The Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland hosted a workshop on search engine optimization in March 2012. The workshop was presented by Scott Mowery, Search and Online Marketing Manager for Cleveland Clinic.
6. US Search Engine Market Share
Over 18.2 billion
total searches
per month!
Source: ComScore.com totals for Dec. 2011
7. Why Consumers Use Search Engines
• “Digital Advice”
• Make informed decisions
• Find correct, complete info
• Reassurance and empowerment
• 24/7 access
Awareness
Loyalty
• Useful in all stages
of purchase cycle
Selection
Familiarity
Consideration
8. Why is SEO Important to Me?
• 70% of online health seekers start there
• > 3 of 4 CCF.org visits from SEM
• 85% of searches from outside Ohio
• It’s the key driver for our Internet funnel
Sources: Pew Internet Study, Google Analytics
9. Everybody is Part of the SEO Team
Marketing
Sales
IT
Copywriters
Media Relations
Designers
Analysts
10. The Joy of Cooking SEO
The Recipe Has 10 Ingredients…
14. See Your Site Like a Search Engine
• Disable browser cookies and Javascript
• Use the cached link on any Google result
15. Keep URLs Clean and Simple
http://www.joann.com/storage/scrapbook-storage/paper-organizers/
16. Shallow, Logical Site Architecture
Home Page:
Toys
Category Page:
Lego
Subcategory Page:
Star Wars Lego
Product Detail Page:
8092 Luke’s Landspeeder
17. Shallow, Logical Site Architecture
Largest share of links
Tend to earn few links
Tend to earn few links
A few pages may earn many links,
but most of them earn few
26. Which Content Would You Like?
“Good” Content “Great” Content
• Satisfies user needs • Exceeds user
• Written by a human expectations
• Not copied from • Produced by
elsewhere outstanding writers
and designers
• 1-2 pages long
• May use video, audio
• Free of grammar,
and images to
spelling and
enhance copy
punctuation errors
• Provides unique
• Similar to other sites
insights and info
• “I have to share this”
29. “Analytics According to Captain Kirk”
http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/02-analytics-according-to-captain-kirk
30. Oyster.com Hotel Reviews
15+ Page 300+
Review Photos
http://www.oyster.com/phoenix/hotels/the-boulders-resort-and-golden-door-spa/
31. Become a Content Hub
Sources Content Bank
• Company • Industry News/Data
• Customers • Unique Research
• News/Media • Timely Analysis
• Blogs • Product Information
• Social Media • Multimedia Content
• Vendors • Discussion/Interaction
• Government • Offers/Promotions
• Events • Humor/Human Interest
• Presentations/White
Papers/Infographics
32. Ingredient #3:
Boost User
Satisfaction with
Strong Design
and Usability
33. Poor Design = Lost Traffic
Avoid building link farms and pages littered with ads
36. Usability and Design Basics
• Design for people,
not search engines
• Understand your
user’s expectations
• Define user needs
• Leave a scent
• Read this book
37. Ingredient #4:
Develop a
Keyword Strategy
That Fits Your
User’s Needs
38. What’s the Ideal Keyword?
• High volume of monthly searches
• Low number of optimized competitors
• Provides strong conversion and value
39. The Long Tail of SEO
Lots of search
volume & competition;
Low conversion
Cancer
Limited search
volume & competition;
Prostate Cancer Higher conversion
Prostate Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy Treatment
for Prostate Cancer
40. Keyword Research Basics
• Brainstorm keyword ideas for root terms
• What words are used by other sites?
• Use modifiers, descriptors, extensions
• Group into buckets of common themes
• Expand with keyword tools
• Throw out negative terms
50. Meta Description
• Engaging, accurate description of page
• Unique for each page
• Includes primary keyword phrase
• 250 characters or less (incl. spaces)
• Makes a difference on clickthrough rate
68. Spread it thru Inbound Marketing
Webinars Blogs RSS
Direct Traffic Interviews
SEO
Q&A Articles Comments
Email Research Video
Apps
White Papers
News/Media/PR Presentations
Social Media
Forums Infographics
Podcasts
Content Syndication Referral Links
Word of Mouth
82. Internet Funnel
Digital Consumers
Attract: Visit Site from Google
Engage: Positive Site Experience
Convert: Lead Generation
Buy:
Customers/Patients