SEO 101 Search Engine Optimization
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Transcript of SEO 101 Search Engine Optimization
SEO 101
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DISCLAIMER
Warning!
SEO is an ART and Science. SEO techniques and common practices change frequently. Please don’t take any information presented as absolute.
OVERVIEW OF TOPICS
Onsite OptimizationBasic Link BuildingSocial SEO
ONSITE – PAGE ERRORS
Check to make sure your site is error free:
http://validator.w3.org/http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
ONSITE - META TAGS
Meta elements are the HTML or XHTML <meta … > element used to provide structured metadata about a Web page. Multiple elements are often used on the same page: the element is the same, but its attributes are different. Meta elements can be used to specify page description, keywords and any other metadata not provided through the other head elements and attributes.
META TAGSM E T A N A M E
Title Tag
Description Tag
Keywords Tag
Robots Tag - Index, Follow
C O D E
<meta name=“title" content=“My Page Title" >
<meta name=“description" content=“My Page Description" >
<meta name=“keywords" content=“Keyword1, keyword2, keyword3" >
<meta name=“robots" content=“index, follow" >
<meta name=“GOOGLEBOT" content=“index, follow" >
TITLE - KEYWORDS
A good Title contains the keyword or keywords.
META TITLE
A Good Title Strategy
1 Length2 Keywords3 Branding
TITLE - LENGTH
Shorter Is Better
TITLE - BRANDING
A good title contains your company branding.
TITLE – GOOD EXAMPLE
Keyword 1 & Keyword 2 – Company Name
Ranked #1 for: “Flat Screen TV”
KEYWORDS
Keywords Rule: Target 2-3 specific keywords per page.Exception: Home Page – Target 3-5 keywords on your website home page.
LINK BUILDING 101
•Friends, Family, Business Contacts•Search Engines & Local Directories•Social Media Outlets
LINKS – FRIENDS, FAMILY, & BUSINESS
Some of the easiest and best link to obtain are from your friends, family members and personal business contacts.
To get these links, simply pick up the phone or ask them in person!
LINKS – SEARCH ENGINES & LOCAL DIRECTORIES
Google – google.comYahoo – yahoo.comBing! – bing.com
Ask.comHotBot.comLycos.comDuckDuckGo.comBaidu.com
UrbanSpoon.comYelp.comMerchantCircle.comCitySearch.com
LINKS – SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook – facebook.comMySpace – myspace.comGoogle Plus – plus.google.comTwitter – twitter.comLinkedIn – linkedin.comPinterest – Pinterest.comBlogger – Blogger.comYouTube – youtube.com
Don’t forget to ask your Friends, Family, and Business Contacts to share your Social Pages across these platforms once set up!
SOCIAL MEDIA - OBJECTIVES
•1. Build Audience•2. Generate Great Content•3. Interact with Audience
SOCIAL MEDIA – BUILD AUDIENCE
Encourage your customers, friends, family, business contacts, and everyone else in the world to like, friend, follow, +1 you across all of your Social Platforms. •Add your Social Sites Addresses to Business cards, email
Footers, and all Marketing Material.•Add Easy 1 click buttons on your websites home page and contact page.•Tell People in Person, on the Phone, and in email “You can find me on….” ”Like my page at…” “Follow my blog/feed by …”•Ask your current friends, fans, follows, etc to share on their page, feed, blog, post, etc….
SOCIAL MEDIA - CONTENT
1. Don’t Spam 2. Post relevant updates and useful information3. Post about upcoming sales and specials to give
your follows an early notice and friendly reminder
4. Post and share other industry related topics, news, and trends.
5. Best Content: Pictures and Videos of you, your customers , and your product, them using product, and being happy/having fun!
Great Read – Facebook 101 for Business
http://blog.digitalkeydesign.com/2012/02/business-facebook-101.html
SOCIAL MEDIA - INTERACTIONInteract with your fans personally and create a community for your fans to engage with your brand online.
•Respond to comments – Good and Bad!•Ask questions and respond to your feed back.•Create Polls, raffles, give-a-ways, and special offers for fans/follows only.•Do more of what works (people like).•Do Less what doesn’t work (don’t like).
THE END
Q & A
Thank You
-1 Internet Marketing
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