Blogs in one day
No Finance = Use Your Networks
#SearchLondon
19. @SEOJoBlogs
Use Different Headings for Facebook
• Include a teaser
text
• Attract attention
of the readers
• Include an image
#SearchLondon
20. @SEOJoBlogs
Results
• Ben “liked” the Facebook pages of each place
mentioned in the post
• Emailed places he had written about, suggesting
shares
• Ben also contacted the Madrid tourist board
• 2.1k Facebook likes
• 100 tweets
• Almost 4,000 unique page views within a week
#SearchLondon
23. @SEOJoBlogs
Be Creative
• Don’t Forget about Offline
• Melville Jewellers moved to a new location in
Perth, Australia
• Opportunity to attract new visitors
• Official launch party of Jewellery Store
• Off site promotion in newspapers
• 4 adverts in lead up to the event
• Flyers distributed in store and local surf club
#SearchLondon
24. @SEOJoBlogs
Integrate SEO with Traditional Media
• Newspapers still work
• Compliment Relationships
• Networking + SEO
• SEO + PR = Great Results
• Long lasting effect
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#SearchLondon
28. @SEOJoBlogs
Sell the USP
• Leaflets, advertisement in local paper
• Emphasised the “local” and “well established”
jewellery store
• Offered Incentives eg $500 Pearl Necklace to be
won
• Customers would win from a prize draw
• Opportunity to collect customer details
• Cost = $2,250 AUD promotion (plus cost of wine
on the day)
#SearchLondon
29. @SEOJoBlogs
Do something different – for your clients
• Loyal customer of 13
years wins star prize
• $500 pearl necklace
• Further 10 prizes
won
• Happy customers at
Melville Jewellers
#SearchLondon
30. @SEOJoBlogs
Long Term
#SearchLondon
• Doubled Turnover on the Day
• Increase in sales MoM 20%
when industry sales dropped
• SEO is important part of
marketing plan
• The following year, no SEO and
sales dropped
32. @SEOJoBlogs
Sponsorship
• A financial services company
sponsored a sporting event in a
capital city
• The aim was to increase brand
awareness and traffic
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#SearchLondon
33. @SEOJoBlogs
Worked with Marketing Dept and
Bloggers
• Education with Marketing Department
• Encompassed the Sponsorship within the Content
Marketing Plan
• Content Written in the lead up to the event
• Blogger outreach with The Remarkables
• Arranged for 2 bloggers to write up and take part in run
• Post run content
• Activation on the day – Fruit Stand and Chillout Zone
#SearchLondon
34. @SEOJoBlogs
Impact on Traffic and Social Media
• Organic traffic: Up 100%
• Direct: Up 41%
• Referral: Up 9%
• 22% Increase in Conversions
• 463% Increase in blog traffic referrals
• 1,723 new Facebook fans gained on non-paid
digital efforts alone
• 5% increase in Twitter followers in one month
• 46% growth in FB likes
#SearchLondon
35. @SEOJoBlogs
SEO has a Positive Experience on
Brand
• 68% participants agreed about leaving with a
more positive view of the brand
• 50% participants more likely to buy from the
company
• 96% participants agreed the company was a
great fit for a sponsor
• 65% participants viewed the company as a
genuine brand
• 90% participants can’t wait for the next event
#SearchLondon
36. @SEOJoBlogs
There Will Always be a Cost to SEO
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#SearchLondon
• Time
• Money
• What will you
choose?
38. @SEOJoBlogs
How To Maximise Time
• Brainstorm ideas for content
• Buzz monitoring tools – buzz numbers (free
trial)
• Topsy (what is trending)
• Google Keyword Tool (yes still useful)
• Google Instant Search – don’t click enter
• Google Insights/Trends
• Be prepared to address negative mentions on
FB
#SearchLondon
41. @SEOJoBlogs
Use the Tools to Maximise Exposure
• Twitter
• Networking
• Creating good content
• Facebook
• Sponsorship
• PR and newspapers
#SearchLondon
42. @SEOJoBlogs
2. Don’t Be Afraid of the Finance Director
Finance
Director
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45. @SEOJoBlogs
Shout About Your Results
Be Proud of Them and then Chillax (but not too long)
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46. @SEOJoBlogs
Share Great
Content
Get in Touch
http://SEOJoBlogs.com
Turnbull.Jo@gmail.com
Ask Your Questions Through: https://www.sli.do/SearchLondon
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Thank You
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A few weeks later I did a Google search for “best things to do in Barcelona”. Because I’d optimised my title for this key term, and because the Lonely Planet tweet had validated my post, it was ranking in position 3!
Ever since, that one page has continued to bring in HUGE traffic. Most recently, in the month of May 2014 you can see that that one blog post was read 18,693 times!
It is about off line and online integration
Factor in SEO cost and allocate a % of budget towards SEO
It is a partnership. I am not saying you are all going to be best friends, but you have to work together.
Important to be believe in SEO and love it. If you do not, it will be hard to get buy in from your team.