Pandas and Penguins rule. Is SEO dead? Is social media the savior? See why it is not that simple, and how an integrated social media strategy can play a big role in driving your SEO

1. Integrating SEO and Social Media
Focus on the Greater Whole

2. First Off... Who Am I?
 Co-author: The Art of SEO
 President: Stone Temple Consulting
25+ person SEO and PPC firm
 Trainer: Instant E-Training
 Founder: Web Site Publishing Companies
Publish web sites, grow them, then sell them
2 significant exits so far
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3. SEO Defined (Traditional)
 On Page SEO
1. Make site readable by search engines
2. Tell search engines what your site is about
 Off Page SEO
1. 127,485 pages competing for your keyword
2. Why should you be first?
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4. SEOs Created Garbage Content
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5. SEOs focused on tricks
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6. But What About Users?
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7. The User is Central to the Google Algo
“that is a part of what
our algorithm does:
work to find quality
diverse results that
help solve problems
for users.”
Google’s Matt Cutts
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8. Enter Panda
 Feb 23, 2011
 Attacked poor
content sites
 Many updates
since then (on
version 3.9)
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9. Bad Link Building Practices
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10. Bought Links
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11. Does Your Anchor Text Look Like This?
6% 12%
10%
11%
11%
13% 23%
14%
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12. Or, Like This?
Domain
Brand Name
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13. Matt Cutts on “Link Building”
“It segments you into a
mindset, and people
get focused on the
wrong things”
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14. Enter Penguin
 April 24, 2012
 Attacked SEO link
practices
 Updates occur
periodically
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15. So SEO is Dead Right?
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16. Social to the Rescue! …. ?
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17. Facebook in US
150 Million
US Users
48.8% of the
Population
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18. You Can Build Huge Audiences
WOW!
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19. Even if You Are Not a Huge Brand
201,859 Likes
3,427 Talking
About This
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20. Friend’s Opinion
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21. Strong Signal
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22. Is Driving Likes the Answer?
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23. Not So Fast!
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24. Major Drivers … NOT!
 Likes and +1s only ranking factors for friends
 Shares not visible to Google
 Tweeted links can help Google discover
content faster
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25. NOT on Facebook
51.2% of the
Population
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26. 10% Perform most of the
Likes, Shares, +1s
20% Less Active, but Interact
70% Simply Watch
from the Sidelines
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27. <5% of the Population
Actively Sending Social Signals
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28. On using Likes as votes the way links are used:
“…what does a like mean? Some
people like the page, some folks might
like the content, some folks might just
think it’s funny and likeable. As you
said, the likes are a good signal, but
they’re not a granular signal of what
particular thing you’re actually
expressing a like about.”
Bing’s
Stefan Weitz
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29. Noisy Signal
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30. What About Direct Business from Social?
 Low CTR on ads
 Low conversion rates
 Does your brand lend itself to an audience?
 What would you have to invest to get there?
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31. What of our Old Friend, SEO?
SEO
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32. Configure Your CMS
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33. Title Tags Play a Big Role
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34. The Meta Description
Can Influence Click Through Rate
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35. Rel=Author
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36. Rich Snippets
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37. Saying SEO is dead
is like saying your
85 year old grandmother can
configure your web server
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38. Always Room for Creative Strategies!
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39. An Integrated Approach
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40. Social – SEO Synergy
Shared on
Google+
Helps Drive
New Circlers,
Shares, +1s
Traffic, Links, and New Subscribers
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41. The Synergy We Are Looking For
Influencers
Sharing
Shared on
Google+
Helps Drive Your Stuff
New Circlers,
Shares, +1s
Traffic, Links, and New Subscribers
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42. Links You Won’t Get
 Bad Anchor Text Mix
 Article directories
 Low value directories
 Blog and forum comments
 Link networks
 Wordpress themes
 Reciprocal links
 Sites that do not care about content quality
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43. The Influencer Audience Factor
YOU INFLUENCER
Your Reach Their Reach
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44. The Influencer Trust Factor
20 Shares
10 Links
20,000 Connections
100 Shares
50 Links
20,000 Connections
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45. Creating Trust in One Relationship
Personal Interaction
Give Back
Value To Others
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46. Likelihood to Share Formula
+ +
Quality Content
=
Visibility
Share Rate Relevance
Trust in
+
Author/
+
Referrer
Unique
Content
+
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47. Creating Impressions
Direct Outreach
Potential Linker
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48. Relationship Building Pyramid
Higher Higher
Effort Value
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49. Summary
 Reach linkers by multiple channels
– Create great content
– Strong social media presences
– Guest posting
– Don’t be afraid to hit the road
 Channels / Tactics change over time
– Need to reach influencers does not
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50. Link Building The Right Way
“By doing things that
help build your own
reputation, you are
focusing on the right
types of activity. Those
are the signals we want
to find and value the
Google’s Matt Cutts
most anyway.”
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51. Thank You!
Eric Enge
eenge@stonetemple.com
@stonetemple
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(508) 485-7751
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