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PRODUCT SEO AND WHY IT CAN FAIL LINDA GROENDYKE, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER 1

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PRODUCT SEO AND WHY IT CAN FAILLINDA GROENDYKE, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

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WHAT’S COMING

Introduction and Basics Keyword Research Essential SEO Elements When this doesn’t work and what to do

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INTRODUCTION AND BASICS

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HOW MANY SEARCHES EACH MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES?

17 Billion

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POWER OF SEARCH ENGINES

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HOW TO ATTRACT SEARCH ENGINE AUDIENCE

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) helps increase visibility in Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs)

Two Methods: Organic Search Paid Search

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ORGANIC SEARCH (SEO) V. PAID SEARCH (PPC)

Organic Results90% of Clicks

Paid Ad10% of Clicks

The image a Search Engine Results page or SERP. This page has several components.

In Orange are the Paid Search results. These are listing companies pay to have shown. These ads are set up to match selected Keywords.

In Blue are the Organic Search results. These are pages that Google has determined match the user’s query.

About 50% of search queries have no ads at

all

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CORPORATE INFORMATION RESULT PAGE

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Corporate Profile

Social Accounts

Recent News

Stories

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CORPORATE INFORMATION RESULT PAGE

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Corporate Profile

Social Accounts

Recent News

Stories

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PRODUCT RESULTS PAGE

PaidShoppin

g Results

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SEARCH ENGINE INDEXING

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Title Tag: is the title of the web page shown for the results. This information is stored in the web code in <title> tags.Meta Description: is the phrase or words that describe the page. This information is stored in the web code in <meta description> tags.Page URL: is exact URL for the page – generally matches structure in CMS, but can generally be overwritten.

SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS ELEMENTSTitle TagPage URL

Meta Description

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URL HierarchyTitle Tag

Meta Description

CMS FIELDS FOR SEO

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URL Hierarchy

Title Tag

Meta Description

CMS FIELDS FOR SEO

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KEYWORD RESEARCH

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WHAT KEYWORDS SHOULD YOU USE?

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HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT KEYWORDS1.Look at What Your

Competitors are Doing

2.Research the Market with Google Search

3.Ask – Is it worth the effort?

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LOOK AT YOUR COMPETITORS

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FINDING THE RIGHT KEYWORDSKeyword Research Tools Google Keyword tool (need active

account), SEMRush Raven SEO Tools SpyFu Moz

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DON’T ASSUME YOU OWN THE WORD OR ACRONYM

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LOOKING FOR ATP

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FINDING THE RIGHT KEYWORDSKeyword Research Tools Google Keyword tool (need active

account), SEMRush Raven SEO Tools SpyFu Moz

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FINDING HOSE PRODUCTS

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REFINE WITH MODIFIERS

Industrial Hose Braided Hose

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GOOGLE KEYWORD TIPS

Deselect Broad and Phrase Match

Check Only Show Ideas Closely Related

Cover Terms and AcronymsPair terms with other

meanings with appropriate modifiers

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ESSENTIAL SEO ELEMENTS

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META INFORMATION Meta Title Meta Description Product H1 Image Alt Tag Image NameText

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KEY META ELEMENTS

Title TagPage URL

Meta Description

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WHERE ARE THEY ON THE PAGE?

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META ELEMENTSH1

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IMAGE META ELEMENTS

Image Name

Image Alt Text

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ALT TEXT IN THE CODE

Image Alt Text

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TAGGING YOUR PRODUCT INFORMATION Organizational Information Brief Descriptions Product Details Price Information Auxiliary Information Downloads

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USING SCHEMA.ORG TAGGING - ORGANIZATION

https://schema.org/Organization

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USING SCHEMA.ORG TAGGING - PRODUCTS

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TOOLS FOR SCHEMA HELP Google's Structured Data Markup Helper 

This tool will help you create basic Schema markup for several use cases. MozBar

Double-check your structured data markup and redirects with this toolbar from Moz.

Structured Data Testing Tool – GoogleUse this tool to test whether your rich snippets are properly configured.

Schema.orgUse this website to find information on schema standards.

SEO Chat Schema GeneratorUses simple form to generate Schema Code

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GENERATE YOUR CODE

http://tools.seochat.com/tools/product-schema-generator/

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KEEP IN MIND

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DON’T BE BULLIED BY THE BOTS!

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REMEMBER WHO CONSUMES YOUR CONTENT

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WHEN THIS DOESN’T WORK AND WHAT TO DO

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SEARCH HABITS OF ENGINEERS AND TECHNICAL USERS“Previous work has repeatedly found that engineers’ primary source of information is their colleagues within the organization and that the major reason for this is that colleagues are easily accessible.”

The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Facultycrl.acrl.org/content/72/6/548.abstract

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SEARCH HABITS OF ENGINEERS AND TECHNICAL USERS“A consistent theme among the studies of information-seeking behaviors of engineers as practitioners is that they rely on their own knowledge base, interpersonal communication with colleagues, or information from within their own organization.”

The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Facultycrl.acrl.org/content/72/6/548.abstract

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TAPPING INTO INDUSTRY STANDARDS ANSI API ASM ASTM IEEE ISO NIST SAE

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JOIN INDUSTRY COMMUNITIES

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EXPLORING ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SEARCH ENGINES

Circuit scout Datasheets Google Scholar National Institute for Standards and Technology Scirus Tech Street Athenus.com OAJSE.com

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WHEN THEY LOOK MAKE SURE YOUR READY

Monitoring Search Rankings

Provide Valuable Product Resources

Audit Website Code Develop Easy to Use Site Always Be Improving

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THANK YOU AND [email protected]