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/ About Webmarketing123 
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We drive revenue. 
Not just clicks and traffic. 
SEM 
SEO 
Attribution 
Display 
Video 
Content 
Creation 
ROI 
Tracking 
Social 
Website 
Design 
Conversion 
Optimization
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1 Calculate the Worth of Search 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Making the Business Case for SEO 
2 Let’s Get Technical 
Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 
3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue 
Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 
4 Live Q&A 
Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions 
On the Agenda
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Let the 
best leads 
find you.
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
In reality, marketing looks 
more like this. 
/ Calculating the Worth of Search
SEO leads bring home the bacon. 
SEO leads cost 60% less & close 2x faster than 
any other digital channel. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Source: eConsultancy 
McKinsey, http://cmsoforum.mckinsey.com/topic/roi 
/ Calculating the Worth of Search
Three obstacles stand in the way. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
83% 
of marketers still 
struggle to measure 
ROI from SEO. 
Most fail 
to implement 
integrated digital 
due to poor in-house 
support. 
Paid ads 
perceived as 
easy to flip the 
switch for fast 
1 3 
leads. 
2 
Source: Webmarketing123 
/ Calculating the Worth of Search
/ Calculating the Worth of Search 
Plus, Google shook things up a bit. 
Authorship 
gets the ax. 
Panda 4.1 enters 
the scene. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Panda 4.0 
debuts. 
May 20th 
August 20th 
Pigeon came 
on the scene. 
July 24th 
Ranking boost to 
SSL websites. 
August 6th 
Payday Loan 
3.0 rolls out. 
June 12th 
All of this happened in the last 5 months! 
September 25th
/ Calculating the Worth of Search 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
First, let’s define SEO. 
Before, on-page optimization meant 
proper HTML keyword placement. 
On- Page Optimization Now 
Now there are 7 on-page pieces to 
building strong SEO.
/ Calculating the Worth of Search 
Link Building Now 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
First, let’s define SEO. 
Link building used to mean chasing after 
more links & exact match anchor text. 
Modern link building must be done the old 
fashioned way: Creating quality content.
/ Calculating the Worth of Search 
Second, calculate what’s at stake. 
Cost of Not Ranking = $185,000 per Month 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
1 Calculate the Worth of Search 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Making the Business Case for SEO 
2 Let’s Get Technical 
Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 
3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue 
Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 
4 Live Q&A 
Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions 
On the Agenda
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
1 Carefully choose keywords. 
Use Google tools to measure 
demand and competition. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
High cost & 
competition 
Low CVR 
Low cost & 
competition 
High CVR 
One word 
phrases 
Two word 
phrases 
Long-tail, descriptive 
phrases
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
1 Carefully choose keywords. 
Educate prospects on the 
value of digital marketing & 
foster thought leadership. 
Build the business case for 
why the prospect needs to 
invest in your product or 
service. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Consider appropriate keywords for 
each level of prospect research phase. 
Research Stage 
Awareness 
Evaluation 
Purchase 
Give the prospect a reason 
to choose you over your 
competitors.
Map your 2 keywords to content. 
Ask yourself, “Where should a prospect land after searching this 
keyword?” 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Keyword Examples: 
ü “Digital agency cost” 
ü “Digital agency comparison” 
ü “How to choose an agency” 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
Map your 2 keywords to content. 
Stay organized with a keyword mapping doc & content calendar. 
Keywords Landing Page URL Content Summary Owner Date 
Digital agency cost 
Digital agency comparison 
How to choose an agency 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
www.wm123.com/blog/ 
choose-right-agency 
Provide best practices for 
vetting digital marketing 
vendors. 
Lauren 10/21/14
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
Map your keywords to content. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
2 
Keywords are not everything! How we prove quality has changed. 
SaaS CRM Solution 
“How to Choose the Right 
CRM” 
“Compare the top SaaS CRM Platforms” 
“CRM Pricing” 
Holistic, relevant 
content trumps 
exact keyword 
presence. 
Source: Searchmetrics: SEO Ranking Factors and Rank Correlations 2014 – Google U.S. 
Be sure to include 
rich media. 
Word count 
matters!
Optimize site structure 3 for indexing. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Increase indexed pages 
with smart navigation. 
Mobile 
SMB 
Enterprise 
Mobile 
SMB 
Enterprise 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
Optimize site 4 for conversion. 
Treat each page like 
an entry point. 
You only have 
7 seconds 
to answer 3 critical 
questions: 
ü Where am I? 
ü What can I do? 
ü Why should I do it? 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
5 Practice smart content promotion. 
Keep actively building 
links! 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
5 Practice smart content promotion. 
But, keep a clean link building strategy. Penguin 3.0 is here! 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
5 Practice smart content promotion. 
Social signals have the highest correlation with rising search rankings. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Source: Searchmetrics: SEO Ranking Factors and Rank Correlations 2014 – Google U.S. 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
Get site performance 6 up to speed. 
Use responsinator.com to test cross-device performance. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy 
Get site performance 6 up to speed. 
Make sure 
that CTA is 
visible on 
all screen 
sizes! 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
Get site performance up to speed. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
6 
Source: SmashingMagazine 
Check load time 
for desktop and 
mobile with 
Google’s 
PageSpeed 
Insights. 
The average load time of a 
domain in the top 30 is 
1.27 seconds. 
Source: Searchmetrics 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
Align sales and marketing. Facilitate speedy 
sales outreach! 
Most companies are slow to 
respond. Only 37% 
respond in less than an 
hour. 
Companies that respond to 
leads within an hour after 
receiving a query are 7x as 
likely to qualify the lead. 
Source: “The Short Life of Online Sales Leads”, HBR; Nov. 2013 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
7 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
Align sales 7 and marketing. 
Companies that excel at lead 
nurturing generate 50% 
more sales-ready leads 
at 33% lower cost. 
Companies that automate lead 
management see 10% or 
greater increase in 
revenue within 6-9 months. 
Source: Forrester Research; 2013 
Source: Focus Research; 2013 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Nurtured leads add 
to the bottom line. 
/ Build a Top SEO Strategy
1 Calculate the Worth of Search 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Making the Business Case for SEO 
2 Let’s Get Technical 
Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 
3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue 
Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 
4 Live Q&A 
Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions 
On the Agenda
It’s easy to get lost in data. 
/ Tie Performance to Revenue 
76% of marketers 
agree they need to be 
more data-focused. 
Yet, nearly half 
continue to rely on 
“gut instinct.” 
Source: Adobe 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
It’s easy to get lost in data. 
/ Tie Performance to Revenue 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
$ 
$ 
$ 
Qualified Leads (SQL/MQL) 
Sales Pipeline Opportunity 
Closed Won Revenue 
These SEO metrics are essential. 
✓ 
Organic traffic volume. 
✓ 
✓ 
Organic traffic to preferred 
landing pages. 
Organic keyword theme 
ranking. 
% of keywords ranking for 
preferred landing pages. ✓ 
✓ Conversion volume and CVR. 
But, focus on the ones that matter.
/ Tie Performance to Revenue 
Optimize campaigns for revenue. 
Close the loop by tying campaigns to revenue in CRM. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123
/ Tie Performance to Revenue 
Optimize campaigns for revenue. 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Track progress with 
agreed upon KPIs. 
Identify goals, build action plan, & assign 
ownership to ensure accountability.
1 Calculate the Worth of Search 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Making the Business Case for SEO 
2 Let’s Get Technical 
Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 
3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue 
Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 
4 Live Q&A 
Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions 
On the Agenda
Mike Turner, Webmarketing123 
Director of Business Development 
e: results@webmarketing123.com t: 800. 619. 1570 
#123webinar | @webmarketing123 
Let’s 
Talk! 
Thanks! 
Get a second opinion on your SEO. 
In a 30 minute consultation, learn: 
ü Where you rank in relation to competitors 
ü Measure revenue opportunity from Search 
ü What you can do to accelerate results from SEO now

The Definitive B2B SEO Playbook

  • 1.
  • 2.
    / About Webmarketing123 #123webinar | @webmarketing123 We drive revenue. Not just clicks and traffic. SEM SEO Attribution Display Video Content Creation ROI Tracking Social Website Design Conversion Optimization
  • 3.
    FAQs Tweet @webmarketing123,tag your tweets with #123webinar, or type in the chat box. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 1. How can I ask questions? 2. Can I have a copy of the slides? Yes! We’ll email you a copy after the presentation.
  • 4.
    1 Calculate theWorth of Search #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Making the Business Case for SEO 2 Let’s Get Technical Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 4 Live Q&A Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions On the Agenda
  • 5.
    #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Let the best leads find you.
  • 6.
    #123webinar | @webmarketing123 In reality, marketing looks more like this. / Calculating the Worth of Search
  • 7.
    SEO leads bringhome the bacon. SEO leads cost 60% less & close 2x faster than any other digital channel. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Source: eConsultancy McKinsey, http://cmsoforum.mckinsey.com/topic/roi / Calculating the Worth of Search
  • 8.
    Three obstacles standin the way. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 83% of marketers still struggle to measure ROI from SEO. Most fail to implement integrated digital due to poor in-house support. Paid ads perceived as easy to flip the switch for fast 1 3 leads. 2 Source: Webmarketing123 / Calculating the Worth of Search
  • 9.
    / Calculating theWorth of Search Plus, Google shook things up a bit. Authorship gets the ax. Panda 4.1 enters the scene. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Panda 4.0 debuts. May 20th August 20th Pigeon came on the scene. July 24th Ranking boost to SSL websites. August 6th Payday Loan 3.0 rolls out. June 12th All of this happened in the last 5 months! September 25th
  • 10.
    / Calculating theWorth of Search #123webinar | @webmarketing123 First, let’s define SEO. Before, on-page optimization meant proper HTML keyword placement. On- Page Optimization Now Now there are 7 on-page pieces to building strong SEO.
  • 11.
    / Calculating theWorth of Search Link Building Now #123webinar | @webmarketing123 First, let’s define SEO. Link building used to mean chasing after more links & exact match anchor text. Modern link building must be done the old fashioned way: Creating quality content.
  • 12.
    / Calculating theWorth of Search Second, calculate what’s at stake. Cost of Not Ranking = $185,000 per Month #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 13.
    1 Calculate theWorth of Search #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Making the Business Case for SEO 2 Let’s Get Technical Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 4 Live Q&A Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions On the Agenda
  • 14.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy 1 Carefully choose keywords. Use Google tools to measure demand and competition. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 High cost & competition Low CVR Low cost & competition High CVR One word phrases Two word phrases Long-tail, descriptive phrases
  • 15.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy 1 Carefully choose keywords. Educate prospects on the value of digital marketing & foster thought leadership. Build the business case for why the prospect needs to invest in your product or service. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Consider appropriate keywords for each level of prospect research phase. Research Stage Awareness Evaluation Purchase Give the prospect a reason to choose you over your competitors.
  • 16.
    Map your 2keywords to content. Ask yourself, “Where should a prospect land after searching this keyword?” #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Keyword Examples: ü “Digital agency cost” ü “Digital agency comparison” ü “How to choose an agency” / Build a Top SEO Strategy
  • 17.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy Map your 2 keywords to content. Stay organized with a keyword mapping doc & content calendar. Keywords Landing Page URL Content Summary Owner Date Digital agency cost Digital agency comparison How to choose an agency #123webinar | @webmarketing123 www.wm123.com/blog/ choose-right-agency Provide best practices for vetting digital marketing vendors. Lauren 10/21/14
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    / Build aTop SEO Strategy Map your keywords to content. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 2 Keywords are not everything! How we prove quality has changed. SaaS CRM Solution “How to Choose the Right CRM” “Compare the top SaaS CRM Platforms” “CRM Pricing” Holistic, relevant content trumps exact keyword presence. Source: Searchmetrics: SEO Ranking Factors and Rank Correlations 2014 – Google U.S. Be sure to include rich media. Word count matters!
  • 19.
    Optimize site structure3 for indexing. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Increase indexed pages with smart navigation. Mobile SMB Enterprise Mobile SMB Enterprise / Build a Top SEO Strategy
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    / Build aTop SEO Strategy Optimize site 4 for conversion. Treat each page like an entry point. You only have 7 seconds to answer 3 critical questions: ü Where am I? ü What can I do? ü Why should I do it? #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 21.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy 5 Practice smart content promotion. Keep actively building links! #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 22.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy 5 Practice smart content promotion. But, keep a clean link building strategy. Penguin 3.0 is here! #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 23.
    5 Practice smartcontent promotion. Social signals have the highest correlation with rising search rankings. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Source: Searchmetrics: SEO Ranking Factors and Rank Correlations 2014 – Google U.S. / Build a Top SEO Strategy
  • 24.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy Get site performance 6 up to speed. Use responsinator.com to test cross-device performance. #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 25.
    / Build aTop SEO Strategy Get site performance 6 up to speed. Make sure that CTA is visible on all screen sizes! #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 26.
    Get site performanceup to speed. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 6 Source: SmashingMagazine Check load time for desktop and mobile with Google’s PageSpeed Insights. The average load time of a domain in the top 30 is 1.27 seconds. Source: Searchmetrics / Build a Top SEO Strategy
  • 27.
    Align sales andmarketing. Facilitate speedy sales outreach! Most companies are slow to respond. Only 37% respond in less than an hour. Companies that respond to leads within an hour after receiving a query are 7x as likely to qualify the lead. Source: “The Short Life of Online Sales Leads”, HBR; Nov. 2013 #123webinar | @webmarketing123 7 / Build a Top SEO Strategy
  • 28.
    Align sales 7and marketing. Companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales-ready leads at 33% lower cost. Companies that automate lead management see 10% or greater increase in revenue within 6-9 months. Source: Forrester Research; 2013 Source: Focus Research; 2013 #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Nurtured leads add to the bottom line. / Build a Top SEO Strategy
  • 29.
    1 Calculate theWorth of Search #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Making the Business Case for SEO 2 Let’s Get Technical Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 4 Live Q&A Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions On the Agenda
  • 30.
    It’s easy toget lost in data. / Tie Performance to Revenue 76% of marketers agree they need to be more data-focused. Yet, nearly half continue to rely on “gut instinct.” Source: Adobe #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 31.
    It’s easy toget lost in data. / Tie Performance to Revenue #123webinar | @webmarketing123 $ $ $ Qualified Leads (SQL/MQL) Sales Pipeline Opportunity Closed Won Revenue These SEO metrics are essential. ✓ Organic traffic volume. ✓ ✓ Organic traffic to preferred landing pages. Organic keyword theme ranking. % of keywords ranking for preferred landing pages. ✓ ✓ Conversion volume and CVR. But, focus on the ones that matter.
  • 32.
    / Tie Performanceto Revenue Optimize campaigns for revenue. Close the loop by tying campaigns to revenue in CRM. #123webinar | @webmarketing123
  • 33.
    / Tie Performanceto Revenue Optimize campaigns for revenue. #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Track progress with agreed upon KPIs. Identify goals, build action plan, & assign ownership to ensure accountability.
  • 34.
    1 Calculate theWorth of Search #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Making the Business Case for SEO 2 Let’s Get Technical Building a Top Performing SEO Strategy 3 Finally, Tie Performance to Revenue Impressing the C-Suite with Revenue Reporting 4 Live Q&A Ask Your Toughest SEO Questions On the Agenda
  • 35.
    Mike Turner, Webmarketing123 Director of Business Development e: results@webmarketing123.com t: 800. 619. 1570 #123webinar | @webmarketing123 Let’s Talk! Thanks! Get a second opinion on your SEO. In a 30 minute consultation, learn: ü Where you rank in relation to competitors ü Measure revenue opportunity from Search ü What you can do to accelerate results from SEO now