Internet Marketing 101 
It’s all about the content 
Lee Weber 
Content Marketing Director 
Ivana Janevska 
Marketing Manager
Who’s speaking today? 
We are… Addiction Blog has… 
• 0 – 1M monthly in 4 years 
• 38K unique visitors a day 
• 1500 articles + images 
• 60+ contributors 
• Writers 
• Editors 
• SEO Marketers
Agenda 
Why internet marketing? 
What is SEO? 
What is content marketing? 
A guide to content marketing 
Action plan
Why is internet marketing important? 
Consumers use the internet 
Cost-effective advertising 
Access to your audience 
Control your branding 
Increase sales
Before you convert, you must be seen 
SEO = Search Engine Optimization 
Top Google rankings that last 
Quality content 
Quality backlinks 
Shareability 
Long term process 
Customers see you as the industry leader
Why ranking in search matters 
#1 position = 50+ % 
#2 position = 10-15% 
#3 position = 5-10% 
#4 position = < 5% 
All others = < 2%
How do you get there?
What is content marketing? 
Content marketing is: 
“the art of understanding exactly what your 
prospects and customers need to know. Then 
delivering that content to them in a relevant 
and compelling way to grow your business.”
Content marketing related to SEO 
Authority 
Backlinks 
Conversions 
Traffic Rankings
What is the goal of content marketing? 
There are only four basic things a marketer 
needs from any piece of content: 
To be shared 
To get comments 
To generate leads 
To make sales
Content Diversity
Guide to Content Marketing
Types of content 
TEXT 
Comments 
Articles 
Copywriting 
Brochures 
Books 
PRESENTATIONS 
IMAGES 
VIDEO 
AUDIO 
WEBINARS
Important starting points 
Can you embrace your niche? 
Can you position yourself as the expert ? 
Can you create a value exchange? 
Can you invest years into the process?
1. Your website 
Content should be: 
Based on keywords 
Be written for humans 
Be interesting and engaging 
Created regularly
1. Your website
2. Blog 
Topics are KW related 
Backlink to internal pages 
Incorporate images and videos 
2 times per week is great! 
Promote on social media
2. Blog
3. Guest sites
3. Guest sites 
Identify people in your vertical 
Commit to a series 
Backlink from your AUTHOR BIO 
Backlinks are now penalized in-text
4. Commenting 
Centralize your comments using Disqus 
Add value! 
3-1-1- rule 
Backlink when it makes sense 
Set up a calendar for regular comments
4. Commenting
5. Presentations 
Use existing knowledge 
Target principle sites 
Set yourself up as an expert 
Share on multiple networks 
LinkedIn 
Slide Share 
Other PPT share networks
6. Infographics 
Topics are news oriented 
Campaigns generate: 
Backlinks 
Traffic 
Loyalty 
Brand awareness 
Partnerships
7. Videos 
Extension of website topics 
Generates backlinks 
Adds weight to industry authority
8. E-Books 
Use text you have 
Link bait! 
Set yourself up as an expert 
Needs marketing 
Email 
Social Media
9. Audio
10. Webinars
Looking Ahead 
Stick with what you know! 
Build authority and backlinks 
Keep generating offsite content in a variety of 
ways and on a variety of top ranking websites 
Text 
Images 
Audio 
Video
Conclusion
Your Action Plan 
Audit your current marketing strategy 
Identify the holes in your online strategy 
Identify main goals and measures 
What are your keywords? 
Where can you build authority? 
Where can you generate backlinks? 
How can you build your brand? 
Contact me today 
lee@addictionblog.org
Thank You

Internet Marketing: It's all about the content

  • 1.
    Internet Marketing 101 It’s all about the content Lee Weber Content Marketing Director Ivana Janevska Marketing Manager
  • 2.
    Who’s speaking today? We are… Addiction Blog has… • 0 – 1M monthly in 4 years • 38K unique visitors a day • 1500 articles + images • 60+ contributors • Writers • Editors • SEO Marketers
  • 4.
    Agenda Why internetmarketing? What is SEO? What is content marketing? A guide to content marketing Action plan
  • 5.
    Why is internetmarketing important? Consumers use the internet Cost-effective advertising Access to your audience Control your branding Increase sales
  • 6.
    Before you convert,you must be seen SEO = Search Engine Optimization Top Google rankings that last Quality content Quality backlinks Shareability Long term process Customers see you as the industry leader
  • 7.
    Why ranking insearch matters #1 position = 50+ % #2 position = 10-15% #3 position = 5-10% #4 position = < 5% All others = < 2%
  • 8.
    How do youget there?
  • 9.
    What is contentmarketing? Content marketing is: “the art of understanding exactly what your prospects and customers need to know. Then delivering that content to them in a relevant and compelling way to grow your business.”
  • 10.
    Content marketing relatedto SEO Authority Backlinks Conversions Traffic Rankings
  • 11.
    What is thegoal of content marketing? There are only four basic things a marketer needs from any piece of content: To be shared To get comments To generate leads To make sales
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    Types of content TEXT Comments Articles Copywriting Brochures Books PRESENTATIONS IMAGES VIDEO AUDIO WEBINARS
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    Important starting points Can you embrace your niche? Can you position yourself as the expert ? Can you create a value exchange? Can you invest years into the process?
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    1. Your website Content should be: Based on keywords Be written for humans Be interesting and engaging Created regularly
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    2. Blog Topicsare KW related Backlink to internal pages Incorporate images and videos 2 times per week is great! Promote on social media
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    3. Guest sites Identify people in your vertical Commit to a series Backlink from your AUTHOR BIO Backlinks are now penalized in-text
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    4. Commenting Centralizeyour comments using Disqus Add value! 3-1-1- rule Backlink when it makes sense Set up a calendar for regular comments
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    5. Presentations Useexisting knowledge Target principle sites Set yourself up as an expert Share on multiple networks LinkedIn Slide Share Other PPT share networks
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    6. Infographics Topicsare news oriented Campaigns generate: Backlinks Traffic Loyalty Brand awareness Partnerships
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    7. Videos Extensionof website topics Generates backlinks Adds weight to industry authority
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    8. E-Books Usetext you have Link bait! Set yourself up as an expert Needs marketing Email Social Media
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    Looking Ahead Stickwith what you know! Build authority and backlinks Keep generating offsite content in a variety of ways and on a variety of top ranking websites Text Images Audio Video
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    Your Action Plan Audit your current marketing strategy Identify the holes in your online strategy Identify main goals and measures What are your keywords? Where can you build authority? Where can you generate backlinks? How can you build your brand? Contact me today lee@addictionblog.org
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Editor's Notes

  • #6 To win in the SEO space you need great content Google is ever evolving All content should work together I know we used to be able
  • #10 To win in the SEO space you need great content Google is ever evolving All content should work together I know we used to be able
  • #11 How do you become an authority? How does this happen?
  • #12 To win in the SEO space you need great content Google is ever evolving All content should work together I know we used to be able
  • #13 To win in the SEO space you need great content Google is ever evolving All content should work together I know we used to be able
  • #17 This is the most important content Your website is the most critical Well structured Built around keywords Help with conversions The face of your business This is where you are going to create credibility It’s an investment in your business
  • #18 This is the most important content Your website is the most critical Well structured Built around keywords Help with conversions The face of your business This is where you are going to create credibility It’s an investment in your business
  • #19 Blogging on its own can boost rankings
  • #20 Blogging on its own can boost rankings
  • #22 Blogging on its own can boost rankings
  • #23 Blogging on its own can boost rankings
  • #24 Blogging on its own can boost rankings
  • #28 Pros and cons
  • #29 Pros and cons
  • #30 Pros and cons