Inbound Marketing and WordPress

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Inbound Marketing strategies and the tools you can use to implement them on your WordPress website.

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Monday, October 22, 12

Monday, October 22, 12

Inbound Marketing and WordPressInbound Marketing strategies and the tools you can use to

implement them on your WordPress website.

By: Aaron P. Smith, MFAwww.aaronpsmith.me

WordCamp Buffalo 2012 Monday, October 22, 12

What is the purpose of your website?Monday, October 22, 12

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+555 million active web sites on the InternetMonday, October 22, 12

Create a Path

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Inbound vs OutboundMarketing

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Outbound (Traditional) MarketingMonday, October 22, 12

Inbound MarketingMonday, October 22, 12

5 STEPS

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1. CREATEMonday, October 22, 12

Content is King

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84% of decision makers use online sources to guide purchasing decisions.

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What is the tone of your content?Monday, October 22, 12

2. OPTIMIZEMonday, October 22, 12

25% On-PageOptimization

75% Off-PageOptimization

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434% more indexed pages forcompanies that blog

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97% more inbound links forcompanies that blog

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All-In-One SEO Pack **WP SEO by Yoast

Google Site Verification Google XML Sitemap **

Redirection ** Broken Links **SEO Smart Links

SEO Friendly Images

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Share, Share, Share... and Share!

3. PROMOTE

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Determine your pieces of the puzzle.Monday, October 22, 12

Simple Facebook Connect ** TwitterTools **Tweet Old Posts

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Promote SharingMonday, October 22, 12

US Internet users spend 3X more minutes on blogs & social networks than on email.

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ShareThis ** Shareaholic **

Sociable **WP Social Toolbar

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4. CONVERTMonday, October 22, 12

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HubSpot for WordPress **

Contact Form 7 **Gravity Form

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5. ANALYZEMonday, October 22, 12

Google Analytics ** ShareThis **

HubSpot CTR **

Connect lead generation to CRM

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Other Notable Plugins:Avatars

Events ManagerExec-PHP

I Recommend ThisSocial Media Mashup

WP-PageNaviBreadcrumb NavXTWordfence Security

Spam Free WordPressWP-reCAPTCHAExploit Scanner

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QUESTIONS

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5 STEPS1. Create2. Optimize3. Promote4. Convert5. Analyze

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Fun Fact:

When started

it was originally called BackRub.

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Inbound Marketing and WordPressInbound Marketing strategies and the tools you can use to

implement them on your WordPress website.

By: Aaron P. Smith, MFAwww.aaronpsmith.me

WordCamp Buffalo 2012 Monday, October 22, 12