Ektron London Conference: Myth Busting the Dark Art of SEO
May 09, 2015
Rob Stoves, Solutions Consultant, Ektron, shines some light on the dark corners of search engine optimization.
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Myth Busting the Dark Art of SEO
• Introduction to how search engines
work
• Some common SEO techniques used
over the last 10 years
• Black hat and white hat SEO
• Tips to improve rankings
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What SEO isn’t
• SEO shouldn’t be about getting to the top of
Google for particular phrases
• We shouldn’t be optimizing for search
engines
• We should be optimizing for people
• Although short term benefits can be gained
it will not last without continual investment
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How search engines work
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On page SEO
Search Engine Submission
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On page SEO
Page rank Search Engine Submission
Anchor text
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On page SEO
Search Engine Submission
Domain authority
Page rank
Anchor text
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On page SEO Page rank
Search Engine Submission
Anchor text
Domain authority
Link context
User signals
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Negative SEO
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TIPS
• Latent Semantic Indexing
• Know your competition
• Your website is never finished
• Don’t risk search engine penalties
• Avoid keyword stuffing
• Interact with bloggers in your industry
• Get people to link to you
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Rob Stoves
Solutions Consultant, Ektron
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