Optimizing your site for contextual ads: SEO, Design and Content

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SEO, DESIGN & CONTENTOptimizing Your Site for Contextual Ads

Jon HenshawCo-Founder & CPO@RavenJon

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SEO & Content > Traffic > Clicks

The Objective

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Start with IA

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Keyword Research

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Site Structure

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SEO Guide to IA

http://raven.im/p4UA7S

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Living Standard HTML

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nav, header, footer,section, article and aside

Semantic Elements

http://raven.im/obswfn

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http://html5boilerplate.com

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Structured Data

For people and bots!

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Structured Data Options

MicroformatsRDFa

Microdata

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schema.org

Microdata schemas for people, products, events, organizations, movies, books, reviews and much more

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http://schema-creator.org

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<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Your main content

<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

<!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) -->Unrelated content

<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

Section Targeting

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CachingCDN

Image CompressionGood Hosting

Site Speed

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http://gtmetrix.com/

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Google Webmaster Tools

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Social META Data

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Open Graph Protocol

http://raven.im/pX2P1X

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Forbes: +1 Ranking Signal

http://raven.im/nz5EvK

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Design & Layout

Funneling, Integration & Attention

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Funnel and Integrate

Guide the ReaderIntermingle into content

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Attention

They have to see itto read and click it

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Testing

If you want to make money youmust test design and placement

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Ad Styles

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Ad Units and Custom Channels

Be DescriptiveAd Style, Location, Section, etc...

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Use Blocking Options

Irrelevant or offensive adskeep you from making money

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Content Optimization

A never ending process

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Keyword Research

AdWordsSERPs

(Searches related to)

OpenCalais

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Content Strategies

ComprehensiveInformativeActionableReviews

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Comprehensive

AuthoritativeWell ResearchedExcellent Link Bait

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Informative

Product DescriptionsNews

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Actionable

How-to cookHow-to make

How-to fix

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Reviews

Use Structured DataAttracts Buyers

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Competition

Writing about products and services will attract their

competitors

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Jon HenshawCo-Founder & CPO@RavenJon

Find me online at@RavenJon

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