flavours of seo
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Presentation about SEO for IAB Belgium @Google Offices BXL (intermediate level)TOC: - The SEO Pyramid- Which ranking factors matter- SEO trends- SEO Migration- New sites & SEO- Social Media & SEO- International SEO- Local SEO- Video & Image SEO- Keyword Research (finally done right)- Optimizing your website / writing contentTRANSCRIPT
Flavors of SEOFlavors of SEO
www.reference.be
@ndegeyndt
Li: Nikolaas De Geyndt
Agenda
1. The SEO Pyramid
2. Which ranking factors matter
3. SEO trends
4. SEO Migration
5. New sites & SEO
6. Social Media & SEO
7. International SEO
8. Local SEO
9. Video & Image SEO
10. Keyword Research (finally done right)
11. Optimizing your website / writing content
What matters in SEO
1. The SEO Pyramid
2. Which ranking factors matter
3. SEO trends
SEO Pyramid
Accessible Content
Keyword Universe &Content Optimization
Marketing
Social
SEO Fundamentals: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-the-seo-fundamentals-pyramid
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Social represent 7% of rankings
Search volume for brands
Internal links, # chars HTML & document
CTR from Google to page for a KW
Domain length
SEO Trends
www.goedkope-vakantiehuisje-ardennen-durbuy.be
Use related keywords
SEO Trendssays
SEO Trends
Read up at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Panda
SEO Trends
1. Check this out
Use rich snippets: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=99170
Flavours of SEO
1. SEO Migration
2. New sites & SEO
3. Social Media & SEO
4. International SEO
5. Local SEO
6. Video & Image SEO
Migrating from Old to New Site
Successful migration of your website with minimal impact on your existing search
engine rankings and traffic.
Migrating from Old to New Site
Old websiteOld website
www.yourdomain.com/oldurl1www.yourdomain.com/oldurl2…
New websiteNew website
www.yourdomain.com/newurl-1www.yourdomain.com/newurl-2…
Old indexed URL’s
SWITCH
after switch
Will be replaced by New URL’s
SEO migration is necessary when:
•URLs change• Change of domain name
• Change of CMS
• Chang of URL structure
• URL-rewriting for Search Engine Friendly URL’s
Migrating from Old to New Site
Read more about the Migration of your websitehttp://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=83105
New Sites & SEO
1. Domain 1. .com VS country .tld
2. New domain, subdomain or folder?
3. Register in advance 1. Register variations
2. Country domains
3. No hyphens
4. No numbers
5. The shorter the better
New Sites & SEO
2. Content– No under construction– Don’t steal content– Use HTML Sitemap– Provide good interlinking
3. Build links already – Corporate Website, Partners, Directories
New Sites & SEO
4. On-go live– You + agency: send out press release with
perfect links in it – Push XML Sitemap to Google
• Bonus reading for webmasters with 10.000+ pages: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/multiple-xml-sitemaps-increased-indexation-and-traffic
About XML Sitemaps: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&&answer=156184
Social Media & SEO
Remember this?
Read the interview with Google & Bing: http://searchengineland.com/what-social-signals-do-google-bing-really-count-55389
Social Media & SEO
• Diversity of Sources– 50 tweets from 1 account vs 50 unique acc.
• Timing– tweets/shares indicate value and interest (rather
than just sharing what's new).
• Surrounding Content– the message(s) accompanying the link
• Engagement Level – the quantity of clicks, retweets, likes, etc
Social Media & SEO
Secure your1. Google+ (for companies)
2. LinkedIn & Facebook (for companies)
3. Twitter handles
Social Media & SEO
Google+
Social Media & SEO
Google+
Social Media & SEO
Encourage social interactions (smartly)
I added these buttonsbecause everyone
else’s doing it
Social Media & SEO
Encourage social interactions (smartly)
LOVE ME! (please)
Social Media & SEO
Encourage social interactions (smartly)
Scrolling to the bottomScrolling to the bottom
Get the code @ http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/10-charts-about-sex/
International SEO
1. Geotargeting - What Google SaysccTLDseg: site.com, site.be
Subdomains with gTLDseg: de.site.com, fr.site.com, etc.
Subdirectories with gTLDseg: site.com/de/, site.com/fr/, etc.
URL parameterseg: site.com?loc=de, ?country=france, etc.
pros (+)
•clear geotargeting•server location is irrelevant•easy separation of sites
pros (+)
•easy to set up•can use Webmaster Tools geotargeting•allows different server locations •easy separation of sites
pros (+)
•easy to set up•can use Webmaster Tools geotargeting•low maintenance (same host)
pros (+)
(not recommended)
cons (-)
•expensive (+ availability)•more infrastructure
cons (-)
•users might not recognize geotargeting from the URL alone (is "de" the language or country?)
cons (-)
•users might not recognize geotargeting from the URL alone •single server location•separation of sites harder
cons (-)
•segmentation based on the URL is difficult•users might not recognize geotargeting from the URL alone•No geotargeting in Webmaster Tools
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/03/working-with-multi-regional-websites.html
International SEO
1. Geotargeting– Google is not everywhere #1
• Russia & China
– Offer choice to change country/language
International SEO
1. Geotargeting– IF you have the budget = use local domain
• Google likes it “more”, higher CTR & CR & AOS• But Infrastructure cost & Linkbuilding efforts
– IF strapped for budget = use folders• Transfer link juice between folders
Still doubting? Absolutely read: http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/folders-vs-subdomains-vs-cctld-in-international-seo-an-overview
International SEO
1. en-US , en-GB , en-CA, …– Q: Is it OK to have the same content for
different countries but in the same language? – A:
• No problem as long as the content is for different users in different countries.
• Each country has a unique URL• You tell Google (by using local domain or using
GWT)
Local & SEO
Check out the Local Ranking Factorshttp://www.davidmihm.com/local-search-ranking-factors.shtml
Local & SEO
N.A.P. :1.Name2.Address3.Phone number
Be consistent!
Local & SEO
• Verify your Google Places– Include Location in your “Plaatsnaam”– Use categories, pictures & Google-reviews
– Add 10 or more listings at once:• https://www.google.com/support/places/bin/answ
er.py?hl=en&answer=178024&topic=1656882
Local & SEO
• Post your NAP whereever you can– Goudengids (urls are followed!)– LinkedIn, Facebook Business Pages– Foursquare– www.yalwa.be– www.kmo-insider.biz , www.injebuurt.be ,
www.hotfrog.be , www.sayso.be – voeg bedrijf toe site:.be , bedrijf toevoegen
site:.be
Local & SEO
• Read more about Local SEO– http://www.davidmihm.com/ (David Mihm)– http://blumenthals.com/blog/ (Mike
Blumenthals)– http://www.localseoguide.com/ (Andrew
Shotland)
Local & SEO
Video & Image SEO
1. Image1. IMHO: not really worth the effort today
2. Accessibility
3. Future-proof!
Video & Image SEO
2. Video – Ranking Factors– Remember: Youtube = Google owned– Relevance
• Title & description of the video
– User engagement factors• Number of Likes & pageviews• Total Channel Views
– Authority• Number of years since joining YouTube • Total number of subscribers
Video & Image SEO
2. Video - Tactics1. Video Sitemap:
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=80472
2. Transcriptions: http://www.speechpad.com/
If you have a none commercial video, upload it as well to www.vimeo.com (non-commercial & High Quality)
Video & Image SEO
2. Video SEO Read-up:1. http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/10/video-seo-top-
google-search/
2. http://searchenginewatch.com/3636282
3. http://www.reelseo.com/how-video-sitemaps/
4. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-for-video-content
5. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/video-seo-basics-whiteboard-friday-11080
SEO Methodologies
1. Keyword Research (finally done right)
2. Optimizing your website / writing content
Keyword Research
1. Keyword Research (finally done right)
Let’s build a keyword universe
Keyword Universe : PreparationStep 1: Research Keywords
Step 2: Define Clusters
Step 3: Gap Analysis
Step 4: Determining Keywords to target
Step 5: Map Keywords to a Webpage
Keyword Universe : PreparationStep 1: Research Keywords Use your brain and
xMind (free mindmapping software) “Lotus Blossom Brainstorm Technique”
Step 1: Research Keywords Google AdWords Tool
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal use [exact] or “phrase” matching type
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 1: Research Keywordshttp://ubersuggest.org/ (Google Suggest)
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 1: Research Keywords Google search – (Inter)national competition Extract keywords http://www.seomoz.org/term-
extractor
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 2: Define Clusters Paste all keywords in Adwords Tool & export to Excel Cluster keywords Remove “Competition” & “Local Monthly Search
Volumes”
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Install this Firefox plugin:
http://tools.seobook.com/firefox/rank-checker/
Max 30 keywords per run Check rankings
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Get & Paste results in other Excel sheet
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Get & Paste results in other Excel sheet
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Get & Paste results in other Excel sheet
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Vlookup: =VLOOKUP(A2;'rankings2011-11-07'!
$B$1:$D$200;2;FALSE)
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis Pivot
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 3: GAP Analysis• Paid Tools
• SEOmoz.org• WebCEO
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 4: Determining Keywords to targetDetermine relevancy of a keyword :
Sort by search volume
Keyword Universe : Preparation
Step 5: Map Keywords to a Webpage
Ideal World: One keyword = one page
But: One cluster = one long page (that’s OK)
For keywords that can not be mapped to a relevant webpage, consider writing new content.
Keyword Universe : Preparation
• “Keyword universe”
1. 1000’s of KWs
2. Create Clusters
3. Find Gaps
4. Focus
5. Map & Create
•Getting focus
•Select & Map Keywords
Use keywords for1.On-Page Optimization
2.Content (Copywriting)
Content & On-page
Now let’s write
You know your clusters General & Synonyms Applications Types of products Other clusters
You know your focus in your cluster, Based on Search Volume Rankings User intent
Start writing …
Our preparation is done
…
Content Ideas Look at content of #1 competitors
Content & On-page
Content Ideas www.google.com/blogsearch
Content & On-page
Content IdeasGoogle News (look for “keyword” + in archives)Social: http://twitter.com/#!/search-home
Fora: intitle:zoekwoord site:.com inurl:forum intitle:"steel fibres" site:.com inurl:forum
Content & On-page
Content Ideas Out of experience search engines love on 1 page
Product Definitions Product Advantages Product Characteristics Product Comparisons Product Images & Multimedia
Wow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_concrete
Content & On-page
Unique content (Added value? Never copy from other site)
Relevant & Focused content (one topic)
Sufficient content (at least 300 words)
Never outsmart Google Do not over-optimize (keyword-stuffing, long titles, etc.)
No “tricks” (invisible text, cloaking, etc.)
Can bring down whole domain …
Content & On-page
1. Meta Title2. Internal Anchor Text3. URL4. H15. Text6. Images7. Meta Description8. Video
On-page optimizations
On-page optimizations
Page title (or meta title) is one of the most important elements within SEO:
1.Limit to 70 characters (use =LEN() in Excel)2.Main keyword/keyphrase up front3.It is the first thing that your prospects see when looking for your company!
Do not:1.Use brand name in front 2.Use same title for all page3.“Untitled”
So where is this Page Title in my web page?
Top of your web browser
• <h1>Name of the page</h1>• Can be the same as meta title
1. Limit to 155 characters (use =LEN() in Excel)2. Main keyword/keyphrase up front and at the end3. Call to Action: this should be your sales copy!
Obsolete !
Use descriptive anchor-text for links. Click Here or Read moreUse text instead of imagesDon’t use Javascript links
Clean URL
•Most important : keyword occurs in URL•No strange characters•Use hyphens instead of spaces (%20)
• OK: http://www.ardennes-etape.be/vakantiehuizen-ardennen/Spa/Maison-de-maitre-Sauna-Jaccuzi-104712-02/
• Usage of Keyword + synonyms• First paragraph• Second paragraph in Bold
• Use unique body text for each web page• At least 300 words• Do not underline words unless they are links• The most important question is: would you read it?
• Universal Search or in Image Search• Optimizing the images on your website
• Filename• Alt-tag• Surrounding text (context)
<img src="/~/media/Images/ProductImages/Consumer goods/Picture-Picture-medical-appmedical-app.ashx" alt="Picture medical applicationPicture medical application" width="213" height="109">
File nameAlt tag
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