On Site Technical SEO:
    Making Sites
 Visible to GOOGLE
Key to Top Rankings



       Design

  SEO                   Dev

    Awesome to the last drop.
More than SEO
                      News/Media/PR
                                            SEO     Email
        Blogs + Blogging                                      Research/White Papers


                                                                               Infographics
Comment Marketing


                                                                                  Social Networks
 Online Video
                       INBOUND MARKETING!
     Forums                (AKA all the “free” traffic sources)                      Webinars


Social Bookmarking                                                         Word of Mouth

         Direct/Referring Links                                   Podcasting

                                  Type-In Traffic     Q+A Sites


                              This is the world we live in.
Maslow the Psychologist




    Married his first cousin, Bertha.
Hierarchy of Human Needs
Start with a Solid Base
Focus on the Engines and the User
On-Page Optimization



                            Optimizing is really
                            important guys.




http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
                         Burt knows SEO.
Organized Site Architecture

              Home




A good website page structure



                                                A good crime syndicate structure.

            Tree structures are the best way to organize anything.
XML Sitemaps




          Google loves maps.                       He loves maps.



http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Clean, Descriptive URLs

Better www. frenchmilitary.com/napolean/march-on-moscow
         www. frenchmilitary.com/cat61/baguettes

         www.frenchmilitary.com/cat61/174

         www.frenchmilitary.com/f?ID=174

         www.frenchmilitary.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174

Worse    cdn6.no.frenchmilitary.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174&CustID=5

     http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
                               Not a real site.
Google Webmaster Tools

                     Google’s own depiction of it’s
                             search robot.




http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
                     See what Google sees.
Effective Error Handling




http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
                          Nuke ‘em all.
6 WAYS TO ACCIDENTALLY KILL
  YOUR GOOGLE RANKINGS




         Chef in the making.
1. Block Google with Robots.txt


  /                                                         Ranking suicide




                One way to ensure you’ll be made fun of forever.



 http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
2. Bad Site Architecture



Crawlable pages




Uncrawlable pages


                  Robots are nothing without humans.
3. Redirect Chains

                            URL 1

                          URL 2

                            URL 3

                          URL 4

                            STOP
Kind of like these.
4. Noindex all Pages


oooops
                                  Happy




                                  Depressed

               www.seatgeek.com
5. “Nofollow” on Pages




     X
         X
   X X
6. Sitewide Rel=canonical
Code Sample
Good Home page: <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.cheapsally.com" />
Bad Retailers page: <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.cheapsally.com" />




                            Home

                                                              Blog

                              rel=canonical



      Categories                              Retailers
5 WAYS WE ARE KILLING
  OUR PRODUCTIVITY
     And how to stop it
1. Multitasking
Solution: One at a time




http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201103/technology-myth-multitasking
2. Sitting All Day
Solution: Standing Desks




   Look how many websites he’s making now.
Solution: Exercise




Make sure you sniff the sweaty towel after.

          More office pushups.
3. Staring at Screens All Day




          It hurts but I can’t look away.




       Computers will not make you blind.
Solution: Eagle Eye
4. Standard Length Workweek
Solution: 35 Hour Weeks




    Fighting for the 35-hour workweek.
5. Constant Email Drip




  Email is the leading cause of email fatigue
Solution: Set Email Times




         The last one.
How we Stay Productive




“Caffeine, caffeine, caffeine.” –Bryant Pham
How we Stay Productive




“I couldn’t do it without music.” –Brittany Barbos
How we Stay Productive




“I schedule treats, like 3pm tea time every day.” –Amie Yoshizumi
How we Stay Productive




“Eating is my fuel: I stay work hungry by keeping full and stuffing my face.” –Dan Loney
Conclusion
“I will never be satisfied with our output. The
second we hit a milestone I want to go higher. I
think hunger is more important than output. I
am 75% satisfied with our hunger. If everyone
does the most they can that’s more important.”
                                      -Dylan Whitman




                The end. Thank you.

Technical SEO Presentation

  • 1.
    On Site TechnicalSEO: Making Sites Visible to GOOGLE
  • 2.
    Key to TopRankings Design SEO Dev Awesome to the last drop.
  • 3.
    More than SEO News/Media/PR SEO Email Blogs + Blogging Research/White Papers Infographics Comment Marketing Social Networks Online Video INBOUND MARKETING! Forums (AKA all the “free” traffic sources) Webinars Social Bookmarking Word of Mouth Direct/Referring Links Podcasting Type-In Traffic Q+A Sites This is the world we live in.
  • 4.
    Maslow the Psychologist Married his first cousin, Bertha.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Start with aSolid Base
  • 7.
    Focus on theEngines and the User
  • 8.
    On-Page Optimization Optimizing is really important guys. http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html Burt knows SEO.
  • 9.
    Organized Site Architecture Home A good website page structure A good crime syndicate structure. Tree structures are the best way to organize anything.
  • 10.
    XML Sitemaps Google loves maps. He loves maps. http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
  • 11.
    Clean, Descriptive URLs Betterwww. frenchmilitary.com/napolean/march-on-moscow www. frenchmilitary.com/cat61/baguettes www.frenchmilitary.com/cat61/174 www.frenchmilitary.com/f?ID=174 www.frenchmilitary.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174 Worse cdn6.no.frenchmilitary.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174&CustID=5 http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html Not a real site.
  • 12.
    Google Webmaster Tools Google’s own depiction of it’s search robot. http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html See what Google sees.
  • 13.
  • 14.
    6 WAYS TOACCIDENTALLY KILL YOUR GOOGLE RANKINGS Chef in the making.
  • 15.
    1. Block Googlewith Robots.txt / Ranking suicide One way to ensure you’ll be made fun of forever. http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
  • 16.
    2. Bad SiteArchitecture Crawlable pages Uncrawlable pages Robots are nothing without humans.
  • 17.
    3. Redirect Chains URL 1 URL 2 URL 3 URL 4 STOP Kind of like these.
  • 18.
    4. Noindex allPages oooops Happy Depressed www.seatgeek.com
  • 19.
    5. “Nofollow” onPages X X X X
  • 20.
    6. Sitewide Rel=canonical CodeSample Good Home page: <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.cheapsally.com" /> Bad Retailers page: <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.cheapsally.com" /> Home Blog rel=canonical Categories Retailers
  • 21.
    5 WAYS WEARE KILLING OUR PRODUCTIVITY And how to stop it
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Solution: One ata time http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201103/technology-myth-multitasking
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Solution: Standing Desks Look how many websites he’s making now.
  • 26.
    Solution: Exercise Make sureyou sniff the sweaty towel after. More office pushups.
  • 27.
    3. Staring atScreens All Day It hurts but I can’t look away. Computers will not make you blind.
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30.
    Solution: 35 HourWeeks Fighting for the 35-hour workweek.
  • 31.
    5. Constant EmailDrip Email is the leading cause of email fatigue
  • 32.
    Solution: Set EmailTimes The last one.
  • 33.
    How we StayProductive “Caffeine, caffeine, caffeine.” –Bryant Pham
  • 34.
    How we StayProductive “I couldn’t do it without music.” –Brittany Barbos
  • 35.
    How we StayProductive “I schedule treats, like 3pm tea time every day.” –Amie Yoshizumi
  • 36.
    How we StayProductive “Eating is my fuel: I stay work hungry by keeping full and stuffing my face.” –Dan Loney
  • 37.
    Conclusion “I will neverbe satisfied with our output. The second we hit a milestone I want to go higher. I think hunger is more important than output. I am 75% satisfied with our hunger. If everyone does the most they can that’s more important.” -Dylan Whitman The end. Thank you.

Editor's Notes

  • #7 Before we can get to the fun, sexy social media and user engagement, we have to satisfy the basics. Like making sure Google can properly read our site.
  • #23 http://mashable.com/2011/08/24/multitasking-productivity/
  • #24 These findings have demonstrated that when you shift focus from one task to another, that transition is neither fast nor smooth. Instead, there is a lag time during which your brain must yank itself from the initial task and then glom onto the new task. This shift, though it feels instantaneous, takes time. In fact, up to 40 percent more time than single tasking - especially for complex tasks.
  • #28 But extensive testing in government and private laboratories has notproduced scientific evidence that computer monitors will harm your eyes. Research hasestablished that computer monitors emit little or no hazardous radiation, such as x-ray, ornon-ionizing radiation, such as ultraviolet rays.
  • #29 Take frequent, short breaks from near work by focusing on a distance object for a fewseconds. Every twenty minutes, get up, stretch your back and neck and look around.Move your eyes and move your body, change your position. http://www.pasadenaeye.com/faq/faq08/faq08_text.html
  • #33 http://the99percent.com/tips/6844/The-Five-Levels-of-Communication-in-a-Connected-World