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7 Steps to migrate your SEO strategy
Robin Neyt
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Hi! I’m Robin.
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I work at Wijs
A digital Agency in Ghent/Gent
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‣ Situation
‣ What’s the problem?
‣ A blueprint
‣ Start: the new website
‣ Before the launch
‣ Launch of the website
‣ What if it goes wrong?
Tweet-style Summary
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Situation
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‣ Everybody wants a new website
‣ It should be bigger, better, fancier,...
‣ Nobody thinks about the consequences!
Situation
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What’s the problem?
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‣ website that’s been around for quite a while
‣ has a lot of domain authority
‣ has a lot of unique backlinks
‣ is top of mind with customers
All this can be lost easily
What’s the problem?
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We need a strategy!
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‣ Think first, act later! (Usually goes wrong...)
‣ Create a masterplan!
‣ Follow it to the letter! (Usually goes wrong...)
‣ Put it to the test!
‣ Keep a close eye on the results!
How should we tackle the problem?
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A blueprint for the masterplan
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Start: The new website
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It should be bigger, better, fancier...
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Watch out for exotic
functionality!
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The website should also be SEO friendly
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‣ Ideal moment for a new keyword research
‣ Use keyword research to create new site architecture
‣ Visitor point of view
‣ Not too much jargon
‣ Visitor has a problem and searches for a solution
Keyword Research
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‣ Don’t lose good functionality that was present in the previous website
‣ If it works, don’t break it (Your IT is going to love this)
‣ Just make it better
‣ Now is the time to make adjustments
‣ Costs, timing, campaigns,...
‣ Make sure web copy is ready in time
‣ Don’t do everything last minute!
Requirements
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‣ Search Engine Friendly URLs
Bad URL: http://www.site.be/index.php?id=25&cat=42
SEF URL: http://www.site.be/category/subcategory/page/
‣ Use keywords in the URLs
‣ Avoid excessive use of JavaScript and CSS
‣ Make sure goals/conversions are tracked
Technical requirements
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‣ URL
‣ Title <title>
‣ H1
‣ Menu item in navigation
Should be possible to edit all items individually
On-page elements
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‣ Make sure goals/conversions are tracked
‣ Prepare event tracking
‣ Make sure every form has an unique thank you page → different URLs
‣ Monitor the performance of the new website
‣ After a few weeks → enough data to evaluate the migration
Conversion tracking
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Before the launch
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Create a redirect plan!
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‣ Create overview of the current site structure
‣ Determine the most important pages of the current website
‣ Different tools you can use
Site structure
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‣ Check the URLs of the top landing pages
(e-commerce, leads)
‣ Check the URLs of the pages with most pageviews (traffic)
Google Analytics
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High amount of pages?
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Sort pages by authority!
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‣ Use a tool like Open Site Explorer
‣ www.opensiteexplorer.org
Check page authority to determine value
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‣ Merge the important URLs from your current site
‣ Both the ones you selected and the top landing pages in
Analytics
‣ As specific as possible
‣ Keep number of consecutive redirects to a minimum
301 redirects to the corresponding pages on the new website
Combine all data
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Don’t forget 301 redirect from
non www to www
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‣ Too many URLs to redirect everything manually
→ Time & cost efficiency
‣ Check new vs old URL structure → Try to automate
Example:
Old URL: www.site.be/blog/webshops/ and www.site.be/blog/shopping/
New URL: www.site.be/blog/e-commerce/
‣ If not possible → Redirect to parent category
What with blog posts?
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‣ Everything in detail → Costs a lot of money
‣ Only the top pages → Chance you’ll miss traffic
‣ Don’t forget about
‣ active campaigns, newsletters, affiliates, offline
campaigns, backlinks, tools
301 redirects: The dilemma
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Tips & tricks
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‣ Don’t launch the new website in phases
→ Not efficient for IT and marketing
‣ Make checklists
‣ Meetings & progress check
‣ Continuous follow-up
‣ Marketing & IT have to work as 1 team
Tips & tricks
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Launch of the website
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‣ Be sure everything is prepared and ready
‣ Checklists ready
‣ Launch on Monday or Tuesday
‣ Preferably in the morning
‣ Whole team ready to monitor and take action
Launch of the website
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‣ Do a manual check of the redirects
‣ Header check to make sure the right type of redirect is used
‣ Monitor Google Webmaster Tools for spider problems and crawl errors
‣ Pause the Adwords campaigns and change destination URLs
Launch of the website
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Header check
http://www.seoconsultants.com
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Google Webmaster Tools
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What if it goes wrong?
Don’t blame each other :)
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‣ Normal after a site migration
‣ May not last forever
‣ Check 301 redirects
‣ 301 redirects point to the right pages?
‣ Check web copy: copied? Not SEO friendly?
‣ Is staging website online and indexed?
‣ Old website still online?
‣ Some products/services no longer exist?
Drop in rankings?
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‣ Analytics setup is OK?
‣ Goals are implemented correctly?
‣ E-commerce is activated?
‣ E-commerce transaction code is implemented?
‣ Certain products/services no longer exist?
Drop in leads/sales?
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What you need to remember
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‣ List the most important pages
‣ New website must be SEO friendly
‣ 301 redirects & optimization
‣ Planning is the key to success!
‣ Prepare the launch
‣ Use checklists
‣ Follow-up of the launch is essential!
‣ Testing!
What you need to remember
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Questions?
Robin Neyt
robin.neyt@wijs.be
Twitter.com/RobinNeyt
woensdag 29 mei 13

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7 steps-to-migrate-your-seo-strategy robin-neyt

  • 1. 7 Steps to migrate your SEO strategy Robin Neyt woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 3. I work at Wijs A digital Agency in Ghent/Gent woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 4. ‣ Situation ‣ What’s the problem? ‣ A blueprint ‣ Start: the new website ‣ Before the launch ‣ Launch of the website ‣ What if it goes wrong? Tweet-style Summary woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 6. ‣ Everybody wants a new website ‣ It should be bigger, better, fancier,... ‣ Nobody thinks about the consequences! Situation woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 8. ‣ website that’s been around for quite a while ‣ has a lot of domain authority ‣ has a lot of unique backlinks ‣ is top of mind with customers All this can be lost easily What’s the problem? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 9. We need a strategy! woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 10. ‣ Think first, act later! (Usually goes wrong...) ‣ Create a masterplan! ‣ Follow it to the letter! (Usually goes wrong...) ‣ Put it to the test! ‣ Keep a close eye on the results! How should we tackle the problem? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 11. A blueprint for the masterplan woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 12. Start: The new website woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 13. It should be bigger, better, fancier... woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 14. Watch out for exotic functionality! woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 15. The website should also be SEO friendly woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 16. ‣ Ideal moment for a new keyword research ‣ Use keyword research to create new site architecture ‣ Visitor point of view ‣ Not too much jargon ‣ Visitor has a problem and searches for a solution Keyword Research woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 17. ‣ Don’t lose good functionality that was present in the previous website ‣ If it works, don’t break it (Your IT is going to love this) ‣ Just make it better ‣ Now is the time to make adjustments ‣ Costs, timing, campaigns,... ‣ Make sure web copy is ready in time ‣ Don’t do everything last minute! Requirements woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 18. ‣ Search Engine Friendly URLs Bad URL: http://www.site.be/index.php?id=25&cat=42 SEF URL: http://www.site.be/category/subcategory/page/ ‣ Use keywords in the URLs ‣ Avoid excessive use of JavaScript and CSS ‣ Make sure goals/conversions are tracked Technical requirements woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 19. ‣ URL ‣ Title <title> ‣ H1 ‣ Menu item in navigation Should be possible to edit all items individually On-page elements woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 20. ‣ Make sure goals/conversions are tracked ‣ Prepare event tracking ‣ Make sure every form has an unique thank you page → different URLs ‣ Monitor the performance of the new website ‣ After a few weeks → enough data to evaluate the migration Conversion tracking woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 22. Create a redirect plan! woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 23. ‣ Create overview of the current site structure ‣ Determine the most important pages of the current website ‣ Different tools you can use Site structure woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 24. ‣ Check the URLs of the top landing pages (e-commerce, leads) ‣ Check the URLs of the pages with most pageviews (traffic) Google Analytics woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 25. High amount of pages? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 26. Sort pages by authority! woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 27. ‣ Use a tool like Open Site Explorer ‣ www.opensiteexplorer.org Check page authority to determine value woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 28. ‣ Merge the important URLs from your current site ‣ Both the ones you selected and the top landing pages in Analytics ‣ As specific as possible ‣ Keep number of consecutive redirects to a minimum 301 redirects to the corresponding pages on the new website Combine all data woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 29. Don’t forget 301 redirect from non www to www woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 30. ‣ Too many URLs to redirect everything manually → Time & cost efficiency ‣ Check new vs old URL structure → Try to automate Example: Old URL: www.site.be/blog/webshops/ and www.site.be/blog/shopping/ New URL: www.site.be/blog/e-commerce/ ‣ If not possible → Redirect to parent category What with blog posts? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 31. ‣ Everything in detail → Costs a lot of money ‣ Only the top pages → Chance you’ll miss traffic ‣ Don’t forget about ‣ active campaigns, newsletters, affiliates, offline campaigns, backlinks, tools 301 redirects: The dilemma woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 33. ‣ Don’t launch the new website in phases → Not efficient for IT and marketing ‣ Make checklists ‣ Meetings & progress check ‣ Continuous follow-up ‣ Marketing & IT have to work as 1 team Tips & tricks woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 34. Launch of the website woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 35. ‣ Be sure everything is prepared and ready ‣ Checklists ready ‣ Launch on Monday or Tuesday ‣ Preferably in the morning ‣ Whole team ready to monitor and take action Launch of the website woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 36. ‣ Do a manual check of the redirects ‣ Header check to make sure the right type of redirect is used ‣ Monitor Google Webmaster Tools for spider problems and crawl errors ‣ Pause the Adwords campaigns and change destination URLs Launch of the website woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 39. What if it goes wrong? Don’t blame each other :) woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 40. ‣ Normal after a site migration ‣ May not last forever ‣ Check 301 redirects ‣ 301 redirects point to the right pages? ‣ Check web copy: copied? Not SEO friendly? ‣ Is staging website online and indexed? ‣ Old website still online? ‣ Some products/services no longer exist? Drop in rankings? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 41. ‣ Analytics setup is OK? ‣ Goals are implemented correctly? ‣ E-commerce is activated? ‣ E-commerce transaction code is implemented? ‣ Certain products/services no longer exist? Drop in leads/sales? woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 42. What you need to remember woensdag 29 mei 13
  • 43. ‣ List the most important pages ‣ New website must be SEO friendly ‣ 301 redirects & optimization ‣ Planning is the key to success! ‣ Prepare the launch ‣ Use checklists ‣ Follow-up of the launch is essential! ‣ Testing! What you need to remember woensdag 29 mei 13