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SEO for Bloggers for SNAP conference
This document provides a summary of search engine optimization (SEO) best practices for bloggers and website owners. It discusses how SEO can increase website traffic through organic search results. Key topics covered include on-page SEO elements like meta tags, internal linking, URL structure, and content; off-page factors like link building; and social signals. The summary emphasizes creating high-quality, unique content and implementing technical SEO basics to improve a site's discoverability and relevance.
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- 1. SEO for Bloggers and other stuff Dennis Goedegebuure @thenextcorner Thenextcorner.net
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- 4. What can SEOdo for you? • When successful, SEO can get you significant more traffic http://thenextcorner.net/wireless-switch-dell-latitude-e4300/
- 5. The Future OfYour Business SEO is NOT a business model SEO is NOT a business model
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- 7. Search Engine QualityGuidelines All major search engines have documentation Bing: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/webmaster/archive/2009/09/03/search-engine-optimization-for- bing.aspx Google: www.google.com/support/webmasters
- 8. Google Webmaster Guidelines WhatTo Do • Make a site with a clear hierarchy and text links. Every page should be reachable from at least one static text link • Create a useful, information-rich site, and write pages that clearly and accurately describe your content • Think about the words users would type to find your pages, and make sure that your site actually includes those words within it • Make sure that your <title> elements and ALT attributes are descriptive and accurate • Offer a site map to your users with links that point to the important parts of your site • Make use of the robots.txt file on your web server
- 9. Google Webmaster Guidelines What To Avoid • Don't deceive your users or present different content to search engines than you display to users • Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank • Avoid hidden text or hidden links • Don't use cloaking or sneaky redirects • Don't load pages with irrelevant keywords • Don't create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content • Avoid "doorway" pages created just for search engines, or other "cookie cutter" approaches such as affiliate programs with little or no original content. If your site participates in an affiliate program, make sure that your site adds value http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769#1
- 10. SEO comes downto 2 Aspects Discovery Relevance If your pages don’t get How relevant is your content discovered, you won’t get to the query a user is any search traffic searching for If you block access to your If your cooking site ranks for site, crawlers won’t discover Credit Card, you might be your content considered a spammer
- 11. Google is changing…Fast… Back-endInfrastructure Front-end UI • Caffeine • SPYW • MayDay • One-Box • Panda • Instant Search • Personalized • Local
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- 21. SEOmoz Ranking Factors Yearly survey and data analytics to construct how search engines rank websites • Survey among 130+ SEO professionals -> Opinion! • Data study on 10K+ randomly sampled keywords http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors
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- 23. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal links • External Links URL structure • Canonical URL • Keyword rich Meta Tags • Page title • Verification Page Content • Unique content • Semantic mark up Feeds • Sitemaps
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- 25. Links – Internal& external Links • Links are still major ranking factor in SEO • Internal Links; Site hierarchy & Taxonomy • External Links; hard to get, no control over Anchor text • Don’t buy Links! Earn editorial Links by being remarkable! – http://theoatmeal.com/comics/facebook_likes 25
- 26. Webmaster Guidelines Make a site with a clear hierarchy and text links Use text instead of images to display important names, content and links Next step: • Which pages have incoming links? – Webmaster Central – Referral traffic • Rank pages with links from high to low • Group pages on topics • Interlink relevant pages – Build strong hierarchy in site structure – Use keyword rich anchor tags
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- 28. Referral traffic =External Link
- 29. Link Magnets; usingremarkable content to pull more links Sorts of link bait: • Shock • Contests • Controversy • Lists • Insult • First time • Give value • Cool • Design http://www.digital-photography-school.com/long-exposure-photography http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/24/the-day-250000-people-showed-up-at-my-blog-case-study/
- 31. Link Magnets 90 links 1,210 links http://www.digital-photography-school.com/long-exposure-photography http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/24/the-day-250000-people-showed-up-at-my-blog-case-study/
- 33. Link Building throughPictures http://thenextcorner.net/sydney-night-photos/
- 34. Google Alert inGReader
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- 40. Guest Blogging Build links through guest blogging • Use your best content • Link to relevant resources • Pay attention to your Bio http://www.twitip.com/why-twitter-will-go-mainstream-in-2009/
- 42. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal Link (Plugins) • Internal links • External links • External Links • Link bait • Guest blogging URL structure • Canonical URL • Keyword rich Meta Tags • Page title • Verification Page Content • Unique content • Semantic mark up Feeds • Sitemaps
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- 44. URL structure –Control through Permalink settings http://thenextcorner.net/5000-miles-journey-of-a-keyboard/
- 45. • common wordslike “what”, “you” or “can” out of your post slug to make it more search engine friendly http://www.vretoolbar.com/news/2007/04/01/seo-slugs- wordpress-plugin/
- 46. URL structure –Control through Permalink settings VS http://thenextcorner.com/2010/03/fish-free-wifi/ http://thenextcorner.net/men-macro/
- 47. Date based URL’svs keywords Through Advanced segments in Analytics, I can break out all traffic on publication dates
- 48. Date based URL’svs keywords
- 49. Canonicalization Each page should only have one URL Each specific combination of content should only have one URL 1. http://www.example.com/?id=1&p=2 2. http://www.example.com/?p=2&id=1 49
- 50. Rel Canonical If you cannot prevent duplicate content, pick a canonical version, and use Rel Canonical to point duplicates to the Canonical URL <link rel=“canonical” href=“http://example.com/canonical-url/”/> Solution: Canonical URL in Plug-in http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/ 50
- 51. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal Link (Plugins) • Internal links • External links • External Links • Link bait • Guest blogging URL structure • Canonical URL • SEO-slug plugin • Keyword rich • Canonical tag plugin • date vs. non date URL’s Meta Tags • Page title • Verification Page Content • Unique content • Semantic mark up Feeds • Sitemaps
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- 53. Meta Tags Meta tagsare HTML elements used to provide structured metadata about a web page <head> <title>eBay Daily Deal: Great items, deep discounts, and free shipping</title> <meta name=“description” content=“Attention dealhunters: Save money on eBay with the Daily Deal. Check back every day for great items, deep discounts, and free shipping.”> <meta name=“keywords” content=“deal, deals”> </head>
- 54. Meta Tags Does theresult inspire to click?
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- 56. Short inspiring titles 70 Characters 1. Google Title only shows 70 characters 2. Viral spreading easier if you leave room for RT Canon 5200mm F14 SLR DSLR Lens http://bit.ly/8v140T What a BEAST! @problogger Think about: • Short URL: 20-26 characters • RT @username: 12-15 characters • Twitter only allows 140 characters
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- 58. Important Meta Tags– Page Title & Meta Description 58
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- 61. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal Link (Plugins) • Internal links • External links • External Links • Link bait • Guest blogging URL structure • SEO-slug plugin • Canonical URL • Canonical tag plugin • Keyword rich • date vs. non date URL’s Meta Tags • SEO for Wordpress from Yoast.com • Page title • Site verification • Verification Page Content • Unique content • Semantic mark up Feeds • Sitemaps
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- 64. Content Elements • Use H1 – H6 where relevant • Use Images http://customblogging.com/seomike/archives/seo-tips-tricks/strategically-placed-faces-help-conversion
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- 66. Review Content through SEO-Plugin
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- 71. Follow up onSuccess http://thenextcorner.net/wireless-switch-dell-latitude-e6410/
- 72. Content Planning Unique fortravel industry in The Netherlands
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- 75. Image Optimization • Filename: Graffiti-New-York_Usual-Suspects.jpg • Alt text: Graffiti New York Usual Suspects New York fotos • Text on page http://thenextcorner.com/2007/10/new-york-fotos/
- 76. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal Link (Plugins) • Internal links • External links • External Links • Link bait • Guest blogging URL structure • SEO-slug plugin • Canonical URL • Canonical tag plugin • Keyword rich • date vs. non date URL’s Meta Tags • SEO for Wordpress from Yoast.com • Page title • Site verification • Verification Page Content • Unique quality content • Unique content • Be remarkable (what is your purple cow) • Semantic mark up Feeds • Sitemaps
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- 81. SEO Ranking factorsframework Tactic Projects to improve Discovery Relevance Linking • Internal Link (Plugins) • Internal links • External links • External Links • Link bait • Guest blogging URL structure • SEO-slug plugin • Canonical URL • Canonical tag plugin • Keyword rich • date vs. non date URL’s Meta Tags • SEO for Wordpress from Yoast.com • Page title • Site verification • Verification Page Content • Unique quality content • Unique content • Be remarkable (what is your purple cow) • Semantic mark up Feeds • Google sitemap (plugin) • Sitemaps
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- 83. Keywords • Create auseful, information-rich site, and write pages that clearly and accurately describe your content • Think about the words users would type to find your pages, and make sure that your site actually includes those words within it
- 84. Keyword Research GoogleAnalytics
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- 99. Convergence SEO &Social • Social Signals move into SEO territory – Drive traffic & Brand mentions • Link Building tool • Reputation monitoring 99
- 100. Get you contentin front of social friends
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- 102. The Gift thatkeeps on Giving • Since 2011, SU traffic has exploded
- 104. Facebook, Exploding ReferralTraffic http://www.alexschultz.co.uk/weblog/2011/04/the-traffic-impact-of-facebook-social- plugins-on-my-cocktail-site.html 104
- 105. Add the G+button http://www.google.com/webmasters/+1/button/
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- 107. Spot 404 inG Analytics http://thenextcorner.net/how-to-use-google-analytics-to-look-for-404-errors- on-your-site/
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- 110. 301 Redirect 3 302 Redirect Sign on the front door reads: Bad for SEO We Temporarily Moved to 0 534 High Street Keep coming back to our old address each visit before going to 124 Main Street 534 High Street to 534 High Street 2 see if we’ve returned Post Office NOT notified No history, New Page PageRank Stays Here 3 301 Redirect Good for SEO Sign on the front door reads: 0 We Moved to 534 High Street 124 Main Street 534 High Street 1 Post Office notified Please update your address book PageRank Transfers
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- 112. Twitter: @TheNextCorner Blog: TheNextCorner.net StumbleUpon:DennisGNL.stumbleupon.com Flickr: dennis_goedegebuure
Editor's Notes
- #2 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.
- #3 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.
- #4 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.
- #55 Meta tags do help you in the search engine results.The way your site is being presented is fully in your control through:Page titleMeta descriptionURLMeta tags check list:Make sure all pages have an unique page titleMeta description is the marketing message you can advertise your site in the SERP’sURL: short has a better user experience
- #56 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.
- #57 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.
- #58 Linking: Focus is to:1: use what we currently have in terms of link juice2: gain more juice through deep links into the siteURL structure: eBay needs to invest in core development to keep up with industry changesMeta content: Page title is still an important ranking factor. Through TFNS we can optimize each individual page title per keywordPage content: Leverage existing content, and especially where we have invested: Catalog content. Removing the PTS module from AMI, has resulted in burrying the PDP’s. These pages cannot be found by SE crawlersSitemaps: Sitemaps is a great tool to help the search engines to find our best content.