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How to Maximize SEO and Use Cornerstone Content
Matt Kepnes (@NomadicMatt)
Shannon O’Donnell (@ShannonRTW)
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What is SEO?
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.
This is the process in which you design and
format your site so that it is perfectly optimized
to rank high on search engine results.
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Internal SEO
Making your website has the proper tags,
keywords, headings, and meta information
correct on your site so search engines know
what your website is about.
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Internal SEO This means:
• Keywords in Your Domain Name (Pick the keywords your site is about)
• Keywords in Your Website Title
• Keywords in Content (Use 3-4 times)
• Internal Linking (Like a spider’s web!)
• Keyword the Post URL
• Use H1 tags
• Use Meta Tags- Meta Tags are tags that tell the search engines what your
page or site is about and can be filled in using the All in One SEO Wordpress
Plugin.
• Use ALT tags- An alt tag looks like this: <img
src=”http://www.yoursite.com/yourimage.jpg” alt=”my crazy image name” />
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External SEO
IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING LINKS TO
YOUR WEBSITE!
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How does linking work?
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“If more people are linking to Site B, it must be a better authority on the subject so it should rank higher.”
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Example C
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Example D
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Bottom Line on Linking
Quality and quantity both matter.
However, quality is becoming more and
more important, especially when trying to
rank for difficult keywords
Links are still the biggest ranking factor
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Where to get links?
• Social Media sites
• Guest blogging
• Article Marketing
• Super “illegal” link farms
• Link building web services
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Other Minor Ranking Factors
• Size of Your Site
• Domain Name Registration Length
• Age of the Site
• Site Load Time
• Click Back Rate
• Length of your posts
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What is PageRank? • PageRank is a number Google uses to
determine to the strength of a page.
• Based on 0 to 10 i.e., your site is a page PR4
• Based on the quantity and quality of the links
you have.
• Doesn’t matter at all. Now merely left there
because users like it. Doesn’t factor into
rankings.
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Google Animal Updates
Penguin and Panda
• Google created two updates this year that
really changed SEO.
• Panda – designed to punish small, niche
websites designed to rank highly for ads.
“Made for AdSense”
• Penguin – designed to punish sites that overly
keyword stuffed their website.
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Why Trust Matters More
• These two updates were designed to
reduce search spam.
• Puts more emphasis on having a trusted
brand. (Trustrank)
• For a blogger, that means positioning your
site as an expert in the topic, having deep
content, and a strong brand.
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Content and Branding
• You can’t “optimize” that which does not
exist.
• It doesn’t matter how much you optimize
your site if your content isn’t good enough to
stand on its own.
• Strong content brands you within your niche.
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Travel Narrative is Not Enough
• Tell your story the best way you can.
• Learn narrative flow, storytelling, and use
compelling photography.
• Understand: search engines are primarily
used to find information.
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So, You Want More Traffic?
Searching is the most common online
activity outside of email.
Searchers are usually looking to answer a
question or to find specific information.
Google’s goal is to give them the most
relevant information for their query.
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Are you providing search-
worthy information?
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Cornerstone Content
What resources,
facts, themes and
topics are the core
foundation of your
personal niche or
story?
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Content Possibilities
• A quirky, fun, or helpful FAQ
• Definitive resource list for your travel niche
• Collection of posts on a central theme
• Well-researched niche topic
• Long-term value
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Bottom Line?
Cornerstone content is:
• Fundamental
• Indispensable
• Compelling
• Remarkable
• Worth linking to
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Cornerstone Blog Posts
• Extend the narrative with useful
information.
• Go beyond—research each possibility and
fully answer the question.
• Leverage something you were researching
already into a cornerstone post.
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Branding Through Content Content branding is the process of identifying and
differentiating a your travel site’s information,
niche, resources, and your unique story from
another site through name and deed.
• Authority
• Visibility
• A talking point
• Value
• Unique
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What is your site known for?
Does Goggle know that too?
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Many Thanks
Matthew Kepnes
NomadicMatt.com
@NomadicMatt
Shannon O’Donnell
ALittleAdrift.com
@ShannonRTW