an idiot’s guide to winning at seo and influencing serps with mike ramsey
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At the Final MnSearch Marquee event of 2014 held at Spyder Trap in Minneapolis, MN on November 19th, 2014, Mike Ramsey presented his slide deck "An Idiot’s Guide to Winning at SEO and Influencing SERPS".TRANSCRIPT
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Burley
Happy Island
This
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There
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Mordor
GuideIdiot’s
EverythingQuestion
Lesson One
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If I had 8 hours to chop down a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening my axe-Abe Lincoln
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UsabilityHub
17% Local64% Organic11% Paid92% Above Fold
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8% Local54% Organic23% Paid77% Above fold
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Salt Lake CityHotel
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Denver Sushi
Shout out to Darren Shaw
@ Whitespark
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100 US Cities
6 Different keywords
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1-3 Organic+local
8-10 Organic+local
Website+Content
Links+Shares
Local Listings
Reviews+ Feedback
Analyzed over 55 factors
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54.5
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Total Citations (or local listings)
Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 9% less
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22% 21%
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Niche Citations
Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 6% more
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NAP Issues – (infogroup)
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Name
Address
Phone NumberABC Co. 123 Road #117Salt Lake City, Utah(801) 567-5678
Alfa Beta Cappa Co. 123 Rd Ste 117SLC, Utah(801) 334-3456
Alfa Beta Cappa#117 123 RoadSalt Lake City, Utah(800) 123-1234
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7.5
7.34
7.36
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7.4
7.42
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7.46
7.48
7.5
7.52
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Google Places/Map Maker Categories
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Total Images on Google Listing
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Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 95% more
Link Research
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WebMeUpLink Tool
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Total Links
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Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 160% more
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Total Linking Domains
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Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 37% more
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Total Linking C blocks
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Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 49% more
13%
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16%
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Exact Match Anchor Text
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Example: Chico Personal Injury Lawyer
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Is Creating Great Content
Enough?
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Penalized Get a site
Lesson Two
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Panguin Tool
I’m going to tell you a little secret…
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Competitors Track
Lesson Three
Good Artists Copy…Great Artists
Steal@MikeRamsey
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WebMeUp
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ConstantlyShare…
Lesson Four
Who do you Admire?
Knowledge increasesfrom sharing
What You Know
Enemy of Great
Good is the
Lesson Five
“Scissors”
Ran a Local Business for over 50 years.
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Are you willing to put your
Name On It?
Are you willing to bet your
Job On It?
Value
Show Your
Lesson Six
http://moz.com/rand/the-t-shaped-web-marketer/
Master your analytics platform and
Attribution
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Mike Ramsey
Email me [email protected] Me on Twitter @MikeRamsey