What is SEO?
           Why should you care?




@namtrok                          paul@connexsocial.com
Digital Marketing Nerd
@namtrok                       paul@connexsocial.com
What is Digital Marketing?
 ‱   Search Engine Optimization
     (SEO)

 ‱   Online Ads (PPC/CPM)

 ‱   Email Marketing

 ‱   Social Media

 ‱   Conversion Optimization

 ‱   Data Analysis
@namtrok                          paul@connexsocial.com
What is SEO?


 ‱   Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

     ‱   The efforts revolving around trying to get a site/page to show
         up (rank) or increase rank within a Search Engine Results
         Page (SERP)



@namtrok                                                 paul@connexsocial.com
SERP

Shopping

           1
           2
           3
  Images
           4
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SEO




                 SEO vs PPC
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Search phrase in the title of the page



           SEO




                   SERP a bit deeper
@namtrok                                             paul@connexsocial.com
Title
   URL
Description



              Result Elements
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Which do you use?
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Why is Google the best?
@namtrok                       paul@connexsocial.com
History of Search


 ‱   Lycos, Dogpile, Excite

 ‱   Altavista circa 1995

 ‱   Google circa 1998/2000
     The authority algorithm



@namtrok                               paul@connexsocial.com
The Authority Algo



 ‱   Sources/References

 ‱   Who is most referenced?




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SEO Ranking Factors




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Code




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Code


 ‱   No Tables

 ‱   Fast

 ‱   Semantic Code

 ‱   Hierarchical


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Specific Code


 ‱   Meta Keywords

 ‱   Title

 ‱   Meta Description



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Content




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Keywords

 ‱   User terms vs marketing
     terms

     ‱   Often Questions

 ‱   Title a page and write to it

 ‱   EX: Keyword “Adopt a Pet”

     ‱   Where can I Adopt a Pet?
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The King of On-Page


 ‱   <Title>

 ‱   URL

 ‱   <h1>



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Other important Locations

 ‱   <h2>,<h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6>

 ‱   <img src=”keyword” />

 ‱   <img alt=”keyword” />

 ‱   <li>keyword</li>

 ‱   <b>, <strong>, <i>, <em>

 ‱   <p>keyword</p>
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Links/Social




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Back to Authority


 ‱   Popular/Authoritative sites
     are worth more

 ‱   Very difficult, any easy/paid
     link strategies get found out



@namtrok                               paul@connexsocial.com
Social is the new player

 ‱   Shares

 ‱   Likes

 ‱   Comments

 ‱   Followers

 ‱   RTs/Mentions

 ‱   Links
@namtrok                            paul@connexsocial.com
Authority Still Matters



    A mention or a follow from an influencer will do more than
                 a mention or a follow from me




@namtrok                                           paul@connexsocial.com
SEO Ranking Factors




@namtrok                     paul@connexsocial.com
Remember, SEO has a place
 Offline WOM Links SEO Social Email Ads




@namtrok                        paul@connexsocial.com
Questions?
   We’re
   Hiring!




@namtrok                  paul@connexsocial.com

Basic SEO Presentation

  • 1.
    What is SEO? Why should you care? @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 2.
    Digital Marketing Nerd @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 3.
    What is DigitalMarketing? ‱ Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ‱ Online Ads (PPC/CPM) ‱ Email Marketing ‱ Social Media ‱ Conversion Optimization ‱ Data Analysis @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 4.
    What is SEO? ‱ Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ‱ The efforts revolving around trying to get a site/page to show up (rank) or increase rank within a Search Engine Results Page (SERP) @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 5.
    SERP Shopping 1 2 3 Images 4 @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 6.
    SEO SEO vs PPC @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 7.
    Search phrase inthe title of the page SEO SERP a bit deeper @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 8.
    Title URL Description Result Elements @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 9.
    Which do youuse? @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 10.
    Why is Googlethe best? @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 11.
    History of Search ‱ Lycos, Dogpile, Excite ‱ Altavista circa 1995 ‱ Google circa 1998/2000 The authority algorithm @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 12.
    The Authority Algo ‱ Sources/References ‱ Who is most referenced? @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 13.
    SEO Ranking Factors @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 14.
    Code @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 15.
    Code ‱ No Tables ‱ Fast ‱ Semantic Code ‱ Hierarchical @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 16.
    Specific Code ‱ Meta Keywords ‱ Title ‱ Meta Description @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 17.
    Content @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 18.
    Keywords ‱ User terms vs marketing terms ‱ Often Questions ‱ Title a page and write to it ‱ EX: Keyword “Adopt a Pet” ‱ Where can I Adopt a Pet? @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 19.
    The King ofOn-Page ‱ <Title> ‱ URL ‱ <h1> @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 20.
    Other important Locations ‱ <h2>,<h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6> ‱ <img src=”keyword” /> ‱ <img alt=”keyword” /> ‱ <li>keyword</li> ‱ <b>, <strong>, <i>, <em> ‱ <p>keyword</p> @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 21.
    Links/Social @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 22.
    Back to Authority ‱ Popular/Authoritative sites are worth more ‱ Very difficult, any easy/paid link strategies get found out @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 23.
    Social is thenew player ‱ Shares ‱ Likes ‱ Comments ‱ Followers ‱ RTs/Mentions ‱ Links @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 24.
    Authority Still Matters A mention or a follow from an influencer will do more than a mention or a follow from me @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 25.
    SEO Ranking Factors @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 26.
    Remember, SEO hasa place Offline WOM Links SEO Social Email Ads @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com
  • 27.
    Questions? We’re Hiring! @namtrok paul@connexsocial.com