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Presentation for SEO workshop at South Eastern Regional College. Workshop to highlight the basics of SEO to local tourism businesses.
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“SEO and The Power Of Google”
Roger Warnock
Outhouse Consulting
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rogerwarnock
What is on today
• Introduction
• Basic’s of SEO.
• Benchmarking your website.• Google Adwords.
• Additional Google Tricks.
• Social Media & SEO.
• Q & A’s.
My BackgroundStrategic Marketing Online Business/Marketing
Disruptive Innovation Project Management
The Search Engine Web
Your Website
SEO
SEO – The ProblemTime/Resources
Basic’s Of SEO
Get The Basics Right• Simple Domain Name – Doesn’t have to
be the business name!
• Web Layout – Keep It Simple – Keep To Standard Layouts – 3 Second Rule
• Titles & Descriptions – Different For Each Page
• Meta Tags & Alt Tags.
• Register on DMOZ.
Get The Basics Right
• Sitemap – Ease of indexing for Google.
• Strong Content – Relevance – Regular Updates
• Build Strong Links – Complementary!
Titles & Descriptions• Title Text – No more than 75 characters
including spaces – Keep in line with standard web build.
• Description Text – No more than 160 characters, split into two equal sentences and no more than 26 words.
• Add relevant keywords (Meta Tags) – Maximum 35 keywords.
• Text relevant to Homepage text.
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Benchmarking Your Website
Basic Benchmarkng• Compare Source Code – Titles,
Descriptions and Meta Tags.
• Check Links – Use Alexa.com • Compare Content – Relevance – Regular
Updates.
• Check Page Rank.
Google Adwords
Google Adwords - Basics • PPC – Two reasons to do it – Maximise
traffic to your website and maximise revenue.
• 60/40 rule – 60% of traffic use organic searches and the other 40% will use Google Adwords.
• Need a strong structure and format for adverts
Google Adwords - Basics • Do your homework – use Keyword and
Insights tools!
• Use Long Tail Keywords – normally cheaper to bid on.
Additional Google Tricks
SEO & Social Media
Your Website
Online Visibility Network
1-9-90 Rule
The Big Three Network Dynamics
The Big Three
The Power Of LinkedIn’s Network Effects
LinkedIn Stats – In The Past 30 Minutes
LinkedIn Checklist• Set up a personal and company page – even if
you’re a one man band – maximise your exposure and brand.
• Strong SEO friendly content – USP’s.
• Follow companies.• Get recommendations and recommend people.• LinkedIn groups – join many – participate in a
few – run one.
• Use LinkedIn tools – Signal, ask questions,
Social Media – Changing How People Succeed In Business
Questions & Answers
Get In Touch
Roger Warnock
Outhouse Consulting
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rogerwarnock
Mob. 07939 488419