Slingshot SEO Client presentation Dec 21 2011
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This was given to Slingshot SEO clients on December 21, 2011. It includes an overview of the 4-box model of SEO and our tactical CLASS methodology.
Transcript of Slingshot SEO Client presentation Dec 21 2011
Modern Strategies for SEO SuccessJesse Laffen | Director, SEO Performance@jlaffen
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THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES:
How Slingshot SEO thinks about search A new way of talking about holistic SEO 1 word Jesse had to look up in the dictionary to
use today Lots of interaction
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THIS PRESENTATION DOES NOT INCLUDE
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HOW SLINGSHOT SEO SEES SEARCH
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Page-Level (micro) vs. Domain-Level (macro) SEO
• Agreeing on “about us” page content with marketing• Formatting a standard product page to include a space for
content within a CMS• Measuring the relevance of the copy on a page to a keyword
phrase• Producing ROI analysis on month-over-last web commerce• Writing a week’s worth of social media content for publishing• Establishing organizational responsibilities & KPIs for internet
marketing• Changing a title tag• Submitting a request to change the color of a call-to-action
button
micro
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macro
macro
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macro
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Tactical vs. Strategic SEO
• Agreeing on “about us” page content with marketing• Formatting a standard product page to include a space for
content within a CMS• Measuring the relevance of the copy on a page to a keyword
phrase• Producing ROI analysis on month-over-last web commerce• Writing a week’s worth of social media content for publishing• Establishing organizational responsibilities & KPIs for internet
marketing• Changing a title tag• Submitting a request to change the color of a call-to-action
button
strategic
tactical
tactical
strategic
tactical
strategic
tactical
strategic
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Using these continua, we create a 2D SEO model:
Domain-level(Macro)
Page-level(Micro)
Tactical Strategic
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TACTICAL | PAGE-LEVEL
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Google in 2011:
February: Unleashed the “Panda” update, which evaluates the quality of a page’s worth to a visitor by measuring the value of the content on the page and the domain’s intent of producing value to its end user.
March through November: Rolls out two major overhauls and several smaller “tweaks” to the Panda algorithm filter.
October: Announces that a new “freshness” score, measuring the recentness of a page’s content, will affect as many as 35% of all searches.
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Google in 2011:
“[Google does] try to compensate if there is good quality content and people still make mistakes… Even if you do kind of brain-dead stupid things and shoot yourself in the foot, but have good content, we do want to return it.”
-Matt Cutts, Head of Google Webspam Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0JD55e5h5JM
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“Since 1987, [Company A] has been the industry leader in turnkey solutions that work.
Our facilities are unparalleled in quality and we strive to offer the best service available.
We’re trusted by companies like Microsoft, Nike, and Amazon to provide rapid services with real ROI.”
“[Company B] provides drop-shipping services for e-commerce companies. Our clients are free to mix and match services like websites and hosting, payment processing, order fulfillment and shipping, call center support, real-time tracking and more.
We’ve helped hundreds of businesses build the right sites for their products and get those products onto the doorsteps of the people who buy them.”
What Does Your Website Talk About?
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Action Items:
• Find a quality copy writer, let them write.• Talk about what you do in plain
terms somewhere on your website. Answer the question “What is [keyword]”• Fill up your site with good
content.
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The Google PageRank Algorithm, in Pieces:
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The Google PageRank Algorithm - Simplified
“Why bother with a number that’s at best three steps removed from your actual goal, when you could instead directly measure what you want to achieve?”
-Susan Moskwa, Google Engineer
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/06/beyond-pagerank-graduating-to.html
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Link Metrics That Matter:
• Links are like references on a resume.• The best links are ones that a lot of
people want to click.
• Links are an endorsement of content.Corollary: Links cannot “make up for” other ranking inhibitors, like content.
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Link Removal
On-Page Off-Page? ? ?
no
yes yes
yesno
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TACTICAL | DOMAIN-LEVEL
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Landing Pages vs. Domains, 2002:
HomePage
LandingPage
GoodContent
GoodContent
links
HomePage
LandingPage
WeakContent
WeakContent
LINKS!!
Winner
links links
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Landing Pages vs. Domains, 2012:
HomePage
LandingPage
GoodContent
GoodContent
links
HomePage
LandingPage
WeakContent
WeakContent
LINKS!!
Winner
links links
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STRATEGIC | PAGE-LEVEL
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In-House Internet Marketer
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In-House Internet Marketer
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IT
Product Marketing
Web Production
User Interface
Bus. Units & Content Owners
PR & Social
Legal & Compliance
Branding
SEO
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STRATEGIC | DOMAIN LEVEL
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Enterprise Keyword Selection & Tracking
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Definitions & Decisions
• SEO goals• Reporting• Key Performance Indicators• Timelines & Benchmarks• Conversions• Owners & Decision-Makers• Software
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SEO ROI
= Revenue from SEO – Cost of SEO
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Traditional Valuation
Slide by Conductor
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Advanced Valuation
Slide by Conductor
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True Value
Slide by Conductor
