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Stoney G deGeyter
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Web Presence
Optimization
PolePositionMarketing.com
Stoney deGeyter
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Three Pillars of Digital
Marketing
1. Website architecture / usability
The search engine friendly foundation your
site is built on.
Impacts:
• usability issues
• ability of visitors to find content
• ability of search engines to find
and assign value to your content
2. Keyword / topical optimization
Gets your site
search engine
optimized.
Impacts:
• Search rankings
• Search to page click-thrus
• First impressions
• Intent delivery
3. Site value / authority
Impacts:
• Search rankings
• Perceptions
• Word of mouth
• Customer retention
Builds trust.
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Organic Optimization
Keyword research 5-10 hours
Industry
terms
Ignorant
terminology
Competitors
Site content
Solutions
Problems
Frequently
searched &
relevant
PHRASES
Analytics set-up / goal customization 5 hours
Install tracking code
Establish goals
Record micro and
macro conversions
Benchmark reporting
Determine
Goals / metrics reported
Frequency of reports
Depth of detail
4 hours/report
Code audit and SEO review
Mobile and desktop
device review:
• Continuous review of site
architectural and usability issues.
• Reviewing previous optimization work
for performance improvements.
• Fixing problems as uncovered.
1-4 hours/month
Tag / schema optimization
For each unique
(non-product) page
20 min/page
Title tags
Meta description tags
Top and sub-headings
Image alt text
Page & keyword optimization
Focused content
4 hours/page
Keyword
targeting
Structure Message
Visitor
intent
Calls-to-
action
Usability
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Local Optimization
Local audit & strategy
Analyze local presence
10 hours
 Local listings/profiles
(Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yelp, Facebook, etc.)
 Citations
 Customer review strategy
 Brand monitoring
Local business profile optimization• 5-8 hours
Optimize
Google
Bing
Yahoo
Yelp
FacebookBBB
Foursquare
LinkedIn
Angie's List
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Local citations 4 hours/link
Customer review strategy
• Reviews on site
• Offsite reviews
• Review generation ideas
3-5 hours
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Link Building
Backlink Profile Audit
Assess Link:
Quantity
Quality
Value
5 hours
Link Building 4 hours/link
Research
opportunities
Reach out and
engage
Secure and
finalize link
Online PR
Turn mentions
1 hour/month
into links
Backlink profile review
Ongoing review of
links & their value.
1 hour/month
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Content & Messaging
Buyer persona review
Know who you are targeting?
1 hour
Content messaging audit & strategy 10 hours
Message Conversions
Educational
value
Usefulness
Organization Visual appeal
Level of
professionalism
Demonstration
of thought
leadership
Calls to action Links and more
Email marketing review
Consistent posting on topics
relevant to your target audiences.
1 hour/month
Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Editorial calendar
Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Topics
Audience
interest
Keyword
search
volume
Content creation and editing 3 hours/piece to create
1.5 hours/piece to edit
Consistent messaging
Style guidelines
Optimization
Focuses on target
audience
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Social Media Marketing
Social media tag review & optimization
Write custom social
sharing tags for the
five most-shared
pages on your
website.
2 hours
Make sure tags are
in place.
Social media audit
Uncover the strengths and
weaknesses of your social
media marketing.
15 hours
Social media strategy 15 hours
Social media marketing goals
Target customers to reach
Where to reach them
Best engagement approach
How to measure success
Social profile set-up and optimization 3 hour/network
Set up and/or optimize
primary social channels
Facebook
Pinterest
LinkedIn
YouTube
Twitter
Instagram
Social media engagement 10-20 hours/month
Develop
content
Sharing
content
Monitore
brand profiles
Engage in
conversations
Social benchmark reports
Review what is and isn’t working.
Compare engagement metrics w/ competitors.
4 hours/report
Video optimization
• Closed captioning
• Descriptions
• Behind-the-scenes settings
2-3 hours/video
Whatever impacts how often videos are viewed
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Analytics & Conversion
Optimzation
Navigation optimization
Use keywords to map out
primary and secondary
navigation structures.
10 hours
Improves
Accessibility
& usability
Messaging
Search
performance
Analytics audit
• Traffic sources
• Conversion rates
• Lead source
• Mobile usage
• Bounce rates
• Campaign efficiency
• More
10 hours
Numbers tell a story.
Conversion & usability review
Identify clear violations of common usability
practices that hinder the visitor’s experience.
10 hours
Conversion audit 10 hours
Landing pages
Category & product page success
Checkout process
Abandonment issues
Visitor frustration points
Lack of engagement
Goal completions
Ongoing analytics analysis 6-10 hours/month
Site traffic
User engagement
Performance data
Anomalies
Strengths
A/B & multivariate testing 5-12 hours/test
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Pay Per Click
PPC campaign set-up
Keyword research
Build ads
Structure campaigns
Tweak landing
15 hours
Ongoing PPC management
Improve ads & landing pages for better ROI.
1 hour/$1000 in ad spend
Recommended ad spend
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Activity
Client: DSG Outerwear
URL: www.DSGouterwear.com
Budget: 15 hours / month
Create a web marketing plan
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PolePositionMarketing.com
Thank
You!

Developing a Digital Marketing Plan