Melanie Phung's SEO presentation from #confab12. Using PBS as a case study, this deck outlines a plan for getting SEO done inside a large, decentralized organization even if you don't have a large team or budget.
6. Challenges
at
the
Enterprise
Level
• Structure
–
highly
distributed
• Understanding
and
speaking
to
differing
goals
• Publishing
workflows:
– Multiple
editorial
teams
– Many
different
CMSs
– Unique
content
and
IA
approaches
to
suit
divergent
needs
• Varying
levels
of
expertise
and
staffing
12. Motivation:
Making
it
Matter
• Google
is
still
the
top
driver
of
traffic
to
content-‐rich
sites
• SEO
helps
you
reach
new
audiences
when
they
are
looking
for
content
• Organic
traffic
is
high-‐quality
traffic
• Strong
SEO-‐based
traffic
is
self-‐sustaining
14. Building
a
“virtual
team”
• Focus
on
a
consistent
message
• Repeat
as
necessary
• Find
your
allies
• Empower
everyone
to
“think
like
an
SEO”
• Communicate
the
success
stories
25. What
it
means
to
+ Be
more
relevant
+ Be
more
authoritative
+ Be
more
findable
…
in
the
eyes
of
GOOGLE
26. Be
More
Relevant
We
need
to
make
sure
that
search
engines
understand
why
our
content
should
be
shown
for
specific
queries.
We
need
to
understand
what
queries
are
relevant
to
our
content.
34. SEO
Authority
Improve
quantitative
signals
that
your
page
and
site
are
authoritative
on
a
topic
• Relevant
Inbound
links
• Brand
and
reputation
• Social
media
shares
35.
36. Be
More
Findable
We
need
to
make
it
easy
for
search
engines
to
find
(and
understand)
our
content
37. What
does
your
content
look
like
to
a
machine?
• Is
text
accessible/readable?
• Does
your
code
use
proper
semantic
markup?
• What
microformats
could
you
be
using?
• Does
your
IA
and
labeling
properly
reflect
content
themes
and
priorities?
• Is
the
CMS
configured
to
avoid
duplicate
content?
• Is
content
properly
exposed
(or
hidden)
• Are
your
XML
feeds,
server
responses
and
robots
declarations
in
order?
39. Build
Your
SEO
Toolkit:
The
Essentials
• Keyword
Research
Tool
• Content
Mapping
Spreadsheet
• Backlink
Research
Tool
• Analytics
Package
• Google
Webmaster
Tools
Image
by
grendelkhan.
Used
under
CC.
40.
41.
42. We
Have
the
Same
Goals…
+ Be
more
findable
+ Be
more
relevant
+ Be
more
authoritative
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=
Attract
a
bigger,
qualified
audience