www.rocketmatter.com For those of you that have seen your web traffic rank, a good primer on why you need to branch out from purely search engine optimization to build traffic.

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SEO is Dead:
Why you can’t rely on
search engine
optimization for your
web marketing
Larry Port
CEO, Rocket Matter
2014

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4. Many people think SEO
is synonymous with
Internet marketing.
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5. They think it’s the only
way to get traffic to their
site without paying.
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6. Guess what: it’s not the
only way, and it’s
certainly not free.
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7. Do you need an SEO site
architecture? YES
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Is it the primary way to
drive traffic? NO

8. Observation #1:
More people are in
the SEO ballgame
than ever before.
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9. Many firms find they
were doing great in
2008, but no longer.
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10. This is because more
people are
competing for the
same words.
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11. Or they were
on the
receiving end
of Panda.
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12. And they keep trying to
fix their traffic problem,
but they are using the
wrong tool:
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13. SEO
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14. Observation #2: SEO
is still relevant, though
its dominance is over.
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15. It’s a foundational element.
It’s not the entire building.
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16. Observation #3: SEO
isn’t the only or best
way to build traffic.
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Use well-executed newsletters,
social media, content, and PR...

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Key phrase being “well-executed”

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Ninja Tip: we are in a
golden era of digital
advertising.

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If you’re not a
believer, it WORKS.

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Some of our top
performing ads ever.

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Digital advertising is
effective and
measurable.

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And allows you to
target demographics
with disturbing
precision.

24. Observation #4:
Once firms get
visitors to their site,
the visitors leave.
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You have
10
seconds.

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Is your site designed for humans?

27. Observation
#5: Most web
searches are
conducted on a
mobile device.
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28. 65%
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29. Which means: Local
Search. Google
Maps. Yelp.
Facebook.
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30. If you’re only thinking
SEO, and not thinking
Social, Local and Mobile,
you’re WAY behind.
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31. Observation #6:
Have you checked
the search volume of
the terms you’re
killing yourself over?
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32. You might be surprised to
see how low some of
those volumes are.
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34. And by some
estimates, only 15% of
people that need an
attorney look for one.
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35. So you’re not pursuing
the vast majority of
potential clients.
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36. Observation #7:
Relentless SEO focus
causes people to waste
time and money.
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37. Look what you’re missing!
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38. Observation #8:
You’re putting all your
eggs in Google’s
basket.
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39. Google likes to
shake your basket.
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40. 400+
times a year!
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Let’s get in touch!
larry@rocketmatter.com
Twitter: @larryport
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Larry Port
CEO, Rocket Matter