Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

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SEO LIFE CYCLE

Search Engines• An internet-based tool that searches an

index of documents for a particular term, phrase or text specified by the user. Commonly used to refer to large web-based search engines that search through billions of pages on the internet.

• Common Characteristics:• Spider, Indexer, Database, Algorithm• Find matching documents and display

them according to relevance• Frequent updates to documents

searched and ranking algorithm• Strive to produce “better”, more

relevant results than competitors

Famous Search Engines

Search Engines statistics

1. Google – 71.6%

2. Yahoo – 31.5%

3. MSN – 27.4%

4. AOL – 13.6%

5. Ask Jeeves – 7.0%

Why is Search Engine Marketing important?• 85% of all traffic on the internet is referred to by search engines

• 90% of all users don’t look past the first 30 results (most only view top 10)

• Search engine traffic is low and websites aren’t indexed because they are generally poorly optimized

• Cost-effective advertising

• Clear and measurable ROI

• Operates under this assumption:More (relevant) traffic + Good Conversions Rate = More

Sales/Leads

Search Engine Optimization

• SEO = Search Engine Optimization

– Refers to the process of “optimizing” both the on-page and off-page ranking factors in order to achieve high search engine rankings for targeted search terms.

– Refers to the “industry” that has been created regarding using keyword searching a a means of increasing relevant traffic to a website

SEO Algorithm

• Reverse engineering, research and experiments gives SEOs (search engine optimization professionals) a “pretty good” idea of the major factors and approximate weight assignments

• The SEO algorithm is constantly changed, tweaked & updated

• Websites and documents being searched are also constantly changing

• Varies by Search Engine – some give more weight to on-page factors, some to link popularity

Steps to developing a good SEO strategy:

• Research desirable keywords and search phrases (WordTracker, Overture, Google AdWords)

• Identify search phrases to target (should be relevant to business/market, obtainable and profitable)

• “Clean” and optimize a website’s HTML code for appropriate keyword density, title tag optimization, internal linking structure, headings and subheadings, etc.

• Help in writing copy to appeal to both search engines and actual website visitors

• Study competitors (competing websites) and search engines

• Implement a quality link building campaign

• Add Quality content

• Constant monitoring of rankings for targeted search terms

Pay Per Click

• PPC ads appear as “sponsored listings”• Companies bid on price they are willing to pay “per click”• Typically have very good tracking tools and statistics• Ability to control ad text• Can set budgets and spending limits• Google AdWords and Overture are the two leaders

PPC vs. “Organic” SEO

Pay-Per-Click “Organic” SEO

• results in 1-2 days• easier for a novice or one little knowledge of SEO• ability to turn on and off at any moment• generally more costly per visitor and per conversion• fewer impressions and exposure• easier to compete in highly competitive market space (but it will cost you)

• results take 2 weeks to 4 months• requires ongoing learning and experience to achieve results• very difficult to control flow of traffic• generally more cost-effective, does not penalize for more traffic• SERPs are more popular than sponsored ads• very difficult to compete in highly competitive market space

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