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10 Steps to Effective SEO & Great Rankings
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz CEO, March 2011
A checklist web marketers can use to build a foundation in strong,
white-hat SEO and inbound marketing.
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SEOmoz Makes Software! We don’t offer consulting.
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Why is SEO so Important?
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
In Feb. 2011, Google said they had 2 Billion+ searches/day!
Mill
ions
of S
earc
hes (
Mon
thly
)
Global Search Volume Growth
Data via Comscore Qsearch: http://www.comscore.com
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Search Engine Market Share
http://www.hitwise.com/uk/datacentre/main/dashboard-7323.html http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/2/comScore_Releases_January_2011_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings
Most of the World (except China, Russia, Korea + Czech
Republic) look like this
http://www.impactmedia.co.uk/blog/search-engine-news/google/search-engine-market-share-statistics-%E2%80%93-february-2011-18271/
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-disconnect-in-ppc-vs-seo-spending
Organic vs. Paid SearchPaid
Organic
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-disconnect-in-ppc-vs-seo-spending
Organic vs. Paid Search~20% of Clicks
~80% of Clicks
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Click-Through Rates
http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-organic-seo-click-through-rates/
Ranking #2, #3 and #4 would send less traffic than just
ranking #1
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How Can My Website Compete?
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Step 1: Good Isn’t Good Enough;Make Your Content Great.
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“Good” Content vs. “GREAT” ContentSatisfies the searcher’s basic
information requirements
Written by a human and not duplicated elsewhere
Long enough to fulfill basic needs of engines for depth/uniqueness
Grammatically correct; free of spelling/punctuation errors
Surprises and delights the searcher by being remarkable
Produced by extraordinary writers/designers/producers
May leverage video, audio, graphics & photos to convey a unique, shareable experience
Produced by extraordinary writers/designers/producers
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OK Cupid Dating Blog
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/your-looks-and-online-dating/
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Oyster.com Hotel Reviews
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.oyster.com/new-york-city/hotels/the-gem-hotel-chelsea/
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Unbounce Marketing Guide
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://unbounce.com/noob-guide-to-online-marketing-infographic/
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Searchers LOVE Great Content &People SHARE Great Content
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-social-networking-sites-dominate-sharing-2009-7
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A Blog Alone Doesn’t Cut It.
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.wirthmoorerealty.com/real-estate-articles-greater-new-orleans-area
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You Must Become a Hub for GreatContent in Your Niche
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlSometimes, a single piece of content or just a few, can yield these results but, more often, it takes dozens to hundreds of attempts to become a resource hub.
Site that offers:• Unique Research• Informed Opinions• News/Trend Analysis• Multimedia Content• Authentic Expert Contributors• Quality Discussion/Interaction
Referenced by industry
blogs
Mentioned in news
publications
Cited at conferences + events
Liked/Shared on Facebook
Links are Tweeted
Answers on Q+A sites reference its resources
Forum discussions link to its pages
People email links to each
other
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Step 2: Make that Great Content Accessible to Search Engines.
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Substantive, Descriptive, HTML Text Content
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.hipmunk.com/ is a great site, but there’s no real text content for engines to see! http://adioso.com doesn’t have a ton more, but there’s at least something for Google/Bing to grab onto.
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Google’s “Cached Snapshot” is a Great Way to Check
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlUsing the “Cached” link on any search result, you can see what Google’s seen.
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Clean, Crawlable URLs
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlMore on good URL structures here: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/11-best-practices-for-urls
Better
Worse
www.adioso.com/seattle/british-airways-flights
www.adioso.com/cat61/british
www.adioso.com/cat61/174
www.adioso.com/f?ID=174
www.adioso.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174
cdn6.fly.adioso.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174&CustID=5afsdf21
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Preferably All on a Single Sub/Root Domain
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdomains-vs-subfolders-microsites
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Logical, Shallow Information Architecture
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/diagrams-for-solving-crawl-priority-indexation-issues
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No Duplicate Content
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlDuplicate content causes problems beyond just rankings – it can hurt your esteem/trust in the engines’ eyes: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/duplicate-content-block-redirect-or-canonical
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Rel Canonical to the Rescue (Sometimes)
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/canonical-url-tag-the-most-important-advancement-in-seo-practices-since-sitemaps
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Proper Redirects (301 v. 302, etc.)
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
301 = Permanent Redirect
Good for Users
Good for Search Engines
Good for Web Servers
Javascript Redirect
Fails for non-JS Users (including many mobiles)
May not be counted by Search Engines
Slower on Web Servers
302 = Temporary Redirect
Meta Refresh
Fine for Users
Search Engines Don’t Always Treat as Permanent
Slower on Web Servers
Fine for Users
Bad for Search Engines (treated as temporary)
Good for Web Servers
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Effective Error Handling
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/06/crawl-errors-now-reports-soft-404s.html
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Step 3: Delight Your Visitors with Phenomenal Design + Usability.
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Search Engines Finally Care About Design
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seobythesea.com/?p=5168
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Panda/Farmer Update was a First Step
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlGeneric design is one of the features highly correlated with lost traffic in Panda/Farmer. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/googles-farmer-update-analysis-of-winners-vs-losers
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Great Design is Surprisingly Easy & Affordable
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlUsing the search query “CSS Gallery” will bring up tons of sites like http://www.cssbeauty.com/gallery/
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Many Usability Basics are Intuitive
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.usability.gov/basics/index.html
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Buy “Don’t Make Me Think.” Memorize It.
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlA great sample chapter is here: http://www.sensible.com/chapter.html
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Use Your Analytics to Establish Baselines and Measure Progress
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlGoogle Analytics is totally free! http://www.google.com/analytics
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Employ Usability Testing Software to Get Specific
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.uxbooth.com/blog/information-gathering-a-roundup-of-ux-applications/
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Step 4: Use Words Your Customers Use; Do Keyword Research.
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The Best Keywords Are:
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThe tricky part is finding these terms/phrases
High Volume(many searches/month)
Low Competition(weak sites/pages in the top 10)
High Value(large % of visitors convert)
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Keyword Research Starts w/ the Right Brainstorming Process
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlGraphic via Elliance: http://www.elliance.com/aha/infographics/keyword-research-part-2.aspx?page=1&category=ROI
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Researching Keyword Volume: Google’s AdWords Tool
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttps://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
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Microsoft AdCenter Keyword Data
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttps://adcenter.microsoft.com
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Determining Keyword Difficulty
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Number of results is meaningless
We want to know how “strong” these sites/pages are
And how our site’s/page’s metrics compare
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SEOmoz Has a Tool to Help With This
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/keyword-difficulty
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Determining a Keyword’s “Value”
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlKeyword volume is initially appealing, but conversion rate is critical to the evaluation!
1,000Visitors Searched “Usability
Testing” and Arrived at the Site
200Visitors Searched “User Testing
Software” and Arrived at the Site
20Visitors Took the Product Tour
40Visitors Took the Product Tour
2Visitors Bought the Software
10Visitors Bought the Software
5%
Conversion Rate:
0.2%
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Buying PPC is a Great Way to Test
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlJust be aware that PPC behavior isn’t always the same as organic click behavior
How do these visitors perform?
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Put the Data Together and Start with Low-Hanging Fruit
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlI like to use heat indices based on estimated value: Excel can do this automatically
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Step 5: Optimize your Pages Properly; Get Keyword Targeting Right.
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Title Tags
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/title-tag
Better
Worse
Usability Testing Software | UserTesting.com
UserTesting.com | Usability Testing Software
Usability Testing Software
Usability Testing, Usability Test, User Testing, User Software
UserTesting.com
NA
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Keywords in the URL Help, Too
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlNot only is there direct benefit, but people who link using the URL will pass good anchor text, too
Better
Worse
www.adioso.com/seattle/british-airways-flights
www.adioso.com/cat61/british
www.adioso.com/cat61/174
www.adioso.com/f?ID=174
www.adioso.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174
cdn6.fly.adioso.com/f?cat=61&?ID=174&CustID=5afsdf21
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Meta Description
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlA good meta description acts like ad copy and draws the searcher in: http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/meta-description
TITLE: Low Cost Usability Testing - UserTesting.com
META DESCRIPTION: Usability testing has never been easier. UserTesting.com's online usability testing is the cheapest, fastest way to find out why visitors leave your website.
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Meta Keywords?
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://searchengineland.com/meta-keywords-tag-101-how-to-legally-hide-words-on-your-pages-for-search-engines-12099
The search engines don’t use these at all (and haven’t since the early 2000s)
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Body Text Keyword Usage
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlNot only do search engines like to see keywords in copy, but visitors will be comforted to see that you have content that addresses their query, too.
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Keyword Density vs. TF*IDF vs. Topic Modeling
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/lda-and-googles-rankings-well-correlated
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Images & Alt Attributes
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Keywords in alt attributes are surprisingly well correlated
with higher rankings
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H1, H2, H3 Headlines
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/_H35n.html
Keywords in H(x) tags are not particularly well correlated with high rankings, but may provide some, minor value.
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The Trouble with Domain Names
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/exact-match-domains-are-far-too-powerful-is-their-time-limited
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Rel=Canonical on Every Page?
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/dispelling-a-persistent-rel-canonical-myth
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Step 6:
Make Search Engine Tools & Protocols
Work for You.
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XML Sitemaps
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThis program can help - http://gsitecrawler.com/
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HTML Sitemaps
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThe Sitemap Page from http://nymag.com/sitemap/
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RSS Feeds
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlFeedburner - http://feedburner.google.com – is a great tool for setting up and monitoring feeds
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Google Webmaster Tools
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlIt’s Free! Available at http://google.com/webmasters
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Crawl Errors & Error Sources
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlMost of the time, you’ll want to fix these up.
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SEOmoz Does a Good Job of This, Too
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlVia the PRO Web App: http://pro.seomoz.org
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Bing Webmaster Tools
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/bings-duane-forrester-on-webmaster-tools-metrics-and-sitemap-quality-thresholds
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Step 7: Earn Citations Engines Can See; Build Links, Tweets, Likes & Shares.
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
From 1999 – 2008, What Page Ranked #1for the Queries “Exit” and “Leave”?
http://searchengineland.com/google-kills-bushs-miserable-failure-search-other-google-bombs-10363
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http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
From 1999 – 2008, What Page Ranked #1for the Queries “Exit” and “Leave”?
http://searchengineland.com/google-kills-bushs-miserable-failure-search-other-google-bombs-10363
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Ahh… The Power of Links
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/google-vs-bing-correlation-analysis-of-ranking-elements
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What Makes a Great Link?
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/10-illustrations-on-search-engines-valuation-of-links
Editorially given
From a trusted source
Uses descriptive anchor text
Points to the right page
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Google + Bing Now Counting Facebook & Twitter
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://searchengineland.com/what-social-signals-do-google-bing-really-count-55389
Danny Sullivan: If an article is retweeted or referenced much in Twitter, do you count that as a signal outside of finding any non-nofollowed links that may naturally result from it?
Google: Yes, we do use it as a signal. It is used as a signal in our organic and news rankings. We also use it to enhance our news universal by marking how many people shared an article
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SEO Properties of Classic HTML Links
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlText goes here
<p><a href=http://www.seomoz.org rel=“nofollow”> SEOmoz’s Website </a> is a good resource for those seeking to learn more about search engine optimization.</p>
Anchor text(tells the engine what
this link is about)
URL(the link target)
Surrounding Text(may provide context on
the link’s relevance)
Rel=“Nofollow”(a tag that indicates search engines
shouldn’t trust/count this link)
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SEO Properties of Tweets
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/tweets-effect-rankings-unexpected-case-study
Surrounding Text(in tweets, this sometimes
seems used like anchor text)
URL(the link target)
Retweets(possible signal that a link/ tweet is more important)
Tweeter(the authority/importance of the tweeting person matters)
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SEO Properties of Facebook Shares
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlShares, Likes + Updates must be PUBLIC or Google/Bing can’t “see” them.
URL(the link target)
Shares(how many users have
shared the link)
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Why Do People Link/Tweet/Share?
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-emotions-that-make-us-link
Many of these blogs will use the badge and link to the list, because it makes
them look good!
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Link Building & Social Sharing Resources
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThese should help you get started!
• Beginner’s Guide: Chapter 7 – Growing Links & Popularity
• Link Building Blog Posts on SEOmoz
• Webinar on Link Building Strategies
• 101 Ways to Build Links from SEOBook
• Link Building Presentations on Slideshare
• The Science of Retweets from Dan Zarrella
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Step 8: Don’t Go it Alone;Help Your Community Help You.
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Encourage & Reward Community on Your Site
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlAt Moz, we’ve made community central to our site: http://www.seomoz.org/community
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Spread Your Message Across the Web
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Blogs + Blogging
Comment Marketing
News/Media/PRSEO
Social Networks
Word of Mouth
Q+A Sites
Forums
Online Video
Podcasting
Webinars
Research/White Papers
Infographics
Social Bookmarking
INBOUND MARKETING!(Find Your Audience Organically on the Web)
Direct/Referring Links
Type-In Traffic
Document Sharing
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Blogs & Blog Comments
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
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Forums & Discussion Boards
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/headsmacking-tip-18-use-discussion-search-as-competitive-intel
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Social Profiles & Interaction
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThis is my top list of social sites to register with, but there’s likely more that are relevant to your niche.
Facebook Company Page
Twitter Profile
LinkedIn Company Page
YouTube Account
Crunchbase Page
Crunchbase Page
Quora Profile
About.me Page
Scribd Profile
SlideShare Profile
Reddit Account
StumbleUpon Account
StackExchange Account
Wikipedia Profile
Google Profile
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Answer Questions on Q+A Sites
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.quora.com/Rand-Fishkin/answers
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Syndicate Your Content
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-leveraging-syndicated-content-effectively
Dozens of sites syndicate SEOmoz’s blog helping to
send links and traffic back to the site
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Find Unique Ways to Engage & Reward
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlUrbanSpoon’s Blogger Outreach Program Sparked Thousands of Links + Great Awareness in Each City: http://www.urbanspoon.com
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Step 9: Get Analytics Set Up Right;Track What Matters.
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Basic Google Analytics Installation
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=66983
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Key SEO Metric #1:
Visits / Search Engine
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThis tells you how many searches resulted in a click on your site in the results
These ones here!
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Key SEO Metric #2:Keywords Sending 1+ Visits / Search Engine
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlTrack this over time to see if you’re ranking for more unique keyphrases
This One!
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Key SEO Metric #3:# of Pages Receiving Traffic from Each
Engine
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/indexation-for-seo-real-numbers-in-5-easy-steps
This One!
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SEOmoz PRO Can Help Here Too
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlTraffic tab of http://pro.seomoz.org
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Tracking Keyword Rankings
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-when-to-track-rankings
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Critical: Set Up “Goals” / “Conversions”
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlhttp://analytics.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-setup-goals-in-google-analytics.html
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Understand Your Website’s Conversion Funnel
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlThis is the weakest form of a funnel – applying actions to things like forms, emails, “buy” buttons, checkout pages, etc. is a better way to go.
Home Page List of Cheeses Hours + Directions
Hopefully, this means a customer is going to
come buy some cheese!
15% 10%
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Step 10: The Web is Not Static;
Test & Improve
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More Traffic
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlIt’s a lot of hard work to get more visits, though, and we don’t know if they’ll be the kind who love cheese!
Home Page List of Cheeses Hours + Directions
More visits to the home page means more people will decide to visit
15% 10%
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A Better Funnel
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
Home Page List of Cheeses Hours + Directions
A better “conversion rate” means more people who already visit the site will come to the store!
25% 20%
Woo hoo! Now for every 1,000 people that visit the site, 25 are potential cheese buyers!
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A/B Split Testing Resources:
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html
http://www.google.com/websiteoptimizer - Free, but sometimes complex/confusing
http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/ - Awesome tool – easy to use, popular, good plugins
http://www.sitespect.com/ - Don’t personally have experience with this one
http://www.optimizely.com/ - Another great option with excellent visuals
http://unbounce.com/ - Hosted, so no dev required! Very easy to use and well made
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Test Content Types
http:/googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.htmlSome of these may resonate with you and your audience, others may not. You’ll never know until you experiment!
Blog Videos
Infographics
Community Forum
Questions + Answers
Research/White Papers
Webinars
Slideshows
Email NewslettersPhotos
Embeddable Content
Web Apps
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Step #1: Discover
Step #2:Test
Step #3: Measure
Step #4: Repeat
Find inbound marketing paths that look promising and make a list.
Invest a few days/hours building authentic value in that niche/sector.
Use your web analytics to track primary + second-order impact
Throw out low ROI projects; repeat high ROI ones.
Test Marketing Channels
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Ranking Well is Not Enough
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We Must DESERVE to Rank in Order to Win in the Long Run
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Q+ARand Fishkin, CEO & Co-Founder, SEOmoz
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• Blog: www.seomoz.org/blog
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