SEO

1. Presented by Sam shetty 20th June 2012
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
for micro businesses
Netregistry Business Bites Webinar

2. Agenda
■ Online marketing, Which one is right for me ?
■ Planning your SEO implementation
■ SEO process
■ Latest Google updates
■ Should I outsource my SEO ?
■ Q&A

4. The Traditional Shopping Process is…
Linear, predictable, analog, brand-controlled
Source: The OPEN Brand: Digital Trends for 2011 by Resource Interactive EC

5. The New Purchase Journey is…
Non-Linear, multi-channel, digital, consumer-controlled
Source : The OPEN Brand: Digital Trends for 2011 by Resource Interactive EC

6. Clicks are People !
For you to achieve your goals, your visitor
must achieve their goal first.
“Visitors are only concerned with how they
want to buy and what is relevant to them”

7. Conversions
• Most websites do
not have a
TRAFFIC problem
…
• However, every
website has a
CONVERSION
problem !!!

9. Watch your data not just results!!
“Successful marketers know
their goals, and they watch
data everyday and constantly
analyse not only the results,
but what data matters.”

13. The conversion Trinity
• Are you relevant to MY query ?
• Do I know WHY you are the right solution for me?
• Is it obvious WHAT I need to do next ?

14. Which one is right for me ?

15. What will drive my traffic?
*Via Forrester’s Interactive
Marketing 2012 Report

16. Planning your SEO strategy
• Do you have a USP for your business ?
• Do you understand your customers needs ?
• Do your potential customers search online ?
• Where do you stand on search engines right now ?
• Will your will website convert ?
• Level of competition online ?

17. SEO setup
• Setup up Google analytics
• Setup Google webmaster tools
• Setup Google +
• Setup Google places
• Claim your social space

19. Keyword research tools
• Google adwords
• Wordtracker
• Keyword discovery
• Semrush
• Google insights

20. A Simple Process for Choosing Good Keywords
High Volume
(many searches/month)
Low Competition Ideal Keywords!
(weak sites/pages in the top 10)
High Value
(large % of visitors convert)
More on this here: http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo/keyword-research

21. A Simple Process for Choosing Good Keywords
High Volume Google AdWords
(many searches/month)
Low Competition
(weak sites/pages in the top 10)
Gut Feel (or KW Difficulty Tool)
High Value Gut Feel (or Analytics Data)
(large % of visitors convert)
Picking keywords doesn’t have to be a chore, and the process can often help you find topics for
content you haven’t yet tried/thought of!

22. AdWords: The Best Choice (Most of the Time)
The AdWords Keyword Tool Can Be Found Here: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

23. Tools to Help with Accessibility
http://www.google.com/webmasters/

24. What About Those Awesome Video Results?!
These are
great for
driving clicks
http://wistia.com/doc/video-seo

26. You Have to Get
These Right

27. Before You Get
These Right

28. GOOGLE+ WILL BECOME THE
CORE OF GOOGLE’S SERVICES
“The assumption is that everything will move over to using
the Plus infrastructure over time”
– Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman

29. .
USERS’ TIME SPENT
ON GOOGLE+ WILL PROVIDE
GOOGLE WITH MORE DATA
“For Google, everything that happens on the Internet is a complement to its
main business. As people spend more time and do more things online, they
see more ads and they disclose more information about themselves - and
Google rakes in more money.”
– Nicholas Carr, The Shallows, P. 160

30. 25 PERCENT OF ALL GOOGLE
EMPLOYEE BONUSES ARE
BASED ON SOCIAL SUCCESS
“According to a leaked memo from Google CEO Larry Page, the company
is making its social efforts a top priority and will reward all employees if
those products are a success — or dock everyone’s bonus if those efforts
fail.”
– Jolie O’Dell, Mashable.com, Apr. 2011

31. Great Content + SEO + Social Really Works.
Great SEO Social Link
+ + +
Content Friendly Sharing Building
=
Higher More More More
Rankings Readers Followers Influence
=
Virtuous Cycle of
Inbound Marketing!

32. Link building tips
• Product giveaways
• Press releases & arranging coverage
• Providing images for review posts
• Offering content to affiliate sites & blogs
• Link bait style blog posts
• Product tools & tips
• Post about latest trends in your industry

33. Google loves speed

35. Website Usability
• Simple & Easy to use
• Design pages for scanning and not for reading
• Good, visible, site navigation
• Talk the same language like your users
• Prioritize the key information( users look for) above the fold
• Trust & Creditability need to be reinforced

36. Google Penguin vs Panda
Update

40. Should I outsource SEO ?
• Do you have multiple sites ?
• Do you have web design skills ?
• Are you able to track results ?
• Do you time to write articles ?
• Are you able to acquire links for your website ?
• Can you afford to spend 30 hours a month?
Is 30 hours of your time worth .. $ 600 ???

41. Conclusion
• Q&A
• Request a free Consultation for your website
• Thank you !!!
• Sam Shetty sam.shetty@netregistry.com.au