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SERPs: They’re Not
All About You
Presented by:Keith L. GoodeChief SEO Evangelist, seoClarity
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What’s in a SERP Anyway?
“What you put on your website pages isn’t necessarily what shows up on the SERPs. Title tags, descriptions, and 3 pack lines can show almost anything on Google SERPs. This session will look at SEO techniques and systems for getting good click through rates to the page, while effectively controlling what shows up on the SERPs.”
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IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT WHAT SEOS WANT
A Little History…
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Remember NOODP and NOYDIR?
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I have lived long enough to see the same eyes in different people.
I am looking at the eyes
of a man who wants
to stuff keywords in
his titles.
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Algorithm-Chasers Go All In On Temporarily Effective
Tactics
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Recommended Viewing/Reading
https://moz.com/blog/8-old-school-seo-practices-not-effective-whiteboard-friday
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Tap Into the Evolutionary Direction of the Algorithm
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Change Your Perspective, Change Your World
For more on Search Experience Optimization: http://bit.ly/1JKxigC
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IN THE SERPSHappening Now
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Did you know?Google is Rewriting Titles?
23%Titles for Top 5 Ranking URLs
Rewritten
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Did you know?Local Results Aren’t Just for Local Queries?
6.1%of ALL Keywords
Contain Local Listings
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Did you know?Google is Showing Instant Answer for Non-question Queries?
3.6%
of KeywordsContain Instant Answers
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The Happening #1:
NO! Not THAT Happening!
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Google is Reducing the Size of SERPs
16.3%Queries Show Fewer than 100 Results
Happening #1: Google’s Big Squeeze
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Happening #1: Google’s Big Squeeze
http://bit.ly/22vNuLi
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Happening #1: Google’s Big Squeeze
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Happening #1: Google’s Big Squeeze
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What Does it Mean for …?USERS SEOs
Who goes past Page 2 anyway?
Much harder to get baseline
ranking data?
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https://flic.kr/p/emQ7ku
What Do I Do With This Information?
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Realigning Metrics for True SuccessYes… But…
Traffic increases are a measure of online success
Stickiness and Conversion Rates tell you if it’s good
traffic or notRankings are
highly influenced by links
Links are earned as a result of a
Great Product or Great Content
Targeting keywords in
content establishes relevance
Being relevant for Topics, rather than keywords, establishes broader
Relevance
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Happening #2: Title Rewrites
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Happening #2: Title Rewrites
23%Titles for Top 5 Ranking URLs
Rewritten
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Happening #2: Title RewritesThe Problem:
What you want
What you get
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Happening #2: Title RewritesWe Looked at:
– Top 5 Ranking URLs for 50,000 Keywords– 200,000 SERP listings– Titles in Google vs. On Site
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1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 >1000%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Rewritten Not Rewritten
Happening #2: Title Rewrites
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1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 101-1100%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%Happening #2: Title Rewrites E-Commerce
Edition
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Happening #2: Title RewritesReasons Google Will Change Your Title:1. Length2. Extraneous Text3. Extraneous Branding4. Duplication or Near Duplicates5. Hokey Markup :-) :: **
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What Can I Do?
https://flic.kr/p/a8vEBr
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Control What You Can Control• Keep Title Concise and Relevant• Mitigate Duplication on Search Refinement
Pages– Rel “next” and “prev”– Rel “canonical”– Nofollow and noindex for extremely granular search
refinements• Focus on Topics. Don’t Stuff with Tons of
Variations
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Happening #3: Lost Real Estate
“Hey! Yeah you! Users. Please scroll down. There are organic results down here.
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Why Enterprise SEOs Should Care About Local
>93%
In #1 position
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No Local Intent in
my search
Happening #3: Lost Real Estate
“Hey! Yeah you! Users. Please scroll down. There are organic results down here.
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Why Enterprise SEOs Should Care About Local
6.1%Of All Keywords
Contain Local Listings
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Knowledge Graph Instant Answers• Provide an answer to
specific queries• Answer comes from an
external source• External source
attribution provided
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Knowledge Graph Instant Answers
Wait! Did I ask a question?Sucks to be
in Position 5.
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Knowledge Graph Instant Answers
3.6% Keywords
Contain Instant Answers
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Knowledge Graph Instant Answers
15% - 30% CTR!
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What Works? What Doesn’t?
40
YES NO• How-To’s• Guides• Instruction
Instructional
• Weather• Stocks• GDP
Public
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Example of an Instant Answer
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Example of an Instant AnswerNote: being in Position 1 is not required.
Position 10
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Elements of an Instant Answer
In the Snippet:• Clear step-by-step
instructions• Friendly URLs
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Elements of an Instant Answer
Not “metal fence” but
“wrought iron.” RankBrain?
Position on page is not completely
above the fold
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Elements of an Instant Answer
Ordered or
Unordered List
List items are
H5 headers
H5’s are succinct and
clear
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More Information AvailableOn the seoClarity blog:
http://bit.ly/1SBt3XA
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Advancing A.I. = Personalized SERPs
=The perfect answer for you.
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Organizational Shifts to Match the SERPs• Democratize SEO in your Enterprise• Adopt a User-First Approach to Everything
– Yes: Adopt Best Practices– No: Don’t Focus on the Latest Tricks
• Focus on the Experience, Not the Engines
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Your Presenter
20 years of Online Experience– AMD– HomeAway.com– Builders Digital Experience– SpareFoot.com
Dell (4 years)– SEO Technology Lead, DCS (formerly eDell)– Technical SEO Instructor
Currently– Chief SEO Evangelist, seoClarity
www.linkedin.com/in/keithlgoode
@keithgoode
Keith L. Goode, Chief SEO Evangelist
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THANK YOU!
Happy Trails!