AN INTRODUCTION TO SEO


Presented by:
Chris Bishop, Founder & CEO, 7thingsmedia
January 2013
Contents
•   What is search?
•   How do I rank?
•   How search works?
•   Hints and tips
•   Live demonstrations
•   Questions & answers
Social media
                    SEO
                    PPC
                    Mobile
                    Lead generation
                    International
                    Display
                    Affiliates
LONDON | NEW YORK
Social media
                    SEO
                    PPC
                    Mobile
                    Lead generation
                    International
                    Display
                    Affiliates
LONDON | NEW YORK




                                      What is SEO?
Who are the players?
Global:
Google           88.8%
Bing              4.2%
Baidu             3.5%
Yahoo             2.4%
Ask.com           0.6%
Other             0.5%

United States:
Google           86.3%
Bing              7.3%
Yahoo             3.1%
Facebook          1.4%
Ask.com           0.8%
Other             1.1%
                         Source: Measured against global website traffic reported by Compete,
                         Nielsen-Net, Alexa, seoMoz, StatsCounter - GlobalStats
Paid vs. Organic




    PAID




                   PAID
Paid vs. Organic




   ORGANIC
Paid vs. Organic




    10%




    90%
Images
Video
Maps (Local)
Shopping
Vertical search



                  MAPS
     PAID




                  PAID
   ORGANIC
How do I rank?
It’s how good looking you are!
...how many friends you’ve got
How Google works
Click through rates
Google spider
How we see a website
How Google see a website
SEO ranking factors
•   On page
     – Content – quality, fresh, keywords
     – HTML – titles, descriptions, use of headers
     – Architecture – crawl, speed, URLS
     – Violations – hidden content, keyword stuffing

•   Off page
     – Links - quality
     – Social – shares, reputation
     – Trust – authority, history
     – Personal – location, trust, history
SEO ranking factors
•   Page title
     – Describe the page
     – Not homepage
     – Not product 12345
•   URL
     – Remove the technical mumbo jumbo
     – ...or at least have it at the end of the URL
•   Content
     – Headers
          • Think headline
     – Body
          • Persuasive copy – don’t keyword stuff
Title & description
•   Use your body copy to explain the page – or even use a call to action
SEO friendly URLs
•   http://www.wework.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id+
    3272&ltemid=43



•   http://www.wework.com/ny/madison
Content
•   Content is KING
•   Have you used keywords?
•   Do your research
     – Google AdWords Keyword Tool
     – Google Trends
     – Google Insights
•   Freshness e.g. blog
TITLE – Men’s Jeans
           URL – asos.com/men/jeans

Click through rates



             Header: Men’s Jeans


        Body: Copy about...Men’s Jeans!
Anchor text
Anchor text
•   Google analytics (Keywords)
•   Google Webmaster Tools
•   Google Trends
Content quality (Panda)
•   Quality is key
     –   Well written
     –   Engaging
     –   Unique
•   Duplicate content
•   Ads above fold
•   Spam content
•   Thin content
Link quality (Penguin)
•   Be natural: Branded vs Keyword
•   Who is linking to you?
•   Site wide links
•   Exact anchor text match
•   Link farms / Paid links
Hints and tips
7things to improve your SEO
7things to consider for your SEO today!:


1.   Get your house in order

2. Create appealing content – blog, content pages, facts, anecdotes
3. Allow your web viewers to share your content
        - Especially via social media

4. No duplicate content!
5. Links – and powerful links – brief PR agencies
6. Homepage and deeplinks
7. ....and remember...
...and remember

“It’s how good looking 40%
        you are...

  ...and how many -
      good looking -    60%
   friends you have!”
Tools
•   Google Analytics
•   Google Webmaster Tools
•   Google Insights
•   http://ubersuggest.org/: Scrapes the suggestions from Google for keyword searches -
    good for finding content ideas / out reach
•   http://www.seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html: Replicates how your listing will
    appear
•   https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights: Improve your page speed
Live demonstrations
Questions & answers
Sources:
                                                                      7thingsmedia SEO team
                                                                      Compete
                                                                      Nielsen-Net
                                                                      Alexa
                                                                      seoMoz
                                                                      StatsCounter – GlobalStats
                                                                      ComScore

                                                                      Images:
                                                                      Google image search




Confidential Information
This document is the property of 7thingsmedia LTD. and is strictly confidential. It contains information intended only for the person(s) and or Company to whom it is addressed.
All information contained herein will be treated as confidential material with no less care than afforded by your own company’s confidential material.

All service and product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.

                                                                      Copyright © 2013 7thingsmedia LTD.
fin.
                                                                             connect:
                                                                             justin.crespo@7thingsmedia.com
                                                                             Business Development Executive
                                                                             646 568 2055
                                                                             www.7thingsmedia.com
                                                                             @7thingsmedia


Confidential Information
This document is the property of 7thingsmedia LTD. and is strictly confidential. It contains information intended only for the person(s) and or Company to whom it is addressed.
All information contained herein will be treated as confidential material with no less care than afforded by your own company’s confidential material.

All service and product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.

                                                                      Copyright © 2013 7thingsmedia LTD.

Introduction to SEO Presentation

  • 1.
    AN INTRODUCTION TOSEO Presented by: Chris Bishop, Founder & CEO, 7thingsmedia January 2013
  • 2.
    Contents • What is search? • How do I rank? • How search works? • Hints and tips • Live demonstrations • Questions & answers
  • 3.
    Social media SEO PPC Mobile Lead generation International Display Affiliates LONDON | NEW YORK
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    Social media SEO PPC Mobile Lead generation International Display Affiliates LONDON | NEW YORK What is SEO?
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    Who are theplayers? Global: Google 88.8% Bing 4.2% Baidu 3.5% Yahoo 2.4% Ask.com 0.6% Other 0.5% United States: Google 86.3% Bing 7.3% Yahoo 3.1% Facebook 1.4% Ask.com 0.8% Other 1.1% Source: Measured against global website traffic reported by Compete, Nielsen-Net, Alexa, seoMoz, StatsCounter - GlobalStats
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    Vertical search MAPS PAID PAID ORGANIC
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    How do Irank?
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    It’s how goodlooking you are!
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    ...how many friendsyou’ve got
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    How we seea website
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    How Google seea website
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    SEO ranking factors • On page – Content – quality, fresh, keywords – HTML – titles, descriptions, use of headers – Architecture – crawl, speed, URLS – Violations – hidden content, keyword stuffing • Off page – Links - quality – Social – shares, reputation – Trust – authority, history – Personal – location, trust, history
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    SEO ranking factors • Page title – Describe the page – Not homepage – Not product 12345 • URL – Remove the technical mumbo jumbo – ...or at least have it at the end of the URL • Content – Headers • Think headline – Body • Persuasive copy – don’t keyword stuff
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    Title & description • Use your body copy to explain the page – or even use a call to action
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    SEO friendly URLs • http://www.wework.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id+ 3272&ltemid=43 • http://www.wework.com/ny/madison
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    Content • Content is KING • Have you used keywords? • Do your research – Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Google Trends – Google Insights • Freshness e.g. blog
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    TITLE – Men’sJeans URL – asos.com/men/jeans Click through rates Header: Men’s Jeans Body: Copy about...Men’s Jeans!
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    Anchor text • Google analytics (Keywords) • Google Webmaster Tools • Google Trends
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    Content quality (Panda) • Quality is key – Well written – Engaging – Unique • Duplicate content • Ads above fold • Spam content • Thin content
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    Link quality (Penguin) • Be natural: Branded vs Keyword • Who is linking to you? • Site wide links • Exact anchor text match • Link farms / Paid links
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    7things to improveyour SEO 7things to consider for your SEO today!: 1. Get your house in order 2. Create appealing content – blog, content pages, facts, anecdotes 3. Allow your web viewers to share your content - Especially via social media 4. No duplicate content! 5. Links – and powerful links – brief PR agencies 6. Homepage and deeplinks 7. ....and remember...
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    ...and remember “It’s howgood looking 40% you are... ...and how many - good looking - 60% friends you have!”
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    Tools • Google Analytics • Google Webmaster Tools • Google Insights • http://ubersuggest.org/: Scrapes the suggestions from Google for keyword searches - good for finding content ideas / out reach • http://www.seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html: Replicates how your listing will appear • https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights: Improve your page speed
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    Sources: 7thingsmedia SEO team Compete Nielsen-Net Alexa seoMoz StatsCounter – GlobalStats ComScore Images: Google image search Confidential Information This document is the property of 7thingsmedia LTD. and is strictly confidential. It contains information intended only for the person(s) and or Company to whom it is addressed. All information contained herein will be treated as confidential material with no less care than afforded by your own company’s confidential material. All service and product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Copyright © 2013 7thingsmedia LTD.
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    fin. connect: justin.crespo@7thingsmedia.com Business Development Executive 646 568 2055 www.7thingsmedia.com @7thingsmedia Confidential Information This document is the property of 7thingsmedia LTD. and is strictly confidential. It contains information intended only for the person(s) and or Company to whom it is addressed. All information contained herein will be treated as confidential material with no less care than afforded by your own company’s confidential material. All service and product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Copyright © 2013 7thingsmedia LTD.

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