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Adrianne BeutnagelSr. SEO Team Lead

Maria RiveraSEO & Social

Media Specialist

Meet YourPersonalSEO Trainers

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● Tweet Q’s to

#SEOworkout

● Chat in GotoWebinar

Today’s Agenda

Workout Plans● Easy

● Moderate

● Rigorous

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SEO Basics● Onsite practices

● Offsite practices

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Live Q&A

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What is SEO?

#SEOworkout

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Onsite SEOSEO BASICS

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Title Tag + Meta Description

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Onpage Content

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User Experience + Navigation

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Go Mobile!

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● Responsive design

● Check out our themes!

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Offsite SEOSEO BASICS

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Link Building● Valuable, related websites

● Backlinks = a vote for your site

● Go for quality, not quantity

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Website Reputation● Star rating on review sites

● Give the best service you can

● Stay away from controversy

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Content Strategy● Turn current content into

different pieces of content

● Answer common questions

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Example: The Sausage Maker

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Social Media● Tied to SEO

● Can increase online visibility

● Drives qualified, engaged traffic

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What Channels are Right for Me?

Facebook

By far the most

popular

and versatile

Instagram & Pinterest

Image-driven

Twitter

Humor, news and

quick bits of info

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There Are Many Other Channels, But...● Commit to your business’s

online presence

● Ensure your site is properly linked

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Easy SEO Workout Plan

#SEOworkout

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Who is This Good For?● Just launched

● Haven’t done any SEO work yet

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Where Do I Start?

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● Landing pages

● Start broad

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Quick and Dirty Plan● URL

● Title Tag

● Meta Description

● H1

● Onpage Content

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Optimizing Pages:URL & Title Tags

URL

● Short and sweet

● Category or product name

Title Tag

● Composed of keywords

● Describe what’s on the page

● Keep around 60 characters

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Optimizing Pages:Meta Descriptions● Elevator pitch and

call-to-action

● 156 character limit

● Ignore meta keyword section

● Helpful SERP tool

● Learn More About Tags

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Optimizing Pages:H1s & Onpage ContentH1

● Heading

● Demystifying the H1 Tag

Onpage Content

● A couple paragraphs

● Questions to answer

○ What products are on this page?○ How does someone use them?○ Why should people shop here?

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Example: Golf Website

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Migrated

Needed fresh content and tags

Migrations commonly experience a dip

Example: Clothing Boutique

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Good for: no previous SEO work

Optimize URLs, title tags, meta descriptions, H1s and onpage content

(Ignore the meta keywords tag!)

Prioritize & set aside time each month

Recap: Easy Workout Plan

#SEOworkout

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Moderate Workout Plan

#SEOworkout

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Who is This Good For?● Familiar with SEO

● Invested time and effort intotags and content

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Check Organic Traffic & Revenue

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Audit Your Store● Review tags

● Ensure proper length and accuracy

● Look beyond top categories

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Find the Photo Alt Tag

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Images● Search engines are blind

● Image alt tag for products

● Have multiple images from a variety of angles

● Use people and show the product in action

● DIY Photography Guide Blog Post

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Tackling Duplicate Content● Don’t copy product content

● Provide new and useful content

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Blog & Content Strategy● How to Set Up a Blog for Your

Volusion Store

● Write posts relevant to your industry

● Example: Convertible Soft Top merchant

● Update regularly

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Recap: Moderate Workout Plan

Good for: familiar with SEO

Review tags

Optimize images

Tackle duplicate content

Blogging and content

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Rigorous Workout Plan

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Who Is It Good For?

● Established brands

● Strong onsite SEO foundation

● Budget to throw around

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Self-Audit YourStore…Again● Is my work within Google

Guidelines?

● Are there any avenues of online marketing I haven’t explored?

● Does my product allow for influencer marketing?

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Different Things You Can Do

Link building

Social Ads

Local SEO

Email Marketing Video Marketing

Schema Markup

Technical optimization Resource articles

Forum Outreach

Infographics

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Example: Sausage Maker● Established brand

● Needed some onsite refinement

● Regular blogging

● Influencer and social media

● Link building

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Example: HeathFood Store● Have been engaged in SEO

for several years

● Maintaining high quality content

● Update new products

● Various offsite tactics: infographics, blogging, local

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How To Tell If It’s Working

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Google AnalyticsStart analyzing traffic in 3 steps:

1 2 13

Sign up for Google Analytics

Add tracking code

Learn about your audience

Read Our Blog Post to Learn More!

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Acquisition > All Traffic > Channels

ChannelTraffic Sources

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Behavior > Site Content > Landing Pages

Landing Pages

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Conversions > Ecommerce > Product Performance

ProductPerformance

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Audience > Geo > Location

Geographic Location

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Audience > Mobile > Overview

Mobile Traffic

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RememberSEO is a long-term strategy!

#SEOworkout

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SEO Deals for Webinar Viewers!

Deals are valid until July 31st, 2017.

Don’t forget! Take the survey at the end and let us know

you need Google Analytics installed on your site for free!

Moderate

Free setup feefor 3 month plan

orFree 6th month

for 6 month Starter& Advanced Plans

Rigorous

Free 6th month for Premium SEO

Easy

$50 Starter Auditor

$100 OffAdvanced Audit

Call 1-877-591-7006 to get started.

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SEO Deals for Webinar Viewers!

Deals are valid until July 31st, 2017.

Don’t forget! Take the survey at the end and let us know

you need Google Analytics installed on your site for free!

Moderate

Free setup feefor 3 month plan

orFree 6th month

for 6 month Starter& Advanced Plans

Rigorous

Free 6th month for Premium SEO

Easy

$50 Starter Auditor

$100 OffAdvanced Audit

Call 1-877-591-7006 to get started.

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Good for: no previous SEO work

Optimize URLs, title tags, meta descriptions, H1s and onpage content

(Ignore the meta keywords tag!)

Prioritize & set aside time each month

Recap: Easy Workout Plan

#SEOworkout

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Recap: Moderate Workout Plan

Good for: familiar with SEO

Review tags

Optimize images

Tackle duplicate content

Blogging and content

#SEOworkout

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RememberSEO is a long-term strategy!

#SEOworkout

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SEO Deals for Webinar Viewers!

Deals are valid until July 31st, 2017.

Don’t forget! Take the survey at the end and let us know

you need Google Analytics installed on your site for free!

Moderate

Free setup feefor 3 month plan

orFree 6th month

for 6 month Starter& Advanced Plans

Rigorous

Free 6th month for Premium SEO

Easy

$50 Starter Auditor

$100 OffAdvanced Audit

Call 1-877-591-7006 to get started.