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The 2019 Amazon
Acceleration Virtual Summit
9 - 9:45 am PT
1 - 1:45 pm PT
SPS COMMERCE PRESENTS:
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
WITH DROP SHIPPING
& AMAZON
11 - 11:45 am PT
12 - 12:45 am PT
CPC STRATEGY PRESENTS:
ACCELERATE BRAND DISCOVERY
WITH AMAZON’S NEW
TARGETING & BIDDING
SKUBANA PRESENTS:
A PROVEN SEO FORMULA TO
10X YOUR TRAFFIC & CONVERSION
IN 12 MONTHS OR LESS
Today’s Timeline
SALSIFY PRESENTS:
PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE
OPTIMIZATION AND ITS IMPACT
ON AD SPEND EFFICIENCY
SHIPBOB PRESENTS:
HOW TO SHIFT LOGISTICS
FROM A COST CENTER
TO A REVENUE DRIVER
10 - 10:45 am PT
2 - 2:45 pm PT
AVALARA PRESENTS:
SALES TAX 101 FOR
AMAZON SELLERS
Today’s Logistics
● Session Recording & Slides Will Be Sent Out
● Submit Questions to Our Panelists
● Resources Available as Handouts
Analicia Santaella
Partner Coordinator
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THE ECOMMERCE
by Chad Rubin
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SEO GUIDE
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CHAD RUBIN
⃓ Founder, Crucial
Vacuum &
Think Crucial
⃓ Authored book:
Cheaper, Easier,
Direct
- and of course it’s on Amazon
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HI, I’M
CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
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CONFIDENTIAL
Sales Channels
Shipping & Fulfillment
Inventory & Purchasing
Analytics
A modern multi-channel platform that enables merchants to:
Unify Operations Automate Everything
Order Orchestration
Shipping Service Selection
Inventory Replenishment
Stockout Elimination
Customize & Extend
Modern REST API
Plug-and-Play App Store
Large Partner Ecosystem
Unlimited Access
Make Smart Decisions
Increase Profitability
Manage Working Capital
Find Opportunities
Identify Trends
CONFIDENTIAL
Customers Love Skubana
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Getapp
Perfect ratings across all review sites
Capterra G2 CrowdShopify Web Retailer
Skubana was brought on board to gain
complete control over our inventory.
Death Wish Coffee Company Dustin
Alexander | Shopify
P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L EP R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E
Massive Skubana
Bonus GiveAway
Stay Tuned!
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TODAY
How to Get Rank
on Google with
No Ad Spend
by Optimizing
⃓ SPEED
⃓ BACKLINKS
⃓ CONTENT
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LEARN
YOU’LL
WHAT
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EVERYTHING I’M ABOUT
TO SHARE ONLY APPLIES
TO THE USA.
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This is meant for those ranking nationally,
not specifically focusing on a local city or region.
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COMMERCE
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IS CHANGING
FAST
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THE OLD MOATS
⃓ECONOMIES OF SCALE
Huge structural
advantages in their
distribution model
⃓NETWORK EFFECTS
Value of a product
increases directly
as a function of how
many others use it
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⃓IP / PATENTS, TRADE
SECRETS, LICENSES,
RELATIONSHIPS
Prevent competitors
from copying you or allow
to charge a premium
⃓HIGH SWITCHING COSTS
Make it inconvenient or
expensive to change from
one product to another
⃓CUSTOMER LOYALTY
Keep customers from
ever wanting to leave
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“In business, I look for
economic castles protected
by unbreachable ‘moats’.”
- Warren Buffett
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YOUR
MOAT
MAKE
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FEELS LIKE NO MORE
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MOATS TO BUILD?
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THE NEW MOATS
⃓PLATFORM
Make it the norm for
people to view your brand
as the Authority. They go
to you for expert content.
⃓COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE
Brands don’t build
communities. People do.
Communities form around
meaning and shared ideas.
Outside In > Inside Out.
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⃓BRAND
A crisp identity that’s
relevant & resonances with
your customer.
= MEDIA COMPANY
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LEVERS
You RENT these.
⃓ Display Ads
⃓ Google PPC
⃓ Social Media PPC
⃓ Emails to Purchased
Lists
⃓ Print / OOH / Radio
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MEDIA
“PUSH”
OUTBOUND
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LEVERS
You OWN these.
⃓ Organic Search
⃓ Referred Traffic
⃓ Earned Social Media
⃓ Blogs
⃓ Email Newsletters
⃓ Joint Venture Webinars
⃓ eBooks
⃓ Video
⃓ Podcasts
⃓ Magazines
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MEDIA
“PULL”
INBOUND
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The NEW MODEL
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CONTENT
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MEDIA NOW COMPETES DIRECTLY
WITH COMMERCE FOR EYEBALLS
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COMMERCE
COMMERCE MEDIA
MEDIA
MEDIA
COMMERCE
COMMERCE
MEDIA
MEDIA
COMMERCE
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE
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TO WIN AT ACQUISITION
IN THIS NEW MODEL?
Hint: Real Estate is key for generating traffic
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WHERE THEY
ARE
Optimize content
for the channels that
best fit your audience
⃓ AMAZON
⃓ GOOGLE
⃓ SOCIAL
⃓ VOICE
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YOU MUST GO
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WHO IS DOING
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THIS WELL?
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AWAY
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IS NO LONGER JUST
A LUGGAGE COMPANY.
travel company.
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RENTING THE CHANNEL:
FACEBOOK ADS & PPC TO SCALE
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SEO IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
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PPC
SEO
SEO
SEO
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OPPORTUNITY
Brands are leaving $ on the
table because they haven’t
optimized their SEO
⃓ AMAZON
⃓ GOOGLE
⃓ SOCIAL
⃓ VOICE
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THE
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RENTING THE CHANNEL
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TO OWNING THE CHANNEL?
HOW DO WE GO FROM
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STRATEGY
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THE 1. SPEED
2. BACKLINKS
3. CONTENT
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STRATEGY
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THE 1. SPEED
2. BACKLINKS
3. CONTENT
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SITE SPEED IS IMPORTANT TO GOOGLE
⃓ Google does not like
a poor User Experience
⃓ Google uses Page Speed
in the Ranking Algorithms
⃓ A faster performing site
will rank you higher
For Reference:
Here is Google on the record
saying that page load speed
is an SEO Ranking Signal.
Google Blog:
Using Page Speed in Mobile Search
Hubspot Blog:
Page Load Time Conversion Rates
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SITE SPEED &
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PERFORMANCE ARE
LOW HANGING FRUIT
If your Page Load Speed is too slow…
SAY GOODBYE to your customers & ranking.
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LET’S REMOVE
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SPEED AS A
So what can we do?
ROADBLOCK
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TACTICS
Top tactics to optimize
customer experience and
drive search engine
rankings for your brand
1. SITE SPEED
AUDIT & ANALYSIS
2. APP AUDIT
3. OPTIMIZE SPEED
4. FIND OTHER APPS
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SPEED BOOST
4 MUST-USE
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ANALYSIS
TESTS &
SITE SPEED
Checkout
GTMetrix & Pingdom
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SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS
GT-METRIXS
SPEED TESTS
⃓ Website Grade A - F
⃓ Page Speed 80+
⃓ Onload Time <4s
⃓ 243 requests are crazy high!
⃓ 25-50 requests is ideal
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SITE SPEED OF TOP BRANDS
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SITE SPEED PERFORMANCE SCORES
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F
F
E E
E
E
E
D D
C C
C
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SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS
MY OWN SCRIPTS
⃓ Audit what’s necessary
& important
⃓ Make a business case
for each script
⃓ What’s driving your business?
⃓ What’s slowing down site?
⃓ Rewire the theme so they
load after or kill the scripts
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SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS
SCRIPT LOAD TIME
⃓ Brown is “Blocking”
⃓ Blocking is time spent waiting
in the browser’s queue to start
the request to the server
⃓ There’s too much brown!
⃓ Find out what’s causing the
block & remove it
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Counting My App Calories
Average Shopify
Plus Merchant:
12 Apps
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AUDIT
APP
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APP AUDIT
THE CALORIES
OF MY APPS
⃓ 32 apps installed
⃓ VS. average Shopify Plus
Merchant with 12 apps
installed
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APP AUDIT
THE GOOD CALORIES
⃓ 17 good app calories
⃓ VS. average Shopify Plus
Merchant with 12 apps
installed
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APP AUDIT
EMPTY CALORIES
⃓ 11 wasteful app calories
⃓ Carefully consider each
app you add
⃓ Remove as many apps &
plugins without compromising
user experience
⃓ Less is more
⃓ The fewer “extras” your site has
to load, the faster your page will
load and display
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APP AUDIT
PEEK INTO YOUR
SHOPIFY ADMIN
⃓ Cut deadweight
⃓ Remove unused /
unnecessary apps
*Important Note: Deleting an app
isn’t always as simple as clicking
the trash button. Check your theme
files to make sure there is no lingering
code that could be dragging your
site speed down
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APP AUDIT
FIND OUT EVERY APP
THEY’RE USING
⃓ Email Service
⃓ Advertising Tools
⃓ Analytics & Tracking
⃓ Upsell & Cross Sell
⃓ Many more...
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PRO TIP BONUS
FIND TOP SELLING
SKUS & REVENUE!
⃓ Discover diamond SKUs
⃓ Many brands keep their
diamonds products off
Amazon.com
⃓ Get those bestselling
SKUs now!
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MORE TRAFFIC?
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FOR SPEED.
OK. WE’VE OPTIMIZED
NOW, HOW DO WE GET
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STRATEGY
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THE 1. SPEED
2. BACKLINKS
3. CONTENT
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BACKLINKS ARE A POWER-UP
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LINKS +
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DOMAIN AUTHORITY +
CONTENT POWER
TRAFFIC
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STRATEGIES
Actionable Tactics to Build
Quality Backlinks and
Rapidly Boost Rankings
1. BENCHMARK YOUR
BACKLINKS
2. REVERSE ENGINEER
YOUR COMPETITOR
BACKLINKS
3. USE THIS SIMPLE
LINK-BUILDING
FRAMEWORK
4. BUILD A BACKLINK
MACHINE
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LINK-BUILDING
4 MUST-USE
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HOW DO YOU STACK UP
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BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS
IN THE BACKLINKS ARMS RACE?
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THAT MOMENT YOU REALIZE
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THE NEED FOR A LINK-BUILDING CAMPAIGN
BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS
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AND EXECUTED A STRATEGY THAT WORKS
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BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS
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COMPETITOR
The Goal:
Grab All Of Your
Competitor’s High
Quality Backlinks
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ENGINEERING
REVERSE
BACKLINKS:
BACKLINKS
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REVERSE ENGINEERING
COMPETITOR BACKLINKS
UNCOVER HIGH QUALITY
BACKLINK TREASURES
⃓ Backlinks listed here
are likely Linkers
⃓ Sort the lists based
on Domain Rank (DR)
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BEFRIEND YOUR COMPETITORS' FRIENDS
⃓ Every time your competitor gets
a mention, contact that person
⃓ Build a relationship and
become their friend
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⃓ All of the people writing about my
competitors will become my friends
⃓ Monitor your own company
mentions, thank them & always
ask for a linkback
REVERSE ENGINEERING COMPETITOR BACKLINKS
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⃓ HUNTER.IO /
ROCKETREACH/
VOILANORBERT:
Find email addresses
of your potential linkers
⃓ BUZZSUMO:
Find most shared
content on a keyword
with influencers
⃓ SEMRUSH:
To track keyword
positions, view
adwords ad copies and
phrases being bid on
for PPC
⃓ ADBEAT:
What/where your
competitors are using
for “display” advertising,
trending amount being
spent and overview
of ad creative
⃓ And more:
Ispionage / Spyfu /
Similarweb / Alexa /
Moz / Google / Google
Keyword Planner
MORE RESOURCES TO USE
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REVERSE ENGINEERING COMPETITOR BACKLINKS
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BUILDING
Ask Yourself:
Who Does Google
Trust That I Can
Get To Link
To My Brand?
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LINK-
A SIMPLE
BACKLINKS:
FRAMEWORK
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FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S CONTENT MACHINE
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⃓ SUBMIT
GUEST POSTS:
Contribute free content
in exchange for a
backlink
to your own site
⃓ WIN / WIN:
Free Content /
High-Quality Link
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FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S CONTENT MACHINE
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⃓ IT’S ABOUT
VALUE:
Link quality and content
relevance matter far
more than sheer
quantity
⃓ GET SOCIAL
BUY-IN:
Target influential
people and get them
to link to your content
A SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK
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KEY CRITERIA FOR LINK-BUILDING
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KEY CRITERIA
INCLUDES:
⃓ TARGET: DA20+
⃓ TRAFFIC: >15k / month
⃓ RELEVANCY: Mostly US/regional topics are
relevant
⃓ AHREF SCORE: DR 50+ / Moz DA 40+
⃓ LINKS: Unilateral links > Bilateral links
A SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK
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BUILDING
Good Things Come
To Those Who...
Wait Go Out And
Get Them!
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LINK-
BUILD A
BACKLINKS:
MACHINE
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BUILD A LINK-BUILDING
MACHINE
PROACTIVELY REACH OUT
WITH CISION DATABASE
⃓ Leverage public relations
tactics to get backlinks
via press
⃓ Bloggers and journalists
are always looking
for new information
⃓ Identify ways to add value
to the reporters instead
of just asking for a plug
about your brand
⃓ Help the reporter
do a better job on a story
they're already writing!
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CISION DATABASE ACTION ITEMS ARE...
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⃓ RELATIONSHIP SCANNING:
Scan the lists & look for anyone that your brand
already has a good/bad relationship with. Remove.
⃓ RELEVANCY:
Delete rows that are entirely irrelevant (ie. Focused on
health care, or architecture)
⃓ SEGMENTATION:
Segment list by key details. (ie. only targeting media by
location or industry, etc.)
⃓ PITCH DEVELOPMENT:
Develop an intro pitch for your segment, and break
the media list among a core group of team members.
Then pitch.
⃓ SOCIAL RESEARCH:
Of your targeted reporters, identify their social media
handles (Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn)
BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
⃓ SOCIAL CONTENT:
Turn media pitches into snippets to share as tweets/
DMs (Twitter/ Instagram / Linkedin)
⃓ RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT:
Add all targets to CRM for ongoing upkeep to build &
track relationships
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⃓ BECOME AN SME:
An SME, or subject-matter
expert, allows you to share
perspective with targets
who need the information,
which should in turn help
you gather additional backlinks
FOCUS ON YOUR OUTBOUND
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⃓ UTILIZING HARO:
HARO, or “Help A Reporter Out”,
connects journalists with relevant
expert sources for free and delivers
these opportunities via newsletter
BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
You should be reaching out to reporters to secure backlinks. You can do this by:
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LEVERAGE AUTOMATION TO SAVE TIME
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⃓ INVEST YOUR TIME WISELY:
Backlink outreach is a time-consuming black hole
⃓ KEY TOOLS:
Link-building outreach platforms for automation and efficiency include Buzzstream and Pitchbox
BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
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PRO-TIP: HIRE THIS ROLE ASAP
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⃓ HIRE TALENT:
You should hire someone whose
sole responsibility is to build
powerful backlinks for your brand
⃓ KEY TOOLS:
Here’s a sample job
description: click me
BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
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THE PERFECT LINK
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BUILDING STRATEGY
IS HALF THE BATTLE
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CONTENT IS ESSENTIAL
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TO UNLOCKING
AMAZING BACKLINKS
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THE 1. SPEED
2. BACKLINKS
3. CONTENT
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CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT TO RANK
⃓ 1. WHAT GOOGLE WANTS ⃓ 2. REVERSE ENGINEER COMPETITORS
BEST
CONTENT
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⃓ 3. CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT WITH
THESE FUNDAMENTALS
⃓ 4. BUILD A CONTENT
MACHINE
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THAT GETS RANK
Actionable Tactics to Help
you Deliver Content
1. LEARN WHAT GOOGLE
WANTS
2. REVERSE ENGINEER
YOUR COMPETITOR
BACKLINKS
3. BUILD ON THESE
CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
4. BUILD A CONTENT
MACHINE
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CREATE CONTENT
4 TECHNIQUES TO
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CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT
WHAT
GOOGLE WANTS
⃓ Download this PDF
by Google that
explains it all
Link
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YOUR OWN CONTENT
ANALYZE COMPETITORS
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CONTENT TO PLAN
STRATEGY
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CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT
REVERSE ENGINEER
YOUR COMPETITORS
⃓ Uncover low hanging fruit
by looking at high traffic
pages on AHREF
⃓ Grab all of your competitor
RD (root domains) - unique
links to specific URL
⃓ Then grab all of their keywords,
traffic and position for that
specific page
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CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT
REVERSE ENGINEER
YOUR COMPETITORS
⃓ Focus on % of traffic keywords
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CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT
REVERSE ENGINEER
YOUR COMPETITORS
⃓ Steal your competitors key
influencers and most shared
content
⃓ Mention is like Google Alerts on
Steroids
⃓ Great for research &
monitoring
⃓ Troll competitors content & link
building efforts
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TAKE YOUR RIVALS
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STRENGTHS
AND DO IT BETTER
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ALWAYS ASK YOURSELF:
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HOW CAN I CREATE
SUPERIOR CONTENT
Cracking the Google code
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FUNDAMENTALS FOR UNBEATABLE
CONTENT
⃓ Long Form In-depth Content (Length) ⃓ Relevant Content
(Keywords)
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⃓ Engaging Content
(Dwell Time)
⃓ Bonus Content
Upgrades
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
HIGH PERFORMING
IN-DEPTH CONTENT
⃓ Create highly relevant
monster value posts
designed to educate
⃓ Obsess over pleasing
your audience.
⃓ If you please your audience,
you will please Google.
⃓ Length = Strength
⃓ Aim for 1900+ words
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
⃓ Look at the search engine
ranking position of your
competitors
⃓ You need to create better
content than them!
⃓ Let’s look at this example
⃓ Top 3 Organic Results for
“Digital Marketing”
Neil Patel #3
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HIGH PERFORMING
IN-DEPTH CONTENT
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
⃓ Long form in-depth
content ranks!
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HIGH PERFORMING
IN-DEPTH CONTENT
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
⃓ 3,445 words
⃓ It’s an essay!
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HIGH PERFORMING
IN-DEPTH CONTENT
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
⃓ Content upgrades may
include a lead magnet
or opt-in giveaway
⃓ Using such tools can lead
to increased engagement
⃓ Remember, whatever
you give away much
be relevant, useful
and valuable
⃓ The downside
is that your hook must
be unique for each
new piece of content
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YOU HAVE
TO GIVE TO GET
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UNBEATABLE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS
Content upgrades, giveaways,
lead magnets and hooks can
cover a wide range of tools,
such as:
⃓ Checklists
⃓ Cheat sheets
⃓ Swipe files
⃓ Excel template downloads
⃓ Podcast show notes
⃓ Video interviews
⃓ Lists of resources
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TIME TO OPEN THE
TREASURE CHEST
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ENGINE
Content Is King
Who To Hire
And How To
Best Utilize
That Resource
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CONTENT
BUILD A
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BUILD A CONTENT ENGINE
PRO-TIP: HIRE
THIS ROLE ASAP
⃓ HIRE TALENT:
You should hire someone
whose sole responsibility
is to produce high-quality
written content
for your brand.
⃓ WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
Here’s a sample
job description:
click me
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STEPS TO EXPEDITE CONTENT GENERATION
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⃓ HIRE PROFESSIONALS:
Hire up to three (3)
talented writers that
already knows the
space from websites
like ProBlogger
BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
⃓ RECRUIT TRUE RESOURCES:
Don’t overlook the
opportunity to hire
a legitimate Editor
to manage all of your
in-house content
⃓ DON’T FORGET THE DATA:
Costs-per-word can scale
quickly, so don’t forget
to review what you’re paying
for. In some instances, you
may anywhere from $0.15 -
0.25 per word for anywhere
from 1,500 - 3,000 words.
That equates to $225 - $750
depending on the post!
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THE POWER OF MEDIA DRIVEN
COMMERCE
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Free 15 Minute Brand Strategy Audit
Apply NOW: bit.ly/skubanabonus
Bonus Offer
*10 Brands Will Be Selected at Random
Chad Rubin
CEO &
Co-Founder
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RECAP
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LET’S
⃓ Brands are the
new MEDIA
⃓ You need to rank where
your audience spends time
⃓ To get rank on Google
with NO Ad-Spend you
need:
1. SPEED
2. BACKLINKS
3. CONTENT
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Implementing
In-Depth Keyword
Research to
Improve Ranking,
Increase Sales, &
Reduce Risk
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RESEARCH
KEYWORD
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⃓ MOST RELEVANT keywords for your product
⃓ EXACT SEARCH VOLUME for those keywords
⃓ HOW your competitors are getting their SALES
⃓ Initial QUANTITY ORDER
⃓ How you will structure your PRODUCT LAUNCH
⃓ Whether to MOVE FORWARD with a product
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM
KEYWORD RESEARCH?
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⃓ Keywords
⃓ Launches
⃓ Research
⃓ Competitive Analysis
⃓ Importing
⃓ Defect Rates
⃓ Inventory Management
⃓ Cash Flow
LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY
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PROCESSES
REPEATABLE
1. Product Discovery
2. Research
3. Sourcing
4. Listing Optimization
5. Marketing & Launches
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WHAT’S DANGEROUS
IS NOT TO
EVOLVE
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  • 2. 9 - 9:45 am PT 1 - 1:45 pm PT SPS COMMERCE PRESENTS: GROWING YOUR BUSINESS WITH DROP SHIPPING & AMAZON 11 - 11:45 am PT 12 - 12:45 am PT CPC STRATEGY PRESENTS: ACCELERATE BRAND DISCOVERY WITH AMAZON’S NEW TARGETING & BIDDING SKUBANA PRESENTS: A PROVEN SEO FORMULA TO 10X YOUR TRAFFIC & CONVERSION IN 12 MONTHS OR LESS Today’s Timeline SALSIFY PRESENTS: PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE OPTIMIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON AD SPEND EFFICIENCY SHIPBOB PRESENTS: HOW TO SHIFT LOGISTICS FROM A COST CENTER TO A REVENUE DRIVER 10 - 10:45 am PT 2 - 2:45 pm PT AVALARA PRESENTS: SALES TAX 101 FOR AMAZON SELLERS
  • 3. Today’s Logistics ● Session Recording & Slides Will Be Sent Out ● Submit Questions to Our Panelists ● Resources Available as Handouts Analicia Santaella Partner Coordinator
  • 4. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THE ECOMMERCE by Chad Rubin 4 SEO GUIDE
  • 5. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CHAD RUBIN ⃓ Founder, Crucial Vacuum & Think Crucial ⃓ Authored book: Cheaper, Easier, Direct - and of course it’s on Amazon 5 HI, I’M CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
  • 6. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 6
  • 7. CONFIDENTIAL Sales Channels Shipping & Fulfillment Inventory & Purchasing Analytics A modern multi-channel platform that enables merchants to: Unify Operations Automate Everything Order Orchestration Shipping Service Selection Inventory Replenishment Stockout Elimination Customize & Extend Modern REST API Plug-and-Play App Store Large Partner Ecosystem Unlimited Access Make Smart Decisions Increase Profitability Manage Working Capital Find Opportunities Identify Trends
  • 8. CONFIDENTIAL Customers Love Skubana 8 Getapp Perfect ratings across all review sites Capterra G2 CrowdShopify Web Retailer Skubana was brought on board to gain complete control over our inventory. Death Wish Coffee Company Dustin Alexander | Shopify
  • 9. P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L EP R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E Massive Skubana Bonus GiveAway Stay Tuned!
  • 10. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT TODAY How to Get Rank on Google with No Ad Spend by Optimizing ⃓ SPEED ⃓ BACKLINKS ⃓ CONTENT 10 LEARN YOU’LL WHAT
  • 11. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT EVERYTHING I’M ABOUT TO SHARE ONLY APPLIES TO THE USA. 11 This is meant for those ranking nationally, not specifically focusing on a local city or region.
  • 12. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT COMMERCE 12 IS CHANGING FAST
  • 13. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THE OLD MOATS ⃓ECONOMIES OF SCALE Huge structural advantages in their distribution model ⃓NETWORK EFFECTS Value of a product increases directly as a function of how many others use it 13 ⃓IP / PATENTS, TRADE SECRETS, LICENSES, RELATIONSHIPS Prevent competitors from copying you or allow to charge a premium ⃓HIGH SWITCHING COSTS Make it inconvenient or expensive to change from one product to another ⃓CUSTOMER LOYALTY Keep customers from ever wanting to leave
  • 14. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT “In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable ‘moats’.” - Warren Buffett 14 YOUR MOAT MAKE
  • 15. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT FEELS LIKE NO MORE 15 MOATS TO BUILD?
  • 16. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THE NEW MOATS ⃓PLATFORM Make it the norm for people to view your brand as the Authority. They go to you for expert content. ⃓COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE Brands don’t build communities. People do. Communities form around meaning and shared ideas. Outside In > Inside Out. 16 ⃓BRAND A crisp identity that’s relevant & resonances with your customer. = MEDIA COMPANY
  • 17. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT LEVERS You RENT these. ⃓ Display Ads ⃓ Google PPC ⃓ Social Media PPC ⃓ Emails to Purchased Lists ⃓ Print / OOH / Radio 17 MEDIA “PUSH” OUTBOUND
  • 18. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT LEVERS You OWN these. ⃓ Organic Search ⃓ Referred Traffic ⃓ Earned Social Media ⃓ Blogs ⃓ Email Newsletters ⃓ Joint Venture Webinars ⃓ eBooks ⃓ Video ⃓ Podcasts ⃓ Magazines 18 MEDIA “PULL” INBOUND
  • 19. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT The NEW MODEL 19 CONTENT
  • 20. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT MEDIA NOW COMPETES DIRECTLY WITH COMMERCE FOR EYEBALLS 20 COMMERCE COMMERCE MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA COMMERCE COMMERCE MEDIA MEDIA COMMERCE
  • 21. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT WHAT DOES IT TAKE 21 TO WIN AT ACQUISITION IN THIS NEW MODEL? Hint: Real Estate is key for generating traffic
  • 22. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT WHERE THEY ARE Optimize content for the channels that best fit your audience ⃓ AMAZON ⃓ GOOGLE ⃓ SOCIAL ⃓ VOICE 22 YOU MUST GO
  • 23. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT WHO IS DOING 23 THIS WELL?
  • 24. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 24
  • 25. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 25
  • 26. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT AWAY 26 IS NO LONGER JUST A LUGGAGE COMPANY. travel company.
  • 27. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT RENTING THE CHANNEL: FACEBOOK ADS & PPC TO SCALE 27
  • 28. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SEO IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING 28 PPC SEO SEO SEO
  • 29. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT OPPORTUNITY Brands are leaving $ on the table because they haven’t optimized their SEO ⃓ AMAZON ⃓ GOOGLE ⃓ SOCIAL ⃓ VOICE 29 THE
  • 30. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT RENTING THE CHANNEL 30 TO OWNING THE CHANNEL? HOW DO WE GO FROM
  • 31. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STRATEGY 31 THE 1. SPEED 2. BACKLINKS 3. CONTENT
  • 32. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STRATEGY 32 THE 1. SPEED 2. BACKLINKS 3. CONTENT
  • 33. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED IS IMPORTANT TO GOOGLE ⃓ Google does not like a poor User Experience ⃓ Google uses Page Speed in the Ranking Algorithms ⃓ A faster performing site will rank you higher For Reference: Here is Google on the record saying that page load speed is an SEO Ranking Signal. Google Blog: Using Page Speed in Mobile Search Hubspot Blog: Page Load Time Conversion Rates 33
  • 34. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED & 34 PERFORMANCE ARE LOW HANGING FRUIT If your Page Load Speed is too slow… SAY GOODBYE to your customers & ranking.
  • 35. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT LET’S REMOVE 35 SPEED AS A So what can we do? ROADBLOCK
  • 36. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT TACTICS Top tactics to optimize customer experience and drive search engine rankings for your brand 1. SITE SPEED AUDIT & ANALYSIS 2. APP AUDIT 3. OPTIMIZE SPEED 4. FIND OTHER APPS 36 SPEED BOOST 4 MUST-USE
  • 37. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 37 ANALYSIS TESTS & SITE SPEED Checkout GTMetrix & Pingdom
  • 38. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS GT-METRIXS SPEED TESTS ⃓ Website Grade A - F ⃓ Page Speed 80+ ⃓ Onload Time <4s ⃓ 243 requests are crazy high! ⃓ 25-50 requests is ideal 38
  • 39. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED OF TOP BRANDS 39
  • 40. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED PERFORMANCE SCORES 40 F F E E E E E D D C C C
  • 41. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS MY OWN SCRIPTS ⃓ Audit what’s necessary & important ⃓ Make a business case for each script ⃓ What’s driving your business? ⃓ What’s slowing down site? ⃓ Rewire the theme so they load after or kill the scripts 41
  • 42. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT SITE SPEED TESTS & ANALYSIS SCRIPT LOAD TIME ⃓ Brown is “Blocking” ⃓ Blocking is time spent waiting in the browser’s queue to start the request to the server ⃓ There’s too much brown! ⃓ Find out what’s causing the block & remove it 42
  • 43. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT Counting My App Calories Average Shopify Plus Merchant: 12 Apps 43 AUDIT APP
  • 44. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT APP AUDIT THE CALORIES OF MY APPS ⃓ 32 apps installed ⃓ VS. average Shopify Plus Merchant with 12 apps installed 44
  • 45. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT APP AUDIT THE GOOD CALORIES ⃓ 17 good app calories ⃓ VS. average Shopify Plus Merchant with 12 apps installed 45
  • 46. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT APP AUDIT EMPTY CALORIES ⃓ 11 wasteful app calories ⃓ Carefully consider each app you add ⃓ Remove as many apps & plugins without compromising user experience ⃓ Less is more ⃓ The fewer “extras” your site has to load, the faster your page will load and display 46
  • 47. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT APP AUDIT PEEK INTO YOUR SHOPIFY ADMIN ⃓ Cut deadweight ⃓ Remove unused / unnecessary apps *Important Note: Deleting an app isn’t always as simple as clicking the trash button. Check your theme files to make sure there is no lingering code that could be dragging your site speed down 47
  • 48. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT APP AUDIT FIND OUT EVERY APP THEY’RE USING ⃓ Email Service ⃓ Advertising Tools ⃓ Analytics & Tracking ⃓ Upsell & Cross Sell ⃓ Many more... 48
  • 49. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT PRO TIP BONUS FIND TOP SELLING SKUS & REVENUE! ⃓ Discover diamond SKUs ⃓ Many brands keep their diamonds products off Amazon.com ⃓ Get those bestselling SKUs now! 49
  • 50. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT MORE TRAFFIC? 50 FOR SPEED. OK. WE’VE OPTIMIZED NOW, HOW DO WE GET
  • 51. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STRATEGY 51 THE 1. SPEED 2. BACKLINKS 3. CONTENT
  • 52. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BACKLINKS ARE A POWER-UP 52
  • 53. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT LINKS + 53 DOMAIN AUTHORITY + CONTENT POWER TRAFFIC
  • 54. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STRATEGIES Actionable Tactics to Build Quality Backlinks and Rapidly Boost Rankings 1. BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS 2. REVERSE ENGINEER YOUR COMPETITOR BACKLINKS 3. USE THIS SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK 4. BUILD A BACKLINK MACHINE 54 LINK-BUILDING 4 MUST-USE
  • 55. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT HOW DO YOU STACK UP 55 BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS IN THE BACKLINKS ARMS RACE?
  • 56. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THAT MOMENT YOU REALIZE 56 THE NEED FOR A LINK-BUILDING CAMPAIGN BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS
  • 57. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT AND EXECUTED A STRATEGY THAT WORKS 57 BENCHMARK YOUR BACKLINKS
  • 58. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT COMPETITOR The Goal: Grab All Of Your Competitor’s High Quality Backlinks 58 ENGINEERING REVERSE BACKLINKS: BACKLINKS
  • 59. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT REVERSE ENGINEERING COMPETITOR BACKLINKS UNCOVER HIGH QUALITY BACKLINK TREASURES ⃓ Backlinks listed here are likely Linkers ⃓ Sort the lists based on Domain Rank (DR) 59
  • 60. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BEFRIEND YOUR COMPETITORS' FRIENDS ⃓ Every time your competitor gets a mention, contact that person ⃓ Build a relationship and become their friend 60 ⃓ All of the people writing about my competitors will become my friends ⃓ Monitor your own company mentions, thank them & always ask for a linkback REVERSE ENGINEERING COMPETITOR BACKLINKS
  • 61. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ⃓ HUNTER.IO / ROCKETREACH/ VOILANORBERT: Find email addresses of your potential linkers ⃓ BUZZSUMO: Find most shared content on a keyword with influencers ⃓ SEMRUSH: To track keyword positions, view adwords ad copies and phrases being bid on for PPC ⃓ ADBEAT: What/where your competitors are using for “display” advertising, trending amount being spent and overview of ad creative ⃓ And more: Ispionage / Spyfu / Similarweb / Alexa / Moz / Google / Google Keyword Planner MORE RESOURCES TO USE 61 REVERSE ENGINEERING COMPETITOR BACKLINKS
  • 62. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BUILDING Ask Yourself: Who Does Google Trust That I Can Get To Link To My Brand? 62 LINK- A SIMPLE BACKLINKS: FRAMEWORK
  • 63. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S CONTENT MACHINE 63 ⃓ SUBMIT GUEST POSTS: Contribute free content in exchange for a backlink to your own site ⃓ WIN / WIN: Free Content / High-Quality Link A SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK
  • 64. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S CONTENT MACHINE 64 ⃓ IT’S ABOUT VALUE: Link quality and content relevance matter far more than sheer quantity ⃓ GET SOCIAL BUY-IN: Target influential people and get them to link to your content A SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK
  • 65. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT KEY CRITERIA FOR LINK-BUILDING 65 KEY CRITERIA INCLUDES: ⃓ TARGET: DA20+ ⃓ TRAFFIC: >15k / month ⃓ RELEVANCY: Mostly US/regional topics are relevant ⃓ AHREF SCORE: DR 50+ / Moz DA 40+ ⃓ LINKS: Unilateral links > Bilateral links A SIMPLE LINK-BUILDING FRAMEWORK
  • 66. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BUILDING Good Things Come To Those Who... Wait Go Out And Get Them! 66 LINK- BUILD A BACKLINKS: MACHINE
  • 67. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE PROACTIVELY REACH OUT WITH CISION DATABASE ⃓ Leverage public relations tactics to get backlinks via press ⃓ Bloggers and journalists are always looking for new information ⃓ Identify ways to add value to the reporters instead of just asking for a plug about your brand ⃓ Help the reporter do a better job on a story they're already writing! 67
  • 68. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CISION DATABASE ACTION ITEMS ARE... 68 ⃓ RELATIONSHIP SCANNING: Scan the lists & look for anyone that your brand already has a good/bad relationship with. Remove. ⃓ RELEVANCY: Delete rows that are entirely irrelevant (ie. Focused on health care, or architecture) ⃓ SEGMENTATION: Segment list by key details. (ie. only targeting media by location or industry, etc.) ⃓ PITCH DEVELOPMENT: Develop an intro pitch for your segment, and break the media list among a core group of team members. Then pitch. ⃓ SOCIAL RESEARCH: Of your targeted reporters, identify their social media handles (Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn) BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE ⃓ SOCIAL CONTENT: Turn media pitches into snippets to share as tweets/ DMs (Twitter/ Instagram / Linkedin) ⃓ RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Add all targets to CRM for ongoing upkeep to build & track relationships
  • 69. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ⃓ BECOME AN SME: An SME, or subject-matter expert, allows you to share perspective with targets who need the information, which should in turn help you gather additional backlinks FOCUS ON YOUR OUTBOUND 69 ⃓ UTILIZING HARO: HARO, or “Help A Reporter Out”, connects journalists with relevant expert sources for free and delivers these opportunities via newsletter BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE You should be reaching out to reporters to secure backlinks. You can do this by:
  • 70. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT LEVERAGE AUTOMATION TO SAVE TIME 70 ⃓ INVEST YOUR TIME WISELY: Backlink outreach is a time-consuming black hole ⃓ KEY TOOLS: Link-building outreach platforms for automation and efficiency include Buzzstream and Pitchbox BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
  • 71. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT PRO-TIP: HIRE THIS ROLE ASAP 71 ⃓ HIRE TALENT: You should hire someone whose sole responsibility is to build powerful backlinks for your brand ⃓ KEY TOOLS: Here’s a sample job description: click me BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE
  • 72. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THE PERFECT LINK 72 BUILDING STRATEGY IS HALF THE BATTLE
  • 73. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CONTENT IS ESSENTIAL 73 TO UNLOCKING AMAZING BACKLINKS
  • 74. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STRATEGY 74 THE 1. SPEED 2. BACKLINKS 3. CONTENT
  • 75. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT TO RANK ⃓ 1. WHAT GOOGLE WANTS ⃓ 2. REVERSE ENGINEER COMPETITORS BEST CONTENT 75 ⃓ 3. CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT WITH THESE FUNDAMENTALS ⃓ 4. BUILD A CONTENT MACHINE
  • 76. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THAT GETS RANK Actionable Tactics to Help you Deliver Content 1. LEARN WHAT GOOGLE WANTS 2. REVERSE ENGINEER YOUR COMPETITOR BACKLINKS 3. BUILD ON THESE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS 4. BUILD A CONTENT MACHINE 76 CREATE CONTENT 4 TECHNIQUES TO
  • 77. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT WHAT GOOGLE WANTS ⃓ Download this PDF by Google that explains it all Link 77
  • 78. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT YOUR OWN CONTENT ANALYZE COMPETITORS 78 CONTENT TO PLAN STRATEGY
  • 79. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT REVERSE ENGINEER YOUR COMPETITORS ⃓ Uncover low hanging fruit by looking at high traffic pages on AHREF ⃓ Grab all of your competitor RD (root domains) - unique links to specific URL ⃓ Then grab all of their keywords, traffic and position for that specific page 79
  • 80. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT REVERSE ENGINEER YOUR COMPETITORS ⃓ Focus on % of traffic keywords 80
  • 81. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT CREATE UNBEATABLE CONTENT REVERSE ENGINEER YOUR COMPETITORS ⃓ Steal your competitors key influencers and most shared content ⃓ Mention is like Google Alerts on Steroids ⃓ Great for research & monitoring ⃓ Troll competitors content & link building efforts 81
  • 82. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT TAKE YOUR RIVALS 82 STRENGTHS AND DO IT BETTER
  • 83. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ALWAYS ASK YOURSELF: 83 HOW CAN I CREATE SUPERIOR CONTENT Cracking the Google code
  • 84. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS FOR UNBEATABLE CONTENT ⃓ Long Form In-depth Content (Length) ⃓ Relevant Content (Keywords) 84 ⃓ Engaging Content (Dwell Time) ⃓ Bonus Content Upgrades
  • 85. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS HIGH PERFORMING IN-DEPTH CONTENT ⃓ Create highly relevant monster value posts designed to educate ⃓ Obsess over pleasing your audience. ⃓ If you please your audience, you will please Google. ⃓ Length = Strength ⃓ Aim for 1900+ words 85
  • 86. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS ⃓ Look at the search engine ranking position of your competitors ⃓ You need to create better content than them! ⃓ Let’s look at this example ⃓ Top 3 Organic Results for “Digital Marketing” Neil Patel #3 86 HIGH PERFORMING IN-DEPTH CONTENT
  • 87. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS ⃓ Long form in-depth content ranks! 87 HIGH PERFORMING IN-DEPTH CONTENT
  • 88. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS ⃓ 3,445 words ⃓ It’s an essay! 88 HIGH PERFORMING IN-DEPTH CONTENT
  • 89. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS ⃓ Content upgrades may include a lead magnet or opt-in giveaway ⃓ Using such tools can lead to increased engagement ⃓ Remember, whatever you give away much be relevant, useful and valuable ⃓ The downside is that your hook must be unique for each new piece of content 89 YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO GET
  • 90. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT UNBEATABLE CONTENT FUNDAMENTALS Content upgrades, giveaways, lead magnets and hooks can cover a wide range of tools, such as: ⃓ Checklists ⃓ Cheat sheets ⃓ Swipe files ⃓ Excel template downloads ⃓ Podcast show notes ⃓ Video interviews ⃓ Lists of resources 90 TIME TO OPEN THE TREASURE CHEST
  • 91. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ENGINE Content Is King Who To Hire And How To Best Utilize That Resource 91 CONTENT BUILD A
  • 92. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT BUILD A CONTENT ENGINE PRO-TIP: HIRE THIS ROLE ASAP ⃓ HIRE TALENT: You should hire someone whose sole responsibility is to produce high-quality written content for your brand. ⃓ WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Here’s a sample job description: click me 92
  • 93. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT STEPS TO EXPEDITE CONTENT GENERATION 93 ⃓ HIRE PROFESSIONALS: Hire up to three (3) talented writers that already knows the space from websites like ProBlogger BUILD A LINK-BUILDING MACHINE ⃓ RECRUIT TRUE RESOURCES: Don’t overlook the opportunity to hire a legitimate Editor to manage all of your in-house content ⃓ DON’T FORGET THE DATA: Costs-per-word can scale quickly, so don’t forget to review what you’re paying for. In some instances, you may anywhere from $0.15 - 0.25 per word for anywhere from 1,500 - 3,000 words. That equates to $225 - $750 depending on the post!
  • 94. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT THE POWER OF MEDIA DRIVEN COMMERCE 94
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  • 96. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT RECAP 96 LET’S ⃓ Brands are the new MEDIA ⃓ You need to rank where your audience spends time ⃓ To get rank on Google with NO Ad-Spend you need: 1. SPEED 2. BACKLINKS 3. CONTENT
  • 97. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT Implementing In-Depth Keyword Research to Improve Ranking, Increase Sales, & Reduce Risk 97 RESEARCH KEYWORD
  • 98. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ⃓ MOST RELEVANT keywords for your product ⃓ EXACT SEARCH VOLUME for those keywords ⃓ HOW your competitors are getting their SALES ⃓ Initial QUANTITY ORDER ⃓ How you will structure your PRODUCT LAUNCH ⃓ Whether to MOVE FORWARD with a product WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM KEYWORD RESEARCH? 98
  • 99. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT ⃓ Keywords ⃓ Launches ⃓ Research ⃓ Competitive Analysis ⃓ Importing ⃓ Defect Rates ⃓ Inventory Management ⃓ Cash Flow LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY 99
  • 100. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 100 PROCESSES REPEATABLE 1. Product Discovery 2. Research 3. Sourcing 4. Listing Optimization 5. Marketing & Launches
  • 101. THE STRATEGY SPEED BACKLINKS CONTENT 101 WHAT’S DANGEROUS IS NOT TO EVOLVE Jeff Bezos quotes via Gecko&Fly
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