The New Organic: Search Opportunities in 2014

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As the Google SERP evolves, it can feel like traditional SEO is under assault, but with every change comes opportunity. Dr. Pete helps you discover the opportunity in in-depth articles, knowledge graph, and answer boxes.

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THE NEW ORGANIC: SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN 2014

DR. PETE MEYERS • MARKETING SCIENTIST • MOZ

CONDUCTOR STUDY (JAN 2014)

IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING

LINK: mz.cm/1j4Rsk9

MOZCAST 10K DATA (JAN 31)

IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING

ADD REMAINING VERTICALS

+VIDEOS +IN-DEPTH IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING

ADD THE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH

+KNOWLEDGE PANEL +ANSWER BOXES +KG CAROUSELS VIDEOS IN-DEPTH IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING

ADD ORGANIC ENHANCEMENTS

+SITE-LINKS +AUTHORSHIP +REVIEWS KNOWLEDGE PANEL ANSWER BOXES KG CAROUSELS VIDEOS IN-DEPTH IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING

IN-DEPTH ARTICLES DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

IN-DEPTH EXAMPLE (“SEO”)

BROAD TOPICS (10% OF SEARCHES)

“10% of people’s daily information needs fit this category…”

LINK: mz.cm/1jwNNLJ

PRESENCE OF IN-DEPTH (FEB 17)

GOOGLE’S IN-DEPTH DANCE

GOOGLE’S OFFICIAL ADVICE LINK: mz.cm/1moFtD1

BIG PUBLISHERS DOMINATE

19.9% – NY Times 8.1% – WSJ 5.9% – Guardian 5.3% – HuffPo 3.2% – Forbes

43%

SMALL SITES NEED BIG STATS DA=56 / PA=59 / 185 LRD

IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU?

THINK OF IN-DEPTH LIKE RANKING

KNOWLEDGE GRAPH DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

PRESENCE OF K-GRAPH (FEB 17)

KNOWLEDGE PANEL (“PORTLANDIA”)

FREEBASE DATA (“PORTLANDIA”)

SOME KG SOURCES ARE EDITABLE

“You cannot directly edit the contents of KG, but you can modify the contents of a source from which KG draws…”

LINK: mz.cm/O55AzO

IT IS POSSIBLE TO ADD ENTITIES

“To be able to offer a definitive answer to a query, [Google] must be confident of its reliability...”

LINK: mz.cm/1906fJr

LISTEN TO YOUR UNCLE BEN…

“With great power comes great responsibility...”

SOURCE: CHAMPAGNELIVING.NET ©2008-2014

TYPE II – DRIVEN BY GOOGLE+

TYPE III – DRIVEN BY G+ LOCAL

TYPE IV – PAID SINGLE-PRODUCT

TYPE V – BUILT ON YOUR CONTENT

ANSWER BOXES DIFFICULTY: HIGH

ANSWER BOX PRESENCE (FEB 17)

ANSWERS CHANGE THE RULES

TYPE I – KNOWLEDGE GRAPH BASED

TYPE II – COMMERCIAL PARTNERS

IS YOUR SERP FOR SALE?

TYPE IIIA – YOUR ANSWERS (LONG)

TYPE IIIB – YOUR ANSWERS (SHORT)

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

IN-DEPTH ARTICLES

KNOWLEDGE GRAPH

ANSWER BOXES

THANKS FOR WATCHING! peter@moz.com • @dr_pete

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