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1 #prnews @maledaniel 1 #prnews @maledaniel December 10, 2014
Best Practices In Keyword Research for SEO // Daniel Male | Head of Search Marketing at MRM//McCann
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// Agenda
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Keyword Types
Research Tools
Content Optimization
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// Keyword Types
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Types of Keywords
Length
Content
Short Tail / Header Long Tail
Branded Unbranded
• Keywords are categorized two ways: by length and by content
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Search demand curves
HIGH COST & COMPETITION
LOW COST & RISK
LOW PROBABILITY OF CONVERSION
HIGH PROBABILITY OF CONVERSION
1 Word Phrases “shoes”
2-3 Word Phrases “men’s shoes”
More descriptive Phrases “Nike women’s running shoes”
Yields average of 36% conversion rate
LONG TAIL SEO Accounts for 70% of searches
zerogravitymarketing.com/what-are-long-tail-keyword-phrases/
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// Tools
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Keyword research tools
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Google keyword planner
adwords.google.com/ko/KeywordPlanner/Home
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Keywordtool.io
Keywordtool.io
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Übersuggest
ubersuggest.org
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Dump it in Excel
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Make magic happen
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Chart and analyze
“Men’s Shoes” categories 11,290
8,870
2,590
15,780 22,840
12,990 11,110
9,020
7,250 3,830
5,450
1,420 130 140 10
0K 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K 12K 14K 16K 18K 20K 22K 24K 26K
Search Volume
230 10 70 30
10 250
180 100 1,840
1,250 1,040
1,020
490 70 530
230 100 20
Unspecified Dress Shoes
Sneakers Casual Cheap
Comfortable Large Small
Italian Designer Running
Wide Best
Narrow Fashion
Handmade Basketball
Suede
Unspecified Branded
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// Content Optimization
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Keyword placements
Ordered List of Impact
Body copy
Page Title
URL
Image Alt Text
Primary Header
Subheaders
Meta Description
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Ordered List of Impact
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Page Title
URL
Image Alt Text
Primary Header
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Meta Description
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Keyword placements
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Body copy
• Keywords: Use sensibly and sparingly • Synonyms instead of repetition • DO NOT keyword “stuff”
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Page title / title tag
• Keywords: 1 – 2 • Length: ~ 60 characters (including spaces) • Branding • Letters: first letter upper case
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… but keep algorithm changes in mind
Before
After
moz.com/blog/new-title-tag-guidelines-preview-tool
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URL
• Keywords: 1 • Length: the shorter the better • Letters: all lowercase • Text only
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Alternative text / alt attribute
• Keywords: 1 • Length: 3 – 15 words • Descriptive
What we see
What search engines see
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Meta description
• Keywords: 1 - 3 • Length: ~ 155 characters (including spaces) • Letters: standard • Call to action!
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Meta data length checker
seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html
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Intent Content Keywords
• Searchers use keywords to seek out content • Websites use keywords to make content discoverable • Optimizing lowers the cost of discovery
Summary
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Takeaways
• Pay attention to the short and long tail
• Don’t keyword stuff; use synonyms
• Utilize free keyword research tools
• Meta data – relevancy and length
• Stay informed of algorithm changes
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Thank You!
Best Practices In Keyword Research for SEO
December 10, 2014
// Daniel Male | Head of Search Marketing at MRM//McCann
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Resources • https://Adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner • http://ubersuggest.org/ • http://keywordtool.io/ • https://twitter.com/search-advanced • http://www.seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html