SEO and Social Media for Industrial Companies: Google, Blogs, YouTube and You
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Google, Blogs, YouTube and You How Industrial Companies can use Social
Media to Improve their SEO
Angela Charles
President
Pilot Fish
4000 Embassy Parkway, Ste 400
Akron, OH 44333
Tel. 877-799-9994
www.pilotfishseo.com
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Overview
• Getting your site ranked on Page 1 of Google requires use of social media
• Why is ranking on Google important?
• What factors determine ranking?
• How can your company implement SEO and social media?
It starts and
ends with
Top ranking on Google is vital to your website for traffic, lead generation
Source: comScore
Sites not on Page 1 of Google lose out on significant traffic
-- #1 position gets 33% of traffic
-- Page 1 results combined get 92% of traffic
-- Page 2 results get 5% of traffic
-- Rest of results split remaining 3%
Google makes it intentionally hard to rank high, which is why you need SEO
200 Ranking Factors!
Source: Search Engine Land
SEO factors break down to three main categories
Source: Business2Community.com
Search engines measure relevance and popularity to
decide which sites will rank on top
Boiled down further…
If your site no longer performs on Google, it’s because you’re not keeping pace
• 500 changes to Google algorithm in last 2 years• More competition for higher rankings• Sites that don’t update will lose SEO ranking over time
SEO Part 1: Site architecture is the easiest piece of the SEO puzzle
• Rules are well defined; just takes a web designer with knowledge of them to implement them properly
• But, done incorrectly, fixing problems can be costly
SEO Part 2: Content – Is your site relevant to search engines?
• Mechanics of setting up content for SEO • Create appropriate content for site
visitors and search engines • Develop enough relevant content on
and off your site
Getting the mechanics of SEO right goes a long way
• Keywords• Page URL• Meta tags
– Page Title– Meta Description– H1
• Text• Image alt tags
Find the most targeted
keywords that generate the
most traffic and optimize the hell
out of them
Key to SEO success
Keywords define your site for search engines and help it to be ranked
But, focusing on the wrong keywords can prevent your site from performing
A business manufacturing trophies and awards will compete with non-relevant results when focusing on “awards”
Keyword research determines most relevant terms within reach with SEO
Keyword # Searches Google
# Results Google
Relevant?
Awards 14,800 244 million Mixed
Corporate awards
720 284 million Yes
Crystal awards 1,600 61.8 million Yes
Trophies 27,100 50.8 million Yes
Once you’ve identified target keywords, work them into your site
• Page URL• Page meta title• Meta description• Main headline (H1)• Alt image tags• Multiple pages of useful content
“Content is King” -- legitimate phrase to use to prioritize SEO activities
• Company, product info• Images and media• Testimonials• Resource lists• Blogs• Articles• Presentations• Press releases
Learn more about content marketing.
SEO Part 3: Links – Google changes require thoughtful, balanced, comprehensive approach
HOT NOTImplementing content marketing Relying on link marketing
Obtaining links on a few high-value sites
Adding thousands of links through link networks
Creating content for social media sites
Offering reciprocal links
Re-purposing content in different ways
Using article marketing sites
Driving traffic to your site via links from third-party sites
Driving traffic away from your site by putting links page on your site
Keeping site fresh by blogging, SM Keeping site fresh by updating calendar
The more your site is linked, the more popular it is considered
Good content(Relevance)
Higher search engine rankings
Many high quality links(Popularity)
SEO content refers to material on your site and on other sites
Google+Facebook
SlideShareTwitter
PRWeb
Website
Flickr
Blogs
Trade media
Create marketing initiative that repurposes content for multiple channels, including SM
• Example: Write press release– Distribute via PRWeb– Post on company blog– Link from bookmarking sites
(StumbleUpon, BlinkList, FriendFeed, Reddit, etc.)– Link from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+– Add photos to Pinterest, FlickR– Upload video to YouTube – Upload presentation to SlideShare
Added benefit of this approach: More content to rank
Types of high-value Social Media content that will help your SEO
• Videos • Presentations• Photos• Infographics• Guest articles on blogs, trade pub sites
Content marketing: Create locally, then promote on social media sites
• LinkedIn• Google+• Facebook• Twitter
“Hey, I just sent out a press release – come see it on our blog at www.company.com/blog/press-release”
Optimizing your site and using social media generates results
Client #1 Twitter Facebook Google+ # Backlinks to Client Site
# 1st Page Results on Google
Feb. 2013 28 32 3 2,962 43
Sept. 2013 50 63 23 5,068 82
Client #2 Twitter Facebook Google+ # Backlinks to Client Site
# 1st Page Results on Google
Sept. 2012 5 21 0 3,996 1
March 2013 15 43 18 8,270 13
How do we do this without sucking the life out of our staff?
• Divide and conquer
• Create editorial calendar and stick to it
• If necessary, partner with an SEO firm that can handle tasks outside your team’s capabilities
Conclusion
• Google uses more than 200 factors to rank sites
• These factors fall under Site Architecture, Content and Links
• Adding optimized content to your site and developing a content marketing strategy that uses social media sites to build links is best way to secure better search rankings
Angela Charles, President
John Inama, Director of Sales
Pilot Fishwww.pilotfishseo.com
877-799-9994
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