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SEO Fundamentals Workshop
SEO Basic concepts
Importance of SEO
Keyword Research
1 On Page Optimization
2
Off Page Optimization
Competition Research
Measuring & Optimizing Results
International SEO
3
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Agenda
✓ Optimizing Site Pages
✓ Break
✓ Optimizing Site Content
✓ Optimizing Commom Mistakes
✓ Case Italy: Main SEO Results
✓ Next Assignment
Base on SEO analysis of top 90 ranking domains from 10 industries and 3 markets.
Google´s Ranking Algorithm
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SEO
ON PAGE
“You don’t have to be an SEO Expert
to improve your On-Page SEO.”
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What is ON PAGE SEO?
It is the practice of optimizing content and
HTML source code to clearly define
what your webpage is and
what information it is providing.
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On Page Optimization
✓ Title Tags
✓ URLs
✓ Meta Descriptions
✓ Images
✓ User Engagement
✓ Internal Linking
✓ On-Page Content
Title tag or Page Title
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Title Tag (Page Title)
Title tag or Page Title
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How to make your Page Titles work for SEO?
✓ Keep titles about [55-70 characters] long
✓ Use target keywords in titles.
✓ Describe your page content in the best possible way.
✓ Help people understand what they will find on the page.
✓ Use words that entice users to click.
✓ Write unique titles, no duplicates!
✓ Use your company name or brand wisely.
✓ Keep it simple.
But Google won’t always use your page title
In August 2021, Google announced an update on how they generate web page titles.
This means that sometimes they will show a different title in their search results than the
one you set.
Uniform Resource Locator
A URL is nothing more than the address of a given unique resource on the Web.
What is URL?
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SEO-friendly URLs tips
✓ Keep the URL short [under 115 characters]
✓ Include your keyword
✓ Be descriptive and meaningful
✓ Easy to read by human
✓ Use relevant categories
✓Avoid using stop words like the or and
URL is a big ranking factor
Google’s top 200 ranking factors
URL length is listed as #46
URL path is listed as #47
Keyword within the URL is #51
The URL string is #52
URL-user-friendliness
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What is Meta Description?
A meta description is an HTML element that
describes and summarizes the contents of your page
for the benefit of users and search engines.
(sometimes called a meta description attribute or tag)
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Meta Description: Make it SEO friendly
✓ Aim for about 1-2 sentences [140-160 characters] long
✓ Include your target keyword
✓ Target an emotion
✓ Add a call-to-action to entice opening the link
✓ Avoid duplicate meta descriptions
✓ Make it meaningful and descriptive, matching your content
✓ Double check how it looks with a SERP view generator tool
https://mangools.com/free-seo-tools/serp-simulator
https://mangools.com/free-seo-tools/serp-simulator
Avoid keyword stuffing
Over optimized title tags, URL´s and Meta Description
Be natural and original. This is not a sales pitch.
It is a piece of information that makes people visit the site.
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What does Google say about it?
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Image Optimization for SEO
Image Name
4260423964389-es-1_ab517429-4d2d-4685-8f38-a.jpg
SanaExpert-Natalis-Pre-nutritional-suplement-pregnancy.jpg
56_600x600.jpg
SanaExpert-woman-gray-long-hair-flowers.jpg
Use a descriptive name (with keyword if possible) for the image file
before you upload it to your site.
Image Optimization for SEO
ALT Text
• Include the page’s target keyword in at
least one image alt tag.
• Keep your ALT Text short.
• Differentiate the ALT Text on each image
on your page.
• Create ALT Text with your reader in mind,
not just search crawlers.
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ALT TEXT:
two bottles of SanaExpert
nutritional supplement made with
pure açai.
Image Optimization for SEO
ALT Text Example
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90% reduction
Optimize image resolution x size as much as possible
Image Optimization for SEO
Resolution x Size
Attention: Blog and page images must be optimized manually.
Image Optimization for SEO
Image File Type
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Image Optimization for SEO
Quick Guide
WebP is an image format employing both lossy and lossless
compression and supports animation and alpha transparency.
Developed by Google, it is designed to create files that are
smaller for the same quality, or of higher quality for the same
size, than JPEG, PNG, and GIF image formats.
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“Google only loves you when
everyone else loves you first.”
Wendy Piersall, SEO Agency
Optimize
pages for
higher
engagement
Tips on Optimizing product pages for
higher engagement
WRITING DETAILED
DESCRIPTIONS IN YOUR
PRODUCT PAGES
ADDING HIGH-QUALITY
IMAGES AND VÍDEO OF
YOUR PRODUCTS
HIGHLIGHTING RATING
AND REVIEWS.
STORIES OF CLIENTS
LINKING TO RELATED
PRODUCTS AND
BLOG ARTICLES
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Dwell Time
Engage the visitors with multimedia content
Here are some other ways to engage visitors in our store.
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More tips on Optimize for User Engagement
✓Using clear headlines that indicate the topic of each section of your content to boost
readability.
✓Using bullets and lists to make the material easier to scan.
✓Incorporating video into your content.
✓Creating relevant calls-to-action (CTAs) that encourage users to click and access gated
content.
✓Having a clean and crisp layout that doesn’t distract users from your content.
✓Ensuring the page speed is fast by following load time best practices.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Most of high-volume keywords offers an
opportunity for a FEATURED SNIPPET called
People Also Ask. Use FAQ in all the product
pages and blog pages (when applicable).
Internal Linking
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What is internal link?
An internal link (hyperlink) is a link that
refers to another page on the same site.
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How does Internal Linking help in SEO?
✓ Increasing page views and engagement
✓ Reduce bounce rate
✓ Increasing page rank
✓ Results in better crawling and indexing.
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404 - PAGE NOT FOUND
404 - PAGE NOT FOUND
Revise and Write SEO
On-Page Content
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Headers
Structure
(H1,H2…)
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SERP Elements – Position 0 in the search
The most common
forms of featured
snippets are:
• Definitions,
• Lists,
• Steps,
• Tables
Optimizing Blog Content - Checklist
✓ Use H1 and H2 for formatting because Google reads this titles. Includes keyword in titles.
✓ Content length at least 800 words. To rank better, more than 1.100 words.
✓ Use target keyword in the first paragraph.
✓ Insert at least 5 images with naming and alt tags for the keywords we want to rank for.
✓ Remind about image optimization size, resolution and ALT tags.
✓ Insert at least 3 related links to other articles or products at the end of the article
✓ Insert other links in the middle of the text (anchor text) when applicable.
✓ Use lists, definitions, steps and tables to organize content (when applicable).
✓ Blog articles also have a SEO field to be filled.
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Posting non-original content
Beware of duplicate content!
This is highly discouraged nowadays.
Your SEO performance will be penalized by search engines
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Keywords and Semantically Related Words
It affirms to the searcher that this page is in fact related to
what they were searching for, and
It sends the same positive message to Google,
which can help your page’s ranking.
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TITLE
META DESCRIPTION
URL
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Search Intent
• Navigational. The user wants to find a specific page or site (think of your great aunt searching Google for
“Facebook” instead of just going to facebook.com). They are dominated by branded keywords.
• Informational. The user wants to answer a specific question. These queries will include “how to,” “what
is,” “where is,” “why do,” and other interrogatives.
• Transactional. The user wants to complete an action (conversion). This isn’t restricted just to purchases.
It could be an email signup, lead generation form submission, store visit, or a phone call. Of course,
some of those “somethings” might be hard to measure in analytics, but that doesn’t mean they don’t
matter!
• Commercial. Similar to transactional intent, commercial intent is a great place to offer free versions of
products and get yourself in front of their eyes. These “freebie keywords.”
On Page Assignment
✓ Optimize an article of the blog with the tips learned today.
✓ You can write a new article or optimize an existing one.
✓ Use the keyword list you´ve developed for the 1st assignment.
✓ Share with me the URL and Keywords of the article so I can track the position in
the SERP.
gisele.sarego@sanaexpert.de

SEO for eCommerce - Part 2

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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego SEO Fundamentals Workshop SEO Basic concepts Importance of SEO Keyword Research 1 On Page Optimization 2 Off Page Optimization Competition Research Measuring & Optimizing Results International SEO 3
  • 2.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego Agenda ✓ Optimizing Site Pages ✓ Break ✓ Optimizing Site Content ✓ Optimizing Commom Mistakes ✓ Case Italy: Main SEO Results ✓ Next Assignment
  • 3.
    Base on SEOanalysis of top 90 ranking domains from 10 industries and 3 markets. Google´s Ranking Algorithm Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    “You don’t haveto be an SEO Expert to improve your On-Page SEO.”
  • 6.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego What is ON PAGE SEO? It is the practice of optimizing content and HTML source code to clearly define what your webpage is and what information it is providing.
  • 7.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego On Page Optimization ✓ Title Tags ✓ URLs ✓ Meta Descriptions ✓ Images ✓ User Engagement ✓ Internal Linking ✓ On-Page Content
  • 9.
    Title tag orPage Title
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego Title Tag (Page Title) Title tag or Page Title
  • 11.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego How to make your Page Titles work for SEO? ✓ Keep titles about [55-70 characters] long ✓ Use target keywords in titles. ✓ Describe your page content in the best possible way. ✓ Help people understand what they will find on the page. ✓ Use words that entice users to click. ✓ Write unique titles, no duplicates! ✓ Use your company name or brand wisely. ✓ Keep it simple.
  • 12.
    But Google won’talways use your page title In August 2021, Google announced an update on how they generate web page titles. This means that sometimes they will show a different title in their search results than the one you set.
  • 14.
    Uniform Resource Locator AURL is nothing more than the address of a given unique resource on the Web. What is URL?
  • 15.
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego SEO-friendly URLs tips ✓ Keep the URL short [under 115 characters] ✓ Include your keyword ✓ Be descriptive and meaningful ✓ Easy to read by human ✓ Use relevant categories ✓Avoid using stop words like the or and
  • 17.
    URL is abig ranking factor Google’s top 200 ranking factors URL length is listed as #46 URL path is listed as #47 Keyword within the URL is #51 The URL string is #52 URL-user-friendliness Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego What is Meta Description? A meta description is an HTML element that describes and summarizes the contents of your page for the benefit of users and search engines. (sometimes called a meta description attribute or tag)
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego Meta Description: Make it SEO friendly ✓ Aim for about 1-2 sentences [140-160 characters] long ✓ Include your target keyword ✓ Target an emotion ✓ Add a call-to-action to entice opening the link ✓ Avoid duplicate meta descriptions ✓ Make it meaningful and descriptive, matching your content ✓ Double check how it looks with a SERP view generator tool
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    Avoid keyword stuffing Overoptimized title tags, URL´s and Meta Description Be natural and original. This is not a sales pitch. It is a piece of information that makes people visit the site. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    What does Googlesay about it?
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego Image Optimization for SEO Image Name 4260423964389-es-1_ab517429-4d2d-4685-8f38-a.jpg SanaExpert-Natalis-Pre-nutritional-suplement-pregnancy.jpg 56_600x600.jpg SanaExpert-woman-gray-long-hair-flowers.jpg Use a descriptive name (with keyword if possible) for the image file before you upload it to your site.
  • 30.
    Image Optimization forSEO ALT Text • Include the page’s target keyword in at least one image alt tag. • Keep your ALT Text short. • Differentiate the ALT Text on each image on your page. • Create ALT Text with your reader in mind, not just search crawlers. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    ALT TEXT: two bottlesof SanaExpert nutritional supplement made with pure açai. Image Optimization for SEO ALT Text Example Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego 90% reduction Optimize image resolution x size as much as possible Image Optimization for SEO Resolution x Size
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    Attention: Blog andpage images must be optimized manually.
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    Image Optimization forSEO Image File Type Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    Image Optimization forSEO Quick Guide
  • 37.
    WebP is animage format employing both lossy and lossless compression and supports animation and alpha transparency. Developed by Google, it is designed to create files that are smaller for the same quality, or of higher quality for the same size, than JPEG, PNG, and GIF image formats. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
  • 38.
    “Google only lovesyou when everyone else loves you first.” Wendy Piersall, SEO Agency
  • 39.
  • 40.
    Tips on Optimizingproduct pages for higher engagement WRITING DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS IN YOUR PRODUCT PAGES ADDING HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES AND VÍDEO OF YOUR PRODUCTS HIGHLIGHTING RATING AND REVIEWS. STORIES OF CLIENTS LINKING TO RELATED PRODUCTS AND BLOG ARTICLES Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
  • 41.
  • 42.
    Engage the visitorswith multimedia content Here are some other ways to engage visitors in our store. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
  • 43.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego More tips on Optimize for User Engagement ✓Using clear headlines that indicate the topic of each section of your content to boost readability. ✓Using bullets and lists to make the material easier to scan. ✓Incorporating video into your content. ✓Creating relevant calls-to-action (CTAs) that encourage users to click and access gated content. ✓Having a clean and crisp layout that doesn’t distract users from your content. ✓Ensuring the page speed is fast by following load time best practices.
  • 44.
    FAQ (Frequently AskedQuestions) Most of high-volume keywords offers an opportunity for a FEATURED SNIPPET called People Also Ask. Use FAQ in all the product pages and blog pages (when applicable).
  • 45.
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego What is internal link? An internal link (hyperlink) is a link that refers to another page on the same site.
  • 50.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego How does Internal Linking help in SEO? ✓ Increasing page views and engagement ✓ Reduce bounce rate ✓ Increasing page rank ✓ Results in better crawling and indexing.
  • 51.
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    404 - PAGENOT FOUND
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    404 - PAGENOT FOUND
  • 54.
    Revise and WriteSEO On-Page Content
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  • 58.
    Developed by GiseleSa Rego SERP Elements – Position 0 in the search The most common forms of featured snippets are: • Definitions, • Lists, • Steps, • Tables
  • 59.
    Optimizing Blog Content- Checklist ✓ Use H1 and H2 for formatting because Google reads this titles. Includes keyword in titles. ✓ Content length at least 800 words. To rank better, more than 1.100 words. ✓ Use target keyword in the first paragraph. ✓ Insert at least 5 images with naming and alt tags for the keywords we want to rank for. ✓ Remind about image optimization size, resolution and ALT tags. ✓ Insert at least 3 related links to other articles or products at the end of the article ✓ Insert other links in the middle of the text (anchor text) when applicable. ✓ Use lists, definitions, steps and tables to organize content (when applicable). ✓ Blog articles also have a SEO field to be filled. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
  • 60.
    Posting non-original content Bewareof duplicate content! This is highly discouraged nowadays. Your SEO performance will be penalized by search engines Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
  • 65.
    Keywords and SemanticallyRelated Words It affirms to the searcher that this page is in fact related to what they were searching for, and It sends the same positive message to Google, which can help your page’s ranking. Developed by Gisele Sa Rego
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    Developed by GiseleSa Rego Search Intent • Navigational. The user wants to find a specific page or site (think of your great aunt searching Google for “Facebook” instead of just going to facebook.com). They are dominated by branded keywords. • Informational. The user wants to answer a specific question. These queries will include “how to,” “what is,” “where is,” “why do,” and other interrogatives. • Transactional. The user wants to complete an action (conversion). This isn’t restricted just to purchases. It could be an email signup, lead generation form submission, store visit, or a phone call. Of course, some of those “somethings” might be hard to measure in analytics, but that doesn’t mean they don’t matter! • Commercial. Similar to transactional intent, commercial intent is a great place to offer free versions of products and get yourself in front of their eyes. These “freebie keywords.”
  • 70.
    On Page Assignment ✓Optimize an article of the blog with the tips learned today. ✓ You can write a new article or optimize an existing one. ✓ Use the keyword list you´ve developed for the 1st assignment. ✓ Share with me the URL and Keywords of the article so I can track the position in the SERP.
  • 71.