Using The Data Layer & The DOM To Implement Your Technical SEO Recommendations

Charlie Whitworth
Charlie WhitworthHead of SEO at Big Brand Ideas | Whitworth SEO
Charlie Whitworth
Using the Data Layer & The DOM to
Implement Your SEO
Recommendations
@whitworthseo
http://www.slideshare.net/whitworthseo
Organic Search Director
why use the data layer?
very simply…
The data layer can be very simple, composed
of a single variable, or it can be complex,
composed of multiple nested variables. It all
depends on what data you need
for seo…
we really only scratch the surface
Google Tag Manager
IBM Digital Data Exchange
Ensighten
Qubit
Storm
Tealium
UberTags
tag management software
static html still the best method
data layer isn’t ideal for every campaign
seo recommendations
can be priceless if you’re struggling to get things
implemented
struggling with development?
cms | budget | developer resource | access
how does it work?
the “ J ” word
not frameworks for build
snippets injected using JS
often for tracking
you can do a lot more
debate over reliability
https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/994713207913639939
https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/994713207913639939
6 months ago….
long time in seo
but no official announcement
testing….
onus on tech seos
do your own testing
results…
google’s got a lot better at executing js
results…
title tags using jQuery are honoured
…and quickly
title tags
title tags
jQuery injected via the DOM
<script>document.title="Midweek & Weekend Hotel Breaks In The UK | Coast & Country Hotels";</script>
48hrs later….
canonical tags…
canonicals tags using jQuery work
…and quickly
canonicals
canonicals
<script>document.getElementsByTagName("link")[0].href= "https://www.nfa.co.uk/blog/";</script> -
Canonical
canonicals
canonicals
conclusion…
jQuery seems to be an seo’s friend
not their nemesis as has previously been the case
back to the data layer
custom html tags in gtm
adding code is the easy part
noindex
triggers and variables
specify your pages via
variables
make sure you set to trigger
as soon as the page loads
product mark-up
json-ld
structured data
data extraction
gtm variables
plenty of flexibility
freebies to finish…
<script>document.getElementsByTagName("META")[1].content = "NFA generator";</script>- We Can
edit any meta tag here
<script>document.title = "Fostering Agency";</script> - Title Tag
Watch out for broken code in your header, could
stop your tags from being executed
Make sure your GTM container is on every page!
thanks for listening…
https://www.slideshare.net/whitworthseo
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