4. Google says they average
3.5 BILLION searches a day
Bing said (2015) they got 122.8 MILLION
Could you work with that many people?
Fun Facts: Check this page: ww.internetlivestats.com
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12. Keyword research always starts with
Make a list!
• Your name and your business name
• Geographic region
• Offers and the need you fill
• Look at the words on your site
• The words on competitors’ sites
• Words in professional media
• Ask clients
• Related search at the bottom of the page
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14. • Your name and your business name
• Geographic region
• Offers and the need you fill
• Look at the words on your site
• The words on competitors’ sites
• Words in professional media
• Ask clients
• Related search at the bottom of the page
• Words in the ads at the top and bottom
Keyword research always starts with
Make a list!
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16. Then Try
Google: “Keyword Research”
Also check:
moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/keyword-research
moz.com/explorer/
backlinko.com/keyword-research
Boardreader.com
Wikipedia
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17. Where to use keywords
Site URL (if possible)
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24. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article - uniqueness required
Where to use keywords
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25. Title of the Article
/better-search-engine-ranking/
5 Easy Things You Can Do To
Get Better Search Engine Ranking
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26. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article- uniqueness required
Headings
Where to use keywords
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27. Headings
Use them!
Thou shalt have only one H1 per page
H1 is the default title of the page/post
Make H1 isn’t also the in the header!
You must have an H2 before and H3
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28. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article- uniqueness required
Headings
Image alt and title tags
Where to use keywords
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30. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article- uniqueness required
Headings
Image alt tags
Anchor link
Where to use keywords
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31. Don’t say:
Click here for more information
Anchor link text
Instead say:
Get more information
about
Sunbeam Tiger
engine compartments
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32. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article- uniqueness required
Headings
Image alt tags
Anchor link
Meta description (Yoast)
Where to use keywords
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38. Site URL (if possible)
Menu
Title article- uniqueness required
Headings
Image alt tags
Anchor link
Meta description (Yoast)
Inbound links (if possible)
Where to use keywords
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40. Stuff you must have
Site maps
Privacy Statement
Contact form
Social Links
Favicon
Mailing list
Gravatar
Google Analytics
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You really should have
41. Pay attention to these things
• Ratio of code to content
• Broken links
• Duplicate content
• 301 Redirects
• Accessibility
• Cross check on browsers
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WHAT IS SEO?
SEO is helping people find your site
What has been?
Quantity of keywords
Machines
Google is pushing for meaningful content
as judged by PEOPLE
People? Social juice
Good content includes definitions, explanations, authority
quality content updated sort of regularly: Google likes WP
people can find what they are looking for
Site map
Well designed
Cross browser
Google doesn’t use meta keywords.. But other search engines do
16-20% of queries per day have never been asked before
Remember this when you write
Use Short sentences
Short paragraphs
Bullets
Bold (notice the handouts)
Use keywords near the top to remind yourslef and people and google what you are talking about
Remember this when you write
Use Short sentences
Short paragraphs
Bullets
Bold (notice the handouts)
Use keywords near the top to remind yourslef and people and google what you are talking about
Talk in the language searchers use to find you
Use story.. For repeatablity
Shark tank :if they use fancy talk I don’t give the money
What is the page about?
This is about SHOVELS and not just any shovels.. It’s about SNOW shovels
Why is the page useful?
Because there is snow to be cleared
Who should/would read it?
The guy who wants the snow removed
Who is your IDEAL Client
How do they talk?
Buyers Persona: hubspot link in the handouts
What should they do at the end? Buy your shovel and find a kid to use it.
What is the page about?
This is about SHOVELS and not just any shovels.. It’s about SNOW shovels
Why is the page useful?
Because there is snow to be cleared
Who should/would read it?
The guy who wants the snow removed
Who is your IDEAL Client
How do they talk?
Buyers Persona: hubspot link in the handouts
What should they do at the end?
Find a kid to use the shovel
What is the page about?
This is about SHOVELS and not just any shovels.. It’s about SNOW shovels
Why is the page useful?
Because there is snow to be cleared
Who should/would read it?
The guy who wants the snow removed
Who is your IDEAL Client
How do they talk?
Buyers Persona: hubspot link in the handouts
What should they do at the end?
Find a kid to use the shovel
NOT EVERYONE
Quit focusing on your skills..
ABOUT US
What can you give him
Tips? Knowledge
DO NOT establish authority start with I’m all that
Start with
Imagine you want ot
List important topics
How does it work
Why need
What can Coaching for students
Alternates spellings..
Slang words easy to get wrong
Capitals and spelling
But punctuation
List important topics
How does it work
Why need
What can Coaching for students
Alternates spellings..
Slang words easy to get wrong
Capitals and spelling
But punctuation
List important topics
How does it work
Why need
What can Coaching for students
Alternates spellings..
Slang words easy to get wrong
Capitals and spelling
But punctuation
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
URL: both on your site name, if possible, and in the permalink of the page/post
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
Both as the link name and as the TITLE tag that goes with that
Both as the link name and as the TITLE tag that goes with that
Both as the link name and as the alt tag that goes with that
Both as the link name and as the alt tag that goes with that
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
70 characters in title
50-60 is coming
And Permalinks
NOT CUTE
Green socks not leprachan feed
THIS IS THE THE TITLE TAG
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
: These are not just bold words
Segment of the page
View screen
(h3 format)
This just in..
H2-h3
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
Geotag captions
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
NOT INCLUDED
Keywords in social profiels
Google+ is bein shoe horned
Twitter like elevator
Fb cocktail party
LinkedIN lis like the board room
Diana needham Linkedin Lady
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
Yoast plugin
Meta tags: doesn’t show.. In header
Meta keywords
Snippet preview
Focus keyword
SEO title
Meta description (156 characters)
Yoast plugin
Meta tags: doesn’t show.. In header
Meta keywords
Snippet preview
Focus keyword
SEO title
Meta description (156 characters)
Yoast plugin
Meta tags: doesn’t show.. In header
Meta keywords
Snippet preview
Focus keyword
SEO title
Meta description (156 characters)
Yoast plugin
Meta tags: doesn’t show.. In header
Meta keywords
Snippet preview
Focus keyword
SEO title
Meta description (156 characters)
Yoast plugin
Meta tags: doesn’t show.. In header
Meta keywords
Snippet preview
Focus keyword
SEO title
Meta description (156 characters)
Inbound lkinks you can control from facebook etc
Especially when you can control these: articles published on other sites
Not always home page links
from other sites and social media and local directories
Ratio of code to content: Determine the site load time. Don’t use flash. Limit javascript <tools.pingdom.com/fpt/>
Broken links: 404 errors are judged against the total number of pages
Do not have duplicate content (Pay particular attention if your web person designed a separate site for mobile)
Contact form and not your email address. And if you must use show an email address, make it be at your own domain. (NOT gmail)
301 Redirects: If you change the URL of a page, even if you make appropriate links on your own site to that page, some people may have bookmarked the old page. A 301 redirect will automatically tell the internet that the content has moved and show the new page.
Accessibility
Cross check on browsers: at least Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE and on different devices <responsinator.com>