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SEO Fundamentals In Depth Keyword Research (Part 1) Paul Wilson http://search.cx [email protected]

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SEO FundamentalsIn Depth Keyword Research (Part 1)

Paul Wilsonhttp://[email protected]

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A Sustainable Keyword Strategy

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Understanding How Keywords Work in SEO

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What is a Keyword?

Modifier KeywordBase Keyword Extender Keyword

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Keyword Difficulty

1-2 Words (Base Keywords )

2-3 Words (Base & Modifiers Keywords)

3+ Words (Base, Extension, and/or Modifier)

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Discovering Keyword Objectives

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Module Case Study

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Marketing Objectives

REACH ESTABLISH INCREASE• Demographic• Influencers• New markets• Media

• Strategic partners• Marketing channels• Customer loyalty• Thought leadership• Branding & Awareness

• Revenues• Credibility• Customer retention• Visibility• Market share

PROFITABILITY

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HerbalDoc’sMarketing Objectives

REACH• We want to reach people who are interested in alternative medicine, a healthier life, and have a

willingness to try a holistic approach to their own health concerns.• We want to get mom’s interested, chiropractors, alternative medicine practitioners, influencers

on the Internet (website and social), influencers nationally, influencers globally. • We want to create something that is newsworthy (reach the press).

ESTABLISH• We want to establish a reputation for the place to go for herbal remedies.• We want to build an authoritative brand that can be trusted when it comes to herbal remedies.• We want to create additional products our customers will find value in.

INCREASE• We want to increase our local customer base who are loyal fans of our brand.• We want to increase our customer retention, particularly for our non-local costumers. • We want to have strong enough revenues to support further growth of the company.

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Objective Break Down

REACH

ESTABLISH

INCREASE

Interested in alternative medicine Interested in a healthier life Holistic approach

Health concerns Moms Chiropractors Alternative medicine practitioners Press

Reputation herbal remedies Trusted herbal remedies Additional products

Local customer Loyal Customer retention Non-local customers

Strong revenues Growth

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Creating Keyword Objectives

REACH ESTABLISH INCREASEGeneral Keywords• Healthier lifestyle tips• Alternative medicine blog

Mom Keywords• How to help my child overcome . .

.• Wellness tips for my family

Chiropractor Keywords• Medicare fee schedule • Back pain statistics

Alternative Practitioner Keywords• How to become a naturopathic

doctor• Holistic medicine news

News Keywords• Herbal remedies to get rid of

pests• The dangers of herbal medication

Reputable Source• Ultimate guide for herbal remedies• Symptom checker• Personal herbal advisor• Holistic guru

Trusted Brand• Doctor recommended herbal

remedies• Scientifically proven herbal remedies

Create products• What works what doesn’t work

herbal• Herbal remedy forum• Holistic lifestyle guest blogging

Local Customers• Herb store in Denver• Find holistic doctor• Pick-up herb products

Non-Local Retention• Herbal remedies free shipping• Fast shipping herbs• Coupon herbal salve• Great customer service alternative

medicine

Loyal Customers• Great holistic website• Recommended herbs• Herbal Doc products

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What keywords will help reach the desired demographic?

What keywords will help achieve overall marketing goals?

What keywords will help increase company revenues?

What to Ask When Doing Keyword Objectives

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What People Search For

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Discovering the Right Keywords

My Steps1. Create Starter List

2. Look at Modifiers & Extenders

3. Mix & Merge Keywords

4. Look at Traffic with Google

5. Look at Addition Keywords with Bing

herbal remediesherbal remedies

My Gripes With Bing

• Only handles 200 keywords at a time

• Of those 200 keywords it will only display 20.

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Keyword Discovery Resource Sheet

SEARCH• Google Cheat Sheet (http://plw.me/12cYmO4)• Google Keyword Tool (http://plw.me/WDZL9A)• Google Trends (http://plw.me/X1bmSk)• Google Contextual Targeting

(http://plw.me/14AxfML)• Bing Keyword Tool (http://plw.me/XaOYmP) • Yahoo! Clues (http://plw.me/Yq4tYL)

COMPETITION• BoardReader (http://plw.me/Yq5dgJ) • Forums (search “visitors found this page by

searching for [keyword]”)• Blog tags (search “[keyword] popular tags”)• SEMRush (http://plw.me/V7daw4) • Alexa (http://plw.me/Y7WzCH) • Meta Data (http://plw.me/Wi9rdv)

SOCIAL• Advanced Twitter Search (http://plw.me/UH0dqd) • Twazzup (http://plw.me/X6QkQa) • YouTube Keyword Tool (http://plw.me/Wi9JkF)• Kurrently (http://plw.me/XywH6Q) • Social Mention (http://plw.me/Xzsmwi) • Pinterest Categories (http://plw.me/11bct7o) • Delicious (http://plw.me/Xzsnk2)

TOOLS• SEOBook Keyword Tool (http://plw.me/XaP8dM) • UberSuggest (http://plw.me/Xywal6)• LSIKeywords (http://plw.me/X6QcAe) • MergeWords (http://plw.me/XywnVB) • KwMap (http://plw.me/11FterD) • Word Tracker (http://plw.me/Vx5zU6) • Amazon Keyword Tool (http://plw.me/UH0b1n)

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Key Take Aways

DON’T RELY ON JUST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF

THE INDUSTRY

ALIGN WITH YOUR BUSINESS’S CORE

OBJECTIVES

KEYWORD MODIFIERS & EXTENDERS ARE USEFUL

IN BUILDING A LIST

THERE ARE MANY GREAT TOOLS TO USE IN

FINDING KEYWORDS

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SEO FundamentalsIn Depth Keyword Research (Part 1)

Paul Wilsonhttp://[email protected]