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Really, Really Basic SEO: An Interactive Workshop - Gregory Go, Ben Edwards

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FUNDAMENTALS OF SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION

REALLY, REALLY BASIC SEO

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ABOUT US

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Chief TechnologistWise Bread

Marketing DirectorWise Bread

WordPress Expert Money Smart Life

GREG GO Will chen Ben edwards Ashley jacobs

Social Media Maven Wise Bread

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= session agenda

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The Big picture tactics Hands on / q&a

The mission of search engines is to help HUMAN readers find content.

On- and off-site tactics that actually make a difference.

Questions?

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= The Big Picture

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SignalsBigger is better.

For Humans, By Humans

It’s the people that matter.

Algorithm TweaksAlways improving.

Search ResultsHow results are organized.

HowSearc

hengin

eswork

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=Search engine market sharePeriod: February - April 2012Source: statowl.com

81%

16%

3%

Google Yahoo/Bing Other

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81%

16%

3%

Google

Yahoo / Bing

Other(AOL, Ask, Baidu, etc)

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=Google’s Search result Rankings

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= Who links to you

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Bigger = Trusted = Better

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= Google’s Testing Cycle

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= Signals from Humans

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= google algorithm changes

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Source: seomoz.org

Algorithm constantly tweaked

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= The tactics

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Off your siteGet links from trusted (bigger) sites.

On your siteHelp search engines understand.

whatYou

should

do

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= The tactics: on site

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Meta tagsTitle and meta description.

Article focusAnswer one question per article.

Deep linksPath to related content.

site StructureThink “website,” not “blog.” On

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= site structure

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1. “Start Here”2. Topics based on reader needs.

What’s great

1. Smaller graphic.2. More descriptive topics.

Could be better

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1. “Table of Contents”2. Most useful topics.

site structure

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What’s great

1. Bigger text.2. Remove site links.

Could be better

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= Title & meta description

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= Hyper focused articles

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How to… ?Should i… ?

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= Deep links: link to yourself

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Two examples from Freemoneyfinance.com

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= The tactics: off site

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Bigger is betterOne big link > 10 small ones.

Expand your circlesFind authority in related niches.

Links links linksEach link = vote for your site. off

sitetactic

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= Who links to you

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Bigger =Trusted =Better

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= related blogs

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= How to get links

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By Building

relationships

1. Link roundup2. Guest post3. syndication

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= workshop

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Let’s get ourHands dirty