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HOW TO IDENTIFY KEYWORDS YOUR AUDIENCE IS
SEARCHING FOR AND EMPLOY THEM EFFECTIVELY
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• Introduction
• Keyword Research
• Optimization
• Tracking Performance
• Resources
• Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
AGENDA
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Evan Prokop
Digital Marketing Manager at TopRank Online Marketing®
• Full service digital marketing agency
• Content marketing
• SEO
• Social Media Marketing
• Analytics
http://www.toprankmarketing.com/
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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SEARCH STATS
• Over 5 billion Google
searches per day
• 91% of journalists use
search to find news sources
& story ideas
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SEO WORKFLOW
Keyword
Research
Content
Optimization
Track
Performance
Optimize
Performance
How is your
target audience
searching?
Translate the
message for
search
How are we
doing?
How can we do
even better?
Identify
Message
How do you want
to be known?
Perception
Authority
Credibility
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IDENTIFY THE MESSAGE
Identify Message
Adding more free games, movies and
shows to US flights
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UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR AUDIENCE IS
SEARCHING
Keyword Research
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TRANSLATE THE MESSAGE FOR SEARCH
Content Optimization
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MESSAGE RECEIVED
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MEDIA PLACEMENTS + SEARCH RESULTS = WIN
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Introduction
Keyword Research
Optimization
Tracking Performance
Resources
Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
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Compile Your List
• Internal
• External
• Website Analytics
• Tools
KEYWORD RESEARCH
Most PR pros can get along just fine
without paying for any keyword
research tools.
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Create a spreadsheet to house your keyword list.
ACTIVITY – CREATE YOUR LIST
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Start with keywords you know are relevant.
ACTIVITY – START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW
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• How do you describe your products / services /
company?
• How do your customers describe them?
• If you wanted to find your company in a search
engine without using any branded terms, what
would you look for?
KEYWORD RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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Leverage tools such as SEMRush.com to mine your competitors for keyword inspiration.
ACTIVITY – COMPETITOR KEYWORDS
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Go to Organic Research > Positions to see top traffic driving keywords.
ACTIVITY – COMPETITOR KEYWORDS
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Add relevant competitor keywords to your list.
ACTIVITY – COMPETITOR KEYWORDS
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• How do your competitors describe their
competing products / services / company?
• Are there variations in the way these things are
referred to by your company vs. your
competitors?
KEYWORD RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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Additional Sources:
• Google related searches
• Sales
• Account management
• Customer service / support
• Customer survey data
• Internal website search logs
• Support / trouble ticket records
• Website form data
• Blog / forum comments
• Social media monitoring
KEYWORD RESEARCH
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Important considerations:
• Is anyone searching for my keywords?
• Can I reasonably expect to compete for them?
KEYWORD RESEARCH – NARROWING IT DOWN
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adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner is a fantastic (and free) tool to find estimated search volume for keywords.
ACTIVITY – SEARCH VOLUME
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Sign in using any Gmail account (no Adwords acct required).
ACTIVITY – SEARCH VOLUME
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Copy / paste your column of keywords into the ‘Get search volume for a list of keywords or group them into ad groups’ box.
ACTIVITY – SEARCH VOLUME
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Add Avg. monthly searches to your keyword list.
ACTIVITY – SEARCH VOLUME
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A good basic measure of keyword competition is how many pages are indexed in a Google search for your target keywords.
ACTIVITY – COMPETING PAGES
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ACTIVITY – COMPETING PAGES
Add # of competing results to your keyword list.
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Sort your list by highest search volume / lowest competition.
ACTIVITY – COMPETING PAGES
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Indicate degree of priority from 1-3.
ACTIVITY - PRIORITIZE
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Introduction
Keyword Research
Optimization
Tracking Performance
Resources
Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
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RELEVANCE
Discovery Engagement /
Consumption
Desired Actions /
Outcomes
Irrelevant
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MAP KEYWORDS TO THE BUYING CYCLE
• Keyword
Broad
More Specific
Most Specific
• Buying Cycle Phase
Attract
Engage
Convert
• Content
Newsroom
Category
Press Release
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Pick a Keyword Focus that is Representative of
Your Content
• Relevant & Natural
• Specific
• Maps to Keyword Strategy
• Answers the Question
• Maps to Buying Cycle /
Customer Journey
OPTIMIZATION
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• Meta Title
• Meta Description
• Heading
• Body Copy
• Links
• Alt Text
• On Page Assets
SEO CHECKLIST: 7 KEY PLACES TO INCLUDE
KEYWORDS IN YOUR CONTENT
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ELEMENTS OF CONTENT OPTIMIZATION
On the page:
• Post title (H1)
• Image Alt Tags
• Body copy
• Crosslinking anchor text from other
internal pages (not pictured)
In the Search results:
• Title Tag
• Meta Description
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• 60 – 70 characters
• Succinct, specific and compelling
• Descriptive of the page content (i.e. no bait and switch)
• Contains your target keyword (earlier is better) and in most cases a
brand mention
• Consistent with brand messaging
HOW TO DRAFT A GREAT META TITLE
Meta titles which are longer than 70 characters will be
truncated with ellipses (…) in most browsers.
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• 150-160 characters
• A compelling lead in to the page content, without ‘giving it all away’
• Benefit oriented
• Containing your target keyword and in most cases a brand mention
HOW TO DRAFT A GREAT META DESCRIPTION
While keywords in meta descriptions are important, it is not
critical to lead with them as in title tags.
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• Write with your keyword in mind
• Write expressively, avoid adjectives, abbreviations and jargon
• Never force it, keyword optimization should be natural
• Link to supporting content where applicable
• Always optimize for humans first, search engines second
• If it looks ‘SEO’d’, you have gone too far
HOW TO OPTIMIZE BODY CONTENT
Keyword stuffing is (thankfully) a thing of the past.
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INTEGRATE KEYWORDS IN CROSSLINKING
= Keyword optimized anchor text link.
Blog Post
Social Messaging
Supporting Site Page Press
Release
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BUILDING BRAND VISIBILITY
PR Radio
TV Print
Word of Mouth
Ecommerce
Store FAQ
Knowledge Base Promotions
Newsletter
Social Networks
Blog Website
Community Forum
Online Ads
PPC
Social Ads
Blog
Reviews
Media
awareness consideration purchase retention advocacy interest
Future Content
• Plan your content production calendar around target keywords / topics
• Integrate keyword strategy across teams and distribution channels
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Existing Content
• Audit existing content and optimize with relevant keywords
• Add strategic crosslinking where relevant / intuitive
• Update outdated, irrelevant or just plain bad content
LEVERAGE EXISTING CONTENT
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ADVANCED SEGMENTS
Introduction
Keyword Research
Optimization
Tracking Performance
Resources
Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
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KEY SEO PERFORMANCE METRICS
Attract Engage Convert
• Rankings
• Organic
Traffic
• Impressions
• Clicks
• Bounce Rate
• Pages / Visit
• Time on Site
• Comments /
Shares
• Subscriptions
• Earned
Media
• Citations
• Revenue
• Contacts
• Leads
Bad SEO Focuses On
Better SEO Focuses On
Great SEO Focuses On
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PERFORMANCE TRACKING
Average visibility should increase both to the target page and
sitewide.
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PERFORMANCE TRACKING
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1,000
1,500
2,000
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3,000
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Organic Search Traffic
2014
Consider seasonality when evaluating organic
traffic growth.
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• PR professionals who practice SEO are more valuable
• Specificity pays off in SEO
• SEO is ongoing
• Effective SEO doesn’t live in a vacuum
• Quality and relevance are key!
TAKEAWAYS
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THANK YOU!!!
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Introduction
Keyword Research
Optimization
Tracking Performance
Resources
Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
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Keyword Research Tools
• Google AdWords Keyword Planner - https://adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner
• SEMRush - http://www.semrush.com/
• UberSuggest - http://ubersuggest.org/
• Google Advanced Search - http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Optimization Tools
• SERP Snippet Optimizer - http://www.seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html
• Keyword Density Analyzer - http://tools.seobook.com/general/keyword-density/
BONUS: HELPFUL TOOLS
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Technical Audit / Site Monitoring Tools
• Google Webmaster Tools - https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
• MOZ - http://moz.com/
• Raven Tools - http://raventools.com/
• SortSite - http://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/
BONUS: HELPFUL TOOLS
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Introduction
Keyword Research
Optimization
Tracking Performance
Resources
Bonus: 10 Minute Technical Site Diagnosis
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TECHNICAL
Content
SEO
Target
Audience
Technical
Problems
Poor
Experience
Technical problems can prevent even great content from
reaching customers.
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Make Sure Your Content is Being Indexed
• Advanced search - site:yoursiteurl.com
• Seek help if: • Site is not showing at all
• Large discrepancies between # of indexed vs. actual pages
BONUS: 10 MINUTE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS
Google Webmaster Tools is
excellent for tracking ongoing
trending of indexed pages.
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Make Sure Your Site is Running Fast
• Page Speed
• Recommended tool: PingDom Website Speed Test: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/
• Seek help if your site:
• Receives a PingDom performance grade less than 50
• Takes more than 5 seconds to load
BONUS: 10 MINUTE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS
Fun Fact: Amazon.com estimates that an increase in their
average page load time of just 1 second would result in a
loss of $1.6 billion per year*.
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Track and Compare Ongoing SEO Performance
Metrics
• Organic visibility
• Organic traffic
• Seek help if:
• Sharp reductions
• Prolonged flat or down results
BONUS: 10 MINUTE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS
Technical problems tend to
impact organic metrics site
wide (both positive and
negative).
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Take Out the Big Guns
• Obtain a full technical audit
• Good: automated technical auditing tools
• Raven Tools
• MOZ
• SortSite
• Best: outside agency or technical SEO professional
BONUS: 10 MINUTE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS
If budget allows, it is always recommended to have a full site
technical audit performed. While a good audit does cost
significantly more up front (dependent on the size of site), it will pay
for itself many times over for the majority of websites.