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Nick Bernard @niceisnick [email protected] SEO COPYWRITING DEMYSTIFIED

SEO Copywriting Demystified: How to Get Started Writing for the Web

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With so much focus on quality content for SEO, writing for the web can seem like a daunting task. This presentation gives an introduction to SEO copywriting and explains how search engines find and rank content, reviews the on-page elements important for copywriting, and provides some strategies for keyword research and discovering what your audience is searching for. Nick Bernard is an SEO strategist for Portent, Inc. Read what he's written on the Portent blog at http://www.portent.com/author/nbernard/ or find him on Twitter at @niceisnick.

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Nick Bernard

@niceisnick

[email protected]

SEO COPYWRITING DEMYSTIFIED

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(OR DON’T THINK)

HOW SEARCH ENGINES THINK

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HIERARCHY

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AUTHORITY & TRUSTQUALITYRELEVANCE

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AUTHORITYQUALITYRELEVANCE

YOU HAVE THE POWER

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HIERARCHY

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HIERARCHY

TENTS

E S S E N T I A L S E X P E R I E N C E E X P LO R E

FA S T S T A S H H U B B A H U B B A S T O R M K I N G

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HIERARCHY

TITLE TAG

HEADINGS

IMAGE ALT TEXT, F ILENAMES…

BODY TEXT

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ON-PAGE ELEMENTS

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TITLE TAG

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TITLE TAG

SEO & Search Engine Optimization – Portent, Inc.

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HEADINGS

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HEADINGS

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BODY TEXT

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THEY CAN’T READ IMAGES

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WEBSITES NEED TEXT

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META DESCRIPTIONS

Nice meta description!

Not so good….

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THE CUSTOMER’S LANGUAGE

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RELEVANTDESCRIPTIVEUNIQUE

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GOOGLE SUGGEST

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GOOGLE SUGGEST

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UBERSUGGEST

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QUORA

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GOOGLE TRENDS

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GOOGLE ADWORDS KEYWORD TOOL

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BROAD, “FAT HEAD” TERM

T E N T S

Ian Lurie
Example of 'really big' text paired with small. See the typography? The phrase below matches the one above in width.
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SPECIFIC, “LONG TAIL” TERM

L I G H T W E I G H T T E N T S F O R 2 P E O P L E

Ian Lurie
Example of 'really big' text paired with small. See the typography? The phrase below matches the one above in width.
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THE SECRETIT’S NOT REALLY ABOUT SEARCH ENGINES

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WRITE DESCRIPTIVE CONTENT THAT’S RELEVANT AND USEFUL FOR YOUR CUSTOMER.PERIOD.

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Thanks!

Nick Bernard

@niceisnick

[email protected]