The document discusses various online marketing strategies for solving marketing puzzles, including on-page SEO techniques like optimizing meta tags, keywords and content, Google Analytics, and having a mobile-friendly site. It also discusses off-page techniques such as claiming and optimizing a Google+ Local listing, getting listed in online directories, and leveraging social media. The overall message is that a combination of on-page and off-page SEO methods is needed to effectively market a business online.
2. YOUR
Online
Marketing
CHALLENGES
What does
it all
mean?
Don’t
No Time To
Work On
SEO
know who
to trust
Everything
changes so
fast
3. ppc adwords google yellow pages google places google my
business yahoo bing facebook linked in blogs, content
content marketing duplicate content twitter hashtag # @
.com website SEO search engine optimization web 2.0 blogging
images pictures image credit four square directories citations
meta tags on page seo off page seo media radio advertising
youtube videos commercials google analytics data tracking
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6. Over 200 Ranking Factors
That Google Evaluates To
Choose the Best Sites To
Show on First Page
Today we will discuss 8 of them…
7. Yes, if you have a business,
you should have a website.
Websites are open 24 hours
Your Top Competitor Has A
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Stock Photo</a>
Website
10. META TAGS
ON PAGE SEO
Title & Description Tags shows up in searches
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Meta Tags
Title Tag
Description Tag
TITLE TAGS
DESCRIPTION TAGS
H1 TAGS
ALT TAGS
11. META TAGS
They also help Google know what your site is about
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Meta Tags
13. ON PAGE SEO
KEYWORDS & CONTENT Keywords
& Content
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14. ON PAGE
SEO
KEYWORDS & CONTENT Keywords
& Content
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USE KEYWORDS IN PAGE NAMES
AND IN CONTENT.
15. KEYWORDS & CONTENT
Google likes fresh content – shows you’re “relevant” to searches
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Keywords
& Content
Social
Networks
YOUR
WEBSITE
Blog Posts
Company
News
Events
Tradeshows
How-To
Videos
Top 10 Tips
Press
Releases
ON PAGE SEO
17. GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Measurement is Important!
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Google
Analytics
ON PAGE SEO
19. MOBILE
Many people would rather lose their wallet than their mobile phone!
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Mobile
ON PAGE SEO
20. MOBILE WEBSITE
Click to call; Easy to Navigate; Directions; Simple
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Mobile
Desktop Version
ON PAGE SEO
21. Mobile MOBILE
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Desktop Version
ON PAGE SEO
22. A WELL DESIGNED SITE HAS…
unique meta tags on each
page
YES
keyword-rich content
analytics installed for
tracking
mobile version!
Meta Tags
Keywords
& Content
Google
Analytics
Mobile
ON PAGE SEO
23. Now set the wheels in motion with
OFF PAGE SEO
26. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
Allows you to control the information
Google Presents in a search for your business
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Google+
Local
OFF PAGE SEO
27. OFF PAGE SEO
GOOGLE+ LOCAL Google+
Local
Anatomy of a google+ page search
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28. OFF PAGE SEO
GOOGLE+ LOCAL Google+
Local
UNCLAIMED LISTING
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29. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
No branding
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Google+
Local
CLAIMED BUT NOT OPTIMIZED
30. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
Branded, Photos, etc
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Google+
Local
CLAIMED & OPTIMIZED!
31. OFF PAGE SEO
Google+ Local
Some Important Things To Consider
GOOGLE+ LOCAL
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Google+
Local
What Type of business do you have?
Storefront /Office Service Area Business
Be Careful of Duplicate Listings
Don’t claim more than one listing
32. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
Service Area Business
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Google+
Local
OFF PAGE SEO
33. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
Service Area Business
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Google+
Local
OFF PAGE SEO
34. GOOGLE+ LOCAL
Mobile
Mobile
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Google+
Local
36. Online ONLINE DIRECTORIES
Directories
Used To Be Enough To Be Listed In Yellow Pages…now an online collection
of websites listed by category.
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38. SOCIAL MEDIA
Does Social Media Carry Any Weight?
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Social
Media
YES!
39. SOCIAL MEDIA
The power of Social Media & Directories
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40. SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook & Directories Showing Up In Search
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Social
Media
42. REVIEWS
Customer Reviews Are Very Important
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Reviews
Build
Credibility &
Trust
Increase Online
Exposure
Boost Your
Online
Reputation
43. REVIEWS
Facts & Statistics
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Reviews
90% of consumers say online
reviews impact their buying
decisions
79% of consumers trust online
reviews as much as personal
recommendations
73% of consumers say positive
customer reviews make them
trust a business more
(source:localvox.com)
44. REVIEWS
Which Would You Choose?
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45. REVIEWS
How Many Reviews = Stars?
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Seems to fluctuate but average of 5 reviews seems to
be the magic number to show the gold stars in google
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47. REVIEWS
Unclaimed Yelp Listing
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48. REVIEWS
How do I get more reviews?
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Reviews
• Ask at the Point of Sale / On Receipts
• Ask in Surveys
• Ask in Your Emails
• Ask in Direct Mail
• Ask Your Social Media Followers and Fans
• Ask Family & Friends
• NEVER NEVER NEVER write fake reviews
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49.
50. Home Expo website –
live in 2013
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Built with
• Meta tags
• Content
• Images
• Videos
• Social
Media
• Analytics
• Mobile
51. HOME EXPO 2014 VS 2013
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Built a website!
Created Branded Social Media
Channels
Daily Postings on FB, Twitter, Google+
Facebook Boosted Posts &
Sweepstakes
Featured Sponsors & Exhibitorsin
Posts
Asked sponsors for photos, videos,
info
Offered “Home Expo” badge for
sponsors to put on their site with link
52. HOME EXPO 2014 VS 2013
Google Analytics
116% increase in views
85% increase in pageviews
172% increase in mobile views
Twitter followers
grew from 33 to 496
Facebook from 156
likes to 714
Email list grew to
165
53. HBA GOOGLE ANALYTCIS
Spring Parade of Homes 2014 vs 2013
Cross promoted on HBA & Home Expo fb, twitter, g+
Promoting builders, sponsors, home design tips & trends
FB boosted posts week of event
Weekend of Event Rose was emailing me pictures of all
the homes and I was posting on social media
NOTE: did not build a new website…
54. HBA GOOGLE ANALYTCIS
Spring Parade of Homes 2014 vs 2013
NOTE: first year of promotion for SPOH
Growth of 41.65% users
Bounce Rate Decreased
Mobile Usage up 97%
Growth of 161%
pageviews
55. Does any of this “stuff” really “work”?
Companies that took advantage of submitting
photos, videos, benefitted
56. Building presence on social media
sites, other sites (HBA), (Expo Center),
directories (yellow pages) helps to build
your authority.
57. TAKE ACTION!
TOP FIVE THINGS I WOULD
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1.Google + Local Page
2.Google Analytics
3.Meta Tags
4.Mobile Site
5.Take advantage of HBA
online marketing
opportunities!
58. • TODAY’S DRAWING GIVEAWAY!
Your Choice Of:
•Website Evaluation
OR
•Mobile Website
Shonda Rogers
979-985-5956
Editor's Notes
I am very excited to be here today .
Thank you to the HBA for inviting me to speak
My name is Shonda Rogers
Internet marketing business for 10 years
Started my own company 3 years ago to help local businesses with their online marketing
Had the pleasure of working with HBA for last 2 years
My goal today is to try & explain the different factors that go into ranking a website and help you understand some of the pieces in the process and why you would or would not choose to engage in social media.
In doing so I also hope what I show you today better explains the marketing efforts that go into promoting the Home Expo and the Spring Parade of Homes and as an exhibitor or a sponsor you can take advantage of what they offer and how it will help you.
I can guess that many of you feel the following frustrations in dealing with your website and how to get more business from it
Can I have a show of hands if you have felt any of these regarding your website or how to increase your website’s visibility.
And I’m going to guess that some of you might have felt like the guy in the middle here…
like everyone is telling you you need to do something different than you currently are but you just don’t understand why or if it is a good investment?
Don’t know who to trust….sooooo you just say…..
But first…a Word of Caution - Companies that PROMISE 1st page rankings
It all starts with a website…in todays world, everyone should have a website. Why?
Ok – so now you have a website and you need to get it found!
This is where SEO or Search Engine Optimization comes into play
First we will review meta tags
Two most noticeable Meta tags are title & description tags – they show up in searches
Example of a bad one
And a good one
Keywords & Content…
Lots of ways you can use your keywords
Metas
Page names
Content
Blog posts
The hardest part is usually the content….you need content to
Reinforce your keywords!
Give google fresh content to “crawl”
Become the authority for your audience/customers
Lots of topics you can cover
Google Analytics is free
Important to measure
Gives you lots of good information about your site
Last but not least ….a mobile site is very important in today’s world
Prediction is that by 2016 there will be more searches done on smart phones than on desktops
95% of smartphone users say they’ve searched for local information
90% of those take action within 24 hours
Easy to navigate
Important info
Off Page SEO
In off page seo the lines are blurred…online directories can also be review sites; socialmedia sites can show up in results like directories do…let’s take a look
Link to youtube account!
I bring this up because a lot of businesses in this industry seem to be service area businesses…..
Most directories have well established sites that rank well…so if your site is on their site it will help it to rank well also
There are 100’s of online directories that often will outrank the business sites…many directory sites scrape data from other sites so if wrong information is out there you need to know.
Built website with all the features discussed in beginning – meta tags, content, analytics, mobile version
Companies that took advantage of submitting photos, videos, etc benefitted – they are showing up in search from the home expo and HBA site listings
Companies that took advantage of submitting photos, videos, etc benefitted – they are showing up in search from the home expo and HBA site listings
Being listed on other sites helps build your “authority”; Taking advantage of opportunities to be listed on HBA site or Home Expo site has its benefits – your listing will often show up in searches on these site. Submitting photos, videos, content ALL helps - part of building your “authority”