6. SEO Goes Social
“We do look at the social
authority of a user. We look at
how many people you follow,
how many follow you, and this
can add a little weight to a
listing in regular search results”
Bing
“we do use it as a signal... in our
organic and news rankings. We
also use it to enhance our news
universal by marking how many
people shared an article.”
Google
7.
8.
9. Content – Target Humans
Create Content for people and
the robots will follow. Make it:
• Useful
• Entertaining
• Interesting
• Shareable
10. Attribution, Authentication – Authorship
People trust people
and so do search
engines:
1. Give your brand
one or more
I Wrote figurehead
authors
2. Authors need
personalities and
This specialities
3. Make sure they
appear across
multiple channels
11.
12. The G+ Figures
1 Million Business Pages
90 million+ users
80% log in weekly
60% log in daily
69% male [31% female]
Largest age demographic 24-35 [38%]
17. So Where’s the Magic of G+
What do people use G+ for:
• Videos
• Pictures/Photos
• Technology Articles
• Questions and Conversations
• What’s Hot?
https://plus.google.com/hot
But the real magic is here:
Personalised Search
21. G+ Search
Google looks at:
• Intro
• Employment
• Education
• Places lived
- NOT occupation or tagline
And favours people over
pages, weighted by circles
To be found in G+ Search:
Develop your circles and put your job
keywords into your intro and
employment
31. Actions
1. Provide a unique offering on G+
2. Create flagship authors, fill out their
profiles and link their social channels
3. Grow your circles – follow influencers
AND peers
[http://findpeopleonplus.com]
4. Pictures, Videos, Instructions, Guides
5. Don’t be afraid to go off topic
sometimes
6. Mention people who may be
interested in your posts