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Smart Keywords
Unlocking your blog’s potential!
ZachDoty,Digital MarketingSpecialist, Forthea
@zldoty | zdoty@forthea.com
Howdy!
#BlogElevated
I’m Zach. I work at Forthea.
I’d love to hear about your
blog afterward!
Questions During The
Presentation?
#BlogElevated
Tweet @zldoty and we’ll come backto the
question at the end!
What am I learning?
#BlogElevated
Searching for answer, not browsing.
Keywords:The Question.
Practice & Play:Using keywords.
How to pick the bestkeywords.
Keywords…What?
#BlogElevated
Keywords…What?
#BlogElevated
Why Do We Search?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Information
Why Do We Search?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Information
Why Do We Search?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Navigation
Why Do We Search?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Navigation
Why Do We Search?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Transaction
Using Keywords on Site
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
h/t moz:
http://bit.ly/13X2103
Using Keywords on Site
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Fatty Head Food
Mid Chunk Food Blogs
Long Tail Gluten-Free Cooking Blog
But really…how does this
work on my site?
Using Keywords on Site
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
HomePage - Cooking& Food
Category- Recipes
Tag -
Gluten Free
Article-
Gluten
Free
Brownie
Recipe
Using Keywords on Site
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
myblog.com Cooking Blog
myblog.com/category Gluten-Free Cooking
myblog.com/tag Gluten-Free Recipes
myblog.com/article Gluten-Free Brownie Recipe
Picking the Best Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Let’s start at the beginning…
Picking the Best Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Google Analytics
- Traffic Sources> Sources> Search > Organic
Google WebmasterTools
- Search Traffic > Search Queries
Picking the Best Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Lots of
Searches
Scant
Competition
Finding High Volume Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Wordtracker
Finding High Volume Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Wordstream
Finding High Volume Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Google Keyword Planner
Finding Low Competition Keywords
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Find out howmany
pagesyou’re
competingagainst…
Finding the Keepers
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
Number of Searches / Competing Pages
1.What Keywords are on my Site?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
But wait…
There’s
more!
wordle.net
2. Are My Keywords Working?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
But wait…
There’s
more!
seo.forthea.com
2. Are My Keywords Working?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
But wait…
There’s
more!
3. How do I constantly track steps 1 & 2?
#BlogElevated
Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords
But wait…
There’s
more!
analyticsseo.com/free
Thanks!
#BlogElevated
@zldoty | zdoty@forthea.com

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Smart Keywords: Unlocking Your Blog's Potential (Blog Elevated 2013)

  • 1. Smart Keywords Unlocking your blog’s potential! ZachDoty,Digital MarketingSpecialist, Forthea @zldoty | zdoty@forthea.com
  • 2. Howdy! #BlogElevated I’m Zach. I work at Forthea. I’d love to hear about your blog afterward!
  • 3. Questions During The Presentation? #BlogElevated Tweet @zldoty and we’ll come backto the question at the end!
  • 4. What am I learning? #BlogElevated Searching for answer, not browsing. Keywords:The Question. Practice & Play:Using keywords. How to pick the bestkeywords.
  • 7.
  • 8. Why Do We Search? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Information
  • 9. Why Do We Search? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Information
  • 10. Why Do We Search? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Navigation
  • 11. Why Do We Search? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Navigation
  • 12. Why Do We Search? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Transaction
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15. Using Keywords on Site #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords h/t moz: http://bit.ly/13X2103
  • 16. Using Keywords on Site #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Fatty Head Food Mid Chunk Food Blogs Long Tail Gluten-Free Cooking Blog
  • 17. But really…how does this work on my site?
  • 18. Using Keywords on Site #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords HomePage - Cooking& Food Category- Recipes Tag - Gluten Free Article- Gluten Free Brownie Recipe
  • 19. Using Keywords on Site #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords myblog.com Cooking Blog myblog.com/category Gluten-Free Cooking myblog.com/tag Gluten-Free Recipes myblog.com/article Gluten-Free Brownie Recipe
  • 20.
  • 21. Picking the Best Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Let’s start at the beginning…
  • 22. Picking the Best Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Google Analytics - Traffic Sources> Sources> Search > Organic Google WebmasterTools - Search Traffic > Search Queries
  • 23. Picking the Best Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Lots of Searches Scant Competition
  • 24. Finding High Volume Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Wordtracker
  • 25. Finding High Volume Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Wordstream
  • 26. Finding High Volume Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Google Keyword Planner
  • 27. Finding Low Competition Keywords #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Find out howmany pagesyou’re competingagainst…
  • 28. Finding the Keepers #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords Number of Searches / Competing Pages
  • 29.
  • 30. 1.What Keywords are on my Site? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords But wait… There’s more! wordle.net
  • 31. 2. Are My Keywords Working? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords But wait… There’s more! seo.forthea.com
  • 32. 2. Are My Keywords Working? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords But wait… There’s more!
  • 33. 3. How do I constantly track steps 1 & 2? #BlogElevated Using Keywords on SiteKeywords: The Question Picking Your Keywords But wait… There’s more! analyticsseo.com/free