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My content presentation from SearchFest 2013. Brains, bizarre titles and assorted weirdness abound.

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Ian Lurie @portentint [email protected]

CONTENT IS A PRODUCT

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CONTENT HAS VALUE HOW WE KNOW IT’S A PRODUCT MAKING A MARKETABLE PRODUCT

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portent.co/searchfest13

Yes, like this, no ‘m’.

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CONTENT

CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT

CONTENT CONTENT

CONTENT CONTENT

CONTENT CONTENT

CONTENT

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SHIT MARKETERS SAY ABOUT CONTENT

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REACH OUT TO INFLUENCERS

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ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE

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ANALYZE TOPICAL FUDDLEBUDGETS

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CONTENT

PROFIT

SEKRIT SAUCE FLOOR 13.5

LAND OF OOO

INNER SPHERE

ASTRAL PLANE

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IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED

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LOOK HOW HARD I'M WORKING!

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CONTENT PROFIT

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CONTENT PROFIT

INNER SPHERE

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CONTENT IS A PRODUCT. NOT A TACTIC.

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CONTENT IS A PRODUCT. NOT A TACTIC. IT IS THE CUSTOMER’S FIRST PURCHASE.

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INVESTMENT OF TIME RETURN PISS OFF

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INVESTMENT OF TIME RETURN INFLUENCE

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COMMITMENT & CONSISTENCY

I'VE BEEN READING YOUR STUFF FOR AGES.

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AUTHORITY

YOU GUYS KNOW YOUR STUFF.

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LIKING

AND DANG IT, I LIKE YOUR STYLE

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RECIPROCITY

your blog has really helped us out

over the years.

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30,000 pages 250+ sites

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Revenue vs. Reading ease Page speed Traffic Time on page Exit rate Bounce rate …

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REVENUE CORRELATION 8,000 PAGES

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CONTENT QUALITY

REVENUE CORRELATION 8,000 PAGES

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RESPECTING MY TIME

REVENUE CORRELATION 8,000 PAGES

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CONTENT IS A PRODUCT.

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WHAT MAKES MARKETABLE PRODUCTS?

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it's marketing's

fault

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MARKETABLE PRODUCTS ARE MARKETABLE CONTENT IS

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VALUABLE TRUSTWORTHY MEMORABLE

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VALUABLE

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A COOL IDEA

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THE IDEA CONVINCES ME TO INVEST. MAKE IT GOOD.

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TAKE YOUR IDEA JUST A LITTLE SIDEWAYS.

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portent.co/titlemaker

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THAT LOOKS REALLY INTERESTING. IT MIGHT

BE WORTH MY TIME.

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FIT EXISTING CATEGORIES

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DENIAL EXPLANATION “YOU SUCK”

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ACCESS EXPLANATION AUTHORITY

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they're speaking' my language.

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CONSUMABLE

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4-6 LINES/PARAGRAPH 10-15 WORDS/LINE

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JUST USE THIS

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GET TO THE POINT. PLEASE.

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subsequent to considering that

trend higher the manner in which

in the event that

after because grow how if

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REVENUE CORRELATION 8,000 PAGES

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AH, I'M ABSORBING THIS. IT MAKES SENSE. IT IS

WORTH MY TIME!

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SPECIALIZED

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FEWER HUGE LISTS UXMAG

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MORE DEEP DIVES ME

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HUGE LISTS HIGH TRAFFIC LOW VALUE NOT SCALABLE

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DEEP DIVES TARGETED TRAFFIC HIGH VALUE MORE SCALABLE

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“I just need pageviews.”

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INVESTMENT OF TIME RETURN PISS OFF

- =

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9

236

GOALS

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9 23

129 286

236 59

201 35

GOALS LINKING DOMAINS

TWEETS LIKES

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WHICH ONE’S EVERGREEN?

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BUT… 5X THE TRAFFIC TO THE MASSIVE LIST

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TAKE THE LIST. WRITE ONE DETAILED POST ABOUT EACH ITEM.

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DEPTH = AUTHORITY DEPTH = MORE TIME SPENT DEPTH = REAL VALUE

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AWESOME. THIS TELLS ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO

KNOW.

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INVESTING MY TIME REALLY PAID OFF...

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…if these guys are for real.

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TRUSTWORTHY

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WIBBLEY-WOBBLEY, TRUSTY-WUSTY STUFF.

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PROMINENCE INTERPRETATION TRUST

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HOLY CRAP!!! REALLY? TRUST

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HOLY CRAP!!! + REALLY?... =

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HOLY CRAP!!!! REALLY?

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THE GUTS

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COMPRESS IMAGES. PLEASE.

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COMPRESS IMAGES. PLEASE. PRETTY PLEASE.

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75kb

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RESPECTING MY TIME

REVENUE CORRELATION 8,000 PAGES

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IMPUTED VALUE

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2:1

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SPIT AND POLISH

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I WAS DREADING ORDERING MY MARK VI

VIPER ONLINE. BUT THIS SITE IS SO SOLID, I FEEL

BETTER NOW.

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I'm gonna remember

this.

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…damn...

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MEMORABLE AJ KOHN

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WHERE NOT WHAT

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MAKE THE PLACE EASY TO REMEMBER

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VALUE LOCATION FAIL

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VALUE LOCATION WIN

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WEB SITE BLOG

AVOID.

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MAKE THE BLOG PART OF YOUR SITE

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“OH, YEAH, I SAW THAT POST ON BLOG.SITE.COM/CATEGORY/REALLY-LONG-KEYWORD-STUFFED-FILENAME.HTML”

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“OH, YEAH, I SAW THAT POST ON FOO.COM”

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FANTASTIC CONTENT IS MEMORABLE, VALUABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY.

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CONTENT HAS VALUE HOW WE KNOW IT’S A PRODUCT MAKING A MARKETABLE PRODUCT

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