Timothy Gillman - SMX East 2015 - Using Data to Tell an SEO Story

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USING DATA TO TELL AN SEO STORY

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WE WANT THIS

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WE DON’T WANT THIS

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WHO I AM

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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGIST

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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGISTREPORT BUILDER

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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGISTREPORT BUILDERNERD

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I WORK HERE IN SEATTLE

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WHAT DO ALL REPORTS NEED?

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K P I

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…AND CONTEXT

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NO KPI’S?

NO CONTEXT?

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A BUNCH OF NUMBERS

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TELL A DATA STORY

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1 – GET YOUR DATA

2 – CUSTOMIZE REPORT

3 – COMBINE DATA SETS

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PLUS…FREE STUFF!

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LET’S USE AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO

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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:

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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:

SEARCH VOLUME

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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:

SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS

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USE THIS PROCESS ON YOUR FAVORITE METRICS

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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:

SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS

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FIND BEST LANDING PAGES FOR:

SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS

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FIND BEST LANDING PAGES FOR:

CONTEXTKPI

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PLATFORM 1

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WHAT’S GREAT:

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WHAT’S GREAT:

KEYWORD DATA

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WHAT’S GREAT:

KEYWORD DATACOMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:

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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:

COSTS $$$

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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:

COSTS $$$ CUSTOM REPORTS

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TYPE WEBSITE HERE

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WE HAVE DATA!

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TIME FOR CUSTOMIZATION

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FILTER OUT HOMEPAGE AND BRANDED QUERIES

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EXPORT DATA

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SELECT CSV

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HMMM…NEEDS CLEANING

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TIME FOR PIVOT TABLES

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TRY WITH YOUR METRICS

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WHAT ABOUT DATA AFTER PEOPLE REACH YOUR SITE?

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PLATFORM 2

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WHAT’S GREAT:

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WHAT’S GREAT:

VIEWING MULTIPLE CHANNELS

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WHAT’S GREAT:

VIEWING MULTIPLE CHANNELS

ENGAGEMENT &CONVERSION METRICS

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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:

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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:

ORGANIC KEYWORD DATA

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LOOK AT THE CHANNELS REPORT

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IT’S NICE…

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BUT WE CAN DO BETTER

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REPORT FILTERS

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GREAT FOR QUICKLY EDITING REPORTS

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NOT SO GREAT FOR FILTERING MULTIPLE REPORTS

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LET’S ELIMINATE (OTHER) AND PPC

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EASIER TO READ

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IF YOU LEAVE THE REPORT…

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FILTERS DISAPPEAR

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USE CUSTOM SEGMENTS

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ORGANIC VS. NON-ORGANIC

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ORGANIC SEGMENT

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INTACT ACROSS MULTIPLE REPORTS

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CONNECT WITH SEMRUSH DATA

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USE CUSTOM REPORTS

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ADD METRICS

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INCLUDE ANY KPI METRICS

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ADD LANDING PAGE DIMENSION

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EXPORT TO EXCEL

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PASTE IN ORIGINAL EXCEL FILE

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CONNECT THE DATA SETS…

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WITH A VLOOKUP!

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Search Volume Goal Completions

VISUALIZE YOUR DATA

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HOWEVER YOU LIKE

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1 – PICK YOUR DATA

2 – CUSTOMIZE REPORT

3 – COMBINE DATA SETS

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SEMRUSH

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SEMRUSH

KEYWORD RANKING

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SEMRUSH

KEYWORD RANKING SEARCH VOLUME

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS

ENGAGEMENT

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS

ENGAGEMENT CONVERSIONS

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EXCEL

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EXCEL

COMBINE DATA SETS

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EXCEL

COMBINE DATA SETS CRAFT VISUALS

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AS PROMISED, PARTING GIFTS

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GA CUSTOM REPORT

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GA CUSTOM REPORT

GA SEO DASHBOARD

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GA CUSTOM REPORT

GA SEO DASHBOARD

EXCEL FILE FOR BOTH PLATFORMS

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THANK YOU!

SEE YOU @SMX WEST

SAN JOSE, CAMARCH 1-3, 2016