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Leveraging Information
Architecture for
Ecommerce SEO
Michael Curtis | Gravity Global
SLIDESHARE.NET/MichaelCurtis46
@mickeyc84
IN THIS AGENDA
The role of the category page/PLP
Opening up content to Googlebot
Leveraging Keyword Research
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
“If I’m Searching ‘Pizza’, I’m not
looking for quality content
about Pizza.
I’m looking for Lunch”
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
What is the right page type for this search?
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
It’s a Category / Product listing page
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Which makes sense, right?
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Source:
SEMRush, Est.
Non-branded
traffic
Office.co.uk
PLP
78%
Product
Page
12%
Homepage
10%
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
So why do most ecommerce sites do this?
IN THIS AGENDA
The role of the category/PLP page
Opening up content to Googlebot
Leveraging Keyword Research
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The n^n problem
101 links =
101^101 possible URL
combinations….
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Or…..
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The quickest fix
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Aside: What about URLS without a ?query=
string
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
If Amazon did this….
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
We want to…
Let Googlebot index into the filters in a
controlled fashion, to ensure customers get a
great landing page experience
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Better Canonical logic
/categories/trainers?colour=white ✅
/categories/trainers?colour=white&maxPrice=150❌
(canonicalise to /categories/trainers?colour=white)
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Nofollow internal links after 1 level deep
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Backup plan - Blocking in Robots.txt
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
What if searchers look for 2 or more ‘things’
?Colour=white&
maxprice=30
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
What about?
?colour=white&maxprice=30
?maxprice=30&colour=white
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Extra Step: Figuring out a way to order the
parameters
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Or….
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The end result…
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Stop blanket canonicalising
Develop rules to give Gbot limited
access
Template the page
IN THIS AGENDA
The role of the category/PLP page
Opening up content to Googlebot
Leveraging Keyword Research
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Somewhere is a database table that looks like
this…
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Where are these columns coming from?
• Manufacturer's data CSV
• UX designer's ‘Qualitative’ research
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Keyword Research
should drive it.
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Building a keyword matrix
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Natural Language Processing can speed it up
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Work with Developers to integrate into
database (the ‘database schema’)
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Open up filters to Google.
Use Keyword data to define what
filters should be.
Profit
© 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Thank you
@mickeyc84

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BrightonSEO: Leveraging information architecture for Ecommerce SEO

  • 1. Leveraging Information Architecture for Ecommerce SEO Michael Curtis | Gravity Global SLIDESHARE.NET/MichaelCurtis46 @mickeyc84
  • 2. IN THIS AGENDA The role of the category page/PLP Opening up content to Googlebot Leveraging Keyword Research © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • 3. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED “If I’m Searching ‘Pizza’, I’m not looking for quality content about Pizza. I’m looking for Lunch”
  • 4. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED What is the right page type for this search?
  • 5. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED It’s a Category / Product listing page
  • 6. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Which makes sense, right?
  • 7. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Source: SEMRush, Est. Non-branded traffic Office.co.uk PLP 78% Product Page 12% Homepage 10%
  • 8. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED So why do most ecommerce sites do this?
  • 9. IN THIS AGENDA The role of the category/PLP page Opening up content to Googlebot Leveraging Keyword Research © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • 10. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The n^n problem 101 links = 101^101 possible URL combinations….
  • 11. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Or…..
  • 12. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The quickest fix
  • 13. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Aside: What about URLS without a ?query= string
  • 14. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED If Amazon did this….
  • 15. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED We want to… Let Googlebot index into the filters in a controlled fashion, to ensure customers get a great landing page experience
  • 16. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Better Canonical logic /categories/trainers?colour=white ✅ /categories/trainers?colour=white&maxPrice=150❌ (canonicalise to /categories/trainers?colour=white)
  • 17. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Nofollow internal links after 1 level deep
  • 18. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Backup plan - Blocking in Robots.txt
  • 19. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED What if searchers look for 2 or more ‘things’ ?Colour=white& maxprice=30
  • 20. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED What about? ?colour=white&maxprice=30 ?maxprice=30&colour=white
  • 21. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Extra Step: Figuring out a way to order the parameters
  • 22. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Or….
  • 23. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The end result…
  • 24. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Stop blanket canonicalising Develop rules to give Gbot limited access Template the page
  • 25. IN THIS AGENDA The role of the category/PLP page Opening up content to Googlebot Leveraging Keyword Research © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • 26. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Somewhere is a database table that looks like this…
  • 27. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Where are these columns coming from? • Manufacturer's data CSV • UX designer's ‘Qualitative’ research
  • 28. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Keyword Research should drive it.
  • 29. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Building a keyword matrix
  • 30. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Natural Language Processing can speed it up
  • 31. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Work with Developers to integrate into database (the ‘database schema’)
  • 32. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Open up filters to Google. Use Keyword data to define what filters should be. Profit
  • 33. © 2021 GRAVITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Thank you @mickeyc84