SEO Best Practices to Maximize your Google Ranking

SEO Best Practices to Maximize your Google Ranking
SEO Best Practices to Maximize your Google Ranking
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 TribalVision and SEOBoston provide marketing and SEO consulting An entrepreneur with 20 years of marketing experience, Chris Ciunci is the founder and CEO of TribalVision – an outsourced marketing department for hire for small and mid-sized businesses. Chris oversees the firm’s strategic direction, client work and business development efforts. Chris works closely with clients, partners, and employees to develop comprehensive marketing strategies that revolve around generating new busines. Daniel Zayets-Volshin is one of Boston’s leading SEO experts. With over a decade of experience in Search Engine Optimization, PPC Management, Affiliate Marketing as well as SEO-friendly Web Design & Development, Daniel acquired a truly wide set of Web Marketing skills. He is one of the founders for SEOBoston - Boston’s top ranking organic SEO Company which offers SEO services and consultation for Boston based businesses. Daniel collaborates often with TribalVision on web marketing projects.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Agenda Today’s SEO Landscape Improving Your Site: The Basics GooglePlus Best Practices 5 Tips to Start Using Tomorrow Questions
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Today’s SEO landscape is rapidly evolving Meta-data is becoming less critical1 Video is now a must for those who want to compete – by 2015 it will be 90% of all online traffic 2 Traffic increasingly comes from mobile devices3
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Why meta-data is (somewhat) less important than in the past Being the #1 ranked search engine, it’s important to know that Google has removed meta keywords from its algorithm. However, other search engines still use meta keywords in their calculations. Meta Descriptions are still important: Google uses meta descriptions to give searchers more information about your site. Without a meta description, Google will hand-pick something from the site it feels is relevant to what the searcher is looking for http://melbel.hubpages.com/hub/Meta-Data-for-SEO Due to updates in Google’s Hummingbird algorithm, keyword density is no longer important (semantic search allows engines to return relevant queries based on context, not just search terms – so, frequency becomes less important in relation to value of the context) http://www.keloland.com/business/detail.cfm/keywords-are-dead-keywords-arent-dead/?id=163782
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Video Linking YouTube to Your Website Linking YouTube to your website makes the 2 platforms into a combined entity, allowing the value of the videos from your channel to generate value for the page where it’s placed. Use Transcriptions Creating & uploading your own transcripts will help Google understand the content of your videos. YouTube automatically creates a transcript for you of what it thinks it hears (which can be unreliable). YouTube Participation You should be the person who watches other people’s videos, likes/dislikes them and comments on them. Especially the videos in the relevant field - it works towards your rankings http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2343365/10-Video-SEO-Tips-That-Can-Truly-Impact-Your-Rankings http://www.lucrazon.com/extra-seo-juice-by-adding-youtube-video-transcripts Social Signals Social Signals are extremely important in video ranking. If you have a video that gets naturally shared it will be done though social sharing options on Youtube - do not not ignore this sharing part as this is what makes it look real.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Mobile Mobile Website Responsive Website “70% of mobile searches for products or services will result in a sale in the near future.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2014/06/04/7-ways-that-seo-is-uniquely-important-for-entrepreneurs/
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Know your niche: industry & competitor research http://moz.com/blog/illustrated-seo-competitive-analysis-workflow Identify your competitors & gather data on their SEO & PPC performance Compare your site and back links with your competitors & industry giants Choose targeted long tail keywords based on your analysis A competitive analysis will provide you with more informed keywords, allowing you to begin your on-page optimization with a strong foundation.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Cover your bases of on-site optimization using your keyword selections URL A page’s URL should be first and foremost straightforward and meaningful. The use of relevant keywords in it still matters a lot and so is a geo location if your business targets local market. .Com URLs are valued more than .org, .net or .us ones. Meta Keywords Though not as relevant as in the past, the meta keywords tag should not be ignored. They allow the relevancy of the page to be based on the set of keywords and should not be abused (display only keywords used on the actual page). Meta Description Meta descriptions in most cases will show up in search results right under the link. They are a great opportunity to showcase what the page is about, include relevant keywords and to include the catchy call to action in roughly 155 characters. Keywords Keywords should be used in the title tag & meta description, keyword tag as well as used throughout a page’s content it’s headers and subheaders (H1-H4 Tags). Title Possibly the most important element of on-page SEO, the page title tells search engines (and people!) what your page is all about. The title should contain keywords and be no longer than 70 characters in length. If possible make it into a question.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Take your written content to a new level - make it Hummingbird-friendly Content The content pages should ideally be structured around answering a question or providing a valuable set of tips – this is how people search and what they click on. The content needs to present value, feature quotes and links out to outside material Photos Use as much visual content as possible and apply the appropriate alt tags - with useful keywords to those photos. Make them funny, make them with text, make them unique to stand out from the crowd. Videos A Relevant video with proper meta data embedded on the page, can help a page to rank higher. Use videos for the relevant material, industry quotes or relevant presentation. Make the page more diverse in content. Amount of Text Ideally the textual content should be between 2000-3000 words (about 6 pages of text) - this sort of format for presenting informative content is ideal for Hummingbird Readability The viewer needs to be able to read the text by skimming through it’s sub-headers, by doing a more extensive 1 minute read, as well as by doing a detailed reading. Use a lot of bullet points and clearly divided sections to make your content digestible.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Locating on-page elements Press Option + Command+ U1 Press Command + F2 Search for Title tag, meta description, keyword tags, H1, H2, H3, H4 3
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Example on-page elements Title Tag
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Example on-page elements Meta Description Keywords Tag
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Example on-page elements continued H1 Tag H2 Tag H3 Tag H4 Tag
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Off-site optimization (link-building) process Before building links it is vital to get a full landscape of keywords appropriate to your industry that get a lot of traffic and especially those keywords that are long tail and get a lot of traffic. Short keywords are usually not action- oriented while longtail ones are. Research them in Google Adwords for free by creating an account. Don't send all of the links to the home page. Send the links to the sources that are more relevant for the link rather than sending all of it to the home page. In fact, some of the best link building campaigns focuses on evenly spreading the entire site. Integrate the keyword into the backlink coming from the source to your site. Diversify the variation as if the link repeats to many times the same way it looks artificial. It is better to get 1 link forma very powerful source than 20 links from a barely known sources. Keywords Where to Link-Build How to Link-Build Not All Links Are Created Equal
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 More strategies for link-building Even though press releases are no longer counted by Google towards your link building collection, a well written and distributed Press Release might get picked up by some publication and those are usually a great source for valuable links. Make sure that the information is consistent. Some of the directories are paid like Yahoo, while some are free like SuperPage. Make sure that the directories are whitelisted before you post there. Business Directories Blogs and Forums Press Releases Engage in the comments/discussions on the blogs and forums and make comments on those with links to your website. Typically you need to become an established contributor first before you would be allowed to backlink to your website. You also need to check as a lot of websites are “no follow” meaning that they don't pass the link juice outside of the website.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Even more strategies for link-building Social Links Likes, shares and +1s are counted towards your back-linking factors, especially if people who mark your content are an authority with more people following them than they follow. Social links gain more strength when they get re-tweeted on Twitter and +1 re-shares on Google Plus. .Gov & .Edu These are some of the most desirable links. Make sure if you are getting the .edu links that they come from USA or at least Canada, Australia or the UK. Foreign Links In general, links from other countries might help you rank better in those countries, but will not help you as much in your native country and can even harm you if used inappropriately. It is still worth getting them from English-speaking countries, but it’s recommended to avoid them otherwise. Resource Websites Links from resource websites are some of the most important links. The most practical way to build such links is to search the content and locate broken links, restore the content on your site and suggest the owner of those broken links to fix the link by linking to your website as you have a fixed version of that content.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Social Social is now an integral part of any serious SEO campaign. Social is growing as a source of credibility for companies and individuals online, making it important to know how to optimize your presence. Frequency of posts Quality content Consistent photo across mediums Number of comments Presence across platforms Number of retweets Number of followers vs. number of people followed Active Google+ account (it is vital for appropriate rankings) Number of likes
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Google +: Circles & Account Type http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/11/11/how-to-increase-your-seo-with-googleplus/http://www.drumbeatmarketing.net/seo-blog/google-circles-everyone-needs-g-posse A fully saturated Local GooglePlus account is vital for appropriate rankings. Use photos with appropriate photo names (i.e. keywords), use hashtags and make the post keyword rich Your page needs to be updated regularly – going dark can result in a major drop in ranking Grow your circles: more circles = more value = Authority Ranking 359 million active users on Google+ (a platform for YouTube, Hangouts, Maps and Local Marketing) Google gives articles and posts created by circled profiles a leg up shifting them to the top of SERPs and shifts up websites affiliated with Active Google + Pages Just like on YouTube- participate in discussions on Google Plus
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Google+: Best Practices Use Keywords Use keywords in the description – make sure the explanations is very keyword rich but not stuffed – it must sound natural Link Link to your website from your Google+ page or ask your developer to help you. If you have multiple locations, get Google Plus Local and link them to the subdomains of the site - essentially breaking each location to the subdomain presence. Google considers subdomains as almost a unique website. Circles You should be growing the numbers of people that follow you versus who you follow. Ideally the ratio of followers should be larger than people you follow. Registration Type Local page registration is the ideal case scenario. Choose the keyword rich name especially “keyword”+”city” those and then register the google plus local listing under same name.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Reviews 1 Reviews from people with established Google Plus or active YouTube accounts get higher ranking 2 Ask the reviewers to include the relevant keywords in the review as those help with the local rankings 3 Ask your customers for reviews on Google Plus, SuperPages and other directories. Again - Try to avoid Yelp as long as you can.
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 One 5-star Review = 3 position jump
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Reviewers with more authority rank higher
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Local Google Plus syndicates reviews from other directories, so the more diverse the list of white-labeled directories where you have reviews, the better it will be. Helps with local ranking. If interested, please ask for a list after the presentation. New Product Launches Client-hosted Events Google Plus does not punish for reviews being left close to each other like Yelp does. Nevertheless, try to spread them apart as ranking and spam algorithm may change It is vital that you have the same contact info (phone and address) in different directories and on the site itself as that is how the local information is being verified Types of Local Directories for Submissions Reviews on a Diverse Range of Directories Frequency of Reviews Same Contact Info on the Site & Directories
CONFIDENTIAL ‹#›Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Top 5 tips you should start implementing tomorrow If nothing else, make sure all of your webpages have title tags.1 Create a local Google Plus Account and link it to your website2 Try to avoid Yelp for as long as you can (focus on GooglePlus instead)3 Use free tools at your disposal to make the optimization process easier (i.e. Alexa, SEMRush, Moz On-Page Grader) 4 Make your content informative and with a value at its source - and don’t be afraid to link it out 5
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