SEO 101
Changing 
Landscape 
SEO is Constantly Changing
Is SEO worth it?
How do users spend their time
How Search Works
How Search Works
Crawling the Web
Crawling the Web
Indexing the Web
Indexing the Web
Providing Results
Search Engine Results 
Layout Adwords 
(pay per click ads) 
Organic 
Local/Organic 
Organic 
Maps
7 Key Factors for Effective SEO 
7 Key 
Factors for Effective 
SEO
On-Page SEO Factors 
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On-Page SEO Factors 
Title Tag 
URL Structure 
Headings (H1/H2) 
Alt Tag 
Body Text
<head> 
<title>Sentinel | A Downtown Portland Hotel</title> 
No Meta 
<meta name="description" content="Sentinel is Keywords. 
a Portland luxury 
hotel is situated in two of Portland’s most historic buildings and 
houses Jake’s Grill and Jackknife Bar."> 
What? 
</head> 
Title Tag & Meta DescriptionTitle Tag 
Google displays around 50- 
60 characters 
Meta 
Description 
Optimal length for search 
engines is roughly 150-155 
characters
Wordpress SEO Plugin
URL Structure 
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72 
/33007352/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CS 
ports+and+leisure%7C33006346/c_2/2%7 
Ccat_33006346%7CSports+and+leisure+ 
product+care%7C33007352.htm 
http://www.argos.co.uk/sports-leisure
Meta Robots Tag 
<meta name="robots" 
content="index, follow">
Quality Content 
Quality 
Content
Endorsements (links, citations, press, 
reviews, mentions, etc. ) 
Endorsements (links, citations, press, 
reviews, mentions, etc. )
Citations
Design & User Experience 
Design & User 
Experience
User Experience
Designed for Mobile
Optimiz 
ed for Social 
Sharing 
Optimized for Social Sharing
WP Social SEO Booster Plugin
Measure (Google Analytics) 
Measure
12 Takeaways for SEO
Don’t Panic
Why? Because Everything is 
Awesome Everything is Awesome!
Understanding seo

Understanding seo

Editor's Notes

  • #17 There’s actually over 200 factors, but this is SEO 101 and I really wanted to use that picture : ) Technical SEO (On-Page SEO Factors, Crawlability & Site Structure) Quality Content Endorsements (links, citations, press, reviews, mentions, etc. ) Design & User Experience Mobile (2 mins) Social (1 min) Measure (Analytics)